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Analysing Alex

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In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
 
anotherstaffor_ said:
In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
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get back to do what we do best you says, then demand a tactic we have never played.....which one is it...????

We did press 1st half yesterday....right on their keeper..... 2nd half they by passed the pres into their 2 free men - EEze and Samuel and thats what turned the game !
 
anotherstaffor_ said:
In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
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Yes let's play to win by putting an extra centre half on, playing our best player out of position at left back and dropping our best full back.

4-4-2 and a high press don't mix. The midfield 2 will be knackered after an hour at best, and be completely overrun by any team with tactical nouse.

I've seen some shockers on this forum before but Jesus wept. This is on another level.
 
anotherstaffor_ said:
In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
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Davies isn’t a left back.
 
Plenty in this squad aren't top six quality so Neil has to work harder than most to build a system that makes up for their shortfalls.

Sometimes it won't work and we'll look utter shite but I doubt switching to a system we haven't played since we were a mid-table League One team is the answer.
 
sf said:
Plenty in this squad aren't top six quality so Neil has to work harder than most to build a system that makes up for their shortfalls.

Sometimes it won't work and we'll look utter shite but I doubt switching to a system we haven't played since we were a mid-table League One team is the answer.
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Thanks for yet more 'knowledgeable posts today' - same for Mancunian....


Neil is getting massive criticism for keeping the team far higher than the majority on this forum believed we would ever get... and doing it for a lot longer, despite a 'very average' squad......

If only we'd started crap and slowly crept into 6th he'd be an hero now........
 
It feels like Grayson deja vu. Playing safe. Keep it tight. All the subliminal messages that make players lose belief.

Solution?

Focus on our strengths. Don't obsess about the opposition.

Obsessing about the opposition breeds fear. Almost as much as our inflated expectations.

Clues.

Long balls to Maguire are not playing to his strengths.

Asking Scott Sinclair to tuck in and do a job for the team is not playing to his strengths.

Let our players play. Attack. Shoot on sight. Try things!

They should be skipping around like spring lambs. They have the life of Gods. Enjoy it. Show us what you can do. Ram or negative winging back down our throats.

Believe!!!!!!
 
Hughes badly at fault for the first goal and not surprising given his current form which since he has started dating a love island girl has gone off the boil. Neil is to blame for keep picking him and does so because of his height as Neil favours this stupid zonal marking system which clearly doesn't work. So minus for AN here.

Fisher blamed for the next 2 is very harsh, what about the positioning of Rudd for the second, beaten over his head? but having said that It was one of those strikes that on another day flies over the bar. the 3rd goal is a class finish from a class player, no arguments with that goal and Fisher is not to blame. Fisher is a very good attacking fullback who wins a lot of free kicks and won the penalty.

There were a few factors that didn't help. Had maguires shot gone in and had he not hit the bar we would have won that game.

I personally think that AN has done as much as he can and perhaps needs to look at himself, his tactics and style of play. Less experienced managers are sussing us out and how to beat us, if they are doing that then why isn't he doing the same to them and why when he sees that they have changed formation doesn't he do something about it.

We are always a better threat when Barky with his pace runs at them and in behind, i know its an old cliche but play to your strengths, its a simple game. What is the point in pumping high balls to Maguire? Too many time on saturday players just hoofed it into no mans land just to get rid as if it was a hot potatoe.

The better teams retain possession, keep calm and pass it about until they work an opening, you don't see Man City or Liverpool hoofing it after 20 seconds, I also think we are a better counter attacking side just like at Leeds, we need to get back on that training ground this week and work on our strengths, come out fired up at Luton and get 3 points.
 
anotherstaffor_ said:
In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
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A change in starting formation with 9 games left, after playing 4-2-3-1/4-1-4-1 for virtually all Neil's time in charge is just not going to happen and nor should it. 4-4-2 is not the formation 'all players understand' as we hardly ever use it, and neither do most other sides.

Everyone knows we badly lack a proven striker who can play the one-up-front role. We can't do anything about that now, so we have to manage with what we have but - I agree with you - the shackles have to come off and we need to really go for it over these next 9 games.
 
sports rehab said:
If only we'd started crap and slowly crept into 6th he'd be an hero now........
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Obviously it's better to improve as the season goes on and build momentum towards the play-offs, showing signs of progress, strengthening, acclimatising along the way, than to have an early surge of good form that can't be maintained and fizzles out in a succession of defeats as the season wears on.

Clearly improvement is better than deterioration.
 
spender said:
Hughes badly at fault for the first goal and not surprising given his current form which since he has started dating a love island girl has gone off the boil. Neil is to blame for keep picking him and does so because of his height as Neil favours this stupid zonal marking system which clearly doesn't work. So minus for AN here.

Fisher blamed for the next 2 is very harsh, what about the positioning of Rudd for the second, beaten over his head? but having said that It was one of those strikes that on another day flies over the bar. the 3rd goal is a class finish from a class player, no arguments with that goal and Fisher is not to blame. Fisher is a very good attacking fullback who wins a lot of free kicks and won the penalty.

There were a few factors that didn't help. Had maguires shot gone in and had he not hit the bar we would have won that game.

I personally think that AN has done as much as he can and perhaps needs to look at himself, his tactics and style of play. Less experienced managers are sussing us out and how to beat us, if they are doing that then why isn't he doing the same to them and why when he sees that they have changed formation doesn't he do something about it.

We are always a better threat when Barky with his pace runs at them and in behind, i know its an old cliche but play to your strengths, its a simple game. What is the point in pumping high balls to Maguire? Too many time on saturday players just hoofed it into no mans land just to get rid as if it was a hot potatoe.

The better teams retain possession, keep calm and pass it about until they work an opening, you don't see Man City or Liverpool hoofing it after 20 seconds, I also think we are a better counter attacking side just like at Leeds, we need to get back on that training ground this week and work on our strengths, come out fired up at Luton and get 3 points.
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Schemer said:
A change in starting formation with 9 games left, after playing 4-2-3-1/4-1-4-1 for virtually all Neil's time in charge is just not going to happen and nor should it. 4-4-2 is not the formation 'all players understand' as we hardly ever use it, and neither do most other sides.

Everyone knows we badly lack a proven striker who can play the one-up-front role. We can't do anything about that now, so we have to manage with what we have but - I agree with you - the shackles have to come off and we need to really go for it over these next 9 games.
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This original post shows people naivety in a footballing sense. People throw out the old lets just play 442 with a big lad up top and a little pacey striker to gobble up the second balls. The reason people come out with this shite is because they don’t understand football enough to give a more balanced and tactical viewpoint. Problem with quite a few on here
 
anotherstaffor_ said:
In the After the match lnterview, Alex looked shell shocked and talked a lot about analysing what went wrong.

get back to what we did do Best, the high press and quick attacking football.

one striker isn’t enough Especially at deepdale, it’s easy worked out defended by the opposition.

If the manager starts looking lost, the players certainly are.

its now at the squit or bust.

go 442 and go for it, let others do the worrying.

maguire and stockley together up front from the start, bark and sinclair attacking mid left and right of johnson and ledson.

rafferty hunts Bauer Davies at the back.

back to basics in a way all players understand

play to win, not play to not lose, its bred fear and indecision.

no fisher ? Second and third goals yesterday just backed off.
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1) High Press/ Quick attacking football from a 4-4-2, ok then.

2) Drop Fisher, comfortably our best full back both in an attacking and defensive sense

3) Play Davies, a premier league bound centre back, at left back. A position he hasn’t played for 4 years.

4) Play Ledson, probably our worst midfielder, over Browne in the centre

5) Play Barky, a wide man whose strengths are goal scoring and runs in behind, as a conventional right mid, where he can’t utilise his skill set.

6) Quick attacking football with an immobile front 2

7) Stop analysing the opposition??????? Genuinely what the hell with this one

8) Blame fisher for 2nd and 3rd goals. Because obviously there’s loads he can Do with Eze and a fullback in a 2 on 1

@John T youre coming off ignore mate. Clearly that button should be reserved for this special kind of stupidity
 
To me, Neil is very good at setting the team up to start the game, away from home in particular. The problem comes at half time, the other manager has sussed out our playing style on the day and counteracts it. In the second half, the other team gets on top and this is where Neil cannot respond. Away games at Swansea, Forest and Fulham are good examples where we were on top in the first half but missed our chances. Saturday was another game which changed after half time and Neil didn't/couldn't respond.
 
MEST White said:
To me, Neil is very good at setting the team up to start the game, away from home in particular. The problem comes at half time, the other manager has sussed out our playing style on the day and counteracts it. In the second half, the other team gets on top and this is where Neil cannot respond. Away games at Swansea, Forest and Fulham are good examples where we were on top in the first half but missed our chances. Saturday was another game which changed after half time and Neil didn't/couldn't respond.
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There's me thinking he is the best manager the club has EVER had (according to some).
 
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