Yeah, and if you look at the appearance stats for each player, De Vrij played CB basically every game, Martins Indi played 15 at CB and 13 at LB, Mathijsen played 19 at CB, Kongolo played 6 at CB and 8 at LB, Nelom played 12 at LB. Janmaat played 30 at RB. To me that seems like a back four.
Clicked your link, Dan. Interesting table. Look at the strengths and weaknesses of Feyenoord from last season: Strengths [TABLE="class: grid"] [TR] [TD]Attacking down the wings[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Very Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Creating chances using through balls[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Very Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Finishing scoring chances[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Very Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Stealing the ball from the opposition[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Very Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Creating scoring chances[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Creating long shot opportunities[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Attacking set pieces[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Aerial duels[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Strong[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Defending set pieces[/TD] [TD="align: right"] Strong[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Weaknesses [TABLE="class: grid"] [TR] [TD]Avoiding offside [/TD] [TD="align: right"] Weak[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Protecting the lead [/TD] [TD="align: right"] Weak [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Remind you of any particular team in the PL..? OK, not quite Saints, as we weren't strong as converting the many chances we created. But it would be great if we improved that stat.
Just found this..... http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014...ty-relationship-with-ronald-koeman-could-end/
Not all of those will carry over. Because so many of their goals came from just picking out Pelle, their wing attacks, aerial ability and finishing get a really high rating. That's something he won't be able to do so easy in the PL. The ones I expect to carry over are stealing the ball from the opposition, creating long shot opportunities (opportunities our players need to improve at taking), attacking set pieces, defending set pieces. Won't surprise me if we're still struggling to hold onto leads and struggling to turn possession into chances next season.
apparently Koeman wouldn't have sold them Daley Blind. He might sell Liverpool's Adam Lallana though. http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co....to-miss-out-on-top-target-20140620105359.htm?
