Not been on for a couple of days. Was about to reply to oddballs post when I saw this. Sums up exactly how I feel about Henry. He can break up attacks very well but the loss of momentum when we try and pass through him is killing us. One trick pony. Very good at his one trick but lacking elsewhere.
Enough of the smoke blowing up Luongo's arse already. The guy has played a couple of good games and a couple of shockers. He's hardly the Messiah. Faurlin is bang average too although he can do an important job if his gammy legs hold
This has turned in a very interesting thread with some strong views. I am really looking forward to the match and will watch it (on TV) with interest. However, now I will pay "special attention" to all the activities of Henry ...and he will probably play a blinder and be M.O.T.M! I hope that those who go will have a great time and will make a lot of noise, ...and will witness a rare victory at the Cottage!
CR (the only opinion that counts) reads the Forum and you are our most influential poster. What's it like having the ear of the manager?
Agreed. Henry has played reasonably well so far but he lacks any creative spark and therefore influence in our attacking play. Critics should not join the bandwagon to have a witty pop at him - he does what we expect and the manager requires of him. But having said that DT's retaliatory strike at Faurlin is just plain wrong. When he plays, we are a different side. Forget the stats, forget the TV coverage - a live spectator sees a lot more because we have a landscape or panoramic view at all times and note where particular players are and what they are doing long before the TV commentator picks up on it looking at his screen.
Looking forward to tonight, don't think I've ever seen us win at Fulham, although how we manage to lose last time out I'll never know. (Actually yes I do, it was Samba's Frank Spencer impression)
I used to firmly believe that and must've said the same thing 30 times on this very Forum. But in the last few months I've changed my opinion entirely due to the amount of posts from people at games who said they couldn't see who got the last touch for the goal, didn't know whether someone was offside for it or not, couldn't make out who was in possession at the other end of the ground etc when the TV watchers knew straight away because of their telecam view and if they didn't, they got it right away on the replay. I've lost count the amount of folk who said they couldn't see this, that and the other because the ball was up the other end of the pitch. No Sir. You'll only get to see a smidgen of the game when you're stuck up in the corner stand or behind a goal. For a real experience I believe every fan should make the effort to get a multi-cam technological view of a match to give them a more rounded view of proceedings.
Looking forward to tonight. Got in early today so after lunch time beers i'm chipping off and straight down to Putney. Planning to be pretty boozed up by kick off so apologies in advance for posting on here an incoherent rant after a disappointing loss where Ramsey refused to make subs to rectify any glaring errors or for not finding the approprate words for praising a MOM performance from Henry for suddenly turning in a performance Scholes would be proud of.
If that’s the case then why do you think there aren’t any managers who rather than sitting at touchline or going up to the stands like McClaren don’t sit in a room out the back and watch the game on tele and pass out instruction and make subs from there? Not a single one in the world as far as I’m aware. Sounds like you know more than the management the world over
You'll regularly see a Manager today with his earpiece on talking to the guy he has up in the middle of the stand (Telecam position) who's giving him a birds eye account of what's going on. Some Managers have decided to sit up there on occasion also. Of course its better to have input from pitch level and higher up but for the best view its got to be higher up and preferably at the center line. If I was a Manager though I'd be in the dugout for instructional reasons etc but I'd also have a Geezer placed above me and in regular contact.
Very interesting points Swords. On TV you certainly get the benefit of close-ups, slow motion and repeats, so all the on the "ball incidents" (plus off -the-ball incidents) are much better and immediately understood. However, on TV you do not get a feeling of the global team shape, the tactics, and all the off the ball movements of the players. I would love to go and see the R's live if I could, but I need to accept that I generally see them on TV. They are both different viewing experences, but with a common factor of "if we win, then it is definitely more enjoyable!
