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Weird about Borysiuk. Not given a sniff of the first team - can't see how Holloway can have seen enough to let him go.
Holloway does seem to fall upon his first team through being forced into fielding players through circumstances - rather than judging them correctly in training.
Practise games, training, he sees enough to know if a player is putting it in or not im glad Ollie is letting the likes of Polter, chery, Henry go , if you don't want to be here or have a bad attitude then here's the door , its a policy we have been crying out for about 5 seasons , same with sylla, yes you maybe doing the business but less of the bertie big bollox id rather lads like Doherty, manning, furlong or whoever come in and wear the shirt and want to better themselves than players who want to dictate when they play
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
Weird about Borysiuk. Not given a sniff of the first team - can't see how Holloway can have seen enough to let him go.
Holloway does seem to fall upon his first team through being forced into fielding players through circumstances - rather than judging them correctly in training.
Or perhaps he is seeing them in training and making judgements on that.
Fair enough. I still hold a grudge from his reluctance to play Padula - and he seemed reluctant about Wszolek at first. I get the feeling foreign players have to do that bit more to get his trust.
Fair enough. I still hold a grudge from his reluctance to play Padula - and he seemed reluctant about Wszolek at first. I get the feeling foreign players have to do that bit more to get his trust.
Maybe they aren't quite so quick to laugh at his hilarious anecdotes.
forgot about Gary Micklewhite as pointed out, that last minute equaliser......
I was at that game. Total madness but the most exciting game I have been at. Loved Gary Micklewhite, vastly under rated. Great great speed and quick feet. Hope Goss will do well here. Was he the drummer in Bros?
Watched a few clips of Goss (never short of videos when you're signing United kids) and take with a pinch of salt of course but it strikes me as being a very curious signing given Ollie's focus on his current tactical set up and the players he's already sidelined to achieve it.
If you've been missing Faurlin then this lad is in the same mould (even down to the injuries it seems...). It looks as if he's a deep sitting midfielder who is not hugely athletic or a battling tackler. Quite lanky and slender, and very one footed - but that one left foot is absolutely superb. Full range of passing, calm and neat, hits a lovely dead ball. Very elegant. The sort of player that just makes a side tick.
No way he can play left back. Certainly not box to box and I can't see him contributing much to the press or providing alternatives to Hall and Manning. Something will have to change but he'd be an interesting new string to our bow.
'If you've been missing Faurlin then this lad is in the same mould (even down to the injuries it seems...). It looks as if he's a deep sitting midfielder who is not hugely athletic or a battling tackler. Quite lanky and slender, and very one footed - but that one left foot is absolutely superb. Full range of passing, calm and neat, hits a lovely dead ball. Very elegant. The sort of player that just makes a side tick. '
That could be a quote from the 70's on Dave Thomas. Not comparing the two. I think he's one in the bank, potentially good for the squad with a potentially better sell on price than purchase price.
Looking at how things are going, Ollie doesn't want possession, he wants to get forward quickly and turn their defence. So hardworking hustling forwards, balls in the channels etc. That probably suits Mackie, Washington, Wszolek, so fair enough. I suspect he wants Goss to get those balls up to them with a bit of quality.
This way of playing also requires high energy midfielders that will chase the long balls for second phase and then get back into shape to defend too. That's probably why he's bombing out neat(ish) sitters like Henry and Ariel, and replacing them with someone who wants to spray the ball around.
Looking at how things are going, Ollie doesn't want possession, he wants to get forward quickly and turn their defence. So hardworking hustling forwards, balls in the channels etc. That probably suits Mackie, Washington, Wszolek, so fair enough. I suspect he wants Goss to get those balls up to them with a bit of quality.
This way of playing also requires high energy midfielders that will chase the long balls for second phase and then get back into shape to defend too. That's probably why he's bombing out neat(ish) sitters like Henry and Ariel, and replacing them with someone who wants to spray the ball around.
Yes, probably a very good analysis that, Danny.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Some nice cross field diagonal balls in that ^ video. Played team mates into trouble a few times too!
Probably worth bearing in mind that IH has indicated a couple of times that he eventually wants us playing with more possession; he said something about wanting to get to where Fulham are, for example. So he may be trying to build a squad with the players to play as we do now but also with next season and the one after in mind
Looking at how things are going, Ollie doesn't want possession, he wants to get forward quickly and turn their defence. So hardworking hustling forwards, balls in the channels etc. That probably suits Mackie, Washington, Wszolek, so fair enough. I suspect he wants Goss to get those balls up to them with a bit of quality.
This way of playing also requires high energy midfielders that will chase the long balls for second phase and then get back into shape to defend too. That's probably why he's bombing out neat(ish) sitters like Henry and Ariel, and replacing them with someone who wants to spray the ball around.
Yes I think the most obvious recent analogy to this is Drinkwater at Leicester hitting Vardy Mahrez etc early on the counter. The thing with that however is it successfully relied on Kante doing the work of two men (if not more) pressing and chasing around him, which is basically impossible to replicate. The Luongo-Hall-Manning axis we have at the moment is well balanced and I don't see Goss as being able to slot in for any of the roles they currently fulfil, so I think his signing points to a potential change in formation (or at least a Plan B) rather than a logical progression of what we have currently. The Freeman interest would suggest this also, if he's being bought strategically and not as a vague option.
Yes I think the most obvious recent analogy to this is Drinkwater at Leicester hitting Vardy Mahrez etc early on the counter. The thing with that however is it successfully relied on Kante doing the work of two men (if not more) pressing and chasing around him, which is basically impossible to replicate. The Luongo-Hall-Manning axis we have at the moment is well balanced and I don't see Goss as being able to slot in for any of the roles they currently fulfil, so I think his signing points to a potential change in formation (or at least a Plan B) rather than a logical progression of what we have currently. The Freeman interest would suggest this also, if he's being bought strategically and not as a vague option.
I think the Hall thing in midfield is just temporary but it's a handy option. Hall is a worker and great for the team/club, but it would nice to have a decent skilful midfielder playing there.
Looking at how things are going, Ollie doesn't want possession, he wants to get forward quickly and turn their defence. So hardworking hustling forwards, balls in the channels etc. That probably suits Mackie, Washington, Wszolek, so fair enough. I suspect he wants Goss to get those balls up to them with a bit of quality.
This way of playing also requires high energy midfielders that will chase the long balls for second phase and then get back into shape to defend too. That's probably why he's bombing out neat(ish) sitters like Henry and Ariel, and replacing them with someone who wants to spray the ball around.
Thats how his Blackpool team played with Charlie Adam as the quarter back, hard working wide players and forwards
I think the Hall thing in midfield is just temporary but it's a handy option. Hall is a worker and great for the team/club, but it would nice to have a decent skilful midfielder playing there.
I think you're underrating him and the key contribution he's made to our recent performances.
That being said, it would be good to have better ball distribution from Hall at CB than Onuoha and Lynch give us. We'll see what Goss' positional instincts are like - the best defensive midfielders deal with danger before they ever have to make a tackle, after all.
According to the Sky Transfer ' ometer we are 4.8 in second place to sign Sean Goss from ..yes Manchester City... as usual Sky cant be arsed about checking their facts about a non PREMIERSHIP team
According to the Sky Transfer ' ometer we are 4.8 in second place to sign Sean Goss from ..yes Manchester City... as usual Sky cant be arsed about checking their facts about a non PREMIERSHIP team
Even in these nonsense times that there Sky Transfer Algorithm is absolutely ludicrous.
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