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What Joe realises is no matter how a team is coached, it comes down those playing the game to get it right.If Joe thinks the manager has so little influence on a teams defensive structure and concentration levels, especially after 2 years then he must also wonder what the point of having a manager even is. Now don't get me wrong I know what he's saying to try to defend ETH here and I don't blame Ten Hag for those mistakes individually but the problem we keep making mistakes and shipping late goals and it's been happening for years now. At some point we have to start asking questions of the manager.
We keep shipping late goals and failing to take chances, yes, but that is on the players and their commitment. Their mentality is wrought.
I agree EtH's game management is not great, but usually it is because we are chasing the game, and chasing it mainly because of missed opportunities and a lack of focus.
The simple solution is to do 'what should have been done last May', sack the coach, bring in Mr 'Positive Vibes', tighten up, spend and watch as the next generation fail to take us any further.
We've had a plethora of 'EtH out' narratives yet nobody willing to stick their neck out and name a plausible and sensible replacement.
I think we looked good before Brighton's first goal. We pressed well and they had very little meaningful posession.
However, we can't play with Bruno and Mount every game because we lack attacking impetus even more than usual, so what will that look like with Zirkzee / Hojlund in the team?
As promising as the press was, too often Joao Pedro picked up the ball between our defence and midfield because Maguire and Martinez did not follow through with the press and sat off too deep. This is where the whole thing continously breaks down, and ends up in Casemiro and Mainoo looking like a couple of lads trying to complete the bleep test, and ultimately our midfield runs out of legs after 60 minutes.
This is no new phenomenon under EtH, which is why 2 games in there's very little sympathy, and dare I say that the knives are already out for him.
Yep, we 'look good' and do not capitalise.
Then we become reactive. Reactive tactics and reactive substitutes.
Taking chances and protecting leads were the primary tactical concerns, and despite management changes and supposedly smarter recruitment, the mentality issues which antedate EtH continue, with the same 'solutions' posited from the disgruntled fanbase.
Recipe for disaster.
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