Originally Posted by
llan bluebird
Schoolboy naivety in trying to create a Roy of the Rover managerial story because the owner had a hunch.
Possession-based football isn't the goal, pulling teams around the pitch to create the overloads or the 1 on 1's you planned for is the purpose, but Pep Morison thought just kicking the ball sideways was progressive enough, and in Ryan Wintle he found his man. Wintle is a good player and a good pro but its so safe and slow it was pointless playing that way, and with the exception of Philogene in the middle third of the season we had no x factor to counter the limited creativity of the team.
Siosis first instinct is to pass forward, he has the ability to do it as well which helps :) This is the difference to me. Wintle has dropped from first choice to third. He'll have great games but he isn't the player to carry you through the season