Recent content by tob

Yes. His future is on the right wing. Much better when he can have the ball further away from the defender. Also more unpredictable when he’s more comfortable going both outside and inside.

That was just for a brief moment, I think in the first half. There was a stoppage of play for some reason and they switched back. I was hoping they were trying something, but I don't think they even got into an offensive play during that moment.

I mentioned crossings from fullbacks in a post, previous to addressing yours. If your crosses come in from your fullback, it will, most of the time, mean that the opponent has a full set of defenders in the box. Even if Dalot and Shaw has a good cross in them, it's likely that it will be harder...

I'm just curious. If you were the manager what would you do?

As a manager, you have to look at the players in your squad and see what they're capable of. What role can they play, and what can they do for the team. The manager might have a preferred playing style, and that's all good, but if your squad isn't a right fit for it, then you need to adapt. The...

Old school, compact 4-4-2. Counter attacking.

Based on his performance at Leeds, I'd take him. Whenever I saw him playing for Leeds, he was running up and down the pitch, almost like a man possessed. That was under the Bielsa-era as well, and that man has some high criteria. Bit surprised that it hasn't worked out for Phillips at City...

He didn't have a good game today. How he stayed on for the whole 90 minutes is beyond me. The first goal I don't understand. Why just stick your leg out instead of using your body to get in front of Cook and cover the ball? His misplaced passes cost us today.

He knows how to pass a final ball though.

It really is a simple thing you could just try. In the middle of a game, switch sides. See what happens. Worst case, and you'd just have to switch back. I mean, he doesn't even try it for 10-15min. It's even normal for wingers to sometimes switch sides, just to change things up a bit for the...

I'd say that the player with the best final-pass-foot in our squad is Sancho. He has an eye for a pass in the final third. Our other wingers/attackers don't. Except Fernandes. Van de Beek has good awareness in the final third, but he isn't playing for other reasons. Think Hojlund would benefit...

If you're after wingers going down the byline and provide crosses, it would be much better if they could use their preferred foot for that. I'm hoping ten Hag would just try an play our wingers on the opposite side for once. I don't get this obsession about inverted wingers. He must see that...

What do you mean? The referees are allowed to make a decision based on the information given by VAR-officials. The ref doesn’t always need to look at a replay on screen. So in my mind, if the VAR officials can’t determine if the on-pitch call was right or wrong, then it’s not a clear and...

VAR should only disrupt or undo calls that are clear and obvious misses. Let's be clear - if the ref needs to go to a tv-screen and look for himself - it's not clear and obvious. The way VAR it's used now is just depressing. It takes too long for them to make a decision, and it's never...

And because our wingers can’t beat their man - they don’t. They just move inside, inside and more inside, into an more and more crowded area, until they think that they have a good clearance for a shot at goal.