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Post by highlights on Sept 27, 2017 13:16:13 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game.
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Post by uptheus on Sept 27, 2017 13:26:42 GMT
Sorry, but who cares as the only real analysis is, it was 3-0. Back to basics for me e.g. 4-4-2, when we haven't got the ball every team member is a defender when we win it back every team member is effectively an attacker. Attack as a team, defend as a team. When we've got the ball guard it with your life, because generally the opposition tend to struggle to score a goal if they haven't got the ball. And if you lose it get it back as though it is your life. Adapt this approach and perform better than your assigned counterpart, and you won't go far wrong.
It also helps if you're MATCH fit without carrying an injury. Oh and also understand one another.
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Post by yellowsubmarine on Sept 27, 2017 14:20:58 GMT
Don't take the 'expert bashing' personally. I'm a youth team coach at grassroots level and I'm always keen to learn from those in the professional game.
I think there's a lot of frustration that the good work of the Appleton era may be unravelling and fans know only too well the dark times this club could quite easily return to. I wasn't old enough to see the glory days of the 80s so I went from seeing the exciting 95/96 team to waiting 20 years to see another Oxford team play exhilarating football. I don't think anyone fancies another 20 years of what proceeded Appleton (minus some success under Wilder) and those fears are leading to knee jerking and tension on the forum. Don't take it personally
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Sept 27, 2017 14:56:55 GMT
Surely the more interesting question isn't WHAT is happening - but WHY?
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 27, 2017 16:19:00 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. You have to stand and be counted on the quality of what you write, not expect genuflection just because you claim to be an expert. This kind of tactical stuff is (mildly) interesting - though, as another poster says, less interesting than WHY - and is granular and low-level. Sort of what Bondy does at OUFC. But when you ascend from the camcorder to start divining what should and shouldn't happen at boardroom level, you sound less convincing (I assume you've never been a football club director) and you should expect to be called on it. Ultimately, it's for directors to decide how long a manager should or should not be given. Inevitably, the trade union of football people claim that a manager should be allowed to fail indefinitely without dismissal. Turkeys don't tend to like the idea of Christmas too much. But there are good Board decisions to sack early, as well as good Board decisions to stick with their man. People long held Arsenal in high regard for having kept Wenger in situ for so long. But it's easy to forget that Arsene replaced Bruce Rioch, who was shovelled out of the door in next to no time after finishing in upper mid-table in the top flight, from memory. I liked and admired Gary Waddock as a man, but it's hard now to claim that Ashton should have kept him in place instead of firing him after two months in charge. For a while, I was a horseracing pundit/ expert and was engaged endlessly by punters who vehemently disgareed with something I had said or written. If my defence had been "Listen here, peasants, I'm an expert and you need to accept what I say as read" I would have been punched in the gob. There are two other posters on here that I know for sure have worked professionally in football. But they don't get queeny about their status protecting them from discussion and criticism - in fact, they never mention their CV. Ultimately, no-one's opinions are tablets of stone. It's great to have a variety of different posters on here, and I certainly have no problem with you venturing your job as a reason why people might be interested in what you have to say. But if what you want is hero worship, just PM Wiggy and he'll sort you out...
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Post by scotchegg on Sept 27, 2017 18:05:58 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. If my defence had been "Listen here, peasants, I'm an expert and you need to accept what I say as read" I would have been punched in the gob. See you learnt nothing from these days as you continue to talk down to everyone because you once earnt 20 quid a game!!! Happy to join the queue for the punching too!
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Post by pottersrightboot on Sept 27, 2017 20:35:32 GMT
Keep it up highlights; interesting analysis.
I'm very interested in knowing what exactly is wrong with Thomas. It's as clear as mud .
Is he yet another player on strike?
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Post by botox on Sept 27, 2017 20:54:25 GMT
Great analysis, thanks for posting. What I cant get my head around is how we have gone from a confident quality passing and entertaining team to this shambles. Also, why has Eales suddenly gone awol now we are playing shite, cant move without tripping over him usually. Probably going to gets get a digitally punch in the gob for this now
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Post by jambon46 on Sept 27, 2017 21:09:03 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. Good work Highlights, I like your unbiased reports. Take no notice of Charlie he seems to be quite condescending not sure why he should be, at the end of the day it's a fans forum not a university dissertation
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Post by paulbeasley on Sept 27, 2017 21:14:15 GMT
I'm with those who enjoy reading these posts. Very informative.
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Post by jambon46 on Sept 27, 2017 21:51:25 GMT
Great analysis, thanks for posting. What I cant get my head around is how we have gone from a confident quality passing and entertaining team to this shambles. Also, why has Eales suddenly gone awol now we are playing shite, cant move without tripping over him usually. Probably going to gets get a digitally punch in the gob for this now No good point made, lets hope this our dip in the season, as I said in another post players don't get shit overnight.
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Post by Denissmithswig on Sept 27, 2017 23:25:01 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. You have to stand and be counted on the quality of what you write, not expect genuflection just because you claim to be an expert. This kind of tactical stuff is (mildly) interesting - though, as another poster says, less interesting than WHY - and is granular and low-level. Sort of what Bondy does at OUFC. But when you ascend from the camcorder to start divining what should and shouldn't happen at boardroom level, you sound less convincing (I assume you've never been a football club director) and you should expect to be called on it. Ultimately, it's for directors to decide how long a manager should or should not be given. Inevitably, the trade union of football people claim that a manager should be allowed to fail indefinitely without dismissal. Turkeys don't tend to like the idea of Christmas too much. But there are good Board decisions to sack early, as well as good Board decisions to stick with their man. People long held Arsenal in high regard for having kept Wenger in situ for so long. But it's easy to forget that Arsene replaced Bruce Rioch, who was shovelled out of the door in next to no time after finishing in upper mid-table in the top flight, from memory. I liked and admired Gary Waddock as a man, but it's hard now to claim that Ashton should have kept him in place instead of firing him after two months in charge. For a while, I was a horseracing pundit/ expert and was engaged endlessly by punters who vehemently disgareed with something I had said or written. If my defence had been "Listen here, peasants, I'm an expert and you need to accept what I say as read" I would have been punched in the gob. There are two other posters on here that I know for sure have worked professionally in football. But they don't get queeny about their status protecting them from discussion and criticism - in fact, they never mention their CV. Ultimately, no-one's opinions are tablets of stone. It's great to have a variety of different posters on here, and I certainly have no problem with you venturing your job as a reason why people might be interested in what you have to say. But if what you want is hero worship, just PM Wiggy and he'll sort you out... You really do have a problem with me don't you Charlie? Is it because I have seen through your little vendetta against the club? Out of interest how do I try and get 'hero worshipped'? I post my views on OUFC and football in general like most other posters. If you have a problem with that then I do apologise. You do seem to like to belittle a select few posters. Maybe you feel inferior to them? Hopefully someone will come along and defend my integrity as I've heard bad things happen if you don't employ someone to do that. Oh and good analysis yet again Highlights.
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Post by Beav on Sept 28, 2017 1:26:05 GMT
Always read these but don't really understand the love-in. No disrespect meant, you're always spot on. I just don't feel they provide any more insight to just watching the clip myself.
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 28, 2017 7:11:19 GMT
You have to stand and be counted on the quality of what you write, not expect genuflection just because you claim to be an expert. This kind of tactical stuff is (mildly) interesting - though, as another poster says, less interesting than WHY - and is granular and low-level. Sort of what Bondy does at OUFC. But when you ascend from the camcorder to start divining what should and shouldn't happen at boardroom level, you sound less convincing (I assume you've never been a football club director) and you should expect to be called on it. Ultimately, it's for directors to decide how long a manager should or should not be given. Inevitably, the trade union of football people claim that a manager should be allowed to fail indefinitely without dismissal. Turkeys don't tend to like the idea of Christmas too much. But there are good Board decisions to sack early, as well as good Board decisions to stick with their man. People long held Arsenal in high regard for having kept Wenger in situ for so long. But it's easy to forget that Arsene replaced Bruce Rioch, who was shovelled out of the door in next to no time after finishing in upper mid-table in the top flight, from memory. I liked and admired Gary Waddock as a man, but it's hard now to claim that Ashton should have kept him in place instead of firing him after two months in charge. For a while, I was a horseracing pundit/ expert and was engaged endlessly by punters who vehemently disgareed with something I had said or written. If my defence had been "Listen here, peasants, I'm an expert and you need to accept what I say as read" I would have been punched in the gob. There are two other posters on here that I know for sure have worked professionally in football. But they don't get queeny about their status protecting them from discussion and criticism - in fact, they never mention their CV. Ultimately, no-one's opinions are tablets of stone. It's great to have a variety of different posters on here, and I certainly have no problem with you venturing your job as a reason why people might be interested in what you have to say. But if what you want is hero worship, just PM Wiggy and he'll sort you out... You really do have a problem with me don't you Charlie? Is it because I have seen through your little vendetta against the club? Out of interest how do I try and get 'hero worshipped'? I post my views on OUFC and football in general like most other posters. If you have a problem with that then I do apologise. You do seem to like to belittle a select few posters. Maybe you feel inferior to them? Hopefully someone will come along and defend my integrity as I've bad things happen if you don't employ someone to that. Oh and good analysis yet again Highlights. Leaving aside barely being able to understand a word of the post above (late night out?), just for clarification: no, you don't seek hero worship. You seek TO hero worship. It makes you entirely unable to take a nuanced view of anything. And it means that if anybody dares question your idols, you react like a 14 year-old girl being told that Justin Bieber is crap at singing. It's a phase. I went through it around the time that Denis Smith was wearing his wig.
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Post by ian on Sept 28, 2017 8:19:02 GMT
How much time does Charlie have? It's like he's on another planet with 50 hour days.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Sept 28, 2017 8:38:49 GMT
You really do have a problem with me don't you Charlie? Is it because I have seen through your little vendetta against the club? Out of interest how do I try and get 'hero worshipped'? I post my views on OUFC and football in general like most other posters. If you have a problem with that then I do apologise. You do seem to like to belittle a select few posters. Maybe you feel inferior to them? Hopefully someone will come along and defend my integrity as I've bad things happen if you don't employ someone to that. Oh and good analysis yet again Highlights. Leaving aside barely being able to understand a word of the post above (late night out?), just for clarification: no, you don't seek hero worship. You seek TO hero worship. It makes you entirely unable to take a nuanced view of anything. And it means that if anybody dares question your idols, you react like a 14 year-old girl being told that Justin Bieber is crap at singing. It's a phase. I went through it around the time that Denis Smith was wearing his wig. Well at least you've got one thing right Charlie.....
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 28, 2017 8:41:39 GMT
How much time does Charlie have? It's like he's on another planet with 50 hour days. Yup. At home recovering from a cancer op.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Sept 28, 2017 8:47:51 GMT
How much time does Charlie have? It's like he's on another planet with 50 hour days. He is Nosferatu, Vampyre..the un-dead...a phantom wraith, his spirit destined to wander in the twilight zone between dark and light for all eternity.
Who you gonna call ??
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Post by diagocostapacket on Sept 28, 2017 8:49:21 GMT
How much time does Charlie have? It's like he's on another planet with 50 hour days. Yup. At home recovering from a cancer op. Well joking aside..good luck with that..been there myself..total prostectomy
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Post by brassmonkey on Sept 28, 2017 10:22:22 GMT
i have played semi pro in different European countries. Never question my knowledge again oh and pep out
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Post by randomox on Sept 28, 2017 11:43:42 GMT
Highlights - we cant all be "experts" like some on here claim to be, so please continue with your contributions for the rest of us!
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Post by swissyellow on Sept 28, 2017 11:48:07 GMT
Keep posting, I love reading it. Anyone doesnt like the posts they can move on to the next thread.
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Post by botox on Sept 28, 2017 12:37:57 GMT
I agree, keep posting. After reading his analysis, on following games rather than mostly following the ball, I try to look out for the things he's flagged up. Paul, I also enjoy reading your slant on things as well, especially away games as I don't go too many of them
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Post by Pete Burrett on Sept 28, 2017 12:50:28 GMT
I agree, keep posting. After reading his analysis, on following games rather than mostly following the ball, I try to look out for the things he's flagged up. Paul, I also enjoy reading your slant on things as well, especially away games as I don't go too many of them I agree on both counts. Even if I'm at a match - rare event, regrettably - all I can concentrate on is following the ball. I never appreciate the wider scenario: players making space, covering back, marking opponents etc etc. Anything than can give me a wider perspective is welcome. I don't consider that to be fawning to 'highlights', just appreciating his input.
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Post by Toeby on Sept 28, 2017 13:04:35 GMT
I agree, keep posting. After reading his analysis, on following games rather than mostly following the ball, I try to look out for the things he's flagged up. Paul, I also enjoy reading your slant on things as well, especially away games as I don't go too many of them I agree on both counts. Even if I'm at a match - rare event, regrettably - all I can concentrate on is following the ball. I never appreciate the wider scenario: players making space, covering back, marking opponents etc etc. Anything than can give me a wider perspective is welcome. I don't consider that to be fawning to 'highlights', just appreciating his input. I agree. I always find it interesting how fans see the game differently. Partly I think it's because some (like highlights) have a better understanding than others. But I also think the view you have of the pitch greatly affects your opinion of a game too. When I've been behind the goal in the front row I've noticed how Eastwood's taken a step just at the right time to then get out in time for a one on one, because it's right in my line of sight, but then I've totally missed something that someone with a 'TV view' has seen. Regardless, people have different views. That's life. If you don't agree then that's fine, but there's no need to be a knob about it.
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Post by Colin B on Sept 28, 2017 13:07:54 GMT
I also enjoy reading the reviews from both Highlights and Paul Beasley. They both take a different approach and both add something different.
I know who Paul is, but do find myself playing a game of "who is Highlights?" and wonder if I know him too?
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 28, 2017 13:09:49 GMT
Yup. At home recovering from a cancer op. Well joking aside..good luck with that..been there myself..total prostectomy Thank you, Diago. The prognosis is pretty good after a radical orchiectomy, so I hope to see you at an away weekend golf course soon (bit jealous after Blackpool!)
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 28, 2017 13:22:06 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. Good work Highlights, I like your unbiased reports. Take no notice of Charlie he seems to be quite condescending not sure why he should be, at the end of the day it's a fans forum not a university dissertation Yes, quite. My point entirely. It's a FANS forum, not a forum for a low-level camcorder analyst to sneer at fans. On another thread, 'highlights' used his self-appointed status as expert to declaim pompously against fans (Not me I have to add) who don't think that Pep should be given a blank cheque. 'Fans need to understand....' I merely pointed out to him that that is a call for a football club board, something that he has no experience of or expertise in. And that therefore while he is welcome to his opinion, and more than welcome to post it, that opinion carries no more weight than, say, Ryan Bird, whose post he seemed to be reacting to. So keep posting, old boy. Keep pointing out to the blind that the left back has not pressured a cross. But you'll need to accept that your tactical brilliance doesn't inure you to people disagreeing. And if that makes you feel queenie then tough!
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Post by followtheox (the original) on Sept 28, 2017 13:34:25 GMT
Hi all, Interesting to see some of the comments on here... Some of the 'expert bashing' a select few of my colleagues warned me about when I suggested posting here is starting to occur. Don't fear informed comment. Use it as a building block to form your own opinion. Highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2xxokhTWE- I don't know how we ended up so out of balance, but why is Mous so far over on the wing? Guard the space! There's no point man marking someone on the halfway line. It's really odd positioning. It forces Williamson to come across - who is beaten far too easy. Credit to Ruffels, that cover run was needed to add the pressure. - This is a quality, quality ball by Henry. Perhaps he needs to be in a central role more often? Weight, position, you won't see better in the PL. I've spoken before about first touches for strikers. This is what let's Hall down. His first touch needs be positive, so his second can be a strike. Instead it's weak, second touch needed, and finally by the time he shoots his space is nearly gone. A great coach once told me - three touch football doesn't exist. You either play one or two touch, or you take many touches to advance the ball. Case in point. - Credit where it's due, that's an exception cross from Maguire. You can't prevent that. Whip, bend, perfect. But my concern is Williamson never leaves the ground. Out fought, out thought, regardless of being off-side. A real worry. Great save. - Firstly that's a great lay off by VK under pressure. He's got the presence of mind to utilise the gap he's created by dropping short. Another example of first touches. This time it's perfect weight, just slightly too wide (VK would argue it was away from the man, so was perfect). But the two first touch meant the space he created was kept usable. Unlucky. - That's very soft. The only thing I would say is, why take the chance of a little shove? He's clearly not going to get to that ball... Why give the ref the option? - Goal - Pause at 1.12. Tell me how Bury escape with the ball from this scenario? It's not good enough. Either you press as a group properly and win the ball, or you mark properly. It leads to a man having a free run towards the box, Nelson has to come meet him, then the runner has gone. From there, not much you can do. - Good cross, but with the height on it, that should be defendable. Williamson gets himself in such a mess. Gets completely under the ball, no longer goal-side. Nowhere near the ball - free header. Really poor. - Not much to discuss, Payne loses it and puts us in a mess - On what planet is that the right thing to do captain??? A blind pass across the line? Play the way you're facing! This is stuff you teach 14 year olds. Eastwood is on for an easy pass. Love the backheel by Maguire. Takes two players out the game. You have to stand and be counted on the quality of what you write, not expect genuflection just because you claim to be an expert. This kind of tactical stuff is (mildly) interesting - though, as another poster says, less interesting than WHY - and is granular and low-level. Sort of what Bondy does at OUFC. But when you ascend from the camcorder to start divining what should and shouldn't happen at boardroom level, you sound less convincing (I assume you've never been a football club director) and you should expect to be called on it. Ultimately, it's for directors to decide how long a manager should or should not be given. Inevitably, the trade union of football people claim that a manager should be allowed to fail indefinitely without dismissal. Turkeys don't tend to like the idea of Christmas too much. But there are good Board decisions to sack early, as well as good Board decisions to stick with their man. People long held Arsenal in high regard for having kept Wenger in situ for so long. But it's easy to forget that Arsene replaced Bruce Rioch, who was shovelled out of the door in next to no time after finishing in upper mid-table in the top flight, from memory. I liked and admired Gary Waddock as a man, but it's hard now to claim that Ashton should have kept him in place instead of firing him after two months in charge. For a while, I was a horseracing pundit/ expert and was engaged endlessly by punters who vehemently disgareed with something I had said or written. If my defence had been "Listen here, peasants, I'm an expert and you need to accept what I say as read" I would have been punched in the gob. There are two other posters on here that I know for sure have worked professionally in football. But they don't get queeny about their status protecting them from discussion and criticism - in fact, they never mention their CV. Ultimately, no-one's opinions are tablets of stone. It's great to have a variety of different posters on here, and I certainly have no problem with you venturing your job as a reason why people might be interested in what you have to say. But if what you want is hero worship, just PM Wiggy and he'll sort you out... I actually think this is a pretty good post. Most of the analysis is not rocket science stuff.
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Post by scotchegg on Sept 28, 2017 13:41:41 GMT
Good work Highlights, I like your unbiased reports. Take no notice of Charlie he seems to be quite condescending not sure why he should be, at the end of the day it's a fans forum not a university dissertation Yes, quite. My point entirely. It's a FANS forum, not a forum for a low-level camcorder analyst to sneer at fans. On another thread, 'highlights' used his self-appointed status as expert to declaim pompously against fans (Not me I have to add) who don't think that Pep should be given a blank cheque. 'Fans need to understand....' I merely pointed out to him that that is a call for a football club board, something that he has no experience of or expertise in. And that therefore while he is welcome to his opinion, and more than welcome to post it, that opinion carries no more weight than, say, Ryan Bird, whose post he seemed to be reacting to. So keep posting, old boy. Keep pointing out to the blind that the left back has not pressured a cross. But you'll need to accept that your tactical brilliance doesn't inure you to people disagreeing. And if that makes you feel queenie then tough! And all of this from the forums no.1 queenie!! Do you remember when you were compelled to defend the reputation of JS on what is only a fans forum?! Or the patronising drivel you spew out to anyone who dares question your opinion?! I know that you played football for your school and once earned £20 a game (Neymar who??!!) but your understanding of the game is often questioned by us lesser mortals who all seem to see things very differently. Highlights has provided an insight into performances that many value. They have been open about the limited effect of analysising 3 minutes of footage but it still adds value to other views shared on here. So I don't know why you seem so offended by posts you can quickly skip past if they have no interest to you? I guess it is the fact that for every new 'expert' it reinforces your constant irrelevance?
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