captainchris

Exactly which means one up front at most…

So Ralph this 226 formation you insist on playing ….. After three years are you still convinced it’s triffic ? Yes some of our players are average but you still pick ‘em and tell them where and how to play …. The two worse things about our play: Number one - Tactics School boy stuff from you. Two - player motivation and preparation - Non existent. Oh and three - Coaching, all our player get worse under you…..

So true….. Adam Blackmore continues to qualify every question with an easy answer on a plate. It is rather pointless… certainly agree that Ralph was nervous and more introverted than normal also hands gripping each other as well.. I said he’s under pressure….

Well lack of effort and player attitude is a reasonable guide… j

Honestly if ambition is purely based on money spent then most successful businesses would have folded years ago. We also must take into account our facilities, ground, staff, experience and time spent being established in the Premier League which should have enabled an accumulation of better players over the period. Whilst money is definitely a significant factor lack of success with our team must be weighed together with odd team selections and also mostly about 4 or 5 up front with no midfield. These factors are more significant than lack of money. Can we actually trust a coach who leaves two defenders totally exposed at the back most games with any money we have, particularly after three years of building his team and coaching his methods? Also Ralph said very clearly during our annual purple patch this year that having a larger better quality squad this year was enabling better results…. Well Ralph what’s changed? It is interesting to reflect on the turnaround in fortunes for Burnley as to how a different coach can secure better results with the same players. It’s more complicated than just money spent. If you were the new owner you would have to be having a serious review before giving Ralph precious spare money to spend surely ……

Exactly. We are over run in midfield and also exposed defensively almost every game and what does Ralph do ? Like a mad dog he runs round in faster and faster circles chasing his tail still expecting to catch it and never twigging the problem. It’s like playing with ten men every game with Ralph’s one trick pony tactics. Our two midfielders are shot after half time, our defence even more exposed and Ralph does nothing ! Sorry but Ralph has lost both the players and most supporters with his lack of recognition of the state of play on the football pitch and after listening to the owner at the awards it sounded as though he is less than impressed himself…… Indeed I hope he is pissed off because Ralph plays more repeats than the BBC!

Exactly and true it’s unlikely to happen for the reason you allude to and I have set out…. Lyanko appears to be in that category but is rarely let out of his box even after a decent performance…. Again a familiar Ralph trait….

All sounds very grand and simple. However one reason we don’t have many ‘leaders’ both on the pitch and off is because Ralph appears to be an autocrat. He may not take kindly to others input and may be indifferent to being challenged or maybe even helped. This characteristic is not really helpful in a team environment and particularly in this age. It is also impossible to do everything yourself and be able to make good decisions without input from others in the ‘team’ This is my perception of the way Ralph operates. Strong characters and leaders are potential threats to autocrats and autocrats can tend to avoid recruiting them or to ostracise them or even encourage them to leave if they emerge. Yes we do lack leaders and strong characters in the team…. Why is that..?

Would of thought Ralph needs a win here…..

These throws are a complete joke !!!! wtf is Ralph thinking????? Honestly is this the limit of our coaching prowess ? it’s pathetic. We cannot even teach how to take a long throw in …. Truly pathetic…..

If you can’t ask poignant, pertinent, interesting questions then there is no point in interviews at all. Jesus wept indeed…..

Yes there is a need for a good hard hitting Saints journalist. Unfortunately we have endured local journalists who rather than ask the awkward questions want to smooch with Ralph and be his mate. One in particular always asks an easy question with an answer included in the question - Cringeworthy…..

It would take quite an optimistic fan to say he is going to make it in the Premier League. There is very little hard evidence so far that he is even close to the level required, even for us ….

Depends if you mean two out and out strikers, if you do Ralph you haven’t learnt a thing….

Looks better though how Bednarek plays in a Premier League team is a complete mystery …

100% agree

So a post full of your opinion but MLT is not allowed one….. There is a certain irony to your post which displays a lack of understanding of what you just said and an arrogance that your opinion is more worthy. The most important thing is that we respect all free speech - even yours….

Legend

Is that you Ralph? Same formation as always. Haven’t you learnt anything? With our squad two up front is suicide…. Particularly against the better teams…

Most of our issues against the top six are two up front apart from weird personnel position choices …

Oh dear so many BBC worshippers on here who cannot or will not examine subjects from all angles. Have your own opinion by all means but blindly slagging off people is pretty basic bigotry without some evidence to the contrary from anywhere but our mainstream media which is normally as bias and one dimensional as any Russian media on most subjects Covid included.

The league should prioritise so full strength against Norwich …

Tosh

This summary of his performance works well in isolation, however Adam Armstrong has looked way off the required quality all season in fairness. We cannot afford to pick him too often now, he clearly needs to go out on loan or play for the reserves to regain some form/quality.

Are you actually serious !