Liamliverpool86
Player Valuation: £8m
I seriously think its our player attitude that makes them sit deep ... how many times we heard carlo saying push up on the speakers ive heard it 4 times this season without the crowd noise
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Thing is though, that’s a bit like a boxing trainer shouting ‘hit him back’ when his man’s getting pummelled with body shots and can hardly stand up. It’s one thing wanting it to happen, it’s another thing to create the conditions that make it possible.
You're spot on. there's very little variation or imagination in our attacking play. It's one dimensional, get the ball to Digne or James and hope dcl gets on the end of one of their crosses, or big yerry or Keane get their heads on a corner. We're not the most difficult team to predict. We sit far too deep for large parts of games which is putting unsustainable pressure on our defenders/midfielders. I think we've been lucky this season and our finishing place in the league will be 9th or 10th.
Even with the very limited attacking options he is working with, and that can't be underestimated, is it too much to ask of a world class, highly paid coach to come up with a more sophisticated and varied attacking plan than what we have seen so far? I hope we stay near the top of the table, but I just see mid-table mediocrity coming our way unless things improve, especially against the so-called weaker teams.
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You reckon we wont have another keeper ?
Nope. He loves Pickford.
GwladysBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
If we don’t get Europe this season, what was the point of breaking Brands’ policy of trying to sign younger players in favour of signing older players for instant improvement?
Not so sure.
He's showing loyalty to all the players thats his style.
I'm convinced he will have his own keeper next season.
Same with Siggy , he was willing to let him go to Saudi in the summer.
Needs must atm , another window as these will be gone or at best on the bench.
BrendanGOT
Player Valuation: £30m
It's not that baffling when you see how crap/ raw our defence is. Hence attacking play being sacrificed hence Doucs playing the way you mentioned etc. We need better players. Carlo isn't the issue. He might get it wrong some matches but ultimately he's not the issue. We'll get there. A good window this summer and we'll breeze top 6
I don't know why he's doing what he's doing. I don't see what he sees in pushing Gyfli back. I don't see what he sees in restricting Doucoure by having him cover right-back. I don't see why we are so reliant on one outlet. I don't know why he thought it was sensible to have Gomes, James and Sigurdsson all in the same midfield against Fulham, and then he said afterwards that were outmatched physically.
it's not just about players, it can't be, because he's a manager that tends to try to play to what he's got - which is what has got us this far.
I don't know if he'll be doing it next season. I hope not. But he shouldn't be doing it right now, either. We should not look so blunt, whether it's against City, Fulham or Newcastle. We should not, with the quality of players we have from a technical viewpoint, look so clueless and attack in such little numbers most of the time (the one time we did today, we scored - and I appreciate that is hard to do against City).
I feel I can fairly say all that, because he's 14 months into the job. I can also fairly say that he's done wonders with a lot of players - DCL especially.
I don't want him gone, but given we know how good he is, his decisions lately have been a bit bizarre.
Don’t think this was the case, in fact I’m certain it was Ancelotti that stopped that transfer from happening.
I like your optimism, but Pickford and Sigurdsson will both still be here starting most games next season unfortunately mert.
Richard Alex
Player Valuation: £8m
We need to be really busy in the summer
Midfield with pace and aggression is needed.
Also 2 quick centre backs. We will be able to push further up the pitch if we are quick at the back. Keane and Mina are not good enough.
The difference this would make would be big as we would be able to contest the game in the opposition’s half rather than our own box.
Also another keeper
Midfield with pace and aggression is needed.
Also 2 quick centre backs. We will be able to push further up the pitch if we are quick at the back. Keane and Mina are not good enough.
The difference this would make would be big as we would be able to contest the game in the opposition’s half rather than our own box.
Also another keeper
Half agree. There's been plenty of times in games that Carlo has wanted the team to do something and they've either not done it or aren't capable.
But... they do train nearly every day...
I don't have an issue with us defending in a low block - we're better at it than we are not. But, we have to strike that balance of being able to attack too. That has to be worked on. We can't keep being reliant on the same thing over and over again, because teams figure it out.
Also, I don't get why we all just accept that it takes time and transfer windows for a manager to get across ways of playing.
Bielsa took a pre-season. Rodgers took half a season. Klopp took half a season.
Yes, better players help and yes, I can't wait until Carlo gets another £60m to spend. But... it doesn't mean we can't expect a bit better than what we're getting. Just actually trying to play through teams would be a start.
There has been one game out of fifty one that ancelotti hasn’t got sigurdsson on the pitch in. He has made him captain, started him, brought him on when we’re ahead, behind, and level, and shoehorned him in in positions he clearly can’t play. The idea that he doesn’t rate him and just has his hands tied is honestly one of the weirdest arguments I’ve seen on here. He clearly really rates him, the evidence is pretty indisputable I’d have thought.
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