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Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
While we have all witnessed some absolutely awful managers I can't remember ever having a manager as cowardly as Harris.
He is odious and a coward.
Reading his interview after the Forest defeat was embarrassing.
Blaming a player, who is no longer with us, for conceding two goals against Wycombe is a cowardly act. The Wycombe game was last week and he should have been concentrating on the defeat against Forest this weekend. It's pathetic blaming a player who he doesn't have to look in the eye today at training. Leicester won't be loaning us players anytime soon, so there will be longer term ramifications of not using a loan signing and slagging him off the moment he leaves the club.
Also, nearly all of his comments and excused about the games we lose is about 'conceding a soft goal'. He rarely blames his teams inability to keep the ball, pass the ball, the poor tactics, the poor substitutions, lack of energy, lack of pace etc... why? because all of those things reflect HIS management style and approach... and it is easier for him to blame individual mistakes as it shifts responsibility away from his own failures and onto individuals.
I know people have pointed out the lack of managerial options out there to replace him, but surely there is a less cowardly manager available.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
AfricanBluebird
While we have all witnessed some absolutely awful managers I can't remember ever having a manager as cowardly as Harris.
He is odious and a coward.
Reading his interview after the Forest defeat was embarrassing.
Blaming a player, who is no longer with us, for conceding two goals against Wycombe is a cowardly act. The Wycombe game was last week and he should have been concentrating on the defeat against Forest this weekend. It's pathetic blaming a player who he doesn't have to look in the eye today at training. Leicester won't be loaning us players anytime soon, so there will be longer term ramifications of not using a loan signing and slagging him off the moment he leaves the club.
Also, nearly all of his comments and excused about the games we lose is about 'conceding a soft goal'. He rarely blames his teams inability to keep the ball, pass the ball, the poor tactics, the poor substitutions, lack of energy, lack of pace etc... why? because all of those things reflect HIS management style and approach... and it is easier for him to blame individual mistakes as it shifts responsibility away from his own failures and onto individuals.
I know people have pointed out the lack of managerial options out there to replace him, but surely there is a less cowardly manager available.
I think I agree with much of what you say. The final straw for me was the calling out of an individual player.
Harris is under pressure and may be close to losing the dressing room.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
He blames his players. not once have i heard him say that he's the one that got it wrong. He's a footballing management equivalent of a snitch. 'Wasn't me boss'
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
He blames his players. not once have i heard him say that he's the one that got it wrong. He's a footballing management equivalent of a snitch. 'Wasn't me boss'
He needs to go.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Former Labour leader
I think I agree with much of what you say. The final straw for me was the calling out of an individual player.
Harris is under pressure and may be close to losing the dressing room.
Yeah I agree. The dressing room cannot be a happy place knowing that some players get away with consistently poor performances and never seem to get dropped, while others know that a single mistake they make will provoke the manager to single you out in a post match interview.
Maybe it's just me but I always dislike managers who pick on individual players and blame them for defeats publicly.
If a player makes an obvious mistake that leads to a goal I think it's fine to say "yeah he made a mistake".. but to constantly blame them for defeats is really unacceptable.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Just out of interest, when a Play Off team ends up having the sort of season we are after not losing too many of the previous seasons players, what sort of proportion of the blame should be directed at the players, because it seems to me that ours are getting off virtually Scot free.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Bacuna doesn't look like he's trying. Trotting back into position, not getting tight enough and allowing the cross, zero urgency bravery to put himself in a position where he might get done, he doesn't want to know, look how easily players go past him. I know that he's not very good, but he's getting off lightly in my opinion with fans saying that he's not a right back. He may well not be, that doesn't stop him showing some commitment to the cause, he's even stopped kicking players. Looks to me like he's downed tools a bit.
Looking at the body language, the demeanour of the players, the lack of urgency and belief, the feeling that after 10 minutes the whole team has run out of ideas, tells me that something ain't right.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
AfricanBluebird
Yeah I agree. The dressing room cannot be a happy place knowing that some players get away with consistently poor performances and never seem to get dropped, while others know that a single mistake they make will provoke the manager to single you out in a post match interview.
Maybe it's just me but I always dislike managers who pick on individual players and blame them for defeats publicly.
If a player makes an obvious mistake that leads to a goal I think it's fine to say "yeah he made a mistake".. but to constantly blame them for defeats is really unacceptable.
Adam Matthews and Dave Jones comes to mind.
Benkovic is gone though and he did feck up.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Just out of interest, when a Play Off team ends up having the sort of season we are after not losing too many of the previous seasons players, what sort of proportion of the blame should be directed at the players, because it seems to me that ours are getting off virtually Scot free.
Some of them don't want to know in my opinion. Something doesn't seem right, an Harris's speech at press conferences is getting a bit concerning.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Just out of interest, when a Play Off team ends up having the sort of season we are after not losing too many of the previous seasons players, what sort of proportion of the blame should be directed at the players, because it seems to me that ours are getting off virtually Scot free.
I think its clear how important Tomlin was for us.
Having him in the team also helped the likes of Ralls and Bacuna.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Hilts
Adam Matthews and Dave Jones comes to mind.
Benkovic is gone though and he did feck up.
Yup, although we didn't lose that game just because of Benkovic, there was alack of quality and urgency throughout the team and the performance was awful. Wycombe matched us in every department and that's being kind to us.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Some players are getting off scot free for sure and I don't know why they are constantly being picked. If a player isn't performing well / making more than their fair share of mistakes, then deal with it internally, not blame them publicly for entire losses.
However, when the whole team is underperforming it is indicative that there are wider problems, rather than just individual players out of form.
I think the play off run, despite not being particularly attractive footballing-wise, did show that the team is capable of doing much better.
The team is not performing well despite some obvious and proven quality, and ultimately the manager has to carry the can, something Harris refuses to take responsibility for.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
AfricanBluebird
Some players are getting off scot free for sure and I don't know why they are constantly being picked. If a player isn't performing well / making more than their fair share of mistakes, then deal with it internally, not blame them publicly for entire losses.
However, when the whole team is underperforming it is indicative that there are wider problems, rather than just individual players out of form.
I think the play off run, despite not being particularly attractive footballing-wise, did show that the team is capable of doing much better.
The team is not performing well despite some obvious and proven quality, and ultimately the manager has to carry the can, something Harris refuses to take responsibility for.
Do you think the current team available for selection has enough obvious and proven quality to be anywhere other than mid table?
I dont.
In fact some of the 11 are the quality that will take you down.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Regarding the OP, I was not a fan of that moment at all. Probably the worst thing he's done/said while being here.
Regarding players, I thought these tweets were interesting talking about Woods (formerly of Brentford now at Millwall) who has not been playing that well:
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The problem isn’t Woods it’s the players around him. Rowett needs time to build a team to fit his play style, which is difficult atm
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Exactly, been saying this myself. He’s still at large working with a Neil Harris squad!
Isn't that exactly the same situation here? Threads about Ojo and Wilson not lighting things up, admission that they could be doing better but identifying that players around them aren't suited to playing the same style because they're from the former manager, the new manager needing time to build a squad to fit their style of play which is difficult at the moment.
Question then becomes whether Harris is capable of taking a jump away from what he was doing at Millwall or whether we're never going to be a team that a former Brentford player can work in. Answer may be in what Harris has been saying in his slightly less pressurised press conferences: i) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50459523
ii) https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-neil-17843939
Still, it seems unlikely Harris is the man for us now, but still interesting to read those statements as they give clues to what board is looking for in a manager and what may come next.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Mourinhos not afraid to stick the boot in.
Delle Alli , Luke Shaw.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
Something has changed at Cardiff in recent months. Harris came in and turned around an underachieving side, but twelve months on, we seem to be back where we started. We can all see what's wrong with the team, so there's no doubt that both Harris and his players can see it as well. So what do they need to do?
From where I'm sitting, I look at the team on paper, and it looks like a pretty good team - one that should be competing at the top end of the table. Individually, we have a good set of players, but they don't seem to be gelling very well, and they aren't able to produce the results that the line-up would suggest are possible.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
Bacuna doesn't look like he's trying. Trotting back into position, not getting tight enough and allowing the cross, zero urgency bravery to put himself in a position where he might get done, he doesn't want to know, look how easily players go past him. I know that he's not very good, but he's getting off lightly in my opinion with fans saying that he's not a right back. He may well not be, that doesn't stop him showing some commitment to the cause, he's even stopped kicking players. Looks to me like he's downed tools a bit.
Looking at the body language, the demeanour of the players, the lack of urgency and belief, the feeling that after 10 minutes the whole team has run out of ideas, tells me that something ain't right.
The same can be said about any of our defence, defensive midfield too for that matter.
We have conceded some really poor goals this season, something that wasn't there, or if it was it wasn't obvious, last season.
Too many people unwilling, or not knowing how, to get a block in or stop a cross.
That could be down to the fact that Bacuna is a right sided midfielder and not a natural right sided defender which has disrupted the defence in general, but I doubt it as he has put in some good performances this season.
Unfortunately, the depth of quality there and in other key positions that most saw as a potential problem early on, is playing out.
I have to agree with the OP (lthough not having seen the interview myself so taking it as written) to blame a player, who has now left us, in a game that happened before the latest loss is a cheap shot, but an understandable one from a man who seems to be staring down the barrel, again.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Hilts
Do you think the current team available for selection has enough obvious and proven quality to be anywhere other than mid table?
I dont.
In fact some of the 11 are the quality that will take you down.
I don't buy the idea that our players are awful or relegation quality. The majority of our current strongest XI got us into 5th last season. 3 were key players in our promotion campaign, 2 are Welsh internationals who will certainly be going to the Euros in the summer. The keeper is widely acknowledged as one of the best in the division. Its not a bad side at this level
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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MacAdder
The same can be said about any of our defence, defensive midfield too for that matter.
We have conceded some really poor goals this season, something that wasn't there, or if it was it wasn't obvious, last season.
Too many people unwilling, or not knowing how, to get a block in or stop a cross.
That could be down to the fact that Bacuna is a right sided midfielder and not a natural right sided defender which has disrupted the defence in general, but I doubt it as he has put in some good performances this season.
Unfortunately, the depth of quality there and in other key positions that most saw as a potential problem early on, is playing out.
I have to agree with the OP (lthough not having seen the interview myself so taking it as written) to blame a player, who has now left us, in a game that happened before the latest loss is a cheap shot, but an understandable one from a man who seems to be staring down the barrel, again.
I picked up on bacuna because it look so obvious. Anyone that has played the game at any level knows that when a fullback stands off a wide man and allows the cross, it usually means that he doesn't fancy the 1 on 1, doesn't want to put himself in a position where he gets done, Bacuna does it quite often, with the thinking that he'll just push the problem a little further down the production line (centre backs defending the cross) sadly, quality control (Morrison and Nelson) aren't picking up on things at the moment. Bacuna's biggest problem at right back is that he has no turn of pace, he is done easily on the outside and that isn't compensated by a central defender pulling over to help him, he can't tackle either.
We are poor all over the pitch, when the quality runs dry (which is often the case at our club) then workrate, honesty and character are the traits that we've relied onto get us through, although those attributes seem to be abandoning us at the moment as well, which is very worrying in my opinion, because we are massively reliant on those aspects of the game.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Hilts
I think its clear how important Tomlin was for us.
Having him in the team also helped the likes of Ralls and Bacuna.
Yes, the Tomlin of last season has been a big miss and I agree about Ralls especially who I'd say is having his worst season for a while.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Hilts
I think its clear how important Tomlin was for us.
Having him in the team also helped the likes of Ralls and Bacuna.
We've 'strengthened' in every department except centre midfield - the engine room of a side. With Tomlin absent there's nothing there to trouble teams.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
AfricanBluebird
but surely there is a less cowardly manager available.
Joey Barton :hehe:
Seriousness though, I agree with every word you have written here. I want him gone asap. Who do we replace him with though? Any decent European managers out there?
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
I picked up on bacuna because it look so obvious. Anyone that has played the game at any level knows that when a fullback stands off a wide man and allows the cross, it usually means that he doesn't fancy the 1 on 1, doesn't want to put himself in a position where he gets done, Bacuna does it quite often, with the thinking that he'll just push the problem a little further down the production line (centre backs defending the cross) sadly, quality control (Morrison and Nelson) aren't picking up on things at the moment. Bacuna's biggest problem at right back is that he has no turn of pace, he is done easily on the outside and that isn't compensated by a central defender pulling over to help him, he can't tackle either.
We are poor all over the pitch, when the quality runs dry (which is often the case at our club) then workrate, honesty and character are the traits that we've relied onto get us through, although those attributes seem to be abandoning us at the moment as well, which is very worrying in my opinion, because we are massively reliant on those aspects of the game.
I agree entirely with your second paragraph. At the moment we're poor at the things we're usually good at, that's why I brought up the matter of the players getting away with things - I would have thought Neil Harris would have been taking things like that for granted at the start of the season.
Can I ask you as someone who has a better idea than most of us of how pros feel about the game given your time with the club, would there be any resentment at having to play in what is still a pretty regimented manner for a side that gives the impression at times that it does not want to have the football week in, week out, season in season out? If it was me, I'd hate having to play like we do all of the time, but then I've only ever played the game for enjoyment, do those who play it for a living have an attitude which says they pay my wages so I do what I'm told unquestioningly, or do they look at other clubs that play in a more progressive and entertaining manner and think that could be me?
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
I picked up on bacuna because it look so obvious. Anyone that has played the game at any level knows that when a fullback stands off a wide man and allows the cross, it usually means that he doesn't fancy the 1 on 1, doesn't want to put himself in a position where he gets done, Bacuna does it quite often, with the thinking that he'll just push the problem a little further down the production line (centre backs defending the cross) sadly, quality control (Morrison and Nelson) aren't picking up on things at the moment. Bacuna's biggest problem at right back is that he has no turn of pace, he is done easily on the outside and that isn't compensated by a central defender pulling over to help him, he can't tackle either.
We are poor all over the pitch, when the quality runs dry (which is often the case at our club) then workrate, honesty and character are the traits that we've relied onto get us through, although those attributes seem to be abandoning us at the moment as well, which is very worrying in my opinion, because we are massively reliant on those aspects of the game.
Yes, but isn't that because he's NOT a full back and he's doing his best to cover a position he's been asked to fill in for?
He knows he'd get beaten if he closed in on his man all the time so he's doing the next best thing and trying to close him down a bit and still stay active in the play.
Can't blame him for that. I think he's done well covering there on the odd occasion but he shouldn't be expected to do it every week.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Hilts
Adam Matthews and Dave Jones comes to mind.
Benkovic is gone though and he did feck up.
The only thing re Matthews is that we now know that he was quite unprofessional and plenty of players told him to sort himself out. Gabbs spoke about it on Elis James' Feast of Football openly. He really should have kicked on, and perhaps Jones was exasperated with him. Jones rarely dug anyone else out (I could be wrong about that, it was 10 years ago!)
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
We are poor all over the pitch, when the quality runs dry (which is often the case at our club) then workrate, honesty and character are the traits that we've relied onto get us through, although those attributes seem to be abandoning us at the moment as well, which is very worrying in my opinion, because we are massively reliant on those aspects of the game.
This is why Harris needs to go, the players have quit on him.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
I agree entirely with your second paragraph. At the moment we're poor at the things we're usually good at, that's why I brought up the matter of the players getting away with things - I would have thought Neil Harris would have been taking things like that for granted at the start of the season.
Can I ask you as someone who has a better idea than most of us of how pros feel about the game given your time with the club, would there be any resentment at having to play in what is still a pretty regimented manner for a side that gives the impression at times that it does not want to have the football week in, week out, season in season out? If it was me, I'd hate having to play like we do all of the time, but then I've only ever played the game for enjoyment, do those who play it for a living have an attitude which says they pay my wages so I do what I'm told unquestioningly, or do they look at other clubs that play in a more progressive and entertaining manner and think that could be me?
Well, it was a long time ago, and the game has moved on massively, and i didn't get to any great heights on the playing side of things, although i was around professionals for a decent period of time. Most of the players i was around couldn't really play anyway :hehe: I can recall certain players being more professional than others, Alan Curtis, Ian rodgerson, George wood and Leigh Barnard. Those players cared about their preparation and they stayed out after training. They also spoke about the game and how they thought it should be played, even if, at times, they didn't have the ability to implement it.
The game wasn't as technical back then, although i do remember arguments in training, especially from midfield players who would get frustrated at the ball going long from fullbacks etc, although that was what Burrows and Ashurst wanted. I'd say that most of the playing staff weren't that concerned with the style of play back then as long ball was the norm, and most of them (including myself, although i did like to play) didn't have the ability to carry out a more passing, technical based style.
From my point of view (and that of other young players that were at the club at the same time) the training and coaching was shit, it squeezed any amount of ability out of a player, it was all about hitting channels. The youth-reserve team coach was Bob Smith, he wasn't a nice man at all, a bully, we reported him to our PFA rep (Nick Platneaur) at the time, but nothing came of it.
Do i think that players care? Some more than others, most didn't really give a shit and were just after a contract in my opinion.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
RonnieBird
Yes, but isn't that because he's NOT a full back and he's doing his best to cover a position he's been asked to fill in for?
He knows he'd get beaten if he closed in on his man all the time so he's doing the next best thing and trying to close him down a bit and still stay active in the play.
Can't blame him for that. I think he's done well covering there on the odd occasion but he shouldn't be expected to do it every week.
It's because he doesn't fancy it. He's only being asked to get a bit tighter and to make the opposition player think a bit, narrow his options. He's not interested in my opinion.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
AfricanBluebird
While we have all witnessed some absolutely awful managers I can't remember ever having a manager as cowardly as Harris.
He is odious and a coward.
Reading his interview after the Forest defeat was embarrassing.
Blaming a player, who is no longer with us, for conceding two goals against Wycombe is a cowardly act. The Wycombe game was last week and he should have been concentrating on the defeat against Forest this weekend. It's pathetic blaming a player who he doesn't have to look in the eye today at training. Leicester won't be loaning us players anytime soon, so there will be longer term ramifications of not using a loan signing and slagging him off the moment he leaves the club.
Also, nearly all of his comments and excused about the games we lose is about 'conceding a soft goal'. He rarely blames his teams inability to keep the ball, pass the ball, the poor tactics, the poor substitutions, lack of energy, lack of pace etc... why? because all of those things reflect HIS management style and approach... and it is easier for him to blame individual mistakes as it shifts responsibility away from his own failures and onto individuals.
I know people have pointed out the lack of managerial options out there to replace him, but surely there is a less cowardly manager available.
Do you realise that Brendan Rodgers has also called out Benkovic in public? I doubt that Harris has burned any bridges with Leicester by doing the same.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Pedro de la Rosa
The only thing re Matthews is that we now know that he was quite unprofessional and plenty of players told him to sort himself out. Gabbs spoke about it on Elis James' Feast of Football openly. He really should have kicked on, and perhaps Jones was exasperated with him. Jones rarely dug anyone else out (I could be wrong about that, it was 10 years ago!)
Do you know which episode it was?
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
I picked up on bacuna because it look so obvious. Anyone that has played the game at any level knows that when a fullback stands off a wide man and allows the cross, it usually means that he doesn't fancy the 1 on 1, doesn't want to put himself in a position where he gets done, Bacuna does it quite often, with the thinking that he'll just push the problem a little further down the production line (centre backs defending the cross) sadly, quality control (Morrison and Nelson) aren't picking up on things at the moment. Bacuna's biggest problem at right back is that he has no turn of pace, he is done easily on the outside and that isn't compensated by a central defender pulling over to help him, he can't tackle either.
We are poor all over the pitch, when the quality runs dry (which is often the case at our club) then workrate, honesty and character are the traits that we've relied onto get us through, although those attributes seem to be abandoning us at the moment as well, which is very worrying in my opinion, because we are massively reliant on those aspects of the game.
Bacuna's biggest problem that he is playing in defence when he is not a defender!
Even good defenders get done by a good winger and with no experience at the back to tell him what he should be doing now Morrison is injured, this looks like that may well continue if sides have done their homework on us.
We are in agreement that we have problems, "in key areas" or "all over the pitch".
In Bacuna's case it must be soul-destroying for a natural attacking player to see poor players in front of him squandering chances (especially when they are sparce) and losing the ball easily, even moreso when it looks like many aren't trying (perhaps some are trying but others just aren't up to it).
We don't have any willing runners now Mark Harris is out of favour which doesn't help and the ball keeps coming back, usually down our weakest flank.
It's no wonder Bacuna is being exposed.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
LeningradCowboy
Do you realise that Brendan Rodgers has also called out Benkovic in public? I doubt that Harris has burned any bridges with Leicester by doing the same.
He called him out in public. He didn't directly blame him for costing the club a result and single him out in a poor team performance. Also, Harris is no Brendan Rodgers. Maybe when Brendan Rodgers calls you out, if gives you a kick up the arse and sends a message to the rest of the squad. I very much doubt that Harris holds sway in equal measure.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
Well, it was a long time ago, and the game has moved on massively, and i didn't get to any great heights on the playing side of things, although i was around professionals for a decent period of time. Most of the players i was around couldn't really play anyway :hehe: I can recall certain players being more professional than others, Alan Curtis, Ian rodgerson, George wood and Leigh Barnard. Those players cared about their preparation and they stayed out after training. They also spoke about the game and how they thought it should be played, even if, at times, they didn't have the ability to implement it.
The game wasn't as technical back then, although i do remember arguments in training, especially from midfield players who would get frustrated at the ball going long from fullbacks etc, although that was what Burrows and Ashurst wanted. I'd say that most of the playing staff weren't that concerned with the style of play back then as long ball was the norm, and most of them (including myself, although i did like to play) didn't have the ability to carry out a more passing, technical based style.
From my point of view (and that of other young players that were at the club at the same time) the training and coaching was shit, it squeezed any amount of ability out of a player, it was all about hitting channels. The youth-reserve team coach was Bob Smith, he wasn't a nice man at all, a bully, we reported him to our PFA rep (Nick Platneaur) at the time, but nothing came of it.
Do i think that players care? Some more than others, most didn't really give a shit and were just after a contract in my opinion.
Thanks, I suppose it's the same as in other walks of life, there will be those who are conscientious and serious about their work, others who just see it as a wage packet and most others who come somewhere in the middle. I do wonder though whether, with it being a more technical game these days, we might have a few who are not happy about having to play in what I'd say in a pretty untechnical way.
Whatever the truth about that, I do agree that something seems different this season - we seem to have a bit of a "soft centre" and the fact we've conceded the first goal so often does make me wonder about concentration levels.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Just out of interest, when a Play Off team ends up having the sort of season we are after not losing too many of the previous seasons players, what sort of proportion of the blame should be directed at the players, because it seems to me that ours are getting off virtually Scot free.
I'd be interested to know why the players are going through the motions. The sudden drop off in form isn't just that players aren't good enough, or a few injuries.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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Originally Posted by
LeningradCowboy
Do you realise that Brendan Rodgers has also called out Benkovic in public? I doubt that Harris has burned any bridges with Leicester by doing the same.
Rodgers merely pointed out that he needed to impress more in training to get a chance.
Harris blamed him for losing to Wycombe. ... After he left the club.
Yes he made an important mistake or two, but the whole team was awful and didn't perform. To pick on him solely, I thought was below the belt.
I hope we haven't burnt bridges with any club. But Benkovic will certainly not be praising Cardiff or Harris to teammates.
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Re: Harris (a wee rant, sorry)
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the other bob wilson
Thanks, I suppose it's the same as in other walks of life, there will be those who are conscientious and serious about their work, others who just see it as a wage packet and most others who come somewhere in the middle. I do wonder though whether, with it being a more technical game these days, we might have a few who are not happy about having to play in what I'd say in a pretty untechnical way.
Whatever the truth about that, I do agree that something seems different this season - we seem to have a bit of a "soft centre" and the fact we've conceded the first goal so often does make me wonder about concentration levels.
Certainly something seems different this season and yes players are to blame, but at the end of the day the manager has to take responsibility.
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Top be fair to Benkovic, whilst he had a bit of a stinker of a debut, he hadn't played all season except for a couple fo U23 games. He only came on when Morrison was injured and was expected to be wonderful. Perhaps if Harris had rotated his players more he would have a had a few game under his belt by the time of the Wycombe game. And for Swansea too when he played the same starting XI 5 games in a row I think.
It is, however, unacceptable for Harris to call out Benkovic in these circumstances. He's just trying to deflect blame off himself. I wonder how Benkovic feels, being given a chance to get games at a Championship club and then never used.
Harris said he had spoke to the owner and the board last week and wants to keep the discussion private. Fair enough, but it would appear he has been warned that his time with us could be limited.
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Do you know which episode it was?
Erm, good question! I think it would have been early last season, before a Wales game where they spoke about Matthews getting his career back on track at Charlton and performing at Championship level.
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Certainly something seems different this season and yes players are to blame, but at the end of the day the manager has to take responsibility.
I agree (what looks like bad news today with Osei-Tutu only further highlights our manager's blunder when it comes to the right back position) that Neil Harris has had a poor second season after what was an impressive first one. I certainly don't think this squad of players is as poor as some on here do - if they were, then we could be said to be doing well to be where we are, but, for me, we've been under achieving all season apart from that run a month ago when it looked like we'd turned a corner.
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I also don’t think the squad is as poor as some say, it’s not just the style of play, there is definitely something missing from the intensity and pace that we’re playing at, the players just seem to be going through the motions. It was noticeable in that run of 4 consecutive games that we won , that we picked the pace up, closed down quicker , worked harder in all areas of the pitch. Watching some of the FA cup games over the weekend, even the lower league sides were working harder than we do to close players down and press harder