I think we will end up 5th, weve lost our mojo a little.
Lets just see how it goes.
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I think we will end up 5th, weve lost our mojo a little.
Lets just see how it goes.
We are clearly one of the top three sides in the country. On paper, we have one of the top two squads in the country. Third should be a cinch, but for that to be the case, we desperately ned our manager to return to the fundamentals of football, stop playing his best players out of position and make sure that he leans on the internationally-experienced stars he has at his disposal. If VdV starts today's game, and if Luka plays central and Bale on the left, we win easily...I am concerned that Harry is (once again) so distracted that some obvious brick is going amiss...I hope he rediscovers his tactical sense for the run-in...
We are clearly one of the top three sides in the country. On paper, we have one of the top two squads in the country. Third should be a cinch, but for that to be the case, we desperately ned our manager to return to the fundamentals of football, stop playing his best players out of position and make sure that he leans on the internationally-experienced stars he has at his disposal. If VdV starts today's game, and if Luka plays central and Bale on the left, we win easily...I am concerned that Harry is (once again) so distracted that some obvious brick is going amiss...I hope he rediscovers his tactical sense for the run-in...
I think we will end up 5th, weve lost our mojo a little.
Lets just see how it goes.
We're fudging up but that's more to do with our managers ridiculous team selection, tactics an formation as opposed to us having played bad. Eventually arry will come to his senses. The season is in no way, shape or form over.
We're fudging up but that's more to do with our managers ridiculous team selection, tactics an formation as opposed to us having played bad. Eventually arry will come to his senses. The season is in no way, shape or form over.
This summer i EXPECT no I DEMAND that our squad is strengthened
Be fair DHSF, there's no way we could have got a backup winger in January. Or the summer before.
Players like Hoilett, Jarvis, Albrighton, Drenthe simply weren't available and there is no way we could have prised them away from their lower/midtable teams...
while the season is not over, we still have good players, far above many teams, despite having some holes to plug. in fact we have some better than good players.
questions have to be asked about redknapp - its only normal to do so, as we seem unable to be getting more out of our players under different conditions.
here are some more valid ones:
- fitness level and conditioning - big warning signs when we are struggling at the end of games
- lack of shooting set piece excellence - without a doubt, trainining methods
- 'free role players' - seems too me too much freedom without accountability
- "playbook" for attack - strikers and free-role player often bunching up together or running into each other
- possession in the final third - wastefulness, very low percentage of crosses connecting
- developing talents/specialist skills - not just exposure, but developing real skill for TEAM football. (e.g. would Bale, Modric, Lennon be developing better under Fergie?)
there are other questions to ask, but the above i feel are things that can be done in improved in training, or to be more critical, are questions that can be attributed to what we do in training.
i recall we that we are one of the few that don't play the reserve league. i'm sure there's both pros and cons to this decision, but whatever we miss out, I do wonder if we do compensate for that in training.
my personal view of harry is that he runs the team mostly from a "feel good" factor. that's one way of management and a valid one. the weakness in that model is that when the 'feel good' factor is lost, the disciplined systems aren't there to support another style of play, approach etc.
win, lose or draw, harry has always had these questions over his head.
having said that, he would be perfect for the England manage role for the above attributes.
while the season is not over, we still have good players, far above many teams, despite having some holes to plug. in fact we have some better than good players.
questions have to be asked about redknapp - its only normal to do so, as we seem unable to be getting more out of our players under different conditions.
here are some more valid ones:
- fitness level and conditioning - big warning signs when we are struggling at the end of games
- lack of shooting set piece excellence - without a doubt, trainining methods
- 'free role players' - seems too me too much freedom without accountability
- "playbook" for attack - strikers and free-role player often bunching up together or running into each other
- possession in the final third - wastefulness, very low percentage of crosses connecting
- developing talents/specialist skills - not just exposure, but developing real skill for TEAM football. (e.g. would Bale, Modric, Lennon be developing better under Fergie?)
there are other questions to ask, but the above i feel are things that can be done in improved in training, or to be more critical, are questions that can be attributed to what we do in training.
i recall we that we are one of the few that don't play the reserve league. i'm sure there's both pros and cons to this decision, but whatever we miss out, I do wonder if we do compensate for that in training.
my personal view of harry is that he runs the team mostly from a "feel good" factor. that's one way of management and a valid one. the weakness in that model is that when the 'feel good' factor is lost, the disciplined systems aren't there to support another style of play, approach etc.
win, lose or draw, harry has always had these questions over his head.
having said that, he would be perfect for the England manage role for the above attributes.
I dis-agree, Our squad is full of players who are inconsistent and bottle it when it matters, I will list a couple for you.
Jermain Defoe - If we are winning or losing by lots of goals, Then he will score but If we need him to score then he will miss.
Adebayor - Lazy, First touch of King Kong.
Bale - He seems to think he is Ronaldo, Lost that hunger to drive on and work hard, Getting lazy.
Modric - Goes missing in Big Games, I don't know if it's because 4-4-2 doesn't work vs 3 in Midfield.
VDV - Inconsistent.
Kaboul and King - Clumsy and inconsistent partnership.
Walker - Good RB but prone to lapses of concentration.
Ekotto - Good player but the same as Walker.
Sandro - He has believed his own hype.
I thought Sandro was one of our best players yesterday to be honest.