Guest n4e Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 The beak on that bloke, kin hell Looks like 'The Brody' Matt Damon wears in Ocean's 13. ''It is not a prop for prop's sake!'' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Thread title change, please. Steve '100%' McClaren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I like how he says its good we are passing the ball, but it's not quick enough tempo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Very encouraged so far, have to say. Early days obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Just talks far more sense than Pardew. Refreshing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Actual real statements that make sense after the game. Food for the soul man. De Jong shedding some light on the approach under Pardew. There was clearly never any intention to try and keep the ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 It's an obvious dig too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmattis Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 In general, it seems pretty obvious that McClaren is more than just an emotional manager like Pardew. He strikes me as someone who even if he's not the greatest in the world, seem to have some clue about his profession. Pardew literally had one plan when it came to tactics, anything outside that frame came as a surprise to him. And he made people around him clueless on top of that, like he confused them. I'm not going to raise my hands even half the way into the season. But if anything I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and I really hope the team does well this season cause they really need to do something positive soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 McClaren will give us a style of football imo. No idea if it'll be good or bad yet, but I think he'll have us playing a particular way. Unlike Pardew who was more concerned with what the opposition do. Obviously there'll be games against top teams where he might sacrifice it a bit (see Garry Monk at Arsenal where he said they scrapped their normal game plan to combat them, they won), but overall, I think he's a big improvement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes, he's a definite improvement. The coaching staff looks miles better than last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 He looks like his tache and goatee have slipped to the back of his head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I am looking forward to the new season for the first time in years purely down to us having a proper coaching set up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I am looking forward to the new season for the first time in years purely down to us having a proper coaching set up. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I am looking forward to the new season for the first time in years purely down to us having a proper coaching set up. I will be if we fill the obvious holes in the team, not yet though. While i do believe we'll see an improvement, it won't be enough if the same old crap are playing because the club were not prepared to stump up the cash to improve the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I am looking forward to the new season for the first time in years purely down to us having a proper coaching set up. I will be if we fill the obvious holes in the team, not yet though. While i do believe we'll see an improvement, it won't be enough if the same old crap are playing because the club were not prepared to stump up the cash to improve the team. Us spending £14.5m on a midfielder does suggest we are going for it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I'm not getting excited yet ! still think we are going to sell Sissoko to fund it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Walnuts Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Who is the conk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Who is the conk? Malcolm Crosby. Former Sunderland manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Walnuts Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 of course - cheers - new i recognised him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes, he's a definite improvement. The coaching staff looks miles better than last season. As bad as Pardew turned out to be, pairing him with cretins like Carver just made everything doubly bad. Heinous coaching setup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes, he's a definite improvement. The coaching staff looks miles better than last season. As bad as Pardew turned out to be, pairing him with cretins like Carver just made everything doubly bad. Heinous coaching setup. That's what he wants though, people that don't challenge him or try to have any real input. He just wants yes men under him. He's pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes, he's a definite improvement. The coaching staff looks miles better than last season. As bad as Pardew turned out to be, pairing him with cretins like Carver just made everything doubly bad. Heinous coaching setup. That's what he wants though, people that don't challenge him or try to have any real input. He just wants yes men under him. He's pathetic. who does he have at palace out of interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Yes, he's a definite improvement. The coaching staff looks miles better than last season. As bad as Pardew turned out to be, pairing him with cretins like Carver just made everything doubly bad. Heinous coaching setup. That's what he wants though, people that don't challenge him or try to have any real input. He just wants yes men under him. He's pathetic. who does he have at palace out of interest? Keith Millen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 As I, and others, have said a hundred times - I'm not blown away by Steve McClaren at all. However, it's just such a relief to assume we're not spending every week relentlessly studying the opposition (regardless of who it is). Or playing our chances down by saying it's "gonna be tough". It's nice to assume we're working on developing our own identity and our own way of winning things, as opposed to avoiding defeat on a case-by-case basis. When it came to Pardew, before you even take into consideration what a slimeball he was, the brass tax of his philosophy was extremely negative and it became so very galling by the end. It's early days but I do have some optimism that we're going to see a better standard of football. We might not, obviously - because a football club's philosophy works from the top down, and there's still a total lack of ambition at boardroom level. There's no guarantees that the board's mentality won't encroach on the dressing room as it so clearly did last year. If it does, the standard of football will suffer again and we'll have made no progress. Nonetheless, having a coaching staff with a modicum of pedigree is cause for quiet optimism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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