LeeCarsley
Player Valuation: £8m
Does anyone actually think these players are capable of playing the kind of football you want them to? Keep in mind, earlier in the season when we played a bit more expansively we got torn to shreds on the counter. There were a lot of games we probably should have won given the quality of chances we created, and didn't because players were missing chances. Now we're playing smarter, grinding out wins, famous wins too, and now the outcry is... play better football?
It's not as simple as just 'playing better football' either, and it's not like managers who play better football don't magically avoid winless runs. Graham Potter at Brighton famously chastised the fans for booing the team after a 13 game winless run. I don't know, maybe it gives them more credit in the bank for most of you if we're stringing loads of passes together, I personally like more direct, fast football but that's just personal preference. I think assuming that if we played more open we'd be doing better this season is a bit naive. I think this squad would crumble trying to play that. It's a mish-mash of about six different managers ideas of football, all cobbled together, injury prone, and on silly wages. We won't see 08 Barcelona anytime soon from this lot.
Dyche isn't perfect, the winless run was terrible, and gave me a lot of pause towards some of his stubbornness. The football isn't the most pleasing on the eye, I think some in the meda have described it as 'agricultural' although 'rubbish' might be a better word. Then again, who really cares what kind of football we play if we're winning? Our best season in ages, with Carlo Ancelotti, we played a style that could hardly be described as good football by anyone watching, but thanks to the quality of players we had, we were able to find new ways to unlock defenses and have those moments of magic. We've gone from James Rodriguez to Jack Harrison. And despite that, we could potentially end the season only nine points away from the Everton team that was 2nd for large chunks of the season. For me, given all that has transpired, that is an achievement. Keep in mind, no team with a points deduction has ever stayed up, and we have the second largest ever. He deserves next season at the very least, and I expect a lot of you will be changing your tune come December.
I'll try to log on more I guess to avoid people crying about 'hiding in a bunker' before then
It's not as simple as just 'playing better football' either, and it's not like managers who play better football don't magically avoid winless runs. Graham Potter at Brighton famously chastised the fans for booing the team after a 13 game winless run. I don't know, maybe it gives them more credit in the bank for most of you if we're stringing loads of passes together, I personally like more direct, fast football but that's just personal preference. I think assuming that if we played more open we'd be doing better this season is a bit naive. I think this squad would crumble trying to play that. It's a mish-mash of about six different managers ideas of football, all cobbled together, injury prone, and on silly wages. We won't see 08 Barcelona anytime soon from this lot.
Dyche isn't perfect, the winless run was terrible, and gave me a lot of pause towards some of his stubbornness. The football isn't the most pleasing on the eye, I think some in the meda have described it as 'agricultural' although 'rubbish' might be a better word. Then again, who really cares what kind of football we play if we're winning? Our best season in ages, with Carlo Ancelotti, we played a style that could hardly be described as good football by anyone watching, but thanks to the quality of players we had, we were able to find new ways to unlock defenses and have those moments of magic. We've gone from James Rodriguez to Jack Harrison. And despite that, we could potentially end the season only nine points away from the Everton team that was 2nd for large chunks of the season. For me, given all that has transpired, that is an achievement. Keep in mind, no team with a points deduction has ever stayed up, and we have the second largest ever. He deserves next season at the very least, and I expect a lot of you will be changing your tune come December.
I'll try to log on more I guess to avoid people crying about 'hiding in a bunker' before then
