It's a common mistake. Many associate quick football exclusively with counter-attacking football.
SAF's teams were excellent in transition. They were NOT pure counter-attacking sides though, they were much better than that.
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It's a common mistake. Many associate quick football exclusively with counter-attacking football.
SAF's teams were excellent in transition. They were NOT pure counter-attacking sides though, they were much better than that.
What? Really? Before the interview there were so many people saying ETH made a mistake. Every missed chances it was 'Ronaldo scores that' followed by blame on ETH for not playing Ronaldo.
The whole media narrative bar Jamie Carragher was that scoring is the hardest and Ronaldo is the best scorer so not playing Ronaldo is stupid.
It all changed after the interview. Only the people who can trully be called Ronaldo fanboys stayed loyal to Ronaldo after that. Before that ETH got a lot of stick for not playing Ronaldo or disrespecting Ronaldo for using him as a sub.
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Yes I remember that one. Brilliant pass from Eriksen.
Also one of the few times last season you saw Ronaldo smiling.
He got fecking grilled like it was an ISIS interrogation by Neville and Carragher two games in
The only people that gave him a pass were our own fans
The general impression I got was that it was mainly Ronaldo and his media mates giving Ten Hag stick. The only ones who backed Ten Hag and his decision was us the united fans.
This is why I think it's unfair to include full transfer fees when doing stuff like this. Like with Martial, we'll probably never pay the full amount that was initially reported!
They should have both, the guaranteed and then potential with add-ons in brackets.
I get why they do it though, pure rage bait.
You don't remember the response after the 1st 2 games of the season, Sky went to town on him sent Neville and Carragher to Carrington to grill before that Liverpool game
Looks like a snooker player having missed an easy black off its spot.
One snip by ETH and all the plastic shitty clubs like City, Arsenal, Pool or Chelsea are gone and behind us/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/10440907/Thanos_MCU.jpg)
How are Arse or dippers plastic clubs…?
I just cant stand them
Carl Anka with another great segment. He's a great pundit and love his work.
6 trophies to complete the GOAT gauntlet: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Club World Cup, European Super Cup.
I don't understand why full terms of any transfer aren't publicly disclosed. It should be a rule. Keep everything above board and accountable.
Said he wants us to be pressing machines, we are well on our way.
Interesting if that chipped goal makes him rethink this risky tactic.
Our buildup is non existent, I seriously question the Mount transfer. I'm very surprised he's going for that "transition" style and settling for basketball games.
Our buildup is non existent, I seriously question the Mount transfer. I'm very surprised he's going for that "transition" style and settling for basketball games.
He’s not LVG, he won’t throw his entire game plan in the bin off one daft goal in a friendly, thankfully.
Is this a serious post??
I just can’t imagine being a grown up and reading into things from pre season games.
This is a parody.
The team is split into two. Onana and the back four and then the front three and two 8s with Casemiro in between.
Martinez was moving into midfield during the build up to support Case. We're playing similarly to his Ajax team first phase now were center backs can move higher with Shaw playing the Daley Blind role as a center back/left back hybrid.
People talking about Mount position don't get it his role is to kick start the counter press and offer movement higher up while we're in possession.
Martinez was moving into midfield during the build up to support Case. We're playing similarly to his Ajax team first phase now were center backs can move higher with Shaw playing the Daley Blind role as a center back/left back hybrid.
People talking about Mount position don't get it his role is to kick start the counter press and offer movement higher up while we're in possession.
It was a pretty decent opponent and we played full strength. Also last game before the real football starts (I can't imagine first XI playing tomorrow).
I can't imagine how people ignore this actually. Previous games didn't matter, but this is a good indicator of how we'll start the season.
That effectively takes a midfielder out, and forces Bruno deeper. I can't see that being effective but fair enough, let's see.
Many people don't get much things to begin with...EtH is condensing the pitch and causing chaos in a compact space where winning the ball back is necessary. It'll take 1 to 4 passes to break down a team. Hojlund makes a lot of runs, as does Marcus and Mount. If it fails, then they win the ball back a do it again...maybe not as quickly but it is tiring to defend against if wave after wave comes at you.
The base defensive shape was established last season and the pitch has been condensed and passing from the back has been upgraded 10 fold via Onana.
I seem to remember we usually win these games (easily enough as well) and that wouldn’t stop us going on to have a shit start to a season?
It’s pre season, we see what happens to sides when they have nothing to play for towards the end the end of the season or in a dead second leg cup game.
I’d go as far to say teams shouldn’t be judged until 3/4 games into the season itself never mind a pre season game
I think the majority supported it, even though weere a vocal few who didn't.
City and Arsenal do the same. A defender usually move into midfield to support the DM in possession. It was Martinez doing so today. You need to commit five players forward so you have one player occupying the right wing, right half space, center, left half space and left wing at the same time.
Will be so frustrating for him not to have Rasmus available for the first 3 games of season
Murtough is at it again with his slow dealing.
Is that confirmed? business men doing football deals for you.
What does this mean? Should we not have signed him due to him not being fit for a couple of games? Bit short sighted perhaps?
Rather that than him be at PSG
True,just hoped he would get a cameo against Wolves alas not to be until probably Forest
He looked very relaxed about it actually.
I only see now it's injury related. Thought 3 weeks out due to paper work visa issues. Apologies to the Glazers business men buddies on this occasion for crossing the Ts on this transfer.
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