I jost hope that James would never be shifted to the wing. I saw him play there quite a few times for Bayern and he was mostly very ineffective. He's far too slow and weak in 1v1 situations to be a threat from the wing.
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I jost hope that James would never be shifted to the wing. I saw him play there quite a few times for Bayern and he was mostly very ineffective. He's far too slow and weak in 1v1 situations to be a threat from the wing.
Ok mate if you say so. Maybe next time post something that is actually not toxic and slating me off and contains some information?
James' best game at Bayern was in central midfield against Real Madrid in the CL semi final.
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Would be good to sort this asap so we can get everyone gelling with the most minimum of fuss (despite @MarcelsGoat contending pre-season time together doesn't matter for a squad when newbies come in)
It matters, but I don't think its as vital as most.
Of course I would rather we had them in earlier, but sadly factors determine that cant happen.
The only way we can force teams to sell early is to buy on their terms, we need to play the longer game.
I think players need longer than preseason, sure a bit of time together is great, but they will be aware of their teammates roles and it shouldn't take a good player longer than 30minutes to work out how their teammates play. Gelling and playing well as a team is built up over a period of months under match conditions.
IMO.
uhh...
You could put both Messi and Ronaldo on this team and they wouldn't have a clue how the team with players like Davies and Gylfi play... Probably because they don't know themselves how they are playing..
n01efc
Player Valuation: £25m
See my response above
They got relegated coz they're a basket case club full of bog average players, he's a diamond amongst turds.
i’m probably wrong but I think ‘Getting your business done early ‘ this season matters less than most . Most players will have a higher level of fitness than usual given they’ve hardly had a break whilst the pre-season is incredibly disjointed with quarantines and now international games and when you think how we’ve normally got training camps and tours of here there and everywhere it’s simply just not the case . Any additions are probably missing Out on a lot less time and Input Together than usual .
I do agree it’ll take time for players to bed in and that’s always the case but I think the impact of the date of the signing is probably diluted a bit this year in particular.
Eggsyblueskin
Player Valuation: £40m
This is bang on, a successful team will be built over many months on the training pitch through repetition and hard work, it most definitely isn’t an overnight job. It’s one of the reasons sensible managers don’t like wholesale changes , you need a stable core who already know each other to build around.
There is another aspect here in the psychological dynamic of the group.
In the ideal world a team is tight nit gang of players who like , respect and support each other. But the reality is like any group, players may dislike each other , small cliques can form , disruptive enmities can emerge and fragile egos must be cared for. It’s why most managers prefer to work with a small squad rather than a sprawling one.
In many ways this psychological management is the most important skill of managing in any area of work not just sport and is something ,by all accounts, Ancelotti excels in. It is also something that we disregard in general because it is mostly hidden from us , only becoming apparent when players publicly fall out or rebel against the manager (which is a catastrophic failure of management).
And , yes, all this takes time , certainly longer than two weeks and a handful of friendlies
Bob Elstone
Player Valuation: £35m
Doucoure is the energy Carlo was talking about
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
The good thing is, he shouldn’t have to isolate, so if we get him in this week, he should get a game against Spurs.
For once, I feel relaxed and this will actually happen, which is exciting.
Awaits fume cause All three new lads are on the bench and Sigurdsson carries on pointing his way through a Match.
For once, I feel relaxed and this will actually happen, which is exciting.
Awaits fume cause All three new lads are on the bench and Sigurdsson carries on pointing his way through a Match.
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £70m
As it stands midfield gets us relegated, unless we go 5- 1- 4 hoof ball!
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