Yorkie Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Yeah, thought that was a fair analysis from the TiFo pod. It also incited a deep fear in me that Villa have provided a blueprint for everyone else in how to beat us this season. Need to hope that the result was as much/more about us having a shitter with very low performance levels, rather than it being a demonstration of us being well and truly sussed. Wonder if Howe will hold his nerve and stick with the 4-3-3... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Brighton are so good at baiting, I think they're the worst match-up in the league for us with their build-up flexibility and pace - it's the game I'm least confident about this season. Villa handled our press so well but seemed to struggle with Chelsea's - I guess that's just the risk with these high risk-reward strategies on both sides. Howe's desire for us to push up every time is largely great and many teams are going to struggle to deal with it even when they have knowledge to bypass. I'd really like us to explore Isak in a free role more than we currently do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, Yorkie said: Yeah, thought that was a fair analysis from the TiFo pod. It also incited a deep fear in me that Villa have provided a blueprint for everyone else in how to beat us this season. Need to hope that the result was as much/more about us having a shitter with very low performance levels, rather than it being a demonstration of us being well and truly sussed. Wonder if Howe will hold his nerve and stick with the 4-3-3... There is definitely a blueprint there, but without the tactical flexibility and the correct players it's difficult to execute. Brighton are potentially a difficult prospect later in the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 The relief washes over me in an awesome wave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I think with Villa as well it was a combination of them having their best game of the season and us having our worst. Tactically Emery got it spot on, but we may have got away with it if our performance levels weren't so bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Slightly annoying that Tifo haven't featured us more or less at all on that podcast, then make it the main feature when we finally get well beaten mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Don't listen to that Tifo podcast as I don't listen to podcasts really but gave that one a listen. The host grates on me, painfully unfunny and relentlessly boring with a boring voice to match. The other two I didn't mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Slightly annoying that Tifo haven't featured us more or less at all on that podcast, then make it the main feature when we finally get well beaten mind. There was quite a lot of complimentary stuff in there as well tbf. It's also the first good chunk of the podcast so you can bin off the rest of it thereafter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 28 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Don't listen to that Tifo podcast as I don't listen to podcasts really but gave that one a listen. The host grates on me, painfully unfunny and relentlessly boring with a boring voice to match. The other two I didn't mind. Aye, he's insufferable. We should have an N-O podcast tbh. Different posters on as guests every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I think it’s fortunate not many teams on our schedule have the players to play the Brighton/Villa way. Think the way to beat that is to sit a bit deeper and press a bit less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 A similar thing happened when we played at the The Emirates in terms of the press failing almost entirely. But that night we quickly dropped into the low block an often played with a a winger alongside Burn to make a makeshift back 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 I feel like rather than focusing on dropping deeper in certain games, Howe will primarily want to work on ways to make our press more effective. I think there are definitely games where we can settle into more of a mid while keeping our strengths intact, personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 3 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said: Don't listen to that Tifo podcast as I don't listen to podcasts really but gave that one a listen. The host grates on me, painfully unfunny and relentlessly boring with a boring voice to match. The other two I didn't mind. It's like he thinks he has to constantly redirect things the others say into comic bits. He's so bloody annoying man. Just shut up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, buzz said: It's like he thinks he has to constantly redirect things the others say into comic bits. He's so bloody annoying man. Just shut up Joe Devine is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 25 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said: I feel like rather than focusing on dropping deeper in certain games, Howe will primarily want to work on ways to make our press more effective. I think there are definitely games where we can settle into more of a mid while keeping our strengths intact, personally. A lot of teams are doing that by having more players in the central spaces in a "box midfield" to stack out the middle. That's what Villa did to us. It was often 4 or 5 in the middle with us only having 3. That's an easy overload. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 20 minutes ago, TRC said: Joe Devine is great. He's repulsive. Even his face is irritatingly boring. Hope he's involved in a chip pan fire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) On 18/04/2023 at 11:33, HaydnNUFC said: Don't listen to that Tifo podcast as I don't listen to podcasts really but gave that one a listen. The host grates on me, painfully unfunny and relentlessly boring with a boring voice to match. The other two I didn't mind. Pretty much my feelings towards their YouTube output too tbh. The main host is basically a pretentious hipster who I suspect doesn’t actually like football, apart from in an ironic sense. He’s basically wound up in football journalism, to be a knob due to the music press which previously would have employed that kind of twonk, has died a death. Edited April 19, 2023 by Ghandis Flip-Flop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Please let that put to bed any notion that Longstaff is not an integral part in the engine of our midfield three. He let Bruno and Joelinton run riot. He might not be the most composed of finishers, and yes he seems to get caught in possession every couple of games, but off the ball he's absolutely vital. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, HawK said: Please let that put to bed any notion that Longstaff is not an integral part in the engine of our midfield three. He let Bruno and Joelinton run riot. He might not be the most composed of finishers, and yes he seems to get caught in possession every couple of games, but off the ball he's absolutely vital. they all get caught man. Nobody is 100%. I don’t know what this will mean for our future 11 and I’m all about upgrading, but put some respect on these guys! Edited April 23, 2023 by Kanji Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Do we have a year option on any of the following players? If not, the club will have to stick or twist this summer. All expire summer 2024 Wilson Krafth Manquillo Burn Schär Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Offer Schar and Burn 2 year extensions, Wilson 1 year (sorry but he is running out of time, gets on with eddie so may want to join coaching staff?), move on Kraft and Manquillo, whom both have been decent servants ultimately but won't be needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Interesting stat, but what does it prove? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 We've got fuck all depth and we need 6 or 7 in this summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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