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Post by markczgas on Dec 29, 2018 23:52:45 GMT
GC probably treating every game as a cup final - understandable. A hard thing to do over 46 games (thinking of the players here) though. Would GC accept a manage a game as you go contract ?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 23:53:39 GMT
Its not like we didnt create chances this season under DC. Just we didnt take them. They were half chances that’s why. By the time we had one of those half chances the opposition had everyone back behind the ball because we had no tempo or urgency. How many times did one of our forwards win a 50/50 with the opposition centre half with nobody but the keeper to beat because we moved it quickly and then get one on one with the keeper this season. That’s was our second goal today. Our First goal it was three or four passs using some width and pace , our wide men pulled their defence wide, stretched the play which gave Alex space through the middle. It’s not about creating loads of half chances , you only need to create two or three that are great chances to win a game , we’ll only one if you keep a clean sheet. It’s football in its most simple form at the moment , completely and utterly back to basics. I wasn’t there today but this post is spot on.
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Post by socrates on Dec 29, 2018 23:55:57 GMT
I think that style of play can win you promotion all the way to the Premier league and even keep you there if you’ve got the players to do it. Warnocks been winning promotions for years playing a very similar style to us recently. I think in football it’s most important to play to your strengths and we at last seem to be doing it. If you’ve got the best ball players in the division you’d be mad to go with a direct approach because you wouldn’t be utilising them right but I think we’ve got it spot on over Christmas. Long way to go yet though. I would say that Warnock is the exception though. Yes, it can be done but generally the better teams have better players who by definition play better football. There's far more pass and move football now than there was when we last got promoted out of this league too. But yes, spot on over Christmas and the results have proved this. Just need to double our points tally now! Yeah warnocks definitely a fantastic manager and I’ve got to say if I was a professional player he’s one of the managers I’d most like to play for and I realise that us bristolians are supposed to hate him lol. Going back to league 1 and league 2 over the last few years the best sides who have gone on to win promotion have often come to us and played very similar to how we played today at oxford. Tough and tenacious with a pain in the arse striker who takes the chances he gets. We’ve all to often been like oxford were today , a bit soft , created a fair bit and come away from games saying things like we played well had more chances but you can see why they won they were tougher and more clinical.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2018 0:00:40 GMT
I would say that Warnock is the exception though. Yes, it can be done but generally the better teams have better players who by definition play better football. There's far more pass and move football now than there was when we last got promoted out of this league too. But yes, spot on over Christmas and the results have proved this. Just need to double our points tally now! Yeah warnocks definitely a fantastic manager and I’ve got to say if I was a professional player he’s one of the managers I’d most like to play for and I realise that us bristolians are supposed to hate him lol. Going back to league 1 and league 2 over the last few years the best sides who have gone on to win promotion have often come to us and played very similar to how we played today at oxford. Tough and tenacious with a pain in the arse striker who takes the chances he gets. We’ve all to often been like oxford were today , a bit soft , created a fair bit and come away from games saying things like we played well had more chances but you can see why they won they were tougher and more clinical. Good to hear! We needed those points today. I wonder how crucial THD is to our recent success too...looks a hell of a player and allows us to play with that width you've been talking about. I agree about Warnock. I've given him stick over the years (who hasn't?!) but do think he is a brilliant manager. When he's on the radio, away from the pressure of the match, he sounds like a genuine football bloke too. I suspect his players would run through brick walls for him.
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Post by socrates on Dec 30, 2018 0:09:08 GMT
Yeah warnocks definitely a fantastic manager and I’ve got to say if I was a professional player he’s one of the managers I’d most like to play for and I realise that us bristolians are supposed to hate him lol. Going back to league 1 and league 2 over the last few years the best sides who have gone on to win promotion have often come to us and played very similar to how we played today at oxford. Tough and tenacious with a pain in the arse striker who takes the chances he gets. We’ve all to often been like oxford were today , a bit soft , created a fair bit and come away from games saying things like we played well had more chances but you can see why they won they were tougher and more clinical. Good to hear! We needed those points today. I wonder how crucial THD is to our recent success too...looks a hell of a player and allows us to play with that width you've been talking about. I agree about Warnock. I've given him stick over the years (who hasn't?!) but do think he is a brilliant manager. When he's on the radio, away from the pressure of the match, he sounds like a genuine football bloke too. I suspect his players would run through brick walls for him. THD looked absolutely shattered today and it didn’t help that oxford attacked that side every opportunity I think they thought Kelly was our weak point which to be fair he probably was but luckily they missed a lot of good chances created from that side. HD didn’t play badly but faded and was dead on his feet after an hour but we got the result so can’t argue with his selection. I think Mathews could fill in for him v burton but I’m not convinced he’s capable of staying wide which it seems Cogs wants our wide men to do. Another reason we haven’t seen Bennet for a while perhaps.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 30, 2018 9:47:54 GMT
I think that style of play can win you promotion all the way to the Premier league and even keep you there if you’ve got the players to do it. Warnocks been winning promotions for years playing a very similar style to us recently. I think in football it’s most important to play to your strengths and we at last seem to be doing it. If you’ve got the best ball players in the division you’d be mad to go with a direct approach because you wouldn’t be utilising them right but I think we’ve got it spot on over Christmas. Long way to go yet though. I would say that Warnock is the exception though. Yes, it can be done but generally the better teams have better players who by definition play better football. There's far more pass and move football now than there was when we last got promoted out of this league too. But yes, spot on over Christmas and the results have proved this. Just need to double our points tally now! Charlton are managed by Bowyer who hardly seemed brain of Britain when he played! We've no real idea how far Coughlin can take us until we see him given a go. The players he's managing now clearly like his style of management.
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