Recent content by ShamrockD

Since we could not afford players in the summer, I suppose we cannot afford 15M compensation to Erik due to FFP.

You missed the point, which is not about stylistic preferences. The point is that you cannot hire a manager of a different profile to implement something in which he has not excelled. Why to take the risk? Just stick to what you are proficient in teaching and complete the overhaul of the squad...

Adnan, you are correct in playing out from the back, but this is not our only problem. We had that last year (minus Onana) and even though are football was pragmatic and worked it did not look very pretty since we have other big issues. For example, we cannot keep the ball and we cannot progress...

If this is true, and based on what we are seeing, it makes sense to be true, I am really done. This club really needed someone to implement a modern style of football similar to what the top teams play and this guy knew how to teach that. That is supposedly why he was selected. Instead, he...

There are two explanations. a) Either Ten Hag plans to do something like you have described above and will take time to have the right profiles to achieve that. And this inchorent direct thing that we are seeing right now is because of injuries and that results have been prioritzed. b) Or he...

This diamond shape of Real is pretty dysfunctional. I understand that he tries to fit all these midfielders and mask the fact that he does not have a top striker, but it exposes other weaknesses. It’s a very difficult system to play. They would need top class energetic full backs who should...

Yesterday it looked worse, like more 4-1 buildup where the fullbacks did not help progression at all. The reasons I can think of: - The current fullbacks like Dalot and Reguillon cannot understand how to be that extra player in the midfield. Apparently there is a reason these players are...

When we tried to match them away with two wingers and Bruno we lost 6-3. In the next two games (at home and FA Cup) we placed a third midfielder and sent Bruno to the right. I would not expect something different. He has not dropped Rashford, Bruno till now and he will not do that against City...

It was really stupid that we did not try to settle for the draw with Galata after we were left with 10 men. No pragmatism at all. If we had done that, just a draw in Turkey would probably be enough since they have failed to win Copenhagen at home.

The root of our problems is the unbalanced midfield, especially in the attacking phase but also during defensive transition. I would consider these four values as mandatory for a functional and good midfield. Defensive ability Creativity Ball control/Possession Ball carries We just have too...

It is funny because I read some posts here and I remember our case exactly. “Ratcliffe is very clever and surely has a plan” “We are talking about shrewd successful businessmen” etc etc No. The path to majority control has to be signed from now somehow. Otherwise, it can get very ugly. Our...

The key point of everything is that path to majority control. If this is not bulletproof and signed without any loopholes and in a logical timeframe of course, it can end to so much drama and internal backstabbing like a game of thrones series. Trust me, you cannot imagine how bad it can get...

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Prepare for lots of ownership drama in the next years. Who is undermining whom, who has vetoed that, who is in charge of what, why the full ownership is taking so long to be completed and so on. A lifeline was given to the leeches, instead of demanding a full sale. Apparently it was the only...

We never seem to have a problem with teams that do not press us high up the pitch. When the opposition let us control the game and is not organized in their pressing, we look much better. Enjoyed it today, but I will not read much into it. If Palace sits again that back on Saturday, it will be...