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Post by pistol on Feb 6, 2016 22:25:34 GMT
First time in a while that I have seen us live today, well worth the trip up from Somerset!!
A most strange game in that Everton didn't do much else accept every gift we have them. In those dreadful conditions, going one nil down was a worst case scenario. It let Everton sit back and wait to hit us on the break or make mistakes. Booting the ball long in that wind would have been fruitless but with the numbers Everton were able to get back, and our inability to get behind their defence meant our passing on the ground wasn't effective either. I have some questions of Sparky though.
1. Every year you have told us that your teams start slowly and get stronger. Why? If you know this is the case surely you should address it. We ended last season on a high but the momentum wasn't carried through. Look at Leicester, they ended on a high and hit the ground running the following year even with a change of manager. Getting off to a good start get set up the season.
2. What is your preferred team and formation? I'm not sure you know, but if you do please pick those players and play them for the next few games if available.
That'll do for now. Imbula looks a great signing and given time to adjust should do very well
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Post by oatcakesteve on Feb 6, 2016 22:29:09 GMT
The plan? Tell them to pull their socks up or they'll become bench warmers, or worse, out the fucking door.
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Feb 6, 2016 22:30:47 GMT
The plan is back to basics in training next week according to his interview after
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 22:33:52 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track....
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Post by oatcakesteve on Feb 6, 2016 22:36:07 GMT
The plan is back to basics in training next week according to his interview after Yeah I heard that Muttley. Let's hope it works, we need to go on a winning run now. |
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Post by Kjones9 on Feb 6, 2016 22:36:59 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track.... This. What else can they do? We're just in rotten form at the minute. |
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Post by oatcakesteve on Feb 6, 2016 22:38:28 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track.... The thing is, are all our players pulling their weight or are some (Arnie) having a sulk? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 22:40:13 GMT
The weeks break will do us the world of good as well, the amount of games we've had have left some running in empty or with knocks as well...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 22:41:31 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track.... The thing is, are all our players pulling their weight or are some (Arnie) having a sulk? I think some need a break, and others (Arnie included) have been carrying knocks |
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Post by oatcakesteve on Feb 6, 2016 22:50:00 GMT
The thing is, are all our players pulling their weight or are some (Arnie) having a sulk? I think some need a break, and others (Arnie included) have been carrying knocks Fair enough mate, I don't share your optimism, but I'd love for you to be right. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2016 22:50:49 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track.... No other way out of it. |
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Post by hanibal7 on Feb 7, 2016 4:15:13 GMT
i felt that down about the game, i actualy said we could lose this 2-0, and without woolie, 4-0, then i was boosted by the team selection,thought it looked balanced on paper, should have known my earlier prediction would be about right, albeit crazy moments of silliness on the pitch. We have major problems and how can anyone blame the manager is beyond me, unless something is going on behind the scenes.Them players could not play on a wet blustery day at the Brit,and we go a goal down and heads drop.One thing is certain Diouf and maybe Arnie have no heart for the fight
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Post by PotterLog on Feb 7, 2016 4:38:18 GMT
One thing is certain Diouf and maybe Arnie have no heart for the fight That's not certain though is it, in fact it's absolute poppycock |
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Post by PB1863 on Feb 7, 2016 6:20:16 GMT
The plan is to chose a striker and give him a few games to play himself in. Every week it's a different player and that's BS. We all know that if you are under that much pressure you can't be yourself. Hughes as a former striker will know that.
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Post by malteser68 on Feb 7, 2016 6:37:29 GMT
The plan? Tell them to pull their socks up or they'll become bench warmers, or worse, out the fucking door. Can't really relegate them to benchwarmers as there is practically no one on the bench to take their place Just compare everton's brnch yday with ours -makes you want to cry in despair |
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Post by ryan4england on Feb 7, 2016 7:05:49 GMT
The plan should be to try something new because what we are doing is clearly not working.
We should be playing pressing, fast paced football with this formation but we can't because the players we posess are all about how good they are on the ball not without it. Our defenders are to slow to push higher up the field & press so we drop deeper against 'any' kind of pace leaving gaps between midfield & defence unless the midfield drops back too.
Far too pedestrian, where is the fight, desire & teamwork?
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Post by trigger on Feb 7, 2016 8:28:11 GMT
The plan is back to basics in training next week according to his interview after Back to basics, I hope he's had a long hard look at himself when saying that as he preps the players. I really felt for Shaqiri yesterday as at times he had three players on top of him and the village idiot twinkle toes Johnson pretending to a footballer behind him, so what does Hughes do, err nothing. Time and time again teams deploy the same tactics and we haven't got the foggiest how to combat it, Hughes is really showing his achilles heal and its hard to watch. |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Feb 7, 2016 8:35:26 GMT
First time in a while that I have seen us live today, well worth the trip up from Somerset!! A most strange game in that Everton didn't do much else accept every gift we have them. In those dreadful conditions, going one nil down was a worst case scenario. It let Everton sit back and wait to hit us on the break or make mistakes. Booting the ball long in that wind would have been fruitless but with the numbers Everton were able to get back, and our inability to get behind their defence meant our passing on the ground wasn't effective either. I have some questions of Sparky though. 1. Every year you have told us that your teams start slowly and get stronger. Why? If you know this is the case surely you should address it. We ended last season on a high but the momentum wasn't carried through. Look at Leicester, they ended on a high and hit the ground running the following year even with a change of manager. Getting off to a good start get set up the season. 2. What is your preferred team and formation? I'm not sure you know, but if you do please pick those players and play them for the next few games if available. That'll do for now. Imbula looks a great signing and given time to adjust should do very well 1. The start of the season is what bothers me. We look way behind other teams in terms of sharpness, and we put pressure on ourselves because we can't afford another bad run like that if we are going to get top eight. This hiccup in recent weeks now puts pressure on us for the game next week, which I don't fancy us in. But if we had one a couple of those first six games look where we'd be. I am not surprised we have had a bad time lately, this can happen especially in January with injuries and fixture pile-up. Start of the season though, we need to be ready, at that time the games do not come thick and fast. 2. Don't get your point, it is pretty clear that he likes to change from the false 9 to having a lone striker in a 4-1-4-1. He tries to change it around. I think he should play the false 9 now he has Imbula, and give this lad Imbula license to charge forward.
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Post by cerebralstokie on Feb 7, 2016 8:41:00 GMT
One of the most difficult tasks for a manager, in my opinion, is turning things around when a team suffers a poor run of form. I think the problem is one of confidence. We know that, at our best, we can beat anyone, but recent performances suggest that the team is, collectively, low on confidence. Upcoming games will be a real test as some of our opponents (Bournemouth, Newcastle, Southampton for example) are showing signs of life and it is vital that we get something out of our games against them.
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Post by reddipotter on Feb 7, 2016 9:14:05 GMT
The plan will be to work hard in training and come up with what he thinks is the best team to win our next game. He's not a magician just hard graft and hopefully a bit of luck along the way to get us back on track.... No other way out of it. If it were really as easy as that, we could all be earning fortunes as football managers. Unfortunately, you need some tactical skill and the ability to plan ahead. Mark Hughes has a number of strengths, but those two things are not amongst them. Managers in the top half of the Premier League have these skills. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 10:07:51 GMT
How many goals do we give away by losing the ball midway in our own half. This does need addressing in my view. The lack of pace in our defence is obvious for anyone to see.
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Post by NassauDave on Feb 7, 2016 11:15:43 GMT
We pressed the opposition very well in the games that we won over Christmas, but since then, we are happy to sit back when the opposition hasmthe ball.
Johnson and Pieters playing so high is congesting the wide areas and stifling the wingers space. They got in each others way several times yesterday in particular.
Finally, we have absolutely no threat up front at all which is a huge worry.....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2016 11:29:46 GMT
The plan is back to basics in training next week according to his interview after For me that's one of the issues.We don't do anything basic.It's all complicated interpassing that can easily end up in a blind alley.I'm convinced that's all we do in training,play neat little triangles. Let's get back to basics.Let's practice deadball situations,both defensively and offensively.Let's have players knowing their roles,which means Muniesa can't bomb forward when he feels like it,which means Imbula dropping back when Whelan is up the pitch or out of position covering a fullback etc.....I didn't notice Imbula doing much defensively so that needs looking at,we were wide open thru the middle yesterday. Let's get Arnie and Shaqiri taking their fullbacks on AND getting crosses in....and getting players making runs into the box to get on the end of the crosses.You look at other teams when a cross comes in and there are players busting a gut to to get into the box,not us ! |
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Feb 7, 2016 12:15:12 GMT
The plan is back to basics in training next week according to his interview after 'Back to basics'? Will David Cameron be doing the coaching sessions? |
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