Yorkie Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 God, just thinking about it. It really would be torture. What an incredibly cruel tease to have had a genius in the dugout for a bit, only to have all that passion and reinvigorated hope just smashed again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I'm convinced we will continue to improve. That second half showed much more improvement. For sure, just hope we have enough time I have a feeling we will defeat someone we weren't expecting, we simply need to gain more points than the other cunts +4 points better than Norwich to end the season. It's going to be tough, but so was the predicament we are in. Keep fighting, keep working, keep the faith. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Aye his changes really worked. They gave us more threat going forward while also making us better at defending counters. Sissoko had the pace and strength at left back to handle anything Borini tried, Perez was great on the left, Anita way more solid than Janmaat right back. Cisse didn't do much but I guess just meant that Mitro had more space with two up there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 God, just thinking about it. It really would be torture. What an incredibly cruel tease to have had a genius in the dugout for a bit, only to have all that passion and reinvigorated hope just smashed again. I was totally ready to accept relegation until now, they can even let us have that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Little thing, but I was impressed by how he handled the Mitrovic fiasco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 God, just thinking about it. It really would be torture. What an incredibly cruel tease to have had a genius in the dugout for a bit, only to have all that passion and reinvigorated hope just smashed again. That scenario is so Newcastle though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 A manager who influences games, who would have thought that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 A manager who influences games, who would have thought that? What? Pards can stop goals by his mere presence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Imagine being able to influence it more when you don't have to use two subs on your fullbacks because they're radgies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 his subs were outstanding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I'm convinced we will continue to improve. That second half showed much more improvement. For sure, just hope we have enough time I have a feeling we will defeat someone we weren't expecting, we simply need to gain more points than the other cunts +4 points better than Norwich to end the season. It's going to be tough, but so was the predicament we are in. Keep fighting, keep working, keep the faith. Liverpool would be nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 What? Pards can stop goals by his mere presence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Little thing, but I was impressed by how he handled the Mitrovic fiasco. Yup, the players clearly respect him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Imagine being able to influence it more when you don't have to use two subs on your fullbacks because they're radgies Hopefully Colback is now a thing of the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Little thing, but I was impressed by how he handled the Mitrovic fiasco. Came in here to say that as well. Wouldn't say it was a fiasco mind, everyone handled it the way it should have been. Mitro being the mad bastard that he is was always going to fight to come back on, but fair play to the medical team and Rafa for not allowing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Aye, I think Mitro would've nutted McClaren in the same situation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Little thing, but I was impressed by how he handled the Mitrovic fiasco. Came in here to say that as well. Wouldn't say it was a fiasco mind, everyone handled it the way it should have been. Mitro being the mad bastard that he is was always going to fight to come back on, but fair play to the medical team and Rafa for not allowing him. Real professionalism from Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Aye, I think Mitro would've nutted McClaren in the same situation I would have paid good money to see that mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The first half was tactically awful. Massive gap in midfield which allowed them so much pressure. HOWEVER, the mark of a good manager is how they can change the game. His subs weren't like for like...they were what was needed. They all had a positive effect on the shape of the game. Loved how he properly talked to the oncoming player. Loved how he handled Mitro in mental mode. The biggest stress with relegation isn't losing PL status...it's losing this guy. Painful truth there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he screwed up a bit with the tactics today. I don't really like this 4-4-2 he's going with, we're starved of width and weak in the middle of the park. De Jong playing as a 10 off Mitro might help as he links up the play quite well but I hope this isn't what he's looking at long term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sissoko left, Townsend right needs to go away sharpish. No threat down the flanks playing like that. Especially ridiculous when we've got Mitrovic at CF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thought he screwed up a bit with the tactics today. I don't really like this 4-4-2 he's going with, we're starved of width and weak in the middle of the park. De Jong playing as a 10 off Mitro might help as he links up the play quite well but I hope this isn't what he's looking at long term. I think that's down to not being familiar with our players. He probably didn't realise how slow Colback is until he's seen him being roasted by Borini. It might take him another 2 or 3 games to come up with a workable line up. We don't really have the games but that's the situation we are in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Not entirely sure what to make of that, tactically. I thought Perez simply wasn't doing his bit as a 10, when it came to the defensive work, and de Jong instantly improved our flow with his retention and positioning - this stopped their midfield getting so much time and space. Perez was much more dangerous when out wide, he just couldn't move in the middle and didn't seem up for the battle; Kirchoff owned him on 3 or 4 occasions. Not keen on Sissoko left at all - we need to have at least one winger on his correct foot to get balls in, Sissoko slowed so many moves down by not wanting to get on his wrong peg. Still, he recognised what was wrong as we went on and had a plan, that much was obvious at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Think this fortnight international break might've come at the right time for us. 4-4-2 didn't seem to work for us today, need to either work on that or get 2 weeks of something else trained before the Norwich game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 You could see the thinking though, I guess just we underestimated how effective Kirchoff would be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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