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Crystal_Clear Belfast 21 Feb 24 5.25pm | |
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At this point just survival this season would be my expectation nothing more.
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silvertop Portishead 21 Feb 24 5.34pm | |
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Ray gone
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Eaglecoops CR3 21 Feb 24 5.43pm | |
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Originally posted by Elpis
I would agree with Robbo though , its the sitting back that makes us tired . When the other side has the ball and you're chasing shadows it's more tiring than keeping possession yourself . So on that note Im expecting more possession . His style to date would indicate the width will come from the full backs so Im also expecting the end of us playing wingers . Maybe not replacing Zaha was always the plan and Glasner has been lined up for some time Our attacking options suddenly look half decent with a narrow front three and runners from the midfield .The players we have brought in the last years (Ahamada ,Lerma ,Franca and Watson ) certainly fit a Glasner style more than Roys . I reckon this is a decent take to his approach on things and there were certainly signs against Everton. This is primarily why I was advocating giving Ayew a shot at LWB in another thread. I reckon it’s easier to convert him to an effective wing back than Mitchell and we would then have decent width with Munoz on the right.
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dreamwaverider London 21 Feb 24 6.36pm | |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
Stay up whatever it takes, sell Olise and one of the CDs in the summer, 100m, keep the other CD, Doucoure and Eze, and buy 4/5 players that suite his style, get rid of Schlupp, Hughes, Jairo, Clyne and Tomkins, contracts up, give Ward one year extension. Keep Johnstone, and loan out Hendersen for a year to improve, get some Austrian keeper as second keeper If Guehi goes plus your list that could easily raise £150m. e.g. Olise £70m, Guehi £65m plus the others. That will give us a hell of a fighting fund to wreak havoc in the transfer market. I am still in shock and very impressed by what Steve Parish et all have pulled off in the last few weeks. Top drawer dealing.
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southnorwoodhill 21 Feb 24 7.06pm | |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
I reckon this is a decent take to his approach on things and there were certainly signs against Everton. This is primarily why I was advocating giving Ayew a shot at LWB in another thread. I reckon it’s easier to convert him to an effective wing back than Mitchell and we would then have decent width with Munoz on the right. More tinkering? No thanks. I would expect Glasner to outline exactly what he expects from Mitchell whilst bigging him up at the same time.
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Eaglecoops CR3 21 Feb 24 7.11pm | |
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
More tinkering? No thanks. I would expect Glasner to outline exactly what he expects from Mitchell whilst bigging him up at the same time. Fair enough, a lot for me depends on how much defending he envisages the wing backs doing. I’m not sure I’ve seen enough natural ability in Mitchell going forwards for him to excel in that position. Maybe Adaramola might be more the attacking wing back we are after. As you say though, not much point in second guessing at the moment.
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Ginger Pubic Wig Wickham de L'Ouest 21 Feb 24 7.22pm | |
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One thing I expect him to deliver: in almost all circumstances, have some ambition when we have the ball. While sitting back is one thing, I think it is an okay strategy provided there is a plan to counter properly and dangerously when in possession. At times under Roy, we tried to soak and soak and soak up pressure and it's an incredibly difficult task.
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DenTyler Sidcup 21 Feb 24 7.32pm | |
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Originally posted by silvertop
Sky Germany reported amazement that Glasner was joining a "small English club". In a way I see their point as Wolfsburg and Eintracht have European pedigree and we have that Zenith Data thing. However... Firstly, outside Bayern Munich and a couple of other clubs, the Bundesliga ain't all that. The EPL is the dominant force in world club football and we are now in our 11th season bang in the middle of it. Secondly, a closer examination of Glasner. A filler of trophy cabinets, sure, but he was sacked from his last job for not winning for 10 games. His CV is toxic in Germany, he has a reputation for being difficult with management, and there was no orderly queue for his services. What better place to launder his CV than in a club like ours in the best league in the world? The match is about right, I would say.
Done right we should easily be the top team outside of the big boys.
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PatrickA London 21 Feb 24 7.43pm | |
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We could be one of the top teams outside the big teams…….but not if we sell 3 stars in the summer as some seem to be advocating. We’re not Brighton who manage to sell their players at way over the odds and then allow themselves a small smile as they fail to deliver for their new clubs not schooled in the Brighton system of play. Originally posted by DenTyler
Done right we should easily be the top team outside of the big boys.
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kevlee born Wandsworth emigrated to Lanc... 21 Feb 24 7.47pm | |
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New managers … who knows how it will ever turn out.
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DenTyler Sidcup 21 Feb 24 9.29pm | |
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Originally posted by PatrickA
We could be one of the top teams outside the big teams…….but not if we sell 3 stars in the summer as some seem to be advocating. We’re not Brighton who manage to sell their players at way over the odds and then allow themselves a small smile as they fail to deliver for their new clubs not schooled in the Brighton system of play. I honestly don’t see the club selling. Only if a player really kicks up a stink. I actually think that MG would be the most likely but only if one of the title challengers comes calling with a guarantee to start after he does well for England. Eze, Olise, I think with there injury record and there age another club will want to see a consistent run of injury free games or it would be a reduced offer which I don’t see us taking. Doucoure would have been a major candidate after the madness of last summers prices for central midfielders but as with Eze and Olise I think a view will be taken by the big boys here and abroad as he may not be the same player on his return. Overall I think we are going to be in a great position start of next season so long as we stay up. Being as Luton just lost 4 -1 , looking better than a couple of weeks ago.
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Eaglecoops CR3 21 Feb 24 10.41pm | |
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Originally posted by kevlee
New managers … who knows how it will ever turn out. I still have nightmares over that. Not sure why, but it does stick in the mind.
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