AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 5 Live were bigging up his tactics for defending high up the pitch and denying Man Utd space. Particularly brave considering Hernandez is a threat in behind. The players have to be well-drilled to resist the urge to drop off too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Got a point at home against ManU - based on form and recent history that's ok. Respect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 No doomies tonight? Blame Pards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I still hate his stupid face. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 So. Were we Ready to rumble? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 "It should be enough. "But we go to Blackpool on Saturday and we owe it to the rest to turn in another performance like this - and to give ourselves a shot at the top eight." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 No sign of Crumpy or Wullie, I see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 He went up in my estimation tonight.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Got it all right yesterday. Have a go early on and hope for a goal, but against Man U, you can't keep putting that kind of pressure on all game, and we changed our game plan accordingly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 No sign of Crumpy or Wullie, I see. Are you implying that Crumpy would ever post after a good result? Blasphemy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Deserves credit for last night Still unconvinced though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Did well last night, still dislike the horrible fannyrat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good subtle tactic on corners, using Gutierrez as a draw/short option. Takes a defender out of the box, while we don't really lose a player who'd be effective attacking a corner. We were still sometimes defending corners with no-one up the pitch, drives me crackers. Means when you clear it, it comes straight back and when there's a black and white shirt by the centre circle it means one of their players has to hang back and mark them, so by not doing it we give them one more body in the box. Daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Pardcore Horn after that like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good subtle tactic on corners, using Gutierrez as a draw/short option. Takes a defender out of the box, while we don't really lose a player who'd be effective attacking a corner. We were still sometimes defending corners with no-one up the pitch, drives me crackers. Means when you clear it, it comes straight back and when there's a black and white shirt by the centre circle it means one of their players has to hang back and mark them, so by not doing it we give them one more body in the box. Daft. Yeah, that annoys me too. He did try in the first few games pushing Gutierrez up, but has changed his mind now. Man U left two players up front all game against us, and have done for years in general. One edge of the box to collect ball, 2 out and wide to form a 'V', allowing for swift counter attacking football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Good subtle tactic on corners, using Gutierrez as a draw/short option. Takes a defender out of the box, while we don't really lose a player who'd be effective attacking a corner. We were still sometimes defending corners with no-one up the pitch, drives me crackers. Means when you clear it, it comes straight back and when there's a black and white shirt by the centre circle it means one of their players has to hang back and mark them, so by not doing it we give them one more body in the box. Daft. Very good point. Against the strongest box-teams like Stoke, a possible strategy on dead balls is leave two or three players around the midfield. That will probably force either Shawcross or Huth to stay put.. I've seen this strategy being used a couple of times, but not by us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Snowcross. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Wasn't it Mourinho at Porto who used to push about 4 men out of the box at corners? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk77 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Snowcross. ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Got it all right yesterday. Have a go early on and hope for a goal, but against Man U, you can't keep putting that kind of pressure on all game, and we changed our game plan accordingly. I wouldn't say we got it "all right". On another day, they could have scored two or three against us. We were excellent at closing them down, blocking shots and intercepting passes. However, they had enough opportunities to score a few goals. To say our defence was excellent would be a massive exaggeration imo. We on the other hand really, really lack a cutting edge up front. Hopefully Pards won't bend over to Ashley - and will make it clear we need to spend at least half of the Carroll money on a pair of new strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I think I am starting to like him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I like him. Shame he was brought in so acrimoniously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Louise Taylor piece in Guardian today saying talking about the detail and meticulous approach of Pards. Unusually gushing towards us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Maybe she thinks she'll get a jump. He's not that desperate love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Louise Taylor. Gushing. http://i51.tinypic.com/30mllwg.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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