Yeah but when our whole recruitment model has essentially been built around selling players for big money and replacing them (as some teams such as Dortmund have done well) you have to admit we’ve executed it pretty poorly for the last 20 odd years.
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posted literally has right wing/left wing called out as the 7 and 11. Most teams (and Spurs) use 8s there and a 10 behind the two forward players since dynamic fullbacks are in vogue, but I’m sure that someone has used a diamond or 4-1-3-2 with wingers next to an 8 in the last decade.Still came out second half and smashed them though. Some times you make your own luck.
Chelsea is a good shout, but we were awful for most that United win. United should have been out of sight before we'd even scored our first. Point is, there weren't many; which leaves me to conclude that other teams flaws allowed it to click on those rare occasions.
Re: 4231... Depend when you are referring to..... Last season there was a sigh of relief more often than not when we played it. This season, he was even more hellbent on the diamond, but it seemed he'd already lost the players by the time he'd loosened his clinging grip on it.
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We have lost 4 or 5 outstanding players in that time, I suppose, and struggled and/or failed to replace any of them immediately. However, we have bought exceptionally well at times, especially, I feel, around the time we had a DoF model.
I thought I was below your level of football genius to engage with?Worked brilliantly
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But why did he abandon any formation that required a DM? C'mon Sammy, it seems you are trying to twist things here to lay blame on Poch. Did he go diamond because we had no DM or did he go diamond and therefore didn't want a DM? Chicken and egg Sammy.
Almost all of our big sales and smart purchases have come under that model.
The moment we got rid off it saw us starting to be a lot more hit and miss in recruitment.
That we have the scouting out to an external company is very interesting. But as someone else said hopefully we are working on putting together our own department with a DOF in charge of it.
If we do that we can start climbing back up the ranks fairly well I think.
I think he ruined Ndombele in pre-season.
Absolutely not.
As a model, I'd say it is mildly different in that it was in fact based around signing talent before they blow up and selling them on before the bottom falls out of their value (some players forced our hand - Berba, Modric & Bale), but they were not pro-actively up for sale at the time.
.....Consider where we were in 2000 and where we are now (beyond the current dip) and the peaks of the last few years. How, over the long term, can you tell me with a straight face that it's not worked to a large degree????
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Probably.
The fact that he went from almost zero injury history to multiple muscle injuries in the span of a summer indicates over working.
Might not have been about selling first and replacing but I’m pretty sure we replaced Mido with Berbatov, Murphy with Modric, Gomes with Lloris, Soldado with Kane, Huddlestone with Dembele, Jenas with Parker, Bentley with VDV and Johnnie Jackson with Bale.
Off the top of my head
Wonder if our new mate mendes could help us nick the wolves fitness trainer.
If I remember correctly they have a ridiculously good injury record.
Bought: Ndombele, GLC, Sissoko,
Wanted: Grealish, De Jong,
Insisted: Winks as hybrid was DM enough.
When's the last time we were linked to a proper DM?
He went full-on stubbornly dedicated to the diamond when we got Lucas up to speed..... He spoke about wanting to play 2 strikers.
We became shit when he abandoned our best tactics, it’s as simple as that.
Are you suggesting that Mendes' 'ethics' would be compromised by conflicts of interest? I'd suggest that he seeks conflicts of interests as they broaden his sphere of influence.
We sign a Portuguese midfielder named Fernandes, from a Lisbon club and it’s not Bruno... :walker:
The guy we have now is an old running mate of Mourinhos. And Mou is not known for super strenuous fitness training. Seems like he does the heavy fitness stuff early in the week and puts more focus on drills and tactics as you head into the game, which I guess leads to the squad being fresher on game day.
But we could definitely go with a more modern fitness staff overall. The former one was headed by Poch's son.
How legit are the sources in Portugal talking about the Gedson deal btw?
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