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What's changed.

Stoke and Chelsea - two very different teams with two very different playing styles.

Is it the k-factor,clarke or the side purely, finally performing?

Either way it's the beginning of the new start- new squad(or at least significant additions) and we'll be on to something golden...
 
All of those factors play a part, but the King's the key. His knowledge, personality and status within the club are the source and the driving-force of all the other improvements.
 
Its the King's sheer force of personality, tactical acumen, winning mentality, experience, hunger coupled with TLW know how that's driving us forward.
 
I don't think we can attribute bossing two very differed sides in two very different sets of circumstances to the return of the king though.

Something on a training pitch/whiteboard level has changed, bigtime.

Maybe the king is the reason, I don't know

As per.
 
[quote author=RolandG link=topic=44101.msg1280316#msg1280316 date=1297024293]
Its the King's sheer force of personality, tactical acumen, winning mentality, experience, hunger coupled with TLW know how that's driving us forward.


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I think that's bloody insulting to Clarke TBH, to say he's had no effect.
 
That's my point Fff.

Tactically we've been bang on the mark.

Clarke could be a very good thing for this club
 
FFF: I never once mentioned Clarke or insulted him. But let's face it, he was brought in by the King because he is respected in the game.

He has his own duties to fulfil but Kenny ultimately makes the decisons. I believe that Clarke is by no means a yes man and will get his point across if he disagrees. I like that he is a sounding board for Kenny's ideas.

There was talk that he'd be kept on regardless if Kenny goes which look more unlikely by the day.

Long live the King!
 
It's no coincidence we look better defensively now we've got the coach who made chelsea watertight. And now chelsea concede sloppy goals
 
[quote author=robinhood link=topic=44101.msg1280353#msg1280353 date=1297026241]
He's brought the passing game back
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That's been THE key, over everything. Forget signings and formations, the biggest change has been reverting to pass and move and allowing us to play with composure again. We didn't look half as panicked as we normally do today in defence, and considering the opposition, that's testament to Dalglish and Clarke.
 
It's just amazing.

Now some of us are beginning to dream of CL qualification (which is still extremely unlikely).

6 weeks ago we were contemplating relegation.
 
Many many things. I can't be arsed going into major detail, but there's some bullet points.

1 - Playing out from the back. No more long goalkicks, we look to intiate early.

2 - Agger, Glenjo, Kelly - allowed to move with the ball and drive from deep rather than humping it.

3 - We've moved 5 yards further up the pitch with the ball, and about 10 without it. Under Woy, we used to stand on the edge of the box as adeafult when the opposition were in possession.

4 - Pressure on the opposition. A whole fucking bunch of things to talk about here, but the main one being that the players are now encouraged (or permitted) to enforce man-on-man pressure rather than shaped zoned pressure.

5 - No more flooding back into shape when we lose the ball. We don't have to set up two banks (defence and midfield) anymore.

6 - Passing shorter. I've seen graphics illustrate this somewhere but our passing distances have shrunk since Kenny took over. Shorter, sharper, back to the one-touch Rafa liked. Ironically, we actually move the ball forward quicker this way than under Roy's longer ball tactics.

7 - Freedom to go where you want. Meirles best exmeplifies this. Why restrcit a technically sound player with good movement? Answer, don't.

8 - Width. Much more sue, and I'm not talking about sticking someone out wide and swining crosses in. again, have a look at how much more of the attacking third we use in contrast to a few months ago. We were train-track like under Roy.

9 - Striker movement. Roy liked Torres (or Zamora, Johnson, Kevin Davies, or N'gog) to remain inside the penalty box lines and act as the target man. Kenny lets his strikers roam wherever they like, allowing them to pressure where they like and for the midfielders to roam into the spaces.

10 - 4 banks of players as opposed to 3. Nothing ew or startling here from the formations Arsenal, and United use, but markefly fucking different from Roy.

11 - And finally, an emphasis on scoring first, defending second. Goals win games Roy.

I'm sure there's more, that's just my thoughts for now.
 
[quote author=Avvy link=topic=44101.msg1280457#msg1280457 date=1297030230]
It's just amazing.

Now some of us are beginning to dream of CL qualification (which is still extremely unlikely).

6 weeks ago we were contemplating relegation.
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Absolutely sums up my thoughts
 
[quote author=Ryan link=topic=44101.msg1280559#msg1280559 date=1297040863]
Many many things. I can't be arsed going into major detail, but there's some bullet points.

1 - Playing out from the back. No more long goalkicks, we look to intiate early.

2 - Agger, Glenjo, Kelly - allowed to move with the ball and drive from deep rather than humping it.

3 - We've moved 5 yards further up the pitch with the ball, and about 10 without it. Under Roy, we used to stand on the edge of the box as adeafult when the opposition were in possession.

4 - Pressure on the opposition. A whole fucking bunch of things to talk about here, but the main one being that the players are now encouraged (or permitted) to enforce man-on-man pressure rather than shaped zoned pressure.

5 - No more flooding back into shape when we lose the ball. We don't have to set up two banks (defence and midfield) anymore.

6 - Passing shorter. I've seen graphics illustrate this somewhere but our passing distances have shrunk since Kenny took over. Shorter, sharper, back to the one-touch Rafa liked. Ironically, we actually move the ball forward quicker this way than under Roy's longer ball tactics.

7 - Freedom to go where you want. Meirles best exmeplifies this. Why restrcit a technically sound player with good movement? Answer, don't.

8 - Width. Much more sue, and I'm not talking about sticking someone out wide and swining crosses in. again, have a look at how much more of the attacking third we use in contrast to a few months ago. We were train-track like under Roy.

9 - Striker movement. Roy liked Torres (or Zamora, Johnson, Kevin Davies, or N'gog) to remain inside the penalty box lines and act as the target man. Kenny lets his strikers roam wherever they like, allowing them to pressure where they like and for the midfielders to roam into the spaces.

10 - 4 banks of players as opposed to 3. Nothing ew or startling here from the formations Arsenal, and United use, but markefly fucking different from Roy.

11 - And finally, an emphasis on scoring first, defending second. Goals win games Roy.

I'm sure there's more, that's just my thoughts for now.
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A good summary as usual, Ryan. Thanks and keep 'em coming.
 
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