Think he looks like a very good player for you guys but its all about tactics. Saints are a very good defensive team, they play with Wanyama and Schniderlin in the middle as 2 rocks so they are obviously going to concede alot less.
You guys play abit like us as in the whole team attack apart from the 2 CB and maybe 1 MF player if your lucky.
I diagree Patr1ck, I don't think we have exceptional players at all. I think our team is the 5th or 6th best in the league, so despite a few players picking up other players slack I don't think they have carried the coaches performance.
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
I diagree Patr1ck, I don't think we have exceptional players at all. I think our team is the 5th or 6th best in the league, so despite a few players picking up other players slack I don't think they have carried the coaches performance.
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We have finished 5th/6th by having most of the squad under-perform, with one or two expectational players (in terms of their form) carrying the team so if the majority are playing to an average standard and one or two players are playing to an exceptional standard then you need to look at the manager/coaches as its their team. their setup and a good manager will have the majority of the team playing to a high standard.
So the point was that because the performances on the whole have been average and Kane/Eriksen have carried the team, my view is that the manager is out of his depth and will get found out, much like Avb or Sherwood or even Ramos who was found out in the end.
Have they though?
I think Kane has been exceptional, Rose had an exceptional second half, Eriksen exceptional first half, Lloris has been great throughout the season. Bentaleb has been brilliant, Chadli has been consistently productive throughout, Lamela & Townsend have chipped in with a few good performances, Mason has been alright.
I wouldn't say many of those players have been carried, our issue was just a poor back line and little contribution from the bench.
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posted on 8/7/15
Think he looks like a very good player for you guys but its all about tactics. Saints are a very good defensive team, they play with Wanyama and Schniderlin in the middle as 2 rocks so they are obviously going to concede alot less.
You guys play abit like us as in the whole team attack apart from the 2 CB and maybe 1 MF player if your lucky.
posted on 8/7/15
I diagree Patr1ck, I don't think we have exceptional players at all. I think our team is the 5th or 6th best in the league, so despite a few players picking up other players slack I don't think they have carried the coaches performance.
posted on 8/7/15
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
I diagree Patr1ck, I don't think we have exceptional players at all. I think our team is the 5th or 6th best in the league, so despite a few players picking up other players slack I don't think they have carried the coaches performance.
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We have finished 5th/6th by having most of the squad under-perform, with one or two expectational players (in terms of their form) carrying the team so if the majority are playing to an average standard and one or two players are playing to an exceptional standard then you need to look at the manager/coaches as its their team. their setup and a good manager will have the majority of the team playing to a high standard.
So the point was that because the performances on the whole have been average and Kane/Eriksen have carried the team, my view is that the manager is out of his depth and will get found out, much like Avb or Sherwood or even Ramos who was found out in the end.
posted on 8/7/15
Have they though?
I think Kane has been exceptional, Rose had an exceptional second half, Eriksen exceptional first half, Lloris has been great throughout the season. Bentaleb has been brilliant, Chadli has been consistently productive throughout, Lamela & Townsend have chipped in with a few good performances, Mason has been alright.
I wouldn't say many of those players have been carried, our issue was just a poor back line and little contribution from the bench.
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