UpWithRivers
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I got push back in the match thread and it seems like Im the only one saying this but it has to be said......We make too many changes. There I said it. Its the reason for our inconsistency. Different systems, different players, different positions of players. All the time! Maybe Im wrong but I dont remember any Prem/Seria A/Champs League etc winning team that made so many changes.
Now dont get me wrong we need to use our squad. But its about making smart changes not sweeping changes. Its like the FA cup. You see a Prem side put out a team worth 300 mill against a team thats worth 100 grand. Yeah they could be brilliant and hammer them 5-0 or there can be a shock defeat. Happens all the time. Why? Because you cant just throw on 11 players and guarantee they will click. Even is they are man for man miles better the team that is better coached, drilled and used to playing together might win. It evens the odds. Why do teams like Greece win the Euros.
Everyone says Ole did well against West Ham to make changes and it was all about Bruno being the catalyst etc. It was. But the reason the first half team played sht was not because they are sht but because there were too many changes. Pogba/Greenwood just coming back. Martial out of form and back to left where he hasnt been playing much. Keepers first game. New midfield trio. Too many players finding their feet, getting to know one another, find form and work out the system. The first half team should work. But give them a pre-season or at least some time to gel.
Tell me Im crazy or give me a reason for our inconsistencies. Its no fluke we are world class one minute and the worst team in the league the next.
Now dont get me wrong we need to use our squad. But its about making smart changes not sweeping changes. Its like the FA cup. You see a Prem side put out a team worth 300 mill against a team thats worth 100 grand. Yeah they could be brilliant and hammer them 5-0 or there can be a shock defeat. Happens all the time. Why? Because you cant just throw on 11 players and guarantee they will click. Even is they are man for man miles better the team that is better coached, drilled and used to playing together might win. It evens the odds. Why do teams like Greece win the Euros.
Everyone says Ole did well against West Ham to make changes and it was all about Bruno being the catalyst etc. It was. But the reason the first half team played sht was not because they are sht but because there were too many changes. Pogba/Greenwood just coming back. Martial out of form and back to left where he hasnt been playing much. Keepers first game. New midfield trio. Too many players finding their feet, getting to know one another, find form and work out the system. The first half team should work. But give them a pre-season or at least some time to gel.
Tell me Im crazy or give me a reason for our inconsistencies. Its no fluke we are world class one minute and the worst team in the league the next.