thrice wrote:guess who failed once again today?
thats awful
by pawiel » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:34 pm
thrice wrote:guess who failed once again today?
by Arsenal~Fanatic » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:37 pm
by elkanofan » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:38 pm
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by Reverend Gooner » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:44 pm
by Arsenal~Fanatic » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:46 pm
by Myrmedus » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:51 pm
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by Bergkamp64 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:06 pm
Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:Pirlo's penalty has to be one of the highlights of the euros so far..What confidence ..
by Bergkamp64 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:13 pm
by Arsenal Tone » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:13 pm
by elkanofan » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:18 pm
Myrmedus wrote:Hodgson's interview basically just confirmed what we may have thought: he actually PLAYED for penalties.
This is the problem we're going to have with him as manager, and it was displayed by the way we played throughout the whole tournament: he's too negative.
He has us playing like a relegation battler. He's set up tactics for our team as if we lack talent in the team, as you tend to when you're facing relegation. The issue is, we DO have talent in the team and we're not exploiting it because of the restrictive tactics he has us playing. Our players NEVER move. When we're on the ball, our players are static. When we're defending, our players don't pressurize the opponent on the ball (Pirlo anyone?) because they're static.
When we're static, we cannot pass effectively, because there is a total lack of options available to the player on the ball. Potential receivers of the ball are easily marked out of the game, any line between the player in possession and a teammate is blocked by an opposition defender etc. This is why we're so poor on the ball and why we come unstuck. Why are we so static? Because that way we're not caught on the break, everyone is "organized" etc. in other words, once again it's negative and rigid tactics. We don't play in a way that allows our talented players to shine, there's no room for our players to "breathe" in the setup.
I seriously worry how we're going to be for the next few years.
by Massa » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:29 pm