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Post by crowey on Apr 20, 2016 16:21:28 GMT
This has been discussed on several threads recently, but I don't believe specifically. It seems like the way forward is the high pressing, direct & pacey game. We just have to look what Leicester & Spurs have achieved this season. We are left with a squad devoid of pace - Diouf the exception (even our "wingers" are short of pace). Our manager seems to be caught in the bygone "tippy tappy" era. We need a massive overhaul in all areas of the pitch. Discuss ..........
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Post by imho on Apr 20, 2016 16:37:25 GMT
Rubbish, different teams play different ways and styles of play come into and out of fashion. Additionally imbula, arnie,bojan, Shaq and as you mentioned diouf are all plenty fast enough.
I do agree that we need to be more direct at times.
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Post by roylandstoke on Apr 20, 2016 16:46:06 GMT
Without employing Leicester's plan on injury avoidance I'm not sure its fair to compare their style of play with anyone else.
Would their fast break game have been so successful with our injury record?
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Post by crowey on Apr 20, 2016 16:50:17 GMT
Maybe our Medical Team should take a trip to Loughborough
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Post by werrington on Apr 20, 2016 16:51:00 GMT
Maybe our Medical Team should take a trip to Loughborough Why ? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 16:54:13 GMT
It's dangerous copying other teams because things can change over the course of a season.
Just play to your strengths and build a well balanced squad that enhances your strengths and makes your weaknesses stronger.
It's easy to see where we are short.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 16:59:11 GMT
It's dangerous copying other teams because things can change over the course of a season. Just play to your strengths and build a well balanced squad that enhances your strengths and makes your weaknesses stronger. It's easy to see where we are short. I could see us attempting to emulate Spurs tactics-wise for sure, we set up vaguely similarly to them and there's an obvious Stoke City counter part for most every player (bar Kane) in their team I think. People who think we should try to copy Leciester need their heads looking at though, we couldn't be more different to them. Trying to copy other teams is generally a bad idea, play to your strengths and create your own style. |
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Post by nonameface on Apr 20, 2016 17:11:15 GMT
Out style of football appears to be largely about retaining the ball and this is the reason we are getting higher percentage of possession than other teams. Away this has been fine because it has stopped the opposition from scoring as much and has frustrated them into giving us opportunities on the break. We do need to develop the style at home to involve faster passing from front to back, some including long balls and I feel that the same team can play because looking at our starting 11 it's pretty damn quick, just there's too much focus on keeping the ball (which until recently has meant we have concerned fewer).
Apart from a disciplined energetic midfielder about the age of 25 I wouldn't look to sign anyone unless we lose players. Give them time to bed in and just go for broke abit more at home and we've got an excellent chance of breaking the top 8.
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Post by blurtonboy on Apr 20, 2016 17:11:59 GMT
Just get the cunts scoring, whilst at the same time, get the cunts defending properly, then the cunts will win the fucking cunting league by cunting miles, like the cunts Leicester will do, or them cunting cockey cunts Tottenham cunting Hotspur .
Fucking hate every cunt doing betting than these cunts have shown this cunting season, fucking love my cunting club, even in the cunting times, this season has done my fucking cunting head in, but i love the cunts.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Apr 20, 2016 17:14:13 GMT
Our team lacks pace and he has to address that , I like pressing football but he has to play what suits his sqaud most but if he does not add pace we will be overtaken by more teams
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 20, 2016 17:17:28 GMT
I thought Leicester had achieved most of their success by sitting very deep,drawing teams onto them then transitioning very quickly as opposed to pressing high up the pitch?
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Post by Kjones9 on Apr 20, 2016 17:19:36 GMT
Try to emulate the first and second place team in the league?
You may be on to something here.
You could temp yourself out on some sort of consultant role.
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Post by chrisparker on Apr 20, 2016 17:26:50 GMT
What we need is pace & movement ahead of the ball.
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Post by jezzascfc on Apr 20, 2016 17:50:06 GMT
We need pace out wide (including full back) and up front, with the striker also a genuine goalscorer who can hold up the ball and bring others into play. Signing the right forward is the most important task of the summer after securing Arnie on a new deal.
We need to defend from the front as Spurs and Liverpool are now doing, which involves fully fit, hard working players who are committed to the cause and will fight for each other. It has been far too easy of late to beat up on our defenders, whilst losing sight of the fact that those in front of them have been less than stellar in tracking back and doing their own defensive jobs when we are out of possession.
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Post by StokieNath on Apr 20, 2016 17:56:49 GMT
Contain teams and then break with fucking blistering speed, Shaq has to improve next season Arnie will go(IMO) and then a perfect replacement would be either Moses or Yarmolenko. Keep Mame up top as he's rapid and bleed a couple of youth players like Spurs have with Dele Alli, Simple  |
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Apr 20, 2016 17:57:54 GMT
2 things that are essential for me next season is pace and more steel back in the team.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Apr 20, 2016 18:06:29 GMT
Anything other than tika fucking taka. It's has to be the most boring football ever. It's like watching a fucking tennis match. Side to side until we lose the ball. Here's a new angle how about going forward  And as mentioned on this and other threads a lack of pace is criminal. |
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Post by clarkeda on Apr 20, 2016 18:07:54 GMT
I want a fast, aggressive attacking display. I think the most important word in the league this year is intensity the ones with the highest intensity are at the top of the table.
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Apr 20, 2016 18:19:33 GMT
Pulis at his best was the "new" high tempo hard pressing game. Everyone thought he was a dinosaur though. Defending from the front etc etc
Barcelona and Spain were the magical example that we were all told to follow - playing the right way blah blah.
We just need to up the ante and urgency within our own tactics. The pondorous and slow ball is what's wrong with our own system. Get all the players on speed and we'll be champs this time next year!!
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Post by clarkeda on Apr 20, 2016 18:21:23 GMT
Pulis at his best was the "new" high tempo hard pressing game. Everyone thought he was a dinosaur though. Defending from the front etc etc Barcelona and Spain were the magical example that we were all told to follow - playing the right way blah blah. We just need to up the ante and urgency within our own tactics. The pondorous and slow ball is what's wrong with our own system. Get all the players on speed and we'll be champs this time next year!! Perfect football for me, was the Boxing Day game at the Brit against Liverpool where Gerrard scored an early penalty and we went on to win 3-1 I think. Incredible football. |
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Post by ryan4england on Apr 20, 2016 18:23:09 GMT
I want a fast, aggressive attacking display. I think the most important word in the league this year is intensity the ones with the highest intensity are at the top of the table. this. Also to score from corners and look organised on them |
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 20, 2016 18:23:38 GMT
Hilarious - the manager is caught in a bygone era. You couldn't make it up.
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Apr 20, 2016 18:26:47 GMT
Pulis at his best was the "new" high tempo hard pressing game. Everyone thought he was a dinosaur though. Defending from the front etc etc Barcelona and Spain were the magical example that we were all told to follow - playing the right way blah blah. We just need to up the ante and urgency within our own tactics. The pondorous and slow ball is what's wrong with our own system. Get all the players on speed and we'll be champs this time next year!! Perfect football for me, was the Boxing Day game at the Brit against Liverpool where Gerrard scored an early penalty and we went on to win 3-1 I think. Incredible football. Yeah I remember the game well. The daft Scousers set off a smoke bomb and before it had died out, Stoke had equalised. One of the best games I've seen us play too |
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Apr 20, 2016 18:28:40 GMT
Hilarious - the manager is caught in a bygone era. You couldn't make it up. So you don't agree with what some people are posting then Pugs? |
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 20, 2016 18:33:21 GMT
Hilarious - the manager is caught in a bygone era. You couldn't make it up. So you don't agree with what some people are posting then Pugs? Some yes, but I think the majority of them are hypocritical arse wipes. The amount of clog I got as well for pointing out true dinosaur football. Caught in a bygone era. 42 carat arse gravy. |
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Post by clarkeda on Apr 20, 2016 18:33:59 GMT
Perfect football for me, was the Boxing Day game at the Brit against Liverpool where Gerrard scored an early penalty and we went on to win 3-1 I think. Incredible football. Yeah I remember the game well. The daft Scousers set off a smoke bomb and before it had died out, Stoke had equalised. One of the best games I've seen us play too If we played with that desire and intensity with this squad. We'd be top 4 this season. I honestly believe that. |
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Apr 20, 2016 18:35:21 GMT
So you don't agree with what some people are posting then Pugs? Some yes, but I think the majority of them are hypocritical arse wipes. The amount of clog I got as well for pointing out true dinosaur football. Caught in a bygone era. 42 carat arse gravy. I think it's somewhere in between tbh mate |
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Apr 20, 2016 18:39:08 GMT
Yeah I remember the game well. The daft Scousers set off a smoke bomb and before it had died out, Stoke had equalised. One of the best games I've seen us play too If we played with that desire and intensity with this squad. We'd be top 4 this season. I honestly believe that. We've not been a million miles from the top 4 until this past few weeks. I think those words hit the nail on the head, desire and intensity. That's what's been missing and we look all the worse for it |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Apr 20, 2016 18:58:05 GMT
We certainly need pace in the side, there's nothing so sure!!!
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Post by capto on Apr 20, 2016 19:19:58 GMT
It's ok to play tippy tappy if we have the forwards to break at pace when the opposition have been sucked in - but our forwards don't look like they know each other?
So, if that's not working, have to come up with a gameplan that does work - and judging by recent performances, the players and management dont have a clue?
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