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An interesting balanced view on potter .... Some negatives thrown in. Loves a tinker so obviously very different to Hughton
Let’s be honest, GP has done an outstanding job, with what he was left with. Especially his integration of the youngsters, from U23, into Championship football*
*Achieving a 10th spot, and just missing the play offs, with one recognised striker, and a dodgy keeper, was nothing short of a miracle.*
Having said that, I haven’t been that impressed with that many Championship sides I’ve seen close up, at Liberty stadium.*
Looking at the walesonline site, they are saying it would cost £2m to pay off GP’s 2 yr contract, if a club comes in for him.
So i assume he’s is on a Million a year.*
Not a bad wage.*
If you wanted to be slightly sceptical about things, perhaps a lot of the credit for the emergence of the youngsters, maybe has go to Toshack and Richards, and believe it or not, Mr Huw Jenkins, who saw the potential in Toshack, as a coach in the first place.*
Good article here ~~>
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/double-act-heart-swansea-citys-15503216
So do we go down the old .....”In Graham we trust” routine, and believe he is the latest Messiah, who does no wrong?
Or do we have a look at some of the issues that perhaps, didn’t work out so well?
Zonal marking.*
I think we were the highest in the league, for conceding goals (17) from set pieces.*
Obviously having a team of vertically challenged, short arses, doesn’t help.*
But right at the end of the season, he went for man to man marking, and this seemed to suit the aforementioned short arses better, in blocking runs, which you would have thought would have been a prerequisite, in a zonal system, but they seemed better suited to this change.*
Picking the wrong team to start, then making 2 subs at half time.*
Picking Nortfeldt when Mulder was clearly the better keeper, earlier in the season.*
Then dropping Mulder when he was playing well, probably putting doubts in his mind.*
How many times have we only played well for one half. ?
Opposition managers change their tactics, especially away games (normally at half time,) they come out, and start to dominate, he doesn’t seem to counteract these changes, until it’s too late.*
Two of his signings, McKay and Asoro, haven’t exactly set the football world alight.*
McKay in particular, has played in 35 games, and has looked useless in most of them.
He must be fabulous in training, to secure that much game time.*
At least he has made it into the first team, for a good amount of games.*
Asoro has been here a full season, what sort of value is he bringing to our beleaguered first team squad?
Another one drawing wages, and not playing.*
GP and his scouts, will have to earn their wages big time, in the summer, *and bring in real value to strengthen the squad, after what I fear, will be a summer of discontent, with some of the jewels in the crown being flogged.*
My only hope is they are not sold on the cheap, and that he has a decent war chest to work with.*
If the Yanks do the opposite, then GP may we’ll think his job is untenable.*
End of season report :
A+*
Could do better. So much better with the right backing !!!!
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Let’s be honest, GP has done an outstanding job, with what he was left with. Especially his integration of the youngsters, from U23, into Championship football*
*Achieving a 10th spot, and just missing the play offs, with one recognised striker, and a dodgy keeper, was nothing short of a miracle.*
Having said that, I haven’t been that impressed with that many Championship sides I’ve seen close up, at Liberty stadium.*
Looking at the walesonline site, they are saying it would cost £2m to pay off GP’s 2 yr contract, if a club comes in for him.
So i assume he’s is on a Million a year.*
Not a bad wage.*
If you wanted to be slightly sceptical about things, perhaps a lot of the credit for the emergence of the youngsters, maybe has go to Toshack and Richards, and believe it or not, Mr Huw Jenkins, who saw the potential in Toshack, as a coach in the first place.*
Good article here ~~>
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/double-act-heart-swansea-citys-15503216
So do we go down the old .....”In Graham we trust” routine, and believe he is the latest Messiah, who does no wrong?
Or do we have a look at some of the issues that perhaps, didn’t work out so well?
Zonal marking.*
I think we were the highest in the league, for conceding goals (17) from set pieces.*
Obviously having a team of vertically challenged, short arses, doesn’t help.*
But right at the end of the season, he went for man to man marking, and this seemed to suit the aforementioned short arses better, in blocking runs, which you would have thought would have been a prerequisite, in a zonal system, but they seemed better suited to this change.*
Picking the wrong team to start, then making 2 subs at half time.*
Picking Nortfeldt when Mulder was clearly the better keeper, earlier in the season.*
Then dropping Mulder when he was playing well, probably putting doubts in his mind.*
How many times have we only played well for one half. ?
Opposition managers change their tactics, especially away games (normally at half time,) they come out, and start to dominate, he doesn’t seem to counteract these changes, until it’s too late.*
Two of his signings, McKay and Asoro, haven’t exactly set the football world alight.*
McKay in particular, has played in 35 games, and has looked useless in most of them.
He must be fabulous in training, to secure that much game time.*
At least he has made it into the first team, for a good amount of games.*
Asoro has been here a full season, what sort of value is he bringing to our beleaguered first team squad?
Another one drawing wages, and not playing.*
GP and his scouts, will have to earn their wages big time, in the summer, *and bring in real value to strengthen the squad, after what I fear, will be a summer of discontent, with some of the jewels in the crown being flogged.*
My only hope is they are not sold on the cheap, and that he has a decent war chest to work with.*
If the Yanks do the opposite, then GP may we’ll think his job is untenable.*
End of season report :
A+*
Could do better. So much better with the right backing !!!!
Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
