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'They' may stay with RM but one thing is certain - if we go down with a lower points total than Derby there is no way on earth that the fans and more importantly season ticket holders will accept him staying.
Exactly - we need to play a two man pivot consisting of Big Les and Downes which will make us harder to break down. This should begin to stem the goals conceded and create a secure base to start improving our attacking play ie speeding it up for starters instead of the walking football designed for OAPs with passes going mainly sideways and backwards. In the name of God please can RM set us up properly and encourage some fast entertaining football!
Agree with this and especially points about Strachan. One of RM's biggest problems is that he wants to be best friends with all the players, he wants to be their mates. This is not the way to manage footballers and he would be better off distancing himself from them as much as possible. Yes, he has to have a good working relationship with them but he also needs to avoid letting personal feelings cloud his judgement and his ability to hand out brutal home truths and bollickings where necessary.
High possession is good but it must have purpose - ours generally doesn't and never will have under RM. Fulham had something like 39% possession against Newcastle but managed 22 shots, half of which were on target and won 3-1. It's what you do with the ball that counts not how much pointless possession you have.
This post hits the nail on the head for what is wrong with the way we are being coached to play. Lots of very good points here that it's hard to disagree with.
Under RM we continue to play this slow propaganda football with the vast majority of our possession in our own half and most of it near our own penalty area. Football is all about creating chances and scoring more goals than your opponents. To do that you need to progress the ball forward rapidly and with a purpose and get players between the lines as this will put pressure on opposition defenders leading to panic and mistakes. Until RM gets this he will be content to watch his side mount up the possession in areas that matter not one jot. He is a snake oil salesman and a fraud hiding behind this negative possession football which will get us nowhere. We are not suddenly going to find the holy grail under him and start creating and scoring for fun. This is the norm until we try a new manager with more tactical nous who brings some smarter coaches than RM's basic lot.
I noticed in the first half an occasion when Aribo carried the ball to the edge of their box and could have fired a shot off but chose to try another pass and the move fizzled out. When you get in range of the goal have a shot!
This post sums up much of what is wrong with RM. It also demonstrates that he tries to waffle his way out of admitting to major mistakes which makes him sound ridiculous.
Downes and Lallana can make up a solid midfield! Maybe in another galaxy but not in the frenzy of a Premier League game. We need a double pivot of Downes and Big Les to protect the back four.
Nobody expects Lallana to provide a physical presence in midfield, that's never been his game. However , he is clearly the most gifted and experienced footballer at the club. That skill and experience should be utilised on the pitch where he can be creative and just as important he can give help and advice to team mates. I'd like to see him getting as many minutes as he can manage. We'll soon find out if he has enough left in the tank to be useful for us. Let's be honest there's not much competition. As to physicality in midfield I'm hoping to see Big Les out there providing that alongside Downes. Those two can look after that side of the game.
Man Utd will be very aware that we panic when pressed but still don't resort to hoofing the ball so they will press us hard knowing they'll get plenty of turnovers and chances to score soft goals.