catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
We resemble a mid handicap golfer who has completely lost their swing pattern. We are all over the shop. For anyone who has played golf you will know the best solution in that instance is really to go back to basics and simplify what you do. You can’t approach each shot in the same way as if you were playing well.
Another analogy would be for poker players. In poker it pays to be the most aggressive player at the table. But that does not mean you play each hand, in any situation aggressively. While you can have a broad outlook of being aggressive you need to play each dual on it’s merits.
When Martinez talks about strategy and tactics I think it’s important for him to recognise these defects. I think having an overall long term strategy for how the club should play, returning it to the School of Science ethos is very beneficial. It works for clubs like Ajax (a club we should try to emulate in my view).
However this mustn’t mean in every game we always look to play exactly that way. I think that’s the synthesis that we have to merge, the pragmatism against the overarching vision. Playing attacking football is fantastic, but we should always remember that playing attractive football really depends quite heavily on doing it well. Doing a poor imitation of Barcelona makes you look lifeless, passionless and disinterested.
I don’t think Martinez should compromise his bigger vision. I think that’s what makes him quite unique from other coaches available to us. He does need to find a way to get over more immediate needs though.
If it was me I would start by playing Baines and Coleman in midfield roles in front of Browning and Garbutt to make us more solid. He will not be sacked and shouldn’t be. I have been consistent he should only be sacked if relegation looks a likely threat. At present it doesn’t, but in 4 weeks time unfortunately that may be different. I hope he can get some support this January.
Another analogy would be for poker players. In poker it pays to be the most aggressive player at the table. But that does not mean you play each hand, in any situation aggressively. While you can have a broad outlook of being aggressive you need to play each dual on it’s merits.
When Martinez talks about strategy and tactics I think it’s important for him to recognise these defects. I think having an overall long term strategy for how the club should play, returning it to the School of Science ethos is very beneficial. It works for clubs like Ajax (a club we should try to emulate in my view).
However this mustn’t mean in every game we always look to play exactly that way. I think that’s the synthesis that we have to merge, the pragmatism against the overarching vision. Playing attacking football is fantastic, but we should always remember that playing attractive football really depends quite heavily on doing it well. Doing a poor imitation of Barcelona makes you look lifeless, passionless and disinterested.
I don’t think Martinez should compromise his bigger vision. I think that’s what makes him quite unique from other coaches available to us. He does need to find a way to get over more immediate needs though.
If it was me I would start by playing Baines and Coleman in midfield roles in front of Browning and Garbutt to make us more solid. He will not be sacked and shouldn’t be. I have been consistent he should only be sacked if relegation looks a likely threat. At present it doesn’t, but in 4 weeks time unfortunately that may be different. I hope he can get some support this January.
