By the end of the game the players will be paying the club just to be on the pitch!5% reduction in the weeks wages every time Kelly makes an unopposed backwards pass. That wage reduction applies to the whole team, not just Kelly. Should soon see it stopped, and if it doesn’t, at least we’ll now be able to afford the wages.
Driving taxis, cutting hair and holding forth on this forum....aaaah there lies the issue....experts where are they?
A very good observation. It's almost as if he considers turning his man to be obligatory and then he'll take it from there. He seems to be more focused on hold up play than scoring goals these days, which for our main striker is a bit of a worry.c) Dominic Solanke receiving the ball with his back to OUR goal rather than the one he is aiming at.
Fundamentally, I would say that it's not just true of football, but good management is about getting people to do the things they do well consistently at their best, find new things they can do that they didn't know they could do, and then forming a team of those people to compliment each of other.... Iwould hazard a good guess that there are many good man managers on this forum...many who have a good tactical knowledge of football through playing the game or coaching at lower levels...many good motivators and inspirational thinking people...
I often wonder what makes a good football manager at professional level...often it isn't that they themselves have been very successful players, because that is a rarity tbh....in fact the greats like Sir Alex...Bob Paisley...Arsene Wenger...Jock Stein...Bobby Robson....were not great footballers but became great managers...
In today's ohec Woody has already got his excuses in by saying the April fixture list as "absolutely ridiculous",
Surely it's the same for all clubs?
At least he's being consistent by carrying over previous manager's (before EH) reasons for poor performances.
It's deja vu all over again!
Remember the time when we were managerless between Sean O'Driscoll and Groves (12th October 2006 to 1st September 2008)?
Every single Friday, almost without exception, this geezer used to trot out a litany of excuses in the Ohec as to why we wouldn't win the next day. The sad thing is, he was right about this (if nothing else) and, mostly, we didn't win.
Although I desperately want the outcome that we can overhaul Reading and sneak in to the playoffs, the article does not fill me with confidence. Read for yourselves:
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/s...ams-absolutely-ridiculous-efl-april-schedule/
Agree. If you play your passes with more "zip" it forces players to be more on their toes and less on their heels standing around ( sound familiar ? ). As you say, it has the added benefit of almost automatically generating a more lively and energetic style of play which helps prevent lethargy creeping in.One very easy thing. Pass the ball harder. Too many times IMO we play slow passes that crawl along to their destination allowing opponents to close us down. It also gives the team a feeling of lethargy and weak purpose, opposed to faster ball movement which sparks life into the game.
You lose a lot of time accelerating from a flat-footed standing start. If the players were on their toes more of the time they could react quicker to such situations.It's noticeable that some players are on the back foot when a pass is played, as if they didn't expect it, Lerma in particular is often guilty of this. In a recent game, Wilshere moved out to the left side, taking his marker with him and leaving a big space right in front of their penalty area. The rest of the players stood and watched for a second or two before one of them (can't remember who) kind of jerked awake and started to move into the space but by then it was too late and the opposition had closed the gap. Unfortunately, that that kind of thing happens in most games and I really feel it's something that should've been coached out of them way before they got into the PL and back down into the Championship.
Seen quite a lot of walking back and very often with backs to the ball in some recent games. I am not sure it's that easy to coach out through anything other than substituting / dropping players.It's noticeable that some players are on the back foot when a pass is played, as if they didn't expect it, Lerma in particular is often guilty of this. In a recent game, Wilshere moved out to the left side, taking his marker with him and leaving a big space right in front of their penalty area. The rest of the players stood and watched for a second or two before one of them (can't remember who) kind of jerked awake and started to move into the space but by then it was too late and the opposition had closed the gap. Unfortunately, that that kind of thing happens in most games and I really feel it's something that should've been coached out of them way before they got into the PL and back down into the Championship.