Have you ever seen a group of players more devoid of any ability when they actually have to kick the football, you know, the bit when you use your foot to move the ball - the reason it isn't just jogging on grass for 90 minutes.
Does Roy have any interest in the actual ball related activities involved in football? These include:
- passing (kicking the ball to one of your team mates)
- crossing (moving the ball from the wing into the area to create a chance)
- shooting (trying to score a goal*)
- dribbling (moving the ball with your feet)
We continue to invest x3 players in the task of keeping our shape. 3 defensive midfield players, who are incapable of moving the ball around quickly or creatively. They actually inflict more damage by returning the ball back to our opponents (Luka).
Are Crystal Palace just a shape not a team?
When Guita collects the ball he seems drilled to just roll it to a defender who is stood 5 yards away, that player then stands still and puts a pass out wide, the ball comes back, we get closed down and lump it long. What is the point?
We get a free kick on the sideline with 1 minute to go, chasing a game, we turn back and pass it 3 yards, the ball then comes back to the taker, he steps forward by 1 yard and crosses it - what is the point?
We jog forward a few yards, stop, put our foot on the ball, look left, look right, then turn around and pass it backwards, before trotting off slowly into no space. What is the point?
Fed up with our team being set up to do nothing engaged with actually taking control of a game, or trying to damage teams with pace and counter attacks - we play "football" that has nothing to do with feet hitting a ball. We have no spark and no sense of unpredictability, spontaneity or flair. We do not need the ball to play like Crystal Palace and that is a painful identity to have.
It is dross.
Fewest goals in the league, apart from Norwich. Fewest goals at home.
goal = these are the things you need to win a game, more goals for your team means you win.
Does Roy have any interest in the actual ball related activities involved in football? These include:
- passing (kicking the ball to one of your team mates)
- crossing (moving the ball from the wing into the area to create a chance)
- shooting (trying to score a goal*)
- dribbling (moving the ball with your feet)
We continue to invest x3 players in the task of keeping our shape. 3 defensive midfield players, who are incapable of moving the ball around quickly or creatively. They actually inflict more damage by returning the ball back to our opponents (Luka).
Are Crystal Palace just a shape not a team?
When Guita collects the ball he seems drilled to just roll it to a defender who is stood 5 yards away, that player then stands still and puts a pass out wide, the ball comes back, we get closed down and lump it long. What is the point?
We get a free kick on the sideline with 1 minute to go, chasing a game, we turn back and pass it 3 yards, the ball then comes back to the taker, he steps forward by 1 yard and crosses it - what is the point?
We jog forward a few yards, stop, put our foot on the ball, look left, look right, then turn around and pass it backwards, before trotting off slowly into no space. What is the point?
Fed up with our team being set up to do nothing engaged with actually taking control of a game, or trying to damage teams with pace and counter attacks - we play "football" that has nothing to do with feet hitting a ball. We have no spark and no sense of unpredictability, spontaneity or flair. We do not need the ball to play like Crystal Palace and that is a painful identity to have.
It is dross.
Fewest goals in the league, apart from Norwich. Fewest goals at home.
goal = these are the things you need to win a game, more goals for your team means you win.
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