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simo said:
UEFA coefficients disprove that.

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Yes because that's ranked based on how teams do in European competitions. So of course the top teams in Turkey and Netherlands are better than those in Denmark.

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monky1234 said:
Yes because that's ranked based on how teams do in European competitions. So of course the top teams in Turkey and Netherlands are better than those in Denmark.

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So what do we know about the relative quality of the remaining teams then? If they never play one another.
 
simo said:
Partly answering my own question. The Strongest Leagues in the World: What the Opta Power Rankings Say | Opta Analyst

TLDR; Danish is ever so slightly above the Dutch and Turkish but much of a muchness really.
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But my point is by mentioning those leagues, which are considered to be of a reasonable quality, is the Danish league is too, and is much better than the other Scandinavian countries.

Players are bought for more from the Danish league compared to the other Scandinavian countries because of that reason.
 
HunterLionheart said:
Mads utterly dominated Norwich last season, probably the best individual performance he or anyone else has had in a PNE shirt on recent times. Looked a cut above Borja Sainz who was ripping the league up that year.
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He needs time on the ball. He's better away from home, on the counter. Even saying that, I've seen him get stuck in when he fancies it. He is a bit of a Richard Chaplow in that sense - but nowhere near as bad a shirker as Chaplow was, who even faked injuries to get off the pitch.

Just feel we need to get behind the players more. The group is good and we need to support those coming in. What can be gained with negative criticism in the stands towards our own players? Nothing. Mads and others have it in them to play well, lets support them and they will respond.
 
Mads is that rare breed of footballer that seems to have more of a hinterland and maybe he and the rest of the team struggle to connect ?. I saw he was in Rome with his girlfriend over the last international break, seeing the sites whereas probaby more of his team mates would probably be heading off to Dubai and on the beach ! He's a player I've always warmed too as I'm a sucker for flair and panache but just wonder to go with this if he lacks a bit of steel mentally to metaphorically grind it out, when the going gets tough ? I see Hecky said at the start of the year after a good performance at Watford

"He can affect himself negatively, when there's no need to do that,"

"If he can stop beating himself up as often and getting down on himself, his level of performance will become much more consistent.

"I think he can control his mood, mentality, frame of mind better."

I''ve always thought maybe he would do better in more of possesion based team eg a Swansea .

I'll be at Watford tomorrow and hopefully as per last year this type of game will suit him. Following the head however and not the heart I'd have to agree that over the piece he's not done enough to warrant a consistant starting place.
 
Motion Man said:
Mads is that rare breed of footballer that seems to have more of a hinterland and maybe he and the rest of the team struggle to connect ?. I saw he was in Rome with his girlfriend over the last international break, seeing the sites whereas probaby more of his team mates would probably be heading off to Dubai and on the beach ! He's a player I've always warmed too as I'm a sucker for flair and panache but just wonder to go with this if he lacks a bit of steel mentally to metaphorically grind it out, when the going gets tough ? I see Hecky said at the start of the year after a good performance at Watford

"He can affect himself negatively, when there's no need to do that,"

"If he can stop beating himself up as often and getting down on himself, his level of performance will become much more consistent.

"I think he can control his mood, mentality, frame of mind better."

I''ve always thought maybe he would do better in more of possesion based team eg a Swansea .

I'll be at Watford tomorrow and hopefully as per last year this type of game will suit him. Following the head however and not the heart I'd have to agree that over the piece he's not done enough to warrant a consistant starting place.
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I think he loves the tactical side of the game and understands football on paper very well. I suspect from watching him that he accurately reads play and recognizes patterns, which is what gives him the ability to pick a killer pass and will probably serve him well as a manager in the future.

However, while the Championship is tactical, it's also fast-paced and physical and you need just as much grit and guile as mental agility in this league, regardless of which position you're in. The luxury free role number 10 just doesn't exist at this level anymore (if it ever did?). There isn't enough time on the ball.

I've definitely seen Mads upping his game physically, tracking back and getting stuck in, but you get the sense he doesn't enjoy that side of the game as much.

I think it's just a mismatch of styles. When it clicks, and everything falls in alignment with his style of play he looks incredible. When it doesn't and the game doesn't follow a pattern of play that permits clever passes between the lines, or dinked lofted through balls, he looks a bit lost.

For that reason I think only certain games or even phases within those games suit him. He's the key to a lock that only appears every so often.

Maybe I am misreading him, I don't know.
 
cragtek said:
I think it's just a mismatch of styles. When it clicks, and everything falls in alignment with his style of play he looks incredible. When it doesn't and the game doesn't follow a pattern of play that permits clever passes between the lines, or dinked lofted through balls, he looks a bit lost.
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I think Friday was a definate case of the opposion totally disrupting us. They pressed like mad and there was no time to craft anything so we seemed to end up trying hopeful stuff and none of it came off. Mads is always willing to try this type of play so looks bad when it comes to nothing.

Like the ball he tried to flick round the corner that ended up in row 20 of the Finney...
 
Mahwell skel said:
I think Friday was a definate case of the opposion totally disrupting us. They pressed like mad and there was no time to craft anything so we seemed to end up trying hopeful stuff and none of it came off. Mads is always willing to try this type of play so looks bad when it comes to nothing.

Like the ball he tried to flick round the corner that ended up in row 20 of the Finney...
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I expected more of him and he's shown what he can do very occasionally. Couple of seasons ago I expected him starting but now he's nowhere near the starting 11 with everyone fit. A real pity but if he left at the end of the season then I'm not too arsed.
 
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