Dinosaur Manager, Dinosaur Tactics

[gjh1971]

So, Dick Knight sacked Wilkins as he 'wasnt taking the club forward in the right way'. That comment is starting to look ridiculous now.

Yesterday exposed Adams as a clueless tactician who cannot motivate his players or have an alternative style of play. Pumping long balls constantly in the box to our 'tall' strikers, leaving the likes of Lynch out of the team, Livermore on the bench (who played last year for a team now in the Premiership), and playing a clearly past his best Hart. The best option would be to fire crosses in coming away from the keeper for players on the edge of the box to shoot. Also, why not allow Cox and Robinson the freedom to dribble the ball in, as it opens up the possibility of tackles allowing us at least a few set pieces.

Very few teams have achieved anything in recent times playing long ball tactics, Stoke for one but at least they have the players to play to this system. It's a case at the moment of the sum being worse than the parts. We have the players to do well, as Wilkins proved last season, but not the players to play to Adams 'system'. I fear a relegation battle looms......

 

[Seagull73]

I think the number of replies you have had to this suggests just how much people really agree with you - big fat 0.

 

[BensGrandad]

To some extent I agree with gjh1971 in that to play the system of long ball that MA wants you need to have a battering ram 6ft 96in built like a brick shit house type centre forward and we dont have one of those. So perhaps we have got to change our approach and tactics. Unfortunately we do not have the players to play skillful football through the middle. Simple really we have got to bring in, somehow, 2 or 3 players to add to the squad who can do this.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Pumping long balls towards a goal keeper who didnt even need to jump when he plucked them out of the air is crazy.

I counted one shot at goal against the 9 man Walsall. I lost count of the times their keeper simply plucked the ball from a long punt. I wondered how long the game would have to go on before either the players or manager realised this tactic wasnt going to work. I fear they'd still be playing now.

Yesterday was awful. I have never seen a team so bereft of ideas and the buck stops with Adams.

No matter what excuses people serve up, you should beat a team when you have a numerical advantage of 2.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I think the number of replies you have had to this suggests just how much people really agree with you - big fat 0.

To disagree would suggest you either didnt go yesterday or you read with your fingers.

 

[bristolseagull]

Pumping long balls towards a goal keeper who didnt even need to jump when he plucked them out of the air is crazy.

I counted one shot at goal against the 9 man Walsall. I lost count of the times their keeper simply plucked the ball from a long punt. I wondered how long the game would have to go on before either the players or manager realised this tactic wasnt going to work. I fear they'd still be playing now.

Yesterday was awful. I have never seen a team so bereft of ideas and the buck stops with Adams.

No matter what excuses people serve up, you should beat a team when you have a numerical advantage of 2.

agree 100pc

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

god, imagine a team of dinosaurs

that'd be well good

alive ones obviously, like jurassic park

velociraptors on the wing, t-rex upfront

WELL good

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Matt pre-historRichards

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Deanosaur White

 

[Silent Bob]

Adam Virglociraptor.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Tyrannosaurus Cox

 

[Skaville]

We should try and sign Chris Bruntosaurus and have Andy Steggasaurus in the commentry box. Can you imagine a dinosaur with an Andy Steggle afro? That would rock my world.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Maybe we can sign John Terry-dactyl?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

....there is more creativity on this thread than I have seen at Withdean this season.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I fear a relegation battle looms......

Profetic.

 

[Marc]

god, imagine a team of dinosaurs

that'd be well good

alive ones obviously, like jurassic park

velociraptors on the wing, t-rex upfront

WELL good

would'nt work with T-Rex upfront he's actually a tad slow, would plump him infront of the back four.

 

[clarkey]

Profetic.

No, I think you meant Pathetic.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Profetic.

.....very poor spelling as well. PROPHETIC.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

would'nt work with T-Rex upfront he's actually a tad slow, would plump him infront of the back four.

i think t-rex would be an awesome target man, just ping long balls up to him, he'll win headers ALL DAY LONG

 

[Marc]

i think t-rex would be an awesome target man, just ping long balls up to him, he'll win headers ALL DAY LONG

no no no he's no Heskey, see here he NEEDS to be infront of the defence: