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Messages - dillydilly
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« on: August 31, 2024, 02:56:38 PM »
Certainly agree with Rod. Imho, none of the players at any level would understand a word of the tactics talked for an hour before the game and another hour afterwards. Pep G can hardly keep a straight face when he gets a pretentious question from Redknapp, and the poor subs have a job giving a coach with an ‘-pad an impression they’re listening and looking at the pictures before he goes on. Formations only work on a Subbuteo board where the players stay in position. On a real pitch the players keep damn moving! And the all in-wrestling in penalty areas before corners is absolutely ridiculous! Winning teams have good mobile players all over the pitch, and move in numbers either up or down! The more good players we get, the better we’ll do!!!…
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« on: August 27, 2024, 03:37:13 PM »
Few teams with three centre-halves keep clean sheets. Plus, do we have attacking midfielders? The “sitting” variety makes any team a man short….
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« on: August 20, 2024, 05:14:42 PM »
Needs more attacking players than defenders. It’s a simple game. A man or two spare in all situations, whether with the ball or not. Just an opinion, but defending doesn’t defend, it lets them attack, imho, of course!
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« on: August 18, 2024, 10:27:31 AM »
Don’t know these players yet, but the selection looks top-heavy with defenders as usual, That always means the opponents spend far more time attacking us than vice-versa. Hope I’m wrong, but we only appear to have had about 4 attacking players on the pitch.
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« on: June 11, 2024, 05:40:59 PM »
Amazed there’s not a home friendly with “A Norwich City Eleven”! Fifty quid there will be!!!….
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« on: May 22, 2024, 10:06:51 AM »
6 ft 4? But can he run, or trap a football?! Has anyone seen him play?
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« on: May 04, 2024, 04:24:15 PM »
Anyone out there who could build us a terrace in the Open areas, and increase those behind the goals. No point having big ambitions and trying to attract a Commercial person while the combo of our facilities and ambitions look silly on tv!
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« on: May 04, 2024, 04:17:27 PM »
Robbie Savage will have ‘em all scratching their heads about False Nine four, A Number 8, a number 10, “A Six with a Diamond” , etc!!!…. Msg to SC, Don’t ever consider RS for Manager!!! Watch Leverkusen and see what wins every game!
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« on: May 04, 2024, 04:11:18 PM »
Can’t imagine a player wanting to move from Scunthorpe to our club. Ground, support , and prospects in the league would rule the idea out, imho…
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« on: April 21, 2024, 04:27:15 PM »
Re his recruitment - Hopefully he knows that ability is the main requirement, plus speed off the mark….. We shall see….
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« on: April 20, 2024, 03:05:46 PM »
Completely agree with Rod about the great Barca teams, and I would add Spain to that as well. Definitely true that Premiership clubs prefer big lunks to good players, and that many would have turned down Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta. But although they were good at winning the ball back, the main attributes were their fantastic passing and trickery that mesmerised and murdered all opponents! But KL level is no different, good players win the most games.. Simples!
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« on: April 18, 2024, 01:00:41 PM »
Ugly football, if that’s what it takes. Problem is, that isn’t what it takes! Ugly football is a guarantee of a scrap to avoid relegation! Those who want football that is often called “pretty” or “flowing” don’t just want it because it’s good to watch, they want it because in 9 games out of 10 it is the way to win. Odd games can be won by ugly football, but in general it is the way to lose…. Imho!!!
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« on: April 16, 2024, 07:29:58 PM »
I agree with Mallard that that sort of football still exists, but it guarantees a scrap to avoid relegation! It’s not a choice. Playing well generally wins, playing badly generally loses. It doesn’t matter what level we are talking about. The amazing Leverkusen are a great demo of going from 3rd bottom one year, to a 16 point lead over Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga a year and a half later because nobody can get the ball off the buggers!!!….
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« on: April 16, 2024, 02:10:14 PM »
I, Guardiola, and Alonso don’t understand the idea that winning whether “pretty” or “good” is possible, and have the advantage of knowing that playing well gives a team much more likelihood of winning than playing badly, even with the sleeves rolled up. That is the main reason their teams win nearly all the time. Any other manager would greatly increase their chance of success by realising that. It’s the same with any game with a ball! I’m hoping that’s the priority next season!!!….
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« on: April 15, 2024, 07:23:14 PM »
I know that players have to be fit, but we’ll have a better chance when a manager starts putting ability before fitness.
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