See private MessagePassion and urgency, after being coached properly
What sort of quality. It comes in many forms.Quality, we have alot of mediocre players, ship some out and replace with better.
Quality over quantity
Being good at football for a startWhat sort of quality. It comes in many forms.
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*This poster is now on ignore*Im sorry to say that this would rule out a return of Big Gaz
I've voted (1) as a top priority (the same applied to last season).
The Holloway teams had character & leadership in every player, the manager & his coaches. It was a given, no superstars etc, but that's why they were successful.
The qualities of character & leadership derive from the manager & through the recruitment process. Critchley is a well qualified coach, but has showed in several ways, that he doesn't possess these qualities.
However, with the way things are currently, I would vote for all five if I could.
Dare I say, ‘Uncle Richard sort of quality’.What sort of quality. It comes in many forms.
I know things are not great, but remembering Pilot will not lift the gloom.January
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Indeed we are in a different era. We need Critchley to make the best of what we’ve got. One thing I like is that he does seem to bring out the best qualities in players with potential.I apologise now for doing shit leadership speak but I see Critch as a good 'facilitator' but not an out and out leader.
I think first time round he had certain things to harness and channel. Jerry's mental energy, Gary's anger, Keshi, Josh - players whose skill needed a focus and people like Keogh who just didn't like losing and loved playing.
I just don't see that sort of blend now.
It all depends on coach Critchley I'm afraid
It he continues with this system and keeps his job and I think he will
We need the following;
A left sided centre half
Proper wing backs are can cross the ball with both feet
A midfield player who can drive us forward
A quick striker
Can't see us getting all of the above so it will just be a season of mid table mediocrity
It all goes back to the recruitment policy/strategy or lack of itIt's beyond me why we can't set up more flexibly.
I genuinely don't mind him nailing his colours to a system but why he can't then alter that system is beyond me.
At the moment you've got Connolly in the back 5. Why can't he step up to midfield or out to rb and us go to a 4 if required? Why don't we swap wing backs as a matter of course? Pose more questions? See the full back in and outside?
I think you're right about certain things being fixed/rigid because of certain players and the uncomfortable truth is Rhodes is one of them.
That lack of driving runs has driven me mental in the last two games. I can't understand it at all. Teams giving us space to run into and us just shuttling it sideways when we're losing. Don't get it. To me, that's part of the character/leadership. Someone saying 'fuck it, don't come off the pitch wondering, go again...'
Just to add I agree about Rhodes as well and I think Critchley also knows that Rhodes can't play as a lone striker or in a front 3 which kinda forces us into this 3412It all goes back to the recruitment policy/strategy or lack of it
You could argue that our best two players in Dembele and Rhodes can't play in a system that suits them both
It's all a bit fucked up again
I get the impression Rhodes was a panic punt to cover for Lavs/Joseph injuries (as he's *nothing* like Lavs or Joseph)It all goes back to the recruitment policy/strategy or lack of it
You could argue that our best two players in Dembele and Rhodes can't play in a system that suits them both
It's all a bit fucked up again
Yep and I also get the impression that Critchley doesn't really know what to do with DembeleI get the impression Rhodes was a panic punt to cover for Lavs/Joseph injuries (as he's *nothing* like Lavs or Joseph)
Him being so successful has created a situation where he can't drop him but we also can't play the kind of high press fluid forward line I expected him to aim for.
I'm not sure on that. I like him at 10. Where I do agree is, if you got players like him, you can definitely rotate things within games. He doesn't always work where he is, so change the problem. Get him wide and use his quality delivery and ability to hold a ball till late runs arrive.Yep and I also get the impression that Critchley doesn't really know what to do with Dembele
He had never played a first team match as a 10 before we signed him, he's a winger all day long
He's done well there I'm not saying he hasn't but he's kinda been shoehorned into that roleI'm not sure on that. I like him at 10. Where I do agree is, if you got players like him, you can definitely rotate things within games. He doesn't always work where he is, so change the problem. Get him wide and use his quality delivery and ability to hold a ball till late runs arrive.
That's partly what I'm saying - If we're shoehorning into starting line up, that should automatically give us in game options if that makes sense.He's done well there I'm not saying he hasn't but he's kinda been shoehorned into that role
Too vague - you would need an accompanying metric, perhaps a 1-10 scoring system where 10 is for instance Jude Bellingham and 1 is Oakley-BoothGet you on the recruitment team.
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Which goes back to a lack of a proper planThat's partly what I'm saying - If we're shoehorning into starting line up, that should automatically give us in game options if that makes sense.
Yet weirdly we don't seem to use that at all.
Which goes back to a lack of a proper plan
There are plenty of successful teams who sell their best players but have a proper recruitment policy in place so they aren't missed
We currently miss Yates and Bowler massively
Matty Virtue +Too vague - you would need an accompanying metric, perhaps a 1-10 scoring system where 10 is for instance Jude Bellingham and 1 is Oakley-Booth
Yep it's a bollocks comparisonWe miss Yates horribly. The best we've played this year was generally in the 5 minutes here and there when Lavs hasn't been injured and doing a fair impression of Yates.
Yates was criminally underrated for his work in moving people around and creating space. The 'Rhodes is better' argument relies solely on that Rhodes is a better finisher. Yates at his best was as good a fit to us as Rush was to Liverpool. Everything we were at our best started with his work at the top. Yes, he missed a bit, but he did so much.
Bowler, I can more understand why he's hard to replace cos he's a very idiosyncratic player but it's frustrating how we only seem to have one 'flair' player of any sort.
I've liked Dale this year. He's the only player I see who plays with a bit of anger. He's not a patch on Bowler but he's got a bit about him.
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With apologies to Pilot.January
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You make me sad with your eyes
You're telling me lies
Please go
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And then destroys those qualities by playing them out of position, ala Lyons.Indeed we are in a different era. We need Critchley to make the best of what we’ve got. One thing I like is that he does seem to bring out the best qualities in players with potential.
Using your scenario, we wouldn’t be troubling 10, but we would have a good few hanging around 1.Too vague - you would need an accompanying metric, perhaps a 1-10 scoring system where 10 is for instance Jude Bellingham and 1 is Oakley-Booth
How is 'we need three leaders' not covered by 'leadership'None of these in my opinion. Teamwork, organisation and positioning I'd say as we're out of position SO many times when conceding/making the final killer ball. Maybe that ties into the formation but you expect the technical element to be there at this level at least. Pace and physicality are more individual assets that can't be taught. It would be perfect to have a team full of leaders like the Arsenal invincibles or Chelsea champs league winners sides but I think even a spine of leaders; 1 CB, 1 CM and striker is enough to encourage and convince the rest.
I think the ‘flair player’ conundrum is because Critchley doesn’t seem to like that kind of player. He prefers workhorses who just fit his system and don’t do anything untoward.We miss Yates horribly. The best we've played this year was generally in the 5 minutes here and there when Lavs hasn't been injured and doing a fair impression of Yates.
Yates was criminally underrated for his work in moving people around and creating space. The 'Rhodes is better' argument relies solely on that Rhodes is a better finisher. Yates at his best was as good a fit to us as Rush was to Liverpool. Everything we were at our best started with his work at the top. Yes, he missed a bit, but he did so much.
Bowler, I can more understand why he's hard to replace cos he's a very idiosyncratic player but it's frustrating how we only seem to have one 'flair' player of any sort.
I've liked Dale this year. He's the only player I see who plays with a bit of anger. He's not a patch on Bowler but he's got a bit about him.
Yeah, I feel like Lyons is not being helped by the setup. But he’s had a difficult start to the season for personal reasons.And then destroys those qualities by playing them out of position, ala Lyons.
because we already have the spine of leaders in Ekpiteta, Norburn and Rhodes. Beckham was the England captain without screaming but rather setting an example.How is 'we need three leaders' not covered by 'leadership'
Ok, take the point.because we already have the spine of leaders in Ekpiteta, Norburn and Rhodes. Beckham was the England captain without screaming but rather setting an example.
Taking sentimental considerations away from it,do you really believe the Madine is a plan B ??I'd rather have Madine over Beesley and Kouassi. We haven't had a plan B all season and Madine is very much a plan B.
No because we don't get enough decent balls into the boxTaking sentimental considerations away from it,do you really believe the Madine is a plan B ??