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He deserves to be sold!
I'd sell him to Fiorentina for free if they're interested!
He deserves to be sold!
And we believe that having joined at he end of last week he's already told Ten Hag what he wants to see and the expectation is to start moving to that with 6 games left in the season?Of course he will, a technical director is tasked with establishing compelling coaching and playing philosophies.
Usually throughout the whole structure right down to the youth teams.
If we had anything about us I would be asking for a refund.I'd sell him to Fiorentina for free if they're interested!
Some of these have outlasted there stay anyway. Martial should have been gone years ago but due to keep changing managers there’s always the case where there given a new chance under a new manager and different style but it’s not worked under any.
Stranger things have happened. You know, when you borrow a book or dvd from a friend but you never use it, because 5 minutes into it, you discover it's shit. And then after some time when you and your friend have long forgotten that it's his book, you sell it for half an euro on ebay with other stuff noone needs.i'm sure Fiorentina will have something to say if Wilcox sells Amrabat.
Erm, obviously he will.The delusion of folks thinking Wilcox will have any say in match day tactics
With Martial, it's more that he was well worth a spot in the team up until 20/21, at which time he was destroyed by injuries so it would've been impossible to sell him since. No club would have been willing to give us a transfer fee while also having to cover his wages.Some of these have outlasted there stay anyway. Martial should have been gone years ago but due to keep changing managers there’s always the case where there given a new chance under a new manager and different style but it’s not worked under any.
It seemed to me that Sheffield United were just going to sit back and hope up counterWas quite clear in that first half that the team had changed to a possession style. It makes sense to implement it now to assess how players and the manager handle it. It is no coincidence that the switch happened in the first match after Wilcox was appointed. I think Berrada, Ashworth, and Wilcox have been clear on the playstyle for a while, but at least one of them had to leave the garden before they could make the switch.
It seemed to me that Sheffield United were just going to sit back and hope up counter
Was quite clear in that first half that the team had changed to a possession style. It makes sense to implement it now to assess how players and the manager handle it. It is no coincidence that the switch happened in the first match after Wilcox was appointed. I think Berrada, Ashworth, and Wilcox have been clear on the playstyle for a while, but at least one of them had to leave the garden before they could make the switch.
We didn't play ourselvesWe played one of the worst sides in Premier League history.
I wouldn't draw any conclusions from this game.
We didn't play ourselves
I knew United would still win at 2-1 down purely because Sheff Utd are so bad defensively. Wouldn't have thought it against any other team. I'd expect another win over Burnley, just. But then I think the final 4 PL games are probably going to remind us how bad we are.While we've been poor this season, Sheffield United are still much worse.
"Thanks Jason!"i'm sure Fiorentina will have something to say if Wilcox sells Amrabat.
Erm, obviously he will.
Not in match day tactics or the intricacies of the tactics but as an overarching way of playing they will definitely have a say.The delusion of folks thinking Wilcox will have any say in match day tactics
I knew United would still win at 2-1 down purely because Sheff Utd are so bad defensively. Wouldn't have thought it against any other team. I'd expect another win over Burnley, just. But then I think the final 4 PL games are probably going to remind us how bad we are.
Ok, you don't seem to understand that it's the club who will dictate what our style of football is. The manager does what he's told.
He absolutely will have a hand in how we play and the overall style of the club moving forward, thats literally his job.
We played one of the worst sides in Premier League history.
I wouldn't draw any conclusions from this game.
Ah see, if you were Chat GPT you might have clocked on to the fact I said "PL games"They'll remind us how bad we are to the point where we just drop the last remaining 5th match?
They also remained pretty calm and stuck to the plan and it showed as we comfortably saw them off.The opposition have some part in it of course, but the disciplined way they were moving the ball, not taking too many risky passes. You can see the players are trying to play possession football. Some of our players are not suited for it at all and it shows. The style reminded me of the first month or two with Ten Hag. We had 85% possession before they scored I believe, but lost our way a little after that.
Ah see, if you were Chat GPT you might have clocked on to the fact I said "PL games"
Exactly it is now setting the style, see if this manager is capable of delivering that, we are not getting CL, so no loss in implementing it this late in the season. See which players can operate in that system. You do not want to waste yet another season on assessing players, so it will either be ETH and they will sign more players to fit their system or a new manager that suits said system and they will get players to fit, so he will either have to like it or lump it.I'm seeing people say "Why would he just come in now and change it with 6 games left?"
Surely that's obvious. If true of course I see no disadvantage in trying to lay the groundwork for next season on the pitch and at the same time assess the manager and players with the new style in mind. We have relatively little to play for in the league so it's a perfect time to try it.
It's a win-win.
38 games and 5...We've played 33 matches.
How many PL matches is there in a season
How many PL matches do we have left.
Exactly it is now setting the style, see if this manager is capable of delivering that, we are not getting CL, so no loss in implementing it this late in the season. See which players can operate in that system. You do not want to waste yet another season on assessing players, so it will either be ETH and they will sign more players to fit their system or a new manager that suits said system and they will get players to fit, so he will either have to like it or lump it.
It’s not his football it’s his ability to play the football that the new ownership structure is dictating.He's been here for two years but it's a good idea to assess his football on 6 or 7 games?
38 games and 5...
Which is consistent with my post. What exactly are you correcting?
And we believe that having joined at he end of last week he's already told Ten Hag what he wants to see and the expectation is to start moving to that with 6 games left in the season?
I'm sure in the long term his job will be to ensure there's a clear playing style that flows from the academy to the first team and recruitment of players and staff will be built around that but the idea that he would come in and start telling the manager what to do when he probably doesn't even have his email set up yet is not realistic. People are reading way too much in to a home game against the worst team in the league that would have been somewhat conditioned in terms of team selection and the style of play by the fact we played 120 minutes 3 days earlier.
Realised your error?Cockballs.
Are you talking about Wilcox here? If so I think you are extremely wide of the mark.As someone described, a technical director deal with non-playing staff, so lots of powerpoint, excel, and reporting. There is no way a Microsoft Office director can dictate style of play. He can run reports, do comparison on players, and even club performance on home and away, but not tactics, unless Manager reports to this Technical Director.
Can someone update us on their job description? Including the other role of Director of Football?
From what you've read/know what are Ashworth and Wilcox predominantly going to be in charge of? It's a serious question, I can't really wrap my head around it. From Ducker's piece, the responsibilities he said Wilcox would have I assumed would be Ashworth's job and Ashworth's responsibilities I thought would lie with Berrada. Was a lot more simple when it was Gill & FergusonAre you talking about Wilcox here? If so I think you are extremely wide of the mark.
To me, it looked like they went more direct when they went behind. Seems to me like they do not trust in the style enough to play it when losing.They also remained pretty calm and stuck to the plan and it showed as we comfortably saw them off.
It’s not his football it’s his ability to play the football that the new ownership structure is dictating.
Again what harm is there in beginning the transition now?
What we don't know is if Ten Hag was under any instructions from the previous regime on how to play. The obsession with "transition" football always seemed strange and at odds with Ten Hags background.
Maybe that's changed?