deepc
Iain Dunn Terrier
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Post by deepc on Oct 27, 2014 20:56:40 GMT 1
I think i blame Sky and in particular Andy Gray for the way the modern day fan discusses formations. During the 20 odd years i watched Town at Leeds Road before satellite dishes were invented I don't think it crossed anybody's mind whether us or the opposition were switching from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2 and wouldn't have had a clue if they were nor given a toss. I think Powell is doing a magnificent job in turning the mindset around, suddenly all pulling together and having some fight and belief. Excellent post earlier from someone regarding Wells first half chance.. score that and we might win comfortably, who knows.. its football. The guy is paid handsomely to manage and from where i'm sitting he's managing well. Did n't you know that football of any real quality never existed before the birth of thePremier League
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Post by galpharm2400 on Oct 27, 2014 21:00:12 GMT 1
always been good number 10s who drop in to the 'hole' and good centre forwards who don't just plough the middle of the pitch and loiter in the box..
Malcolm brown was a maurauding wing back before the term was coined..
one up front/two up front depends on the pace/legs/quality of the two in question and attacking midfielders are not always the ones that actually score.
a great number of clubs don't have two like for like in every position so they work out the best way of getting enough forward and enough back with what they have. systems get too much credence and the English pre occupation with holding midfielders who just busy themselves without making much difference to the attacking side of the game was and still is a big mistake..
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Post by Headless Chicken on Oct 27, 2014 21:11:05 GMT 1
It's normally those from your side of the argument that are bringing up or at least implying this pretty much irrelevant comparison. We need to get away from'oh nurses, the working man, blah, blah, blah, blah'. Drives me crackers, whether we're talking in comparison to footballers, politicians, bankers, etc. I'm sure it's frustrating seeing in particular the former getting what is realistically crazy money, but it's somewhat irrelevant to the point being made, as Eight Ball quite pragmatically highlights. We have a squad, why not exploit it. Whether the right call is always made is another thing, including being over-protective. It's all about opinions and as I have said in consecutive posts it is probably my age and mindset to wonder how a professional footballer can ever become tired or jaded. Just because I may have a different opinion it doesn't necessarily mean I am wrong and I respect other peoples views. I have not been critical of Powell at all and think he is doing a terrific job. Like many I knew we had a very decent set of players but just needed a Manager to get the best out of them which Powell seems to be doing. Roll on Saturday. It fully agree it's subjective and you aren't unfairly critical, but it doesn't appear to me you are quite getting what's being said; you are having a different argument. Most aren't saying footballers shouldn't be conditioned to cope with the rigors of three games in a week if called upon- they should be! However, they may not be 100%, which some of the squad that are chomping at the bit may be. Obviously there's also tactical and keeping the opposition on their toes. Did CP make the right call on Sat? We'll never know.......other than our two resident 'know it alls' that is.
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