This football lark isn't for everyone.yea its my humble opinion.
the team is much better without grealish as evident from last night.
This football lark isn't for everyone.yea its my humble opinion.
the team is much better without grealish as evident from last night.
Noticed this myself. The back two rarely came forward to contest the high ball and tended to wait for the ball to 'drop' before making a move. This goes against the 'don't let it bounce' mantra that's been part of defensive coaching for decades and was initially quite worrying to see. It worked well last night but i'm not sure i'd like to see that 'tactic' employed against a top class front line.Quite interesting how few aerial challenges our defensive trio (Burns, Mbete, Lavia) 'lost' last night. Indeed, Akinfenwa was able to win many without even getting off the ground. That's not a criticism of their play, more an observation that they're smart enough to apply enough pressure, without really contesting, and then move to areas where the second ball might drop and use their speed to contest those. That's a smart way of playing and will help them as they develop physically.
Would like to see them get another crack in the next round, though it's more than likely we'll face someone from the top flight.
Playing to our strengths is playing GrealishCity are better team without grealish.
the tempo, the intensity, the passes
We have to play our strength (Foden and mahrez as wingers, KDB and gundagon in the midfield, jesus as the steriker)
Made me laugh. :-)Akinfenwa Sports Groupies
I'm not sure I agree. He looked good last night (against league 1 opposition). He doesn't have the experience Rodri has. I think he's got a higher ceiling than Rodri, but not convinced he's anywhere near as good right now.It's a long time since I was so excited about a group of players coming through.
I see potential greatness in Lavia, I was shocked at his levels playing in such an experienced position - he's ready now - he's easily on a par with Rodri - the kid has it all.
Would not surprise me if him, Palmer and McAtee go all the way.
In terms of their development, it would be a good test next to play a Championship side or even someone like Burnley in the next round. Not sure they’d be able to ‘avoid‘ the physical contest as easily against such opponents, but if we draw someone better, I suspect Guardiola will play a different hand.Noticed this myself. The back two rarely came forward to contest the high ball and tended to wait for the ball to 'drop' before making a move. This goes against the 'don't let it bounce' mantra that's been part of defensive coaching for decades and was initially quite worrying to see. It worked well last night but i'm not sure i'd like to see that 'tactic' employed against a top class front line.
Got to agree about Palmer and McAtee both have fantastic potential as does Lavia, hard to believe he’s only 17.It's a long time since I was so excited about a group of players coming through.
I see potential greatness in Lavia, I was shocked at his levels playing in such an experienced position - he's ready now - he's easily on a par with Rodri - the kid has it all.
Would not surprise me if him, Palmer and McAtee go all the way.