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Why do people take the opinions of people like this Scott Johnson character as gospel?
He mentions whyte, and Pack not making an effort to help him etc yet clear as day on the radio they mentioned how Pack had a word with him about his positioning etc and staying a constant danger to his fullback by being out wide. If that isn’t help and talking I don’t know what the **** is.
Why are these idiots allowed to tweet and influence so many fans?
😂😂😂 of course he is I’ve just woke up grumpy.
People who can’t think will repeat that as gospel, you look around the erm less intelligent message boards at people repeating how Pack isn’t an influence on the pitch and needs to help inexperienced players like whyte more...
We've never been creative under Warnock, unless people have a different view on what 'Creative' means. When Warnock came in you could see that he was trying to get the team to play a quicker kind of football, a game that consisted of getting the ball out wide as quickly as possible and delivering a ball into the box with a midfield player supporting. That style was under construction during his first season and then ramped up for the first three months of the promotion season that saw us play an aggressive (not dirty)high tempo, high fitness expansive long ball game, there was method to it. I commented at the time that it was like watching an action movie. The plot wasn't great, the script was emotive and basic and deep down it sort of betrayed your senses and like most action movies you sort of disapproved of the main protagonist and his motives although by the end of it you're cheering him on and getting caught up in the emotion and vulgarity. That's how it felt to me.
Something changed after we absolutely smashed Leeds at home. I think that Warnock had surprised himself, but maybe an element of doubt had crept in. There was no way NML was going to keep performing in the way he had, same for Hoilett and Bamba and our free transfer from Walsall (Etheridge) i really think that Warnock doubted the longevity of what we had witnessed up to that point and decided on becomimg more conservative, sitting deeper, giving up possession and relying on pace on the counter in order to get us up.
The debate on Warnocks style will go on for as long as he's at the club. Some people quote 'tippy tappy football' in defence of Warnock but rarely give any opinion on what they've witnessed, even when one of our players doesn't even have the option of passing the ball to a team mate (it happens to murphy constantly) It's an odd defence to make as we've never really been a 'footballing' team, most people who watch the City know that. I reckon that somewhere in the middle of what Warnock likes and a bit of football would suit those who or critical or even that all action fast paced style that we saw initially, nobody is asking for twenty pass passages of play.
The last sentence is true- but it’s also what every team is striving for. However in the championship you will always end up short in one of the areas.
It’s better to be good at what you are good at I think. Whatever that good is.
My biggest disappointment yesterday was the stupid goal we conceded. If we cut out things like that we will be fine.
Great blog as usual Bob. I'm so glad you managed to sort out your computer problems.
I agree entirely with your assessment and with your thoughts on Pack in particular. If he keeps up this standard he will prove a shrewd signing and a firm fans' favourite. A great cameo finish from Vassell too and Glatzel fitted the bill despite minimal support. However, despite the welcome win, it has to be said the football was often turgid and it begs the question how well we are likely to fare against the better fancied teams in the division.
My biggest concern though, even if we enjoy a glorious promotion season yet again (or more accurately because of it) is how likely is it that this squad of enthusiastic buccaneers will make the successful transition to Premier League standard? Given that this will be Warnock's last season, any new man, even if he were of the calibre of Pep Guardiola, would have a massive task on his hands. How could anyone manage to achieve the significant wholesale changes required even if he were backed by a more generous board than ours appears to be?
I don’t think the changes have to be that dramatic.
Put someone in defence that is comfortable on the ball, add pace to right back, if pack is decent at picking a pass, and Vaulks makes it into the team you have 2 midfielders comfortable on the ball. Add a bit of creativity behind Glatzel who has the look of an all rounder and you have basic changes to the team to make it more of a “playing team”
I thought we were breathtaking to watch at the start of 17/18.
Almost like we were carving teams up like a hot knife through butter. Sexy may not be the way to describe the football but I always had that word “overwhelmed” in my mind when watching the opposition try to cope.
We may not hit those dizzy heights of 2 years ago but we had another less glamorous 5 game winning run and then an 8 game winning run thereafter. I’d take that.
Not bothered about losing a player who scored 19 goals in the Championship two years ago?
The last time City had a forward who scored that many goals at this level was a decade ago.
I can kind of understand what you're saying, though. The Reid signing was odd from the start. After all, Warnock was never likely to set up his team to play to Reid's strengths, which makes you wonder why he signed him in the first place.