Transfer Rumours Summer 2024 transfer thread

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The explanation about players stepping onto the ball explains a lot about how we play out. Those strange runs by the full-backs (or whoever happens to be in the full-back positions at the time) inside to receive the ball from the keeper while on the move. It's risky but it means they can immediately be facing forwards or maybe within 45 degrees of it, rather than receiving with their back to goal. It's an intriguing thing to see and it's nice to know the thinking behind it. I had no problem with the more common way of playing out which we were pretty good at, but I'm also fine with Walter's way. The key is how well we can turn it into chances at the opposite end.
 
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TIGERSCAVE said:
"We're going to win 6-5, we're going to win 6-5"

You would have to think surely/perhaps that this brand of football, what every youngster used to love about football, not some of the sterile crap served up week on week, is what our players will love doing and in turn others will want to come and join. How long before others try and copy it... lets hope it works brilliantly and scares other coaches and teams to death.
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I was singing that the other day. ;)
 
Gone For A Walk said:
"Walter admits his philosophy requires most of the players to be “reprogrammed”,"

Hopefully proves not to be the case, but this could be our achiles heel when it comes to securing loan players? Why would top clubs want their young talents 'reprogrammed'?
Otherwise, good reading.
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Depends how they look at it. If they want their players going somewhere who plays the same as the first team then sure. But if anything our system puts so much on individuals taking ownership of their first touch etc I can’t imagine why it would prove a stumbling block.

The system reminds me of Bielsa’s Leeds, no one is ever still. It’s so easy to break pressure passing into a moving player versus a static one. I genuinely feel we might have a good start purely on the basis that teams won’t know how to prepare for us
 
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Gone For A Walk said:
"Walter admits his philosophy requires most of the players to be “reprogrammed”,"

Hopefully proves not to be the case, but this could be our achiles heel when it comes to securing loan players? Why would top clubs want their young talents 'reprogrammed'?
Otherwise, good reading.
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its misleading terminology. No one is being ‘reprogrammed’. That would imply that all previous learning is deleted. It’s just teaching players a different way to play and doesn’t mean they can’t play any other way when they go back to parent club. If anything coming to us would only serve to expand a players skill set.
 
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Putney Tiger said:
its misleading terminology. No one is being ‘reprogrammed’. That would imply that all previous learning is deleted. It’s just teaching players a different way to play and doesn’t mean they can’t play any other way when they go back to parent club. If anything coming to us would only serve to expand a players skill set.
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Could be viewed that way. Alternatively could easily be viewed as a season of having a different system drilled onto them.
Obviously I hope it doesn't affect our ability to bring in top prospects from PL clubs, but surely it's a valid question at least.
 
Its all well and good having these 'links'
But weve still only made 1 ****ing signing

Drameh
 
Pr baz just been told to make it look like things are happening
But still no signings dot dot dot
 
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