You are looking at squad tactics quite simplistically as "one tactic for all occasions". That's not true for ANY team, regardless of size or stature. Look at Manchester City's approach in their games against us recently, versus how they played us last season. Liverpool have adapted their game significantly when playing in Europe, vs. City and Spurs too. And the same type of examples can be given for, literally, every single club (I'd argue that even Bielsa makes adaptations).
Ole hasn't used any scattergun approach. He has employed tactics to suit the occasion and circumstances.
Both Maguire and Wan-Bissaka fit with the manager's plans and squad. You may not like them but that doesn't change the facts one bit.
I didn’t reply to your previous post because you keep taking what I say, dumbing it down and trying to make it seem like a simplistic view.
I didn’t say we should have one tactic to fit all.
I specifically said to start with you should adopt a system that you want to be your main style and then once that’s implemented then you start mixing it up and making the small changes. Not the other way round.
You’re giving Liverpool as an example. Under Klopp they have literally done exactly as I suggested.
He came in, made them play his way, shipped out anyone who couldn’t work in it. Signed players who could and once they’d mastered it he began adapting the system to deal with the different challenges and they went on and won the league and European Cup. Klopp wasn’t chopping and changing formation and style in his first few years at Liverpool.
As for Maguire and Wan Bissaka fitting the plan. I think this is open to interpretation. You can point to Maguire being comfortable on the ball I can point to him being slow and not an ideal defender for a high pressing system which is how it initially looked like Ole wanted to play.
Ole has had four transfer windows and he’s not signed a right winger (does diallo count?) meaning he expects our attacks on the right to come from Wan Bissaka, either that or he doesn’t think attacking down the right is important. Wan Bissaka isn’t particularly good at taking up positions and attacking space the way an attacking wing back should. So that’s my interpretation of it. I could think of about twenty more suitable players for the style it initially looked like Ole wanted.
No offense but TBH, it seems more like you don’t see the big picture of what Ole is trying to build; or, it’s the case that you just simply do not think that strategy and the big picture are good.
I see the big picture, the big picture is Ole is still trying to work things out and get this team playing how he wants and he himself hasn’t quite pinpointed what he wants.
This is reflected in factual evidence such as ...
- multiple formations used across games
- players being moved around to different positions to accommodate other players
- inconsistent performances, ranging from very good to mediocre
- an unidentifiable style of play and system
- the signing of players not suited to the initial ‘plan’
Pretending that what we’ve seen so far was some well thought out plan is bullshit.
Experienced and successful managers generally have a formula .
I’m delighted with the results we’ve had in the league over the year and we are in a good position but what we’re doing right now may not be sustainable for long term success.