Re: Dressing Room Unrest?
Here my take on it... maybe well off the mark but hey.
Bear with me its a bit long winded.
As i see it pellers has a system of play set up that is drummed into the players heads... hence why bony looks a bit uncomfortable at the moment.
I see it as a strict regime where every player has his job/routine. Thats why we keep seeing the play push out to the wings, then brought back... then try again. It only comes in to the middle for a direct attack by the players whos job it is, ie silva and nasri/jimmy drifting in. Then its the forwards job to see off the finish.
Now this is where the unrest might be developing in my opinion. Some if the players like silva are spotting other passages of play in stead of the drilled routine that they clearly feel isnt worked against parked teams. Hence silva attacking the goal direct and for his efforts, scoring a goal.
Thats fine you might think. But then players that want to win by any means then give up on the drilled routine and carry on as they see fit to win. This in turn upsets the forwards who are running their drilled routine and not finding the ball where they expect it, alah silva and aguero tiff.
It seems that when a certain line up is called, the players are expected to play the drilled routine, regardless of how its failing, until the subs that are made, that then changes the set up and routine for that set of players. Watch how it changes when lamps and milner come on.
You might say.. well thats how teams work. But its my belief its too rigid and doesnt allow enough for players to take initiative.
If any if you have watched the video of Ferran Soriano's business/football/goverment talk, you may understand more what im talking about. Its all about being hollistic and everyone having their place in the system.
I think some of the players are following it blindly, whilst other are thinking "hang on... this isnt working in this game.. im gonna change it"..
And so the unrest appears...
Like i say. Its just my take on it, especially since i sat and watched the whole Ferran Soriano video