Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
And people on here wonder why Poyet gets royally pissed-off with some of the SLICES that come along to our home games.
Don't ask whether I understand possession football because I have a different opinion to you.
We're getting found out way too much now. Every team is looking at us thinking 'ah they pass to Vicente let's go after him.' They can see HE is out danger man. We need to change our style of play, still pass to him but not pass to him as often. Otherwise we are more in danger of becoming a one man team than Southampton.
FFS!
don't you mean by the hour?This board gets stranger by the day........
I'm not complaining about Vicente, it's just whenever we play him the team stops acting as a team, all they try to do is get it to Vicente and I feel this method of thinking is costing us games, hence why we play better if he actually isn't in the team. He is a fantastic player, don't get me wrong but he should not be in the championship. He needs to be with players more his level. It's like when you used to play football at school and just hoofed it to the best player on the pitch to see what they can do with it.
You have got to be kidding. Were you there last night? Did you see the first half performance? That's how well we played before he waltzed onto the pitch.
We've slagged off Southampton all season because they have a one man team
back to Spain, or another team. As soon as he comes on we seem to adopt a mentality that has everyone launching the ball at Vicente, he needs to be dropped for the final 2 games. He is good, but the players are not working properly as a team when he is on the pitch.
If you look at the stats, we have obtained many more points with Vicente out of the side rather than in it.
I can see exactly where the OP is coming from. We do play less as a team with Vicente in the side, always looking for him, like he is our only option. But I don't agree that he should leave. I think we just need to work more on working as a team with him in the side.
Never say anything again for the rest of your life.
back to Spain, or another team. As soon as he comes on we seem to adopt a mentality that has everyone launching the ball at Vicente, he needs to be dropped for the final 2 games. He is good, but the players are not working properly as a team when he is on the pitch.
I'm not complaining about Vicente, it's just whenever we play him the team stops acting as a team, all they try to do is get it to Vicente and I feel this method of thinking is costing us games, hence why we play better if he actually isn't in the team. He is a fantastic player, don't get me wrong but he should not be in the championship. He needs to be with players more his level. It's like when you used to play football at school and just hoofed it to the best player on the pitch to see what they can do with it.
We've slagged off Southampton all season because they have a one man team, and now we're becoming exactly the same? I agree he is the best player in the league. But yesterday he lost the ball way too often for my liking. Also have you noticed when he does lose the ball he doesn't make any attempt to get it back? Or tackle to even get the ball? You can't adapt a team to one player, you have to adapt that player to the team.