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19 hours ago, dezz said:

Bazooka Joe when asked in the pre-match presser what he likes most about Stevie Hammell’s management;

‘you know…we actually have a plan.’ 😂

I was going to say there’s a thinly veiled dig at GA, but there’s nothing thin about it haha. 

It still feels a bit regimented though, when he gets the ball he has three options, play it back to the full back, play it inside or take his man on.  He seems pleased with these, how many did he have before?  No room for individuality based on his reading of the game?

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It still feels a bit regimented though, when he gets the ball he has three options, play it back to the full back, play it inside or take his man on.  He seems pleased with these, how many did he have before?  No room for individuality based on his reading of the game?
What other options are there?
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2 hours ago, rowsdower said:

Those seem like normal things a player would do. Before hammell was he just standing there waiting on someone working the controls?

I think it’s the opposite. Alexander spoke in completely intangible concepts. Endeavour, hard work, belief, dream, and on and on and on and on. 

His press conferences became pointless because he told us nothing. I always thought if that’s how he comes across in the dressing room then no wonder the players have switched off to the message. Mainly because I didn’t have a clue what the message was. 

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1 hour ago, Ron Aldo said:
5 hours ago, ropy said:
It still feels a bit regimented though, when he gets the ball he has three options, play it back to the full back, play it inside or take his man on.  He seems pleased with these, how many did he have before?  No room for individuality based on his reading of the game?

What other options are there?

An aimless hump in the vague direction of the opposite wing to set up an opposition attack.

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4 hours ago, Ron Aldo said:
7 hours ago, ropy said:
It still feels a bit regimented though, when he gets the ball he has three options, play it back to the full back, play it inside or take his man on.  He seems pleased with these, how many did he have before?  No room for individuality based on his reading of the game?

What other options are there?

Shoot?

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They have probably worked on the scenario where the ball goes out wide, the full back comes up in support and the number 10 comes and shows for the ball. Neither of which were things you saw in an Alexander team. His full backs were narrow centre backs who weren’t allowed past half way, there was rarely a midfielder with attacking intent in those areas and even the third option of going 1v1 probably wasn’t “percentage” enough.

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