feel free to agree or disagree
1. passing
I have no idea what these guys do in training but for the life of me I cannot understand why so many passes fail to find their mark. I have no idea why the plays feel they have to take that extra touch. several times yesterday we break forwards and there would be a person in space only to be ignored and the move break down. for the goal it was so simple 2-3 passes to players stood in obvious positions - goal! followed a few minutes later by not picking out the correct simple passes and being caught in possession - goal!
I really hope kenny reintroduced 5 aside because these players need to learn the basics of football.
2. poulsen
you have to assume kenny wants to give everyone a clean slate and try all the players at his disposal.
the guy can't pass, tackle, position himself. a complete and utter waste of space the hapless hodgson has lumbered on the club. juventus must have PISSED themselves laughing when we took him off their hand and PAID them for the privilege. more than any player in the squad (including konchesky) I hope I never see poulsen in a red shirt ever again but I fear today wasn't his last appearance.
3. kuyt and jove
both of them were exactly the same, collect the ball, hold the ball until you have defenders coming out of your ears (move has long since broken down) and then pass to a player who has a opposition defender standing right them.
everytime. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME!!!
what happened to giving the ball easy? what happened to working the channels? what happened to moving into space and then giving it to a team mate in space?
I hope both are fucked off in the summer. I'm sick and tired of kuyt's annual, set your watch by it, SLUMP, where he runs around like a fucking headless chicken and has the touch of an absolute rapist.
I'd rather just have an old fashioned winger who maybe doesn't fill his boots with goals but gets up and down the line, give the team width and has a decent cross.
4. skrtel
has no idea how to read the game. NONE.
it's unfair to blame him for the goal seeing as it was miereles' fuck up that put us on the back foot but watch how skrtel positions himself to cut out the danger. we gave blackpool a way back into the match on a fucking PLATE.
skrtel needs to sit himself down and watch dvds of sami in action, a man who never dives in and just anticipates danger and positions himself accordingly to snuff that danger out, failing that we should just get rid when carra is fit again and either promote wilson or buy a new centre back.
5. pressing
it pleased be that we were pressing higher and faster, torres had more supported and looked better as a result.
6. miereles
either needs to learn how to tackle or should be moved to an area where tackling is less of a prerequisite. his passing was also all over the place and it was his mispace that resulted in b'pool's early equalizer. he is better than this but he needs to sort it the fuck out. if we wanted to field a player who can pass but is shit scared to make a tackle we may as well have keep aqualini who is a FUCK of a lot better at passing then miereles.
7. lucas
has obviously been give introductions to support the fowards more, he was making bursting runs into the box.
I didn't think he was great but I certainly think he put in the best midfield performance which is probably damning praise praise.
8. defending
we are failing to defend as a unit. there should be lines of us so if a opposition players gets past the first line there runs into the second line, it's too easy to pull us around the pitch, it is too easy to seperate the centre backs it's to easy to run in or goal. we need to get organised and press for the ball in numbers when we don't have it.
9. johnson
was skinned a few times but made some great runs into the box without delivering the final ball.
if johnson is to be moved on I for one will be disappointed if he isn't at least given ONE game at right midfield, just to see how he does in the role.
10. kelly
very solid defensively. should get an extended run in the team, he deserves it.
11. pepe and torres
both world class who were badly let down by their team mates. pepe was fantastic last night and the score would have been embarrassing but for him. torres looks back, he was full of drive and passion and the finish in the first half was out of the top drawer.
12. kenny
it was a poor team selection but kenny has been in the door five minutes. we're just above the drop zone so now isn't the time for experiements but he would have learnt things from yesterday, no doubt about it.
it will take time for kenny to get across his methods and instill confidence in the team because the players are badly lacking confidence but if anyone can get them playing as a unit again, it's kenny but it will take time. hopefully we'll see less games where there are square pegs in round holes.
I also think kenny had one eye on the derby which giving how many points we are above the drop zone is a little crazy. we are desparate for points. EVERY game is important now. fuck rest, if they are fit to play then play them get the 3 points and then worry about the consequences later.
1. passing
I have no idea what these guys do in training but for the life of me I cannot understand why so many passes fail to find their mark. I have no idea why the plays feel they have to take that extra touch. several times yesterday we break forwards and there would be a person in space only to be ignored and the move break down. for the goal it was so simple 2-3 passes to players stood in obvious positions - goal! followed a few minutes later by not picking out the correct simple passes and being caught in possession - goal!
I really hope kenny reintroduced 5 aside because these players need to learn the basics of football.
2. poulsen
you have to assume kenny wants to give everyone a clean slate and try all the players at his disposal.
the guy can't pass, tackle, position himself. a complete and utter waste of space the hapless hodgson has lumbered on the club. juventus must have PISSED themselves laughing when we took him off their hand and PAID them for the privilege. more than any player in the squad (including konchesky) I hope I never see poulsen in a red shirt ever again but I fear today wasn't his last appearance.
3. kuyt and jove
both of them were exactly the same, collect the ball, hold the ball until you have defenders coming out of your ears (move has long since broken down) and then pass to a player who has a opposition defender standing right them.
everytime. EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME!!!
what happened to giving the ball easy? what happened to working the channels? what happened to moving into space and then giving it to a team mate in space?
I hope both are fucked off in the summer. I'm sick and tired of kuyt's annual, set your watch by it, SLUMP, where he runs around like a fucking headless chicken and has the touch of an absolute rapist.
I'd rather just have an old fashioned winger who maybe doesn't fill his boots with goals but gets up and down the line, give the team width and has a decent cross.
4. skrtel
has no idea how to read the game. NONE.
it's unfair to blame him for the goal seeing as it was miereles' fuck up that put us on the back foot but watch how skrtel positions himself to cut out the danger. we gave blackpool a way back into the match on a fucking PLATE.
skrtel needs to sit himself down and watch dvds of sami in action, a man who never dives in and just anticipates danger and positions himself accordingly to snuff that danger out, failing that we should just get rid when carra is fit again and either promote wilson or buy a new centre back.
5. pressing
it pleased be that we were pressing higher and faster, torres had more supported and looked better as a result.
6. miereles
either needs to learn how to tackle or should be moved to an area where tackling is less of a prerequisite. his passing was also all over the place and it was his mispace that resulted in b'pool's early equalizer. he is better than this but he needs to sort it the fuck out. if we wanted to field a player who can pass but is shit scared to make a tackle we may as well have keep aqualini who is a FUCK of a lot better at passing then miereles.
7. lucas
has obviously been give introductions to support the fowards more, he was making bursting runs into the box.
I didn't think he was great but I certainly think he put in the best midfield performance which is probably damning praise praise.
8. defending
we are failing to defend as a unit. there should be lines of us so if a opposition players gets past the first line there runs into the second line, it's too easy to pull us around the pitch, it is too easy to seperate the centre backs it's to easy to run in or goal. we need to get organised and press for the ball in numbers when we don't have it.
9. johnson
was skinned a few times but made some great runs into the box without delivering the final ball.
if johnson is to be moved on I for one will be disappointed if he isn't at least given ONE game at right midfield, just to see how he does in the role.
10. kelly
very solid defensively. should get an extended run in the team, he deserves it.
11. pepe and torres
both world class who were badly let down by their team mates. pepe was fantastic last night and the score would have been embarrassing but for him. torres looks back, he was full of drive and passion and the finish in the first half was out of the top drawer.
12. kenny
it was a poor team selection but kenny has been in the door five minutes. we're just above the drop zone so now isn't the time for experiements but he would have learnt things from yesterday, no doubt about it.
it will take time for kenny to get across his methods and instill confidence in the team because the players are badly lacking confidence but if anyone can get them playing as a unit again, it's kenny but it will take time. hopefully we'll see less games where there are square pegs in round holes.
I also think kenny had one eye on the derby which giving how many points we are above the drop zone is a little crazy. we are desparate for points. EVERY game is important now. fuck rest, if they are fit to play then play them get the 3 points and then worry about the consequences later.
