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I just had a brilliant idea which makes me wonder why I’m not a professional football manager!
Making tactical substitutions early in the first half, think about it. I was watching Stephen Howson predicting we’re going to start with Fred against Chelsea which makes no sense to me as it would be a gamble we cannot affort since he can be really poor at times. It led me to the idea of actually starting him and then wait 15-20 minutes and see how he performs, and if he isn’t up for it then sub him off early.
Taking a punt on «risky» players or tactical setups could be very beneficial. Remember how vital Fred was against Barcelona in the CL match where we dominated the midfield and created chances consistently. He kept winning the ball back high up the pitch and getting it forward. He can have that impact when he’s in form.
After say 15-20 minutes you can quite often tell how a player is performing and if the gameplan is working or not. Yet, we rarely see any proper tactical adjustments so early on, especially substitutions.
There are obviously a few downsides. Taking a player off in the first half for tactical reasons would be written and discussed about and could have a negative effect on the confidence of the subbed player. The manager would also be criticized for starting the player. However, if a manager was to make it commonplace to make early substitutions and was to communicate to the players that he’d be doing it frequently it wouldn’t be taken that way.
You obviously get one less substitution to make in the second half, but by then it’s a lot harder to turn a game around. A lot is decided in the first 20 minutes and in many games you can predict the winner with a good success rate early on.
Good idea innit? Someone tell Solskjær.
Making tactical substitutions early in the first half, think about it. I was watching Stephen Howson predicting we’re going to start with Fred against Chelsea which makes no sense to me as it would be a gamble we cannot affort since he can be really poor at times. It led me to the idea of actually starting him and then wait 15-20 minutes and see how he performs, and if he isn’t up for it then sub him off early.
Taking a punt on «risky» players or tactical setups could be very beneficial. Remember how vital Fred was against Barcelona in the CL match where we dominated the midfield and created chances consistently. He kept winning the ball back high up the pitch and getting it forward. He can have that impact when he’s in form.
After say 15-20 minutes you can quite often tell how a player is performing and if the gameplan is working or not. Yet, we rarely see any proper tactical adjustments so early on, especially substitutions.
There are obviously a few downsides. Taking a player off in the first half for tactical reasons would be written and discussed about and could have a negative effect on the confidence of the subbed player. The manager would also be criticized for starting the player. However, if a manager was to make it commonplace to make early substitutions and was to communicate to the players that he’d be doing it frequently it wouldn’t be taken that way.
You obviously get one less substitution to make in the second half, but by then it’s a lot harder to turn a game around. A lot is decided in the first 20 minutes and in many games you can predict the winner with a good success rate early on.
Good idea innit? Someone tell Solskjær.