Collage Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Said that for a while and I don’t think it’s all the manager. Yeah I'm the same. Looked very good under Rafa though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 It was a 6-7 game spell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Said that for a while and I don’t think it’s all the manager. He can't play as the 'runner' in a two. No surprise Hayden makes both him and Shelvey look a lot better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Gone from laughing at Man United's £25 million bid to now saying he offered nothing against a League 2 side. That's a pretty large swing that has to be down to the manager. It's too big a fall off. Doesn't make any sense. The huge gaps between our lines make it impossible for our midfielders to both cover defensively, and also to link up with the forwards. It's even more telling because they're not the most dynamic. This can certainly be mitigated for as we saw under Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Sean Longstaff offers us absolutely nothing I remember nothing from his performance. Passive is an understatement, should have have cashed in when we had the opportunity. Didn’t someone allegedly offer £30m for him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Sean Longstaff offers us absolutely nothing I remember nothing from his performance. Passive is an understatement, should have have cashed in when we had the opportunity. Didn’t someone allegedly offer £30m for him? Man Utd wasn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The mental aspect is so important in sport. Under Rafa, I'll bet the players were not only drilled in a system but knew exactly what was expected of them. Areas where they fell short could be coached up and encouraged. If they couldn't fit the bill either the payer was sat or, if the effort was there but not the skill, the system was altered. Good coaches put their players in a position to succeed. If the tactical system is unclear then expectations can't be set and the players flounder. I've coached youth sports, including high school sports, here in the states. Players want to be coached, they want to know what is expected of them, they want direction. It's very simple, really. When a player steps on the pitch and knows he's not prepared I don't care how good the pregame talk was things will go sideways and the player will not know how to respond. There will be no accountability, there will be no preparation to fall back on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Shelvey's celebration was embarrassing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is the draw tonight or is it a week on Thursday in Morrisons/Thai massage parlour? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The mental aspect is so important in sport. Under Rafa, I'll bet the players were not only drilled in a system but knew exactly what was expected of them. Areas where they fell short could be coached up and encouraged. If they couldn't fit the bill either the payer was sat or, if the effort was there but not the skill, the system was altered. Good coaches put their players in a position to succeed. If the tactical system is unclear then expectations can't be set and the players flounder. I've coached youth sports, including high school sports, here in the states. Players want to be coached, they want to know what is expected of them, they want direction. It's very simple, really. When a player steps on the pitch and knows he's not prepared I don't care how good the pregame talk was things will go sideways and the player will not know how to respond. There will be no accountability, there will be no preparation to fall back on. Yup. Bruce relies on ASM to be a difference maker (clear as day to anyone with a pulse) or one of Shelvey, Wilson, Miggy to have a flash of skill that creates offensive opportunity (very little albeit on a good day). Rafa had the team down to the individual know what they were accountable for. Of course, when the fanbase are happy, the fat fuck upstairs does his best to heap on more misery just as we've seen a flicker of light. I'm so thankful to have been old enough to see us in the 90's and early 2000's. Depressing where we are now and when we have an opportunity to be bought (by some evil fuckers no-less) and return to our former glory, the PL fucks it off. We really can't have nice things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is the draw tonight or is it a week on Thursday in Morrisons/Thai massage parlour? Tomorrow after Liverpool game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Shelvey's celebration was embarrassing Who exactly was he silencing? It was a great goal, but have a better contextual awareness you dafty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Is the draw tonight or is it a week on Thursday in Morrisons/Thai massage parlour? Tomorrow after Liverpool game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Sub par tonight but our class shone through. Good teams win even when they play bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Sub par tonight but our class shone through. Good teams win even when they play bad. Probably why we didn't win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Shelvey's celebration was embarrassing Fucking cretinous, shushing a few League 2 subs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We seriously need a new manager. I said this at the end of last season. Bruce is way out of his depth in this league. We don't have a great squad but it's not too bad. A half decent manager would have us playing decent football with decent results. We should be comfortably 12th to 15th (God I can't believe I typed that) by the end of the season. However with this manager I honestly believe we are being relegated. Ashley, act now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We seriously need a new manager. I said this at the end of last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Shelvey's celebration was embarrassing Fucking cretinous, shushing a few League 2 subs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We seriously need a new manager. I said this at the end of last season. Explain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We all knew we needed a new manager way before the end of last season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We seriously need a new manager. I said this at the end of last season. I'm starting to think Mike Ashley isn't a good fit as an owner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We all knew we needed a new manager way before the end of last season Well yes but for simplicity I just just said "end of last season". I never wanted him (nowt to do with mackems) and I think he is a useless, clueless, pathetic professional manager. This is not anger spilling out, I honestly think he is hopeless and I am gobsmacked at anyone who finds him otherwise. His mates on TV really boil my piss! Why don't they tell the truth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 We all knew we needed a new manager way before the end of last season As soon as the fat cunt was appointed, in fact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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