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To someone who hasn't been able to see many matches this season
- Thread starter Doc Lynam
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Lacks decent tactics.
Plays the wrong players.
Doesn't appear to motivate.
Team plays with no passion.
Give appalling interviews with no insight.
Clueless. Clueless. Clueless.
Plays the wrong players.
Doesn't appear to motivate.
Team plays with no passion.
Give appalling interviews with no insight.
Clueless. Clueless. Clueless.
He's shit.
sebtucknott
Active member
To be honest I thought that was the right change. EB was pretty anonymous most of the game.
I'm not quite sure what is wrong though. I'd say Sami is generally picking the right players. In the right formation but they just don't seem to hold their shape when it matters. Why that is I just don't know.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Tony must have a massive bet on us getting relegated that will recoup £200m that is the only reason I can think of as of why Hypia is still in charge.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
- 9,364
No plan B, lack of leadership and inspiration.
nwgull
Well-known member
Ince replacing KLL did seem a very odd change and messed up what had been a standard 4-4-2 and had been working very well for the first 20 mins. It's stuff like this that makes me think that he's the wrong man; I couldn't give a **** about his personality in the post match interview.
Maybe he just though that March wouldn't last 70 mins? Although, if that's the case, you'd need to question the bench selection.
Maybe he just though that March wouldn't last 70 mins? Although, if that's the case, you'd need to question the bench selection.
aolstudios
Well-known member
Most of the season, his tactics, particularly with the full backs, with the formation have been simplistic, ill thought out & disastrous, leaving the defence in particular exhausted & confused. Oscar's bare bones squad always had a purpose, we never look like we do now, do we?
Pogue Mahone
Well-known member
- Apr 30, 2011
- 10,952
They had just scored. We needed to attack, and he took off an attacking player. With Ince, JFC and Gardner on the pitch, the options were there to remove a more defence minded player.
saafend_seagull
Well-known member
See below the things he's doing right:
slartibartfast
Active member
Ince for KLL ?? That had us all scratching our heads. As someone has already said, what is the point of having March on the bench if you arent going to bring him on in the first half if things go wrong with your other wingers. Sami doesnt tend to use more than two subs Ive noticed.... and given that we are always seemingly needing a goal toward the end of games, seems to suggest he doesnt know what else to do but "hope" ...
el punal
Well-known member
Pretty much sums it up, unfortunately.
Main issues: We can't play well in both halves of football
If we go a goal up, instead of pushing for a second our tactics are- back off and don't make a tackle allowing pretty much every and any team to equilize
Substitutions are quite frankly puzzling, we have Baldock and March on the bench, and he doesn't make changes until it's too late
If we go a goal up, instead of pushing for a second our tactics are- back off and don't make a tackle allowing pretty much every and any team to equilize
Substitutions are quite frankly puzzling, we have Baldock and March on the bench, and he doesn't make changes until it's too late
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
We have tactics?
nwgull
Well-known member
Oscar Garcia knew how to win points. Play it tight for 50-60 mins then bring on the sub(s), and that nearly always effected a change in the flow of the game. Best example I could think of is QPR at home: it was a case of 10 men behind the ball for much of the first hour, then make an attacking sub that completely changes the flow of the game and win 2-0.
Agree with a lot of that but the winning goals were from Ulloa and Ward.
Fair point.
Completely agree, I think Oscar overachieved with that squad by being tactically astute. I said last season it may be 'boring' but I much prefer taking the lead and being confident we'll close out the game to taking the lead and always looking vulnerable. Even if we took the lead with 85 minutes gone under Hyypia I would be very unsure whether we could close out a victory. Lets hope the players have more faith in him that I do or his position will become untenable.
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