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1st half only. Why did they stop with that strategy in the 2nd?LASK is really good with their new coach and organised high pressings.
It's like the Villa game.
1st half only. Why did they stop with that strategy in the 2nd?LASK is really good with their new coach and organised high pressings.
Don't think they can sustain it for 90 minutes. They played pretty well the way their new manager was hinting at in the Austrian press. He has some new players who apparently fit that kind of high-pressing style of play, but they weren't eligible for the EL matches. They've also lost Tetteh and Krauss, their loan players, although Krauss's quality wasn't that impressive in the first leg.1st half only. Why did they stop with that strategy in the 2nd?
It's like the Villa game.
Did he not say at one point that Lingard had to pull his finger out?! I'm pretty confident I heard him say that and I'm thinking, how the feck can you say that?! And he just scored!@Annihilate Now! @12OunceEpilogue very right about Chris Sutton's colour commentary. Awful, cliched crap all game long. How is it that BT Sport can't find a better colour commentator than bloody Chris Sutton. He's worse than McManaman. Aren''t there any out of work managers that might have something insightful to say that they could get on?
Embarrassing that out B-team didn't destroy one of the best teams in Austria ? Has it ever occurred to you that OGS probably told his players to avoid injuries and run yourself to the ground ?Embarrasing. Safe to say that our B team would fight for relegation in the EPL, and probably lose. And there's people talking about challenging, nuts. Let's see if the board and Ole do what they need to do, bin half of the feckers and replace them with actual quality, starting (late) now. Not going anywhere with this squad.
It was about fitness for most.Embarrassing that out B-team didn't destroy one of the best teams in Austria ? Has it ever occurred to you that OGS probably told his players to avoid injuries and run yourself to the ground ?
Over the top considering how meaningless the game was and how infrequently some of the payers who played, play.Embarrasing. Safe to say that our B team would fight for relegation in the EPL, and probably lose. And there's people talking about challenging, nuts. Let's see if the board and Ole do what they need to do, bin half of the feckers and replace them with actual quality, starting (late) now. Not going anywhere with this squad.
There is a danger of reading too much into what was essentially a warm up game with nothing on the line.Evidence, as if it was needed, that this squad isn't deep enough to mount a proper challenge for the big prizes.
Got a link?Anyone watched Luckhurst videos of our attacking training drills after the game last night? Words escape me how good of a talent Greenwood is.
Haven't taken last night's match in isolation at all, it was never going to be a fair indicator of anything in reality.There is a danger of reading too much into what was essentially a warm up game with nothing on the line.
The squad isn't deep enough for that imo but this match isn't what we should be judging who should stay or go on.
Agree with this, some of the football was frustrating to watch at the time, which accounts for all the comments that "xxx isn't good enough...", but look at it in the cold light of day and the objective was to give match time to players who haven't had much since the restart. Some of them will be needed in the following matches, there has to be players fit enough to cover injuries and the new season isn't far off.There is a danger of reading too much into what was essentially a warm up game with nothing on the line.
The squad isn't deep enough for that imo but this match isn't what we should be judging who should stay or go on.
Who?You are half right and half wrong. Remember, most of these boys has carried our season. But some of them need to go. Out on loan, and some out of the club.
They are terrible and coming from 4 defeats in a row. And sure, James and co were holding back from injuries, even if they need to prove themselves to keep a place in the squad. They're not just bad at all.Embarrassing that out B-team didn't destroy one of the best teams in Austria ? Has it ever occurred to you that OGS probably told his players to avoid injuries and run yourself to the ground ?
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