Re: Bottom line. Are we a mid table team because of the squad or the Manager?
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BLUEAWAY
Watching the Hudson Interview it was interesting to hear him confirm just how good Warnock was at motivating players before a game. I think he said that was his strength and inferred that it made up for other weaknesses.
I do believe that the likes of Hoillett, Bamba, Morrison and some others would respond to that.
That rings true, his coaches do all the coaching and he just motivates and/ or shouts at them. He would be unlikely to play a 'modern' style but could organise and motivate his players no doubt. Which may be why our bang average team got promoted 3 seasons ago.
Re: Bottom line. Are we a mid table team because of the squad or the Manager?
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Originally Posted by
surge
What has Murphy done to be included? Hoilett is a fine player but starting to show just how long he's been involved in high profile football.
Biggest criticism of transfers made under Harris would be starting season with just one RB. Think it's really hard to be critical of any other decision that's been made, if you're being realistic about our options. In retrospect, extending Tomlin and Nelson may be considered misses but they were each hits at the time of doing the deals. Transfer business has been one of the major strengths during Harris' time so far and without this we'd be a lot worse than being 9th best.
Like our previous manager, Neil Harris seems very keen on signing wingers, but did we really need two of them in the last transfer window? I'd have preferred us to unload a central midfielder if we could, just get a replacement for Mendez-Laing in and maybe try and get a couple of new central midfielders in. I'm saying this with a lot of hindsight (even though I did wonder if our midfield would be able to get him into the game enough), but the money spent on Harry Wilson has, to a large extent, been wasted.
Re: Bottom line. Are we a mid table team because of the squad or the Manager?
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Dave Blue
The players have to take a lot of responsibility for the current situation. On the other hand, why are there so many 'professionals' at the club who cannot pass, move into space or develop some urgency in their approach only when they fall behind in a game?
Move into space... this is the key to de-hoofing. We just don’t do it so rely on lumping the ball forward.
To me that’s a Harris problem that could be improved upon quickly
Re: Bottom line. Are we a mid table team because of the squad or the Manager?
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the other bob wilson
Like our previous manager, Neil Harris seems very keen on signing wingers, but did we really need two of them in the last transfer window? I'd have preferred us to unload a central midfielder if we could, just get a replacement for Mendez-Laing in and maybe try and get a couple of new central midfielders in. I'm saying this with a lot of hindsight (even though I did wonder if our midfield would be able to get him into the game enough), but the money spent on Harry Wilson has, to a large extent, been wasted.
We have wingers who are failing offensively and poor defending . Murphy, Wilson and Whyte.
We have wingers who are failing offensively but can defend. Hoillett and Ojo
We have full backs that are making defensive mistakes and not so good going forward. Cunningham and Bacuna. Bennett maybe less mistakes and more going forward. Not sure about Bagan yet.
Better to have wing backs that are defensively good and can attack.
