I would rather we take a risk on an exciting coach. Every appointment is a risk but i want an exciting manager that gets us playing good football but who can tactically change a game (hard to get both at our level).
I am seeing fewer players in that position who you can rely on to win the ball in the air, score thumping headers etc. I'm sure you know the type I mean. That's really what I'm referring to.Maybe we see 9s differently. No disrespect mate but if you are suggesting Stewart isnt a 9, because he played wide 4 years ago then I may never sway you. Phillips was a full back...
Ollie Watkins is an out and out 9 for me. Absolute elite level. As is Kane. They are real throw back 9s. I go back to 9s like Hately, as an example of what folk often refer to. He was not restricted to the box. He would come in to receive and set up play. Even Lineker did it, and at Barca was renowned for his little give and go in deep. 9s arent lads who just play in the box, never have been. If we are saying Kane isnt a 9 I am probably in the wrong game.
My definition of a 9 is somebody who is the highest point on the pitch in transition. Somebody who is the outball into a channel or a wall pass. Then they are lads who have that desire to beat their marker to the ball, whether on the deck or in the air. They need instinct to see the play developing and hit positions that wingers have to hit. Wyke was a prime example in his 30 goal season. Johnson did the oldest coaching trick in the book and had him run across his man. Once McGeady trusted that run he just hit the front post area (POMO) and the rest is history.
As an aside, the easiest position on the pitch to coach is 9, in my opinion. There is nothing complex and very few instructions. Only good coaches understand how to coach other players to work with a 9. Having wingers and midfielders move the ball quick enough and pull opposition players about is tough. Wingers tend to be hard to coach in my opinion, head down merchants and ball greedy buggers. I reckon some coaches have taken the easy route of not wanting to teach wingers how to be massively effective - path of least resistance.
Anyway, put me in charge of transfers and I will give you 2 proper 9s, no bother
It would be great, I agree but I feel at the moment we need that steady experienced hand. Teach these young lads how to win ugly or to dig in when things aren't going well
Stewart is a 9, my point is that he was not a 9 when we bought him and that is what we need to do again. Be innovative in the market and find players that fit the system, even if they aren't proven currently in the league or in the position.Maybe we see 9s differently. No disrespect mate but if you are suggesting Stewart isnt a 9, because he played wide 4 years ago then I may never sway you. Phillips was a full back...
Ollie Watkins is an out and out 9 for me. Absolute elite level. As is Kane. They are real throw back 9s. I go back to 9s like Hately, as an example of what folk often refer to. He was not restricted to the box. He would come in to receive and set up play. Even Lineker did it, and at Barca was renowned for his little give and go in deep. 9s arent lads who just play in the box, never have been. If we are saying Kane isnt a 9 I am probably in the wrong game.
My definition of a 9 is somebody who is the highest point on the pitch in transition. Somebody who is the outball into a channel or a wall pass. Then they are lads who have that desire to beat their marker to the ball, whether on the deck or in the air. They need instinct to see the play developing and hit positions that wingers have to hit. Wyke was a prime example in his 30 goal season. Johnson did the oldest coaching trick in the book and had him run across his man. Once McGeady trusted that run he just hit the front post area (POMO) and the rest is history.
As an aside, the easiest position on the pitch to coach is 9, in my opinion. There is nothing complex and very few instructions. Only good coaches understand how to coach other players to work with a 9. Having wingers and midfielders move the ball quick enough and pull opposition players about is tough. Wingers tend to be hard to coach in my opinion, head down merchants and ball greedy buggers. I reckon some coaches have taken the easy route of not wanting to teach wingers how to be massively effective - path of least resistance.
Anyway, put me in charge of transfers and I will give you 2 proper 9s, no bother
I'd have thought that people would be more familiar with the concept of a CF who doesn't score hatfuls. It was a regular talking point when Emile Heskey was at his peak.
I get that, no reason one of the foreign coaches that have been linked cant do that tho
That's a small pond we could be fishing in, those types of coaches are very rare imo.
Def mate, not sure what it is but i really like Danny Rohl. Love what hes done since going in to Wednesday - has them playing high energy football, despite having poor players. Hes also got a cracking coaching cv having been at leipzig, bayern n the german national team
Wow Chris Powell, did not know he was there. Wonder how Rohl knows him?
"PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM may only be able to bring in ONE member of backroom staff if he takes the Sunderland job."
He doesn't actually have a backroom staff, he's unemployed
Are we supposed to sack all our coaches so he can bring his unemployed mate in plus Jack Lester, who's currently part of a terrible Sheff Utd set up, and more Yorkshire pals. If we'd allowed Beale to get rid of everyone, and bring his mates in, we'd now have Danny Collins and Frankie managing the team.
Apologies for the website, its awful but was the best I could find for news on someone I know not much about
