by leon » 17 Jan 2021 15:24
by Hendo » 17 Jan 2021 22:36
leon Sheffield Utd are terrible. Norwood is playing like he’s wearing clown shoes. Surprised he’s not been subbed.
Ah yes he just has. Awful.
by WoodleyRoyal » 18 Jan 2021 11:42
by Winston Biscuit » 18 Jan 2021 11:51
by RG30 » 21 Jan 2021 08:44
by Winston Biscuit » 21 Jan 2021 10:06
by Silver Fox » 21 Jan 2021 16:48
by genome » 25 Jan 2021 10:14
by URZZZZ » 25 Jan 2021 10:31
genome Fat Frank apparently on his way out
by Sanguine » 25 Jan 2021 10:46
by WoodleyRoyal » 25 Jan 2021 11:28
by Sanguine » 25 Jan 2021 11:36
by URZZZZ » 25 Jan 2021 11:51
by BR0B0T » 25 Jan 2021 11:57
by Simmops » 25 Jan 2021 12:24
genome Fat Frank apparently on his way out
by Winston Biscuit » 25 Jan 2021 13:23
URZZZZ The nature of how teams set up is vastly different in the Prem to the Bundesliga
The impression I get from occasionally watching Bundesliga games (perhaps the likes of Stranded could confirm/reject this) is that the games are quite open, hence for the likes of Havertz/Minamino, there's pockets of space to play in and also for Werner, there's more space to play in behind. Compare that to the Prem, where, especially against the top teams, lower sides will form a low block, and will play deep to the extent to which there's very little room to play in, negating the likes of Werner/Havertz
I, for one, am frequently left disappointed watching Sancho play for England, and in the majority of those games, we're up against defensive teams. Yet for Dortmund, he apparently excels. It's arguably the same for Gnabry too, who struggled to get game time for both Arsenal and West Brom - yet is a regular for Bayern
Of course, it works the other way too. Onto a slight tangent but Bale and Hazard were brilliant players for Spurs and Chelsea respectively. Since they both went to the BBVA, neither have lived up to the high expectations. Always think it's generally better to look "in-house" rather than going abroad if possible
by Hendo » 25 Jan 2021 13:28
RG30 Currently on no more Premier League managers to leave this season at 66/1, 40/1 & 33/1. At the prices I think it's a serious runner. I think the congested season, financial uncertainty over Coronavirus (just how quiet the transfer window is) and impact of Brexit are all being underplayed.
Lampard would be the biggest worry however it sounds like he has 3 additional matches at the very minimum and Chelsea's unwillingness to get a short term caretaker in could work in my favour.
by Winston Biscuit » 25 Jan 2021 13:28
Simmopsgenome Fat Frank apparently on his way out
mental decision
3 years in management, 1.5 at the deepp end, with new players. at least give him till the end of next season
by Simmops » 25 Jan 2021 13:47
Winston BiscuitURZZZZ The nature of how teams set up is vastly different in the Prem to the Bundesliga
The impression I get from occasionally watching Bundesliga games (perhaps the likes of Stranded could confirm/reject this) is that the games are quite open, hence for the likes of Havertz/Minamino, there's pockets of space to play in and also for Werner, there's more space to play in behind. Compare that to the Prem, where, especially against the top teams, lower sides will form a low block, and will play deep to the extent to which there's very little room to play in, negating the likes of Werner/Havertz
I, for one, am frequently left disappointed watching Sancho play for England, and in the majority of those games, we're up against defensive teams. Yet for Dortmund, he apparently excels. It's arguably the same for Gnabry too, who struggled to get game time for both Arsenal and West Brom - yet is a regular for Bayern
Of course, it works the other way too. Onto a slight tangent but Bale and Hazard were brilliant players for Spurs and Chelsea respectively. Since they both went to the BBVA, neither have lived up to the high expectations. Always think it's generally better to look "in-house" rather than going abroad if possible
Agreed. Still blows my mind that a football club cant see that a player really excelling somewhere else is often doing so because of factors outside of themselves too. A player scoring a boatload of goals in one team may be doing so because the tactics used and other players in that team have worked hard and spent a lot of time focusing on getting the ball to them in very specific situations. You can't buy a player excelling doing a very specific thing and throw him into your team asking him to do a different role and wonder how it all went wrong.
by Simmops » 25 Jan 2021 13:50
Winston BiscuitSimmopsgenome Fat Frank apparently on his way out
mental decision
3 years in management, 1.5 at the deepp end, with new players. at least give him till the end of next season
disagree. 1 year at Derby where he got them to finish on a lower points total than the manager before him, only brought into Chelsea because of the transfer ban so the fans would give the club more time, oversaw the biggest transfer window spending spree in the clubs history and now has the lowest average points per game of any manager there in 20 years with 7 of their 8 wins this season coming against teams in the bottom half
He is operating within the very top end of the football management world, you deliver or you are gone.
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