Good point.
Hurry up and do it then cunty chops
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Good point.
And it was nice to see Jose tapping him up at the final whistleApparently we should be worried....
We were that bad...
I genuinely believe that if the new coaching team had been in charge since the beginning of October instead of last week that would have been 0-5.
Not saying we are superb,just acknowledging they are fucking awful.
Antonio is a good player though. He embarrassed the rest of his team with the effort he put in in such a short space of time.
It was noticeable yesterday that we abandoned the 'possession at all costs' mentality that saw us passing it around our own penalty area between defenders and goalkeeper - pursued by the opposition. Tactics that sometimes work, but often end up with someone lumping it long or the ball going out of play for an opposition throw (or worse).Afternoon all...
I've only seen the motd highlights rather than the full game but have seen a couple of mentions of us playing more 'long balls' than previously. From what I have seen it looked like we were happy to play a pass that bypassed the midfield if it was on, as opposed to lumping it long looking for the knock down.
Anyone that's seen the full match confirm/deny?
Neither Winks nor Dier were particularly hiding from the ball yesterday when West Ham upped their intensity levels, although the defensive shield they provided was a bit flaky. We were going long from the back, bypassing the midfield, and not able to make it stick up top, so we started to endure waves of pressure. But there were moments in the latter parts of the game where everyone from Rose to Eriksen had opportunities to help us retain possession, and squandered it very cheaply. There were at least 2 instances of Rose doing this, which is where Davies' withdrawal possibly hurt us a bit. Sissoko was rancid, although he did pick up a knock shortly after coming on.I didn't say he was the entire reason, but he's always had that "retreat retreat" mentality under pressure, where he virtually sinks back into the back line, instead of protecting it and hunting ahead of it, and still showing up for the ball, which is what a good 6/DM will do - which you refer yourself:
Because noble was the greatest player of his generation to never be capped by England.Rice is shit isn’t he, how’s he playing for England?
Some interesting points here, especially the 3-2-4-1 formation...
It seems every club he goes to say ‘oh he’s a changed man, he’s different now’Proper manager....very impressed with him so far. Genuinely seems to have gained a lot from being out the game.
It seems every club he goes to say ‘oh he’s a changed man, he’s different now’
so it’s probably stupid of me to say this but I genuinely think he’s a changed man
Much more long balls.....not hoofs, but measured long passes from Toby and Dier.Afternoon all...
I've only seen the motd highlights rather than the full game but have seen a couple of mentions of us playing more 'long balls' than previously. From what I have seen it looked like we were happy to play a pass that bypassed the midfield if it was on, as opposed to lumping it long looking for the knock down.
Anyone that's seen the full match confirm/deny?
I don’t ever remember hearing him speak like this anywhere beforeIt seems every club he goes to say ‘oh he’s a changed man, he’s different now’
so it’s probably stupid of me to say this but I genuinely think he’s a changed man
It seems every club he goes to say ‘oh he’s a changed man, he’s different now’
so it’s probably stupid of me to say this but I genuinely think he’s a changed man
Much more long balls.....not hoofs, but measured long passes from Toby and Dier.
No different to how Liverpool play
Neither Winks nor Dier were particularly hiding from the ball yesterday when West Ham upped their intensity levels, although the defensive shield they provided was a bit flaky. We were going long from the back, bypassing the midfield, and not able to make it stick up top, so we started to endure waves of pressure. But there were moments in the latter parts of the game where everyone from Rose to Eriksen had opportunities to help us retain possession, and squandered it very cheaply. There were at least 2 instances of Rose doing this, which is where Davies' withdrawal possibly hurt us a bit. Sissoko was rancid, although he did pick up a knock shortly after coming on.
And yet cunto journalists/pundits were saying last night that he is finished. Well, fuck them. And fuck Gary Lineker.Proper manager....very impressed with him so far. Genuinely seems to have gained a lot from being out the game.
I have done my video analysis and what I can tell you is that there were only 1 or 2 occasions when they didn't particularly look they wanted to make an angle for a pass in the last 25 mins or so. If you want, and before you go down your rabbithole of fogging stats, I will pick out the exact times for you.In the first half Dier received the ball 32 times, in the second half 14. In the last 36 minutes he received the ball 6 times. Those numbers back up what I am saying. None of those numbers (even the first half) are indicative of a player who particularly wants to be on he ball, but the drop off is absolutely stark and shows a player actively hiding because pressure is on. And it was a similar story for Winks 30/16/10.
You could hear him shouting ‘ONLY ONE’ from the touch line, he’s quite insistent on this pointAnd José isn’t keen on both FBs bombing (stupid expression) up the field at once
He will insist that one stay back with the CBs