DCJonah Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I really like the way he went up to Bailey and KKH after the game and made sure he praised what they did. Obvious but I like it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 good post match chat there - clearly not happy with the first 45 but chuffed players want to impress in the second half. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted July 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, theboyangel said: good post match chat there - clearly not happy with the first 45 but chuffed players want to impress in the second half. I'm glad he said that. But **** me, that first half team should not be considered the starting 11 after last season. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, theboyangel said: good post match chat there - clearly not happy with the first 45 but chuffed players want to impress in the second half. Ashley Young in for Digne then 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 50 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: His errors are so basic. He should be making these down in League Two with someone else. Persisting with a formation that will never work. Playing his mates instead of better players. Amateur hour. He's got a presence when he walks in a room though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, theboyangel said: good post match chat there - clearly not happy with the first 45 but chuffed players want to impress in the second half. I expect his favourites to start the first game. Heard it all before. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 This is such a cheery thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Pretty much agree with all of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I'd like Gerrard to elaborate on his comment about the 'sticky moments' but I guess they are the sorts of things that stay behind closed doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rustibrooks said: Pretty much agree with all of this. It seems so obvious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskitt Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I really don't get some of the negativity although not surprised. It's his first pre-season with the players, some of whom probably wouldn't have considered joining us without him and he's trying out players in different formations in non competitive games. Isn't that the point of pre-season games? Yes the first half was a bit shit but it showed that we have a stronger squad now than we've had for years and the competition for places should keep everyone on their toes. If he continues to pick favourites regardless of form and stick to formations that aren't working (in competitive matches) then I think it's fair to criticise him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, theboyangel said: good post match chat there - clearly not happy with the first 45 but chuffed players want to impress in the second half. I'm past being encouraged by this sort of thing because it's no different than what he's said before yet here we are. I love that we've signed Coutinho and think he's a great player, but if we're playing a system where only one of him or Buendia can play, and the latter is in better form, then he has to play over Coutinho. The same goes for McGinn and Luiz or whatever other examples there are. The point of having a good, competitive squad is that quality players will occasionally miss out, and hopefully in turn will be forced into making the most of the challenge and forcing their way back in. Not saying it will be the case this season, but I'm hoping we're not going to get a situation where sound bites like this happen one week only for his favourites to be straight back in the next. Edited July 23, 2022 by Indigo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Now if he persists in things that don’t work next season for games that actually matter then I’ll join the negative shit that this thread is full of. But until then, get a grip people! Why wait, when you can be " right " in advance? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Why wait, when you can be " right " in advance? Is it in advance if he’s doing the same things as last season? Not really Hopefully he’s learning quickly and we don’t see it so often when the season starts. Hard to criticise those that are criticising him for doing the same things as he did many times last season that didn’t work. It’s either got to start working quickly or he does more things like he changed to in the second half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Might as well sack him now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Maybe we can hire someone else in to be head coach and pick the team and decide how we're going to play. Gerrard can do the press conferences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, Tomaszk said: Maybe we can hire someone else in to be head coach and pick the team and decide how we're going to play. Gerrard can do the press conferences. and recruitment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I'm going to see how we get on next season before forming a judgement. How radical is that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, nick76 said: Is it in advance if he’s doing the same things as last season? Not really Hopefully he’s learning quickly and we don’t see it so often when the season starts. Hard to criticise those that are criticising him for doing the same things as he did many times last season that didn’t work. It’s either got to start working quickly or he does more things like he changed to in the second half. Dunno Nick. I think there are 2 ways we can look at things. We can choose to look at a shite first half performance/selection in a pre season match as a projection of how our season will go and how we will line up. OR we can look at a brilliant second half with some stand out performances, against a side filled with quality which has battered all their pre season opposition as encouragement as to what is possible. So i'm leaning towards where @Vive_La_Villa is, if we see the same persistence come next season proper i'll be right there with you all. For now i'm taking it for what it is, pre - season. I think /hope SG will get it right, selection wise by the time we get to Bournemouth, it's an " audition" after all. Edited July 23, 2022 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, nick76 said: and recruitment Mmm, not sure yet. Signing 29/30 year olds and giving them four year deals as your top earners is usually a risky business. It's only a success if results come immediately. We got nowt in the first six months of Coutinho and Digne, let's see how we get on with big Carlos. The question is not, are they good players. It's was this worth the investment, because we're likely getting nothing for any of them at the end of their time here. He can definitely do media though, he's great at that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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