- Jan 28, 2004
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Has anyone considered that given the lack of attacking guile and gradually falling efforts off the ball under both managers, that this all might be down to the players?
Some of them appear to have the brain capacity of neanderthals, in my view defensively is where the manager does most of his work, as this is about positioning and application of a plan to win the ball back; whatever that may be.
Going forward you have to rely on the players themselves much more; the decision making when we have the ball is ponderous at best and the movement is stagnant. I think in most matches under either manager we often have great opportunities to create the chances we all desire, but they are wasted by indecision or a lack of awareness.
I think as a collective attacking force we are poor, and I think its as a result of the team selection (which is of course the manager's responsibility).
Given AVBs preference to the high-line and Sherwood vocals acknowledgement of the importance of pressure on the ball, do we really believe they don't coach the players to close down the opposition?
My main gripe is the way we start games, a "Blitzkrieg" approach would improve us dramatically, a high intensity, fast tempo start can have the game over and done with before half-time. Again; is the manager sending the players out to coast for 45 minutes?
Some of them appear to have the brain capacity of neanderthals, in my view defensively is where the manager does most of his work, as this is about positioning and application of a plan to win the ball back; whatever that may be.
Going forward you have to rely on the players themselves much more; the decision making when we have the ball is ponderous at best and the movement is stagnant. I think in most matches under either manager we often have great opportunities to create the chances we all desire, but they are wasted by indecision or a lack of awareness.
I think as a collective attacking force we are poor, and I think its as a result of the team selection (which is of course the manager's responsibility).
Given AVBs preference to the high-line and Sherwood vocals acknowledgement of the importance of pressure on the ball, do we really believe they don't coach the players to close down the opposition?
My main gripe is the way we start games, a "Blitzkrieg" approach would improve us dramatically, a high intensity, fast tempo start can have the game over and done with before half-time. Again; is the manager sending the players out to coast for 45 minutes?