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« Reply #180 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 10:40:18 » |
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Plan B? I wonder what DV would say?  |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #181 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 10:43:56 » |
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« Reply #182 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:07:28 » |
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Long ball specialist.
It may have been horses for course but its polar opposite of how Scott suggested how we will play this season.
His Twitter is full of vids he's liked or retweeted based around possession building up from the back. So possession based may well be his preferred style, but has ultimately worked under managers in the past who have implemented long ball styles, mainly Pennock. Which if anything could be a benefit for plan B or faster progression up the pitch. |
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« Reply #183 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:09:58 » |
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This modern football trope that teams need an identity and should try to play a set way is fucking bollocks if you ask me (I’m aware no one did)
Do what you need to do to win football matches.
Did Sir Alex Ferguson worry about his teams identity and style of play in the 90s? Did he bollocks, he tried to win football matches and he did alright with that to be fair
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #184 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:20:12 » |
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This modern football trope that teams need an identity and should try to play a set way is fucking bollocks if you ask me (I’m aware no one did)
Do what you need to do to win football matches.
Did Sir Alex Ferguson worry about his teams identity and style of play in the 90s? Did he bollocks, he tried to win football matches and he did alright with that to be fair
To a certain extent that is correct, you either buy players to suit your prefered style (at this level anyway) or you change your style to suit the players available to you. Look at Lincoln under Cowley, they had a team of hoofers and niggly nasty players so they played that way, admittedly he never changed that style at Hudderfield and it cost him his job after under 1 season. Us under Macari in Div 4....teams back then played hoofball and put a lot of high balls into our box...so Macari buys a huge commanding keeper who wasnt the best at shot stopping but could claim high crosses....it worked....we also has less talented players that were fitter than any team in all 4 leagues so we used that to win games in the last 10 mins due to fitness level. Horses for courses. |
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« Reply #185 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:28:47 » |
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Even our intern, Jaques Somebody, has legged it to Charlton.
Are they preparing for life in L2 next season?
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« Reply #186 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:45:47 » |
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To a certain extent that is correct, you either buy players to suit your prefered style (at this level anyway) or you change your style to suit the players available to you.
Look at Lincoln under Cowley, they had a team of hoofers and niggly nasty players so they played that way, admittedly he never changed that style at Hudderfield and it cost him his job after under 1 season.
Us under Macari in Div 4....teams back then played hoofball and put a lot of high balls into our box...so Macari buys a huge commanding keeper who wasnt the best at shot stopping but could claim high crosses....it worked....we also has less talented players that were fitter than any team in all 4 leagues so we used that to win games in the last 10 mins due to fitness level.
Horses for courses.
The fitness element is slowly being eradicated from the game unfortunately. Next season with 5 subs you can effectively just have all your attacking players go full pelt and when they tire a little replace them all and then go again. Great for teams with money and big squads, a massive disadvantage for those without. |
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« Reply #187 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:55:57 » |
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so Macari buys a huge commanding keeper who wasnt the best at shot stopping but could claim high crosses
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« Reply #188 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:58:33 » |
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Kenny Allen from Torquay who was 6 foot 5 and caught everything thrown into the box at him, but not a great shot stopper and in his mid 30s at the time. |
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« Reply #189 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 11:59:17 » |
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Kenny Allen from Torquay who was 6 foot 5 and caught everything thrown into the box at him, but not a great shot stopper and in his mid 30s at the time.
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« Reply #190 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:02:24 » |
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Was it Kenny Allen?
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« Reply #191 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:07:10 » |
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Kenny Allen from Torquay who was 6 foot 5 and caught everything thrown into the box at him, but not a great shot stopper and in his mid 30s at the time.
Ah Gotcha, before my time, I thought you meant Digby. |
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« Reply #192 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:22:48 » |
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Even our intern, Jaques Somebody, has legged it to Charlton.
Are they preparing for life in L2 next season?
There is a chance they take the head of strength and conditioning guy from us also as I think he is one of Garner's bois. (could be others I guess) |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #193 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:55:42 » |
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Kenny Allen from Torquay who was 6 foot 5 and caught everything thrown into the box at him, but not a great shot stopper and in his mid 30s at the time.
Looked mid 50’s mind. What a character he was as well. Shout from the TE, “how’s your golf Kenny?” Starts simulating his golf swing  |
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« Reply #194 on: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:56:02 » |
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This modern football trope that teams need an identity and should try to play a set way is fucking bollocks if you ask me (I’m aware no one did)
Do what you need to do to win football matches.
Did Sir Alex Ferguson worry about his teams identity and style of play in the 90s? Did he bollocks, he tried to win football matches and he did alright with that to be fair
Everything has to be a brand nowerdays, doesn't it? I don't give a flying fuck about our brand. I want to win. |
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