You also need to let less in. Far too simplistic approach to life in the Premier League. By his own admission, Tan knows nothing about the game at all.
So we must have played good football against WBA and bad football against Man City (second time round). Hmmmm, not sure about that! Simple things obviously appeal to you JCK.
Sparkey, if you score more goals it does not matter how many you let in does it? I am at a loss here, what is so complicated about football? The sole objective is to score goals and win games and it does not matter if you win 1-0 or 5-4. So you think Tan is watching all the games and thinking when the other side score that is a good thing? Maybe you think that Tan claps when the other side get a penalty? How do you think he felt when that late equaliser went in against us for Sunderland? Do you think he doesn`t have a clue whether we are winning or losing? Do you think he turns the tables upside down and think we are top? Everyone keeps saying he knows nothing about football as if it is highly complicated and they are experts. They trained elephants to play football in India that`s how complicated it is. jck
Well...if managers do not understand football what chance do mere fans have? The penalty situation was to be applied if they got one, would Tan understand it then. Great he knows when we are winning and losing hes almost an expert...cite the motd experts. What about all those fans who have watched football for 30yrs who are told on all forums they know nothing about football and are talking rubbish? Finally in your last para a grain of truth...too many players do not think and quite a few score own goals. How many footballers do you see and think he knows nothing about football? QED jck
What is certain is that unless City score goals they will not survive. 4 goals in 9 games before Man City away. Who is going to score the goals? With the defence likely to concede 1-3 each game, City need to score at least 2-4 each game to win. Where is the centre forward to score these goals? Campbell is not a 15+ goal a year man. Cornelius is useless. Odemwinghie is useless. Maynard has gone. Mason is untried. Am I missing someone? All we are getting are Norwegian players who may be good in Norway but this is the Premier League?
I had to break off for lunch and have a few sandwiches and a quiet think to get a better perspective on all this. I decided to get my Roy of the Rovers annuals out and I understand it all now. This game is so simple I don't understand how every team hasn't thought of it. I'm back on here now and feel so much better. I can't wait for the goals to fly in at OT on Tuesday after we put 6 past Bolton on the weekend.
Ole has a plan. Create more chances score more goals. The three Norwegians have been brought in to launch devastating counter attacks with pace. Ole will Molde this side into a proper outfit. jck
Sparkey finally you are on the train leading to success! Six past Bolton and an epic win at OT will turn things around sharply. jck
I can see the boys out on the training pitch now, sitting cross legged surrounding Ole who is saying, 'guys, you've been overcomplicating this, never mind strategy and tactics, ball control and fitness, just score more than they do. Ok, everyone got that. Don't waste your time running round now, off you go and get a shower'. Saying that, I'm a bit concerned with Ole's signings. Don't strikers score goals? What's he doing signing midfielders? It's strikers we need. If strikers score goals, the more strikers we have on the pitch, the more goals we're going to score. Simples. Let's go for a 0-0-10 formation, hell, forget the keeper, 0-0-11. We're bound to score more than everyone.
Why stop there? A team of formation dancers in defence all stepping out in unison would mean opposing players would always be caught offside. How about holding the shirt away from the body and catching the ball in it running up the pitch and dropping into the net. There are no end to mad ideas is there? jck
Jck .....are you dull dai's long lost cousin you say some smart things and then the exact opposite .... who has trained elephants to play football ? Do elephants know the offside rule ? I have watched cars playing football too ..... but I'm taking a wild stab here and I'm going to say that the drivers were probably pointing the cars in the right direction now and again, same as the little guys on top of the elephants may have been doing (but using big sticks instead of steering wheels)
Turk...are you serious about the offside rule...fans never agree about that...refs and linesmen always getting it wrong...fifty replays on tv to decide it...lol...players not affecting play! Football is all about winning...when you can work out if your team has won you are an expert... the rest is about opinion. The game against West Ham was a bad day for football here...we needed to win and we lost..there is nothing good about losing. jck
tbh I havnt got a clue on the offside...........I used 2 when it was easy 2 sort out but not any more.....the offside rule is a joke these days and its been left open for individual refs opinions on what is interfering and what isn't.............look if your on the fking pitch then your interfering with play in some way <simples>.......but there wouldn't be drama if we didn't have wrong decisions would we.......that's the name of thee game these days>>>>entertain the plastics
I think even Daiswan could manage that...... The West Ham game under Ole was a bad game for us as was Palace game under Malky - you'll always get that sort of poor game performance at some stage. The difference was that Malky had had over two years here to iron things out and Ole just two weeks. It's what happens now that matters whatever game plans Ole adopts. Personally, I think going for broke every game would be a big mistake in this league. The skill from the manager will come in deciding the starting lineup and gameplan against each opposition individually. A more ambitious approach against all wouldn't go amiss, and against bottom half clubs it's essential. The games against the stellar clubs must be a matter of containment, but with a purpose in the side to give them something to think about, and not invite them to camp on the edge of our penalty box.
If every team had a plan before the game and it worked that would be great but unfortunately as soon as the game kicks off the plan goes out the window. It took Man City less in total than 5 minutes to score 4 goals...you cannot plan to avoid that..the rest of the game we stopped them scoring. A stray pass or a defensive error is sometimes all it takes to lose a game. We have no idea how our side will play until kick off and even then games can change dramatically at any time. jck
jck - What the hell are you talking about? Of course the plan doesn't go out of the window as soon as the game kicks off. Are you suggesting we should go into every game without a plan because it will only change when the ref starts the game? We must have a gameplan, but it must be able to evolve with events as they happen, and taking the appropriate action/instructions at the right time is the benchmark of a good manager. Your bit about a stray pass or defensive error being all it takes to lose a game wins the prize of the week for stating the bleeding obvious.
So the plan is to defend when we have to and attack when we can? I would imagine every team in every league has that plan. jck
Its a very simple plan Sparkey, score more than the opposition, that's JCKs mantra. No strategy or tactics, just score more than the opposition. Thats all the players need to know.
