[Albion] Potter's style?

[the right footed denilson]

I was going back to those first few games and a collective WTF rising out the stands as everyone looked around them to see if everyone else was completely perplexed by our tactics. I don't even remember loads of attacking. I remember a lot of no player looking like they really knew what we were trying to do.

I really don't mind if Potter starts a bit more defensive than people think, or a bit more attacking, just please send the players out there looking like they know what they should be doing.

Ah, THAT'S what the Crawley match reminded me of!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Ah, THAT'S what the Crawley match reminded me of!

Is it like watching kids football, where they all run around aimlessly bereft of any understanding of what they’re supposed to be doing?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Is it like watching kids football, where they all run around aimlessly bereft of any understanding of what they’re supposed to be doing?

Yes, yes it is.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Yes, yes it is.

Super, can’t wait for the season to start.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And the football itself?

It it short passing possession based? High press? Or more of the same just a different formation?

Let's be honest now.

We have no idea. None. Fact

Exciting, isnt it!

I love your profile pic, by the way. Looks like a blues brothers version of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. Interestingly (to nobody) I was listening to this in the car this afternoon, on the way home from a lovely swim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZFlq3zQhQ0

 

[TSB]

150 passes per attacking move. 99% of which are between the back four and Ryan.

 

[the right footed denilson]

I've been thinking about Crawley. Sanders movement and positional change in particular. And come up with this-

There are 714 individual lines on this tactic board, and 3765 possible match day combinations. Each player can take one line at any time but any player can be moved lines at any moment. Entire playing staff currently learning tactic board by heart.
Sanders was fourth line down from the right, but moved to tenth line down from the left.

This is why we have behind closed doors fixtures....

 

[Hampster Gull]

He could do with spending a day in Paul Smith in Covent Garden on a company credit card

 

[GT49er]

It's a high-tempo style based on wing play, known as The Trossard Press.

They used to have those In hotel rooms in he 80s and 90s, didn't they? And hair-driers..........................

 

[tigertim68]

I can’t believe the first team have played so few friendlies , we have had a practise match in Austria , one against Fulham , where we have played separate teams in each halves .
Other teams are playing higher class opponents, and having more matches to get match fit and getting the team organised,
We did exactly the same thing last season and put in an awful performance against Watford, were we looked like a bunch of strangers and unfit , can see the same thing happening again this season ,
He does not even know his first team yet , and we have 2 matches before the season starts , one against a Championship team and a friendly against a team from Valencia ,
Fail to prepare then prepare to fail ,

 

[mune ni kamome]

Don’t worry. Tony’s just giving the other teams a start. Probably to get the odds a bit higher before he lumps on a decent bet for survival

 

[Gritt23]

I can’t believe the first team have played so few friendlies , we have had a practise match in Austria , one against Fulham , where we have played separate teams in each halves .
Other teams are playing higher class opponents, and having more matches to get match fit and getting the team organised,
We did exactly the same thing last season and put in an awful performance against Watford, were we looked like a bunch of strangers and unfit , can see the same thing happening again this season ,
He does not even know his first team yet , and we have 2 matches before the season starts , one against a Championship team and a friendly against a team from Valencia ,
Fail to prepare then prepare to fail ,

Don't forget the Brighton XI away to Ebbsfleet on Friday night.

Yeah, ok, you have a good point there. When do we start getting invites to bizarrely named pre-season tournaments around the globe. It may be blatant money-making marketing nonsense, but they are matches against proper opposition.

 

[brightn'ove]

Is it like watching kids football, where they all run around aimlessly bereft of any understanding of what they’re supposed to be doing?

Well wasn’t the squad in the Crawley game quite literally our ‘kids’ team that had never been managed by hughton, let alone potter?

 

[Marshy]

I can’t believe the first team have played so few friendlies , we have had a practise match in Austria , one against Fulham , where we have played separate teams in each halves .
Other teams are playing higher class opponents, and having more matches to get match fit and getting the team organised,
We did exactly the same thing last season and put in an awful performance against Watford, were we looked like a bunch of strangers and unfit , can see the same thing happening again this season ,
He does not even know his first team yet , and we have 2 matches before the season starts , one against a Championship team and a friendly against a team from Valencia ,
Fail to prepare then prepare to fail ,

I have to agree with this we do seem rather under cooked, hardly anyone has played much more than an hour in any game

Surely its get 70 mins of your main starting 11 in against Bham and then full games against Valencia.

We seem a game or 2 light for me.

 

[Nixonator]

I have to agree with this we do seem rather under cooked, hardly anyone has played much more than an hour in any game

Surely its get 70 mins of your main starting 11 in against Bham and then full games against Valencia.

We seem a game or 2 light for me.

Couple of games light, couple of squad places light, at least a couple of first team signings light...

Seems to be the running theme.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Well wasn’t the squad in the Crawley game quite literally our ‘kids’ team that had never been managed by hughton, let alone potter?

Yes, but I think most people were referring to the Fulham game

 

[the right footed denilson]

Other teams do seem to be playing high profile matches all the bloody time. Maybe it's just the media coverage over egging it.

 

[Icy Gull]

Other teams do seem to be playing high profile matches all the bloody time. Maybe it's just the media coverage over egging it.

If you were looking to invite Premier League clubs to a show tournament, who would be your very last pick?

 

[brightn'ove]

Yes, but I think most people were referring to the Fulham game

I was confused by your reply to a post that was about the Crawley game.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I was confused by your reply to a post that was about the Crawley game.

Ah, then it would appear that it’s me that’s got my wires crossed, sorry.