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« Reply #60 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:04:16 » |
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Malpas in, if only to wind up the support who think he plays long ball tactics? Long ball? WTF? I know results haven't been outstanding but you can't label him as a long ball advocate.
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« Reply #61 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:08:43 » |
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Wish he did sometimes jan, i think thats what the problem is, players like aljofree and ifil are being asked to play the ball out instead of playing to their strenghs imo
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« Reply #62 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:14:24 » |
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I'm a football purest DRS, long ball footie deserves to be stuck in the early 90's with John Beck and the rest of Cambridge Utd. Total football is the only way, the MM way ;-)
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« Reply #63 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:28:58 » |
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I am inclined to agree we just dont have the defenders for it.
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« Reply #64 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:34:48 » |
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We haven't been playing good quality football though. Or I must have missed it through boredom.
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« Reply #65 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:40:37 » |
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I'm not saying that Si, what I'm saying is to label MM's style of football as long ball is not right.
At times we have played some good stuff, but not on a consistant basis.
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« Reply #66 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:44:33 » |
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I just think the players can't do the sexy Malpas football thing and run out of ideas so punt the ball up field.
It's no different to any other manager, although it sometimes seems less effective because nobody else is in position to do anything with it.
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« Reply #67 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:47:22 » |
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Yeah, the first paragraph on the post from 'redflagsherriff' was a total load of bollocks.
Hes mixing up long ball and boring football. We were just boring against Millwall.
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« Reply #68 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:50:33 » |
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Don't get me wrong Spence, the football against Millwall was awful, boring, mind numbing, gash etc.
However the very next match, for 60 mins MM & co managed to turn it around to get us into a 3-1 up position (according to the beeb the best football we've played all season). Another silly mistake by Smith changed the whole match and we come away disappointed with a point, typical.
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« Reply #69 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:51:50 » |
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Yeah you're both right.
If only he could sort out the defence, I think we'd be one of the best sides in the league. I haven't seen anyone this year who I thought we're really good, except Leeds who played well with 10 men.
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« Reply #70 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:54:08 » |
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Agree with that Si. I wonder if it's been suggested to bring in a "defensive" coach like Luggy had. Someone to take the defenders to one side and sort it out. I know MM's a "we defend as a team" man, but a full time defensive coach could make a difference.
Now I'm aware that as a former international defender perhaps MM could do this but maybe with his other managerial duties he couldn't devote enough time to one set of players. A defensive coach could.
Just an idea really.
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« Reply #71 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 09:57:53 » |
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Janaage, we wouldnt be doing too bad if you could take 45 minutes here, 30 minutes here, 60 minutes there and piece them all together into a 90 minutes of determined and focused football.
The truth is when teams really have a go at us, we fold. Partly because the defence isnt up to it, and partly because we are mentally fragile.
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« Reply #72 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 10:11:44 » |
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Why are we so mentally fragile (especially at home)? Because our supporters don't support, they just whinge. It's obvious the players don't enjoy playing at home anymore, and they fans have to take some responsiblility for that.
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« Reply #73 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 10:15:53 » |
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Why are we so mentally fragile (especially at home)? Because our supporters don't support, they just whinge. It's obvious the players don't enjoy playing at home anymore, and they fans have to take some responsiblility for that.
Well, I can hardly raise myself to get to a game at the moment. The support wont improve. The rot set in when we beat Cheltenham 3-0 at home last season and we didnt have a single chant. I was livid back then, now its just pitiful. There is no inspiration at the moment, no mission statement. Its pretty hopeless and it needs changing. |
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« Reply #74 on: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 10:16:13 » |
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Why are we so mentally fragile (especially at home)? Because our supporters don't support, they just whinge. It's obvious the players don't enjoy playing at home anymore, and they fans have to take some responsiblility for that.
I agree. It's our club, our team, we'll all be here long after MM, Cox, Fitton et all have gone, yet for whatever we don't seem to be able to build up any kind of atmosphere to inspire our current side to perform in front of. |
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