Right now, we're working hard to grind out defeats.
nice phrase
Right now, we're working hard to grind out defeats.
Have you seen us play? We are more direct now than under Jol, and with less inviting targets to aim at. I know what Ramos managed to get out of Seville but that's a different club in a different league. He can't just create a winning team by doing exactly what he did at another club and expecting it to work here, he must be able to adapt and he just isn't.With Ramos we are trying something different. The emphasis is on movement, ball needs to be played quickly and accurately along the ground. Similar to Arsenal. The problem is this requires EVERY player to have good technique, positional awareness and stamina.
thank god, someone not blaming all the mid field problems on Zokora who ,is playing his best football at the moment. I agree on O'hara, he is like Dawson, his mistake mean he has to hurl himself around trying to make up for them, then people assume he is dying for the cause when actually they are just poor footballers.BAE and O'hara would be nowhere near my starting 11. Both turn the ball over far too much. Most of O'hara's efforts are trying to recover possession after he has lost the ball. He needs far too much time to make a decision when passing and prevents us playing quickly in the midfield. BAE shows no commitment to the contest and seems to be out of position far too often. As a defender, you shouldn't be casually jogging back when you've lost possesssion as was seen when O'hara lost the ball in the second half. Pathetic effort!! Not acceptable....
My team would be:
GK:Gomes
RB: Hutton (when fit) otherwise Gunter
CB: King (when fit) otherwise Corluka
CB: Woodgate
LB: Bale
RM: Lennon
CM: Modric
CM: Jenas (as theres really no one else)
LM: Bentley
ST: Pavlychenko
ST: Campbell