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I think that he means his own situation and his own ambitions and philosophy. We got the goal from a set piece so that's ok. We need to start being more creative at the right times in order to create chances from open play. As you can tell i've had a **** full of crap football and managers who have no inclination to try and change our style, even with the players we have-Perish the thought!
""I said, 'Boys, we're a little bit caught in between what we're doing. We've got some fantastic footballers in the team, but we've got players who can play direct, and have been successful playing that way over a period of time, so we are going to go direct.'
I was prepared to give Harris time...but what the hell is this nonsense?? Why does he not just come out and say we were f**cking awful I will get rid of most of these??
He’s got Tomlin in the hole and I think Harris wants to play through him but unfortunately behind him we just haven’t got the players to play passes quickly and accurately between the lines. That’s not Harris fault. He’s not a miracle worker. He can’t make Pack quicker, he can’t make Bacuna get the ball out of his feet any quicker. Players have to take responsibility as well.
Players do have to take responsibility for their performance and decision making. I can't believe that we have a midfield that can't keep possession or move the ball quicker at times, they must've played that way at some point in their careers. I agree with you about the limitations, but i also believe that Harris is hiding behind them and using it in a way to suit his own footballing style. I suppose we'll have to disagree. It'll be interesting to see if anything changes when he does have the chance to bring in his own players.
As far as I can see he’s tried it and it’s just not happening. It’s been evident in some games we are trying to play through midfield, he wants Tomlin on the ball more, but we just cannot do it quick enough. Unfortunately, as he seems to have admitted today, we have players who are better going direct and that’s why we’ve seen Paterson brought back into the fray last couple of games.
I’m as frustrated as anyone but also realistic enough to know the limitations of this team. Warnock has built this squad in his mould and it’s not going to be a quick fix, no matter how much we are desperate for it to be,
I think it's pretty clear that, compared with how we set up under Warnock earlier in the season, Harris is trying to get us to play more possession football with the fullbacks higher up the pitch. The problem is that most of our players aren't comfortable enough on the ball to play this way and the lack of pace in midfield and central defence leaves us vulnerable to the counterattack. We're hugely reliant on Tomlin to create and score goals.