Soccer: Re: [lfc] Re:Sky's Sunday football, the last word.

Re: [lfc] Re:Sky's Sunday football, the last word.

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David Pleat mad a good comment during the Man City game when David Platt was showing the sub a chart and the camera man was snooping in on it. He basically said you shouldn't have to tell a professional footballer that in depth instructions, he should have the natural instinct and ability to go out and do the job.......they're all making football too complicated!!

"and a new DM getting used to his team mates and tactics in a new country" There might be just a bare touch of merit in this, but any half decent footballer....nay even an over 50 footballer in a rec league should know what he's supposed to do if he goes on as DM.....it's not that complicated. It more likely comes down to just not being good enough!

Hodgson has really made two signings. Poulson and Konchesky. Neither of which are [or should I say were] LFC standard. I know I'm one of the few, but for me Insua is better than Konchesky. Poulson, who we basically got for X mil + giving Juventus Aqualani for a year, isn't near as good as Aqualani, without even trying to come near to Masch.

Some will say I'm wrong, but for me the speed the Meireles deal was put together suggests that to me that he was already lined up pre Hodgson in case [or knowing] that Masch went. He just isn't a Hodgson type signing. Do we really see Hodgson picking up some bright shining stars from Europe or South America?

On 2010-10-04, at 11:36 AM, Keith Anderson wrote:

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> Sky's Sunday football, the last word.
> Posted by: "Sol Hoolash" soleman18@gmail.com soleman18000
> Sun Oct 3, 2010 3:52 pm (PDT)
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> I am a critic of Andy Gray for two reasons, one he was a bluenose and second
> I think he often does not give you a true picture on how a team perform.
> However today for a long time, he gave a good analysis on our situation on
> the pitch on how we have gone from an organised side under Rafa to players
> losing complete focus and positional sense on the pitch. A bit controversial
> considering at the beginning of the season he thought Hodgson would bring
> good defensive organisation to our team as he did with Fulham.
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> Any way one of short video he played (this was also repeated on MOTD2) for
> Blackpool's second goal showed none of our DMs were there or in a position
> to tackle. Poulsen was running back, big gap in the middle and plenty of
> space for Blackpool players to run into. Andy thought we need to keep the
> core players such as Reina, Carragher, Gerrard and Torres. I wouldn't
> disagree but wasn't one of the reason that the board brought in Hodgson was
> to give some youngsters a better chance in the team? So why wasn't Jack
> Robinson, a natural left footer played at LB and Carra into his usual CD
> position?>
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> The theory always sounds good. I bet it does when Woy talks about it!! Sunday we had a back four playing together for the first time (had we ever played johnson/soto/skrtel/carra), under a new manager, with a different tactical approach, and a new DM getting used to his team mates and tactics in a new country. All this complicated by the presence of the other team. Should we be surprised there are mistakes that get punished by the opposition?
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