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Lessons learnt today

Lessons learnt today

4 lessons for me.

1. pick your most in form players an don't be worried that they might get roughed up a bit.

2. don't switch off at set pieces (how many times has that been mentioned this season?!)

3. don't give needless free kicks away in the first place against set piece specialist sides.

4. move the ball quicker

Thanks.
 
I wasn't that bothered by the result today because of a lesson I learned a while back. We never beat Millwall, we never beat Gary Rowett, and we most especially don't beat Gary Rowett's Millwall.

I wasn't expecting a win, at best I was hoping for a draw so to me we've only missed out on one point. We're still in the mix for the playoffs. We're one point off with four games to go so my lesson learned today is:

We're still in with a chance

Bet you'd love them in the play offs.
 
4 lessons for me.

1. pick your most in form players an don't be worried that they might get roughed up a bit.

2. don't switch off at set pieces (how many times has that been mentioned this season?!)

3. don't give needless free kicks away in the first place against set piece specialist sides.

4. move the ball quicker

Thanks.
These 'workmanlike' teams ( including us, some of the time ) - very much rely on set pieces/ dead balls.
Our players & other staff should appreciate this , more.
 
Without boring you to death, Swansea are now playing with a back 4. Latibeaudiere has to be the slowest R.B. in the championship. Cabango alongside him is not the quickest either. Alvaro has to play and attack this weakness. Swansea are not a big side and their inability to deal with corners and set pieces is another weakness that needs to be attacked. My final weakness to target is the young C.B. Wood. With the change in Swansea's shape, he's increasingly carrying the ball out of defence and can get caught out of position. Preston need to be aware and utilise Cannon's pace with a quick ball over the top.
Piroe is the danger man, he's playing deeper, using his ability to hit a ball hard and low with his left foot, generally from the right hand side of the penalty box. It's definitely a game for Diaby, but I'd have Hughes picking up Piroe. If Hughes is successful, Piroe will drift to the left hand side and Storey needs to be on his game 100%. Swansea's second danger man Ntcham may well be out. He was caught in a similar fashion to Browne just before H.T. yesterday. After examining his knee the physios worked on what appeared to be a dead leg, he didn't return for second half.
Finally, with Diaby in the side Preston should be aggressive and endeavour to play with a high line. Swansea have nothing to play for and are there for the taking. They don't like it up em!
 
Without boring you to death, Swansea are now playing with a back 4. Latibeaudiere has to be the slowest R.B. in the championship. Cabango alongside him is not the quickest either. Alvaro has to play and attack this weakness. Swansea are not a big side and their inability to deal with corners and set pieces is another weakness that needs to be attacked. My final weakness to target is the young C.B. Wood. With the change in Swansea's shape, he's increasingly carrying the ball out of defence and can get caught out of position. Preston need to be aware and utilise Cannon's pace with a quick ball over the top.
Piroe is the danger man, he's playing deeper, using his ability to hit a ball hard and low with his left foot, generally from the right hand side of the penalty box. It's definitely a game for Diaby, but I'd have Hughes picking up Piroe. If Hughes is successful, Piroe will drift to the left hand side and Storey needs to be on his game 100%. Swansea's second danger man Ntcham may well be out. He was caught in a similar fashion to Browne just before H.T. yesterday. After examining his knee the physios worked on what appeared to be a dead leg, he didn't return for second half.
Finally, with Diaby in the side Preston should be aggressive and endeavour to play with a high line. Swansea have nothing to play for and are there for the taking. They don't like it up em!
Post for Lowe 👍
 
If only Lowe was reading! I could provide a lot more detail. Essentially Swansea are playing a 4 - 1 - 2- 1 - 2. It sounds weird, but the front two occupy the C.Hs then drift wide leaving a hole for Piroe to exploit. It's a flexible system which often becomes an orthodox 4 3 3. Grimes, the Swansea playmaker is now sitting deep and often covers his C.Hs who have been given responsibility for bringing the ball out. A criminal waste of Grimes talent. I think it's an easy system to read and I believe Preston have the tools to beat it. I hope Lowe has found the time to do his homework.
 
If only Lowe was reading! I could provide a lot more detail. Essentially Swansea are playing a 4 - 1 - 2- 1 - 2. It sounds weird, but the front two occupy the C.Hs then drift wide leaving a hole for Piroe to exploit. It's a flexible system which often becomes an orthodox 4 3 3. Grimes, the Swansea playmaker is now sitting deep and often covers his C.Hs who have been given responsibility for bringing the ball out. A criminal waste of Grimes talent. I think it's an easy system to read and I believe Preston have the tools to beat it. I hope Lowe has found the time to do his homework.
I hope someone has done the homework. The homework comment after Middlesbrough really riled me but on reflection it doesn’t have to be the manager doing the homework and analysis. Surely we should have someone going to the opposition’s games before we play them because all the video analysis in the world doesn’t substitute for being at a game?
 
'Surely we should have someone going to the opposition’s games before we play them because all the video analysis in the world doesn’t substitute for being at a game?'

Do we? Does anyone know? I think it's essential to have someone watching the games live. When I was younger I liked to stand / sit close to the touch line and get dizzy with excitement. Today I like to sit high in the stands and watch the movement of players and the shape of teams; you learn far more from sitting up high. I agree you can watch all the videos in the world and study all the stats but you only get the true picture by watching a team live.
 
The lesson was a couple of good results against the worst teams in the league don’t make someone a better manager than they were previously - or make players better than they’ve shown all season.

I think we had a chance of something tonight. At least competing. His selections are, at the very best, utterly baffling. It's so frustrating. Lowe himself never gave us a chance tonight.
 
The lessons from today:

1. If things start going wrong, make changes sooner rather than later
2. Parrott should start over Delap
3. Bambo should start every game
4. Brady is shite and has been since his injury earlier this season
5. You simply can't play Ledson and Whiteman together. Especially against a team like Swansea where we're just allowing their midfield space to pass the ball
6. Ryan Lowe is a headcase. Is it two or three red cards this season?
7. Ali McCann has come back from his long injury as if he'd never been missing
8. Tom Cannon is a great finisher
9. Our good run of form has come against the worst teams in the league. Maybe we're not very good against anyone midtable-upwards
10. Ryan Lowe still does make baffling selections
11. Oliver Langford is a crap referee
12. Somehow we're still only two points off playoffs
 
The lessons from today:

1. If things start going wrong, make changes sooner rather than later
2. Parrott should start over Delap
3. Bambo should start every game
4. Brady is shite and has been since his injury earlier this season
5. You simply can't play Ledson and Whiteman together. Especially against a team like Swansea where we're just allowing their midfield space to pass the ball
6. Ryan Lowe is a headcase. Is it two or three red cards this season?
7. Ali McCann has come back from his long injury as if he'd never been missing
8. Tom Cannon is a great finisher
9. Our good run of form has come against the worst teams in the league. Maybe we're not very good against anyone midtable-upwards
10. Ryan Lowe still does make baffling selections
11. Oliver Langford is a crap referee
12. Somehow we're still only two points off playoffs

Great post.

Sadly though the lesson learnt is that our manager doesn’t seem to learn.

Sticks with a system that’s not working and then when we eventually hit the winning formula he knows better and abandons it. Couldn’t make it up.
 
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