Maybe you can tell us. Perhaps because Brighton are a better run club?Brighton get a new manager win 3-0 at Everton then beat Utd at home
yet ours potter/ Poch / Enzo arrive and tomorrow I’m thinking I wonder if we can get a draw at Wolves and the previous two had me thinking the same
You could be right
What were you up to last season mod? ….because pretty sure you couldn’t have watched us play under Poch if you think this.
I think a few things explain it.Brighton get a new manager win 3-0 at Everton then beat Utd at home
yet ours potter/ Poch / Enzo arrive and tomorrow I’m thinking I wonder if we can get a draw at Wolves and the previous two had me thinking the same
I agree with some great pointsI think a few things explain it.
1) Despite a new manager, the overall club have had a consistent philosophy of the way they play. This has continued from potter, through RDZ and now under the new guy.
Compare that to us who have lurched from ultra cautious TT, to potterball, to Pochball (unorganised mess). Strangely - despite the changes in approach - we have continued to move the ball slowly whoever is in charge)
2) linked to 1, although the playing squad has evolved - the same core of players remain, with a few tweaks and like for like replacements here and there. This has resulted in a club and players who are familiar with and comfortable in their system - well regimented and able to execute.
3)teams generally play differently against the likes of Brighton than us. Despite our recent malaise we are still seen as a big game, and opposing players can get “up” for it.
They also tend to take less chances against us - and therefore leave less space to exploit -making it harder to break them down.
4) Brighton players seem a good fit and well scouted. Very different to our square pegs in round holes. Disasi and Baddy as ball playing defenders, wacko as a striker, Enzo as a dm (or a 10) - all players shoe horned into a system and roles that don’t suit.
That would be my guess….
Sorry - point 2 was in relation to Brighton - as opposed to us, who as you say, are a new team.I agree with some great points
I couldn’t agree with point 2 as there has been a massive change in player turnover compared to 18 months ago so there isn’t much the same core there that TT left behind , not all for the best but a change never the less
Sorry mate read it wrongSorry - point 2 was in relation to Brighton - as opposed to us, who as you say, are a new team.
Watched every game in some format!What were you up to last season mod? ….because pretty sure you couldn’t have watched us play under Poch if you think this.
Jesting aside, go back and watch games after Poch had a full year of training and implementing his tactics - for example, our game against forest towards the end of last year. We were as bad as I have ever seen us. He had no clue how to get a tune out of them.
Not a fair comparison though tbf, any signings from Atletico was always just so they’d sign Gallagher, and for that signing to be similar or of greater value. We never really wanted him or Felix when all is said and done.Porto bought samu Omorodion for 12.5 million yet we were going to pay 34 million