Holmes_and_Watson

Yay! Leicester have made their fair share of errors too. About time we finished from one of them. We need anumber of chances to score, which is something we seem able to do in this league.

Cut apart again. Defensive madness again. Prem level players effortlessly exploit a passing game where a lot of our players look uncomfortable.

And nearly a second. Our defence went off to clown school over the break.

Oh for... Our passing 'keeper out to our keep posession defence, who promptly give it away and show how porous they are.

I was just trying on Pamplemousse's "bad day at the office" hope thought, and now it's gone. 🙂 I'd prefer Charles on midfield, so can only hope for 1) A recovery for everyone else or 2) Holgate improves.

Tea

I don't really have a comment. I just wanted to see the above again, and stare at it in wonder. Who'd have thought it. 🙂

I might be misremembering here, but didn't Pep replace Hart with Bravo, due in part to the latter's distribution from the back? I think there was an early error, where Pep backed him to the hilt. But I think there were more, and he was dropped and eventually moved on. That was probably Pep's first season, as I think Hart getting the boot was an early call. And I don't think they did win the title. If that's right, then I think the answer is that Pep wouldn't have won with Bazunu in goal, having dropped him some time before. But he wouldn't have won it with Bazunu's replacement either in the same season. 🙂

I had "Shilton had long retired" ready as my follow up. 😀

Pep would never have won the title with Shilton in goal! 🙂

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Poltergeist

They just need a possession game, where passing out is more important than anything else. 🙂

Martin pushing to get Stu an extension...

Beneficiary

If only there was a way of knowing just how often such practices were used, by how many people and in what areas of life...some way of capturing the data... 🙂

Strong

And on the other side, you have people believing in things that aren't true. One side thinks it's an intervention, the other thinks it's an an alien abduction or proof the pod people have captured their loved ones, because they know the truth, and must be stopped.

A dreadful signing for everyone involved. TP brought right aint the end of the window, just as the tactic, and the manager were going out the door two games later. Under Selles, I saw him get into positions, only to walk back when our attack broke down again. He wasn't suited for the attacks Selles was looking for. I thought we might get him out on loan for this season. I guess the club added up the wages, the possible cost of the exchange player, amortisation, and the fee with add one, took a deep breaths and took a bit. Perhaps thinking that at least they got something back. SR caught out, backing Jones when his position was already untenable for many, and picking the next manager with someone he couldn't use, but who was closer to the previous tactic (that they failed to get a striker in for). He wouldn't have got a look in, under Martin either. He'll be glad to have got out, and who knows what a return to his previous form will bring?

Answered your own question there. 🙂

https://footystats.org/england/championship/xg Top of the xG league! On Manning's quote, there's still plenty in the media who see any victory as a statement of heroes and any defeat as the wheels coming off, on the way over the cliff. The sad binary world of hacks, knowing their ignorance at least gets clicks from the sensational headlines. Meanwhile, some clubs use a variety of methods to improve players over the longer term, without knee jerk reactions. If the system they're working towards is sound, then the results will come. How quickly they arrive, how many players need to hit their marks for the system to work, the usefulness of the inputs and the viability of the system itself are all worth monitoring. You can have all the inputs you like, but if there's a fatal flaw in the system then it won't work. Nothing wrong with preferring to work somewhere where you don't get shouted at for a narrow defeat, but where a fluky win is roses. On posession, the team will surely be looking at being able to play at pace, and when not to. Some teams need to get drawn out patiently. Others can get punished with quicker, incisive passing. At the same time, where there are clear advantages, we should be working to take them. Under Martin's system, that's a lot of variations to learn, to make sure we're taking the best options and providing adequate cover.

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Romance

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