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Don't be fooled, this year will be a rough relegation battle, of which we will come through. The squad has been disassembled and now needs rebuilding.

17th or 16th would be realistically a massive achievement. 

Rumours all over twitter and dailymail of an upcoming bid for a staggering 8MILLION, surely not correct.

19 minutes ago, TrentVilla said:

Noel Whelan

Noel Whelan

Noel Whelan 

Noel Whelan

17 minutes ago, Smartin said:

Alternatively, you could say that Wolves just had Jimenez and did fine. Im not disagreeing with you though, I definitely want to see another good striker come in, and I know we play a different system to Wolves so it is hard to compare.

...I forget what point I was trying to make...

Cavaleiro, Costa, and sometimes Adama upfront (lol)

He's never looked the same since that long-term injury whilst he was around the England set-up, but then again he is 26....before that he was one of the brightest prospects in the country.

Not too sure on this one.

Ladies and gentlemen...

1 hour ago, Mazrim said:

Not a fan of Mitrovic. He can be effective but mostly he's a dirty oaf. 

He's an unbelievably hardworking and strong centre-forward with a good finish on him...almost identical in the way Tammy plays, just much better.

He's also young with room for improvement...for me he is the perfect signing, my Newcastle and Fulham mates both adore him. 

On 06/06/2019 at 13:17, MaVilla said:

Part of me wonders if formations are all they are cracked up to be in the modern era.

How I would look at it now is you have a general defensive formation, like a 4 5 1, and a formation when in the attacking third, like a 3 4 3 or some variant, and everything else is just transition, rotation and pressing through transition.

I honestly think that a hard formation these days is just for the pre match line-up, if you look at all the best coaches and teams they have a defensive formation and them in attack everything becomes fluid, even transitioning from attack to defence can be quite fluid depending on how you press and if you defend high up the pitch.

Takes good players and good coaches, but I honestly think a hard formation is out dated for the better teams.

You'll find this interview with Henry on Guardiola very interesting, the amount of thought that goes into tactical shape and decision making is crazy in the modern game.

Please don't underestimate how difficult it is to implement fluid formations and tactical approaches when you join mid-way through the season.

This is especially true when you overhaul the style of play from defensive to offensive, and espeically true in the Championship were you barely get any respite between games and minutes on the training pitch are limited.

I am sure now he has his philosophy embedded he will now use the pre-season to implement a number of tactical approaches.

He's a brilliant player with a brilliant attitude with huge potential.

If chelsea don't want him, a premier league team will take him.....it really is that simple.

1 hour ago, Paul33 said:

I'd be worried if we spend decent money on Tammy. Did a great job for us over the season but once the intensity went up at the critical end of it all, he went missing and offered very little. That intensity will come every week next season and I think he'll struggle.

Ironically, I think Kodjia will be a better fit than Tammy as he's both physically stronger and he can make things happen individually when others around him are struggling ...... plus, given a run, he'll score goals too.

Kodija doesn't fit our style of play, doesn't press well off the ball and has lost a yard of space....the better alternative is Davis.

We need to find a pressing forward that knows where the net is to play the Dean way, problem is there's not many of those about.

Hahahahaha oh my lord what a bloke jack is

13 hours ago, Xela said:

Last 15 games or so, I agree 

Lets not forget there has been a lot of poor stuff this year under Bruce and that spell under Smith

Delighted with the turnaround though! 

Totally agree! That's what i mean, it was so turgid and awful and i'd completely given up hope and accepted that Grealish was leaving ect. 

I think that's why it's been such an enjoyable season, it's been snatched from the jaws of hopelessness. 

I think this has been one of, if not my favourite seasons ever supporting this team, what a journey it has been. 

I don't know about anyone else but i was at my lowest ever point prior to Bruce being cabbaged, look where we are now.

Come on Dean....deliver us to the promised land after so many years in the wilderness.

Always love these reviews, has gotten me (even more so, if that was possible) in the mood for tonight's game....hopefully the review that will follow will be equally as positive and optimistic. 

7 hours ago, S-Platt said:

Are you forgetting Chris Samba upfront!?  

Smith is the man he will get us to where we need to be this year or next.  Saturday is massive.

To be fair Smith brought Jedinak on and played him upfront the other week 

55 minutes ago, Tomaszk said:

Yep, he was fit for Saturday but Smith wanted to keep him fresh. Can't see him not starting.

Be interesting to see if Kodj has forced his way into the side; out on the right, he's so far ahead of Green and Adomah offensively it's mad.

Surely not, Kodj has the same work-ethic as a three year old with extreme ADHD.

So happy Tammy is fighting fit for the PO's, will make the world of difference.

Lots of managers now brief their players to take turns in fouling hard and/or cynically particular key players, this either a) effects their emotional balance and puts them off their game or b) gives them a knock and knocks them off their natural game. 

Jose Mourinho is well known for employing this tactic, and managers have been complaining for years. Referee's don't usually take into account the context behind fouling tactics like this, and instead judge each foul individually which usually results in not many bookings being given and not much "protection" for the player. 

14 hours ago, Lord Willard said:

Also we can only rest 3 players from the previous match day squad. So we can't just rest 6 players. 

You can still rest the starting XI by dropping them to the bench.

Whelan ran the game today, his footballing brain is a class above at this level.

Whelan is running it out there today.

I disagree with the sentiment that you can't coach "scoring goals", look at sterling's development under Pep. The boy has gone from being unable to finish a dinner to the highest shot success rate in the country.

Davis gets in the right positions, just seems to snatch at his chances or hesitate on the ball...this is something that can change with a bit of form/confidence.

If you were the current owners, surely you wouldn't sell until the club had achieved promotion and thus soured in value?

15 hours ago, TRO said:

its a thought....but I think we need him, Tammy looks a little jaded....Its a tough job leading the line on your own.

I agree, but my point is I don't think Kodj currently has the fitness level to start and lead the line on his own. It's a tricky problem that is for sure, can't really start Davis either as he's not had the minutes.