| Is the club's strategy really one it has chosen? 16:19 - Dec 11 with 4900 views | TacticalR |
Perhaps the question has already been asked, or asked in a different form, but one thing I have been wondering is, has the strategy that's been pursued actually been the strategy that the club wanted?
At one level the answer seems an obvious 'Yes', because Warnock behaved in a similar manner to Hughes, buying from other Premiership clubs, implying that the strategy since promotion has been to bring in 'Premiership quality' players.
But were the players they got the ones they wanted? Warnock always used to talk about 'bread-and-butter' players, so was Barton, who had been languishing in Newcastle reserves, really his type of player?
And did Hughes really want so many older players when there was such a risk of them getting injured?
Reading, Southampton and Norwich seem to be able to do more with less, but all those teams have an established infrastructure and have been in the Premiership much more recently than us. They also don't face the same competition as us in their catchment areas. If they are relegated they do not face the competition from local teams for support we do. And in the case of Southampton we know that they spent more than us in the summer.
So are there other factors at play? Is it much harder to attract players when the club has only just arrived in the Premiership? Was the fact that Danny Graham and Routledge didn't come to QPR solely because of Briatore and Ecclestone's control of the purse strings, or concern over the volatility of the club? And if they are all 'mercenaries' do they care about such things?
Was it considered too risky to try and develop players from the lower leagues? How easy is it to get Championship teams to part with their 'crown jewels', especially if they have a serious chance of promotion?
To sum up, was ours really a strategy of choice or a strategy of desperation? |  |
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| Is the club's strategy really one it has chosen? on 02:18 - Mar 20 with 649 views | merovingian |
We can never predict the outcome no matter how good math or research skill one must have. No guarantee of success even if you bring in top notch players like Ronaldo, Neymar, Messi etc. English football is crazy. What Ferguson did, he choose player who listen & perform exactly exactly exactly what has been given. He kept em tight close knit like a school teacher carrying a titanium like bamboo cane warning his pupil to follow every single words/ instruction or risk being beaten into pulp.
My thought on this, more to discipline aka human resource management & conditioning. A couple of reknown footballers is an okay but the gist of strength lies within level of commitment, how far you're willing to sacrifice in the name of the club & move hand in hand as one unit.
This is exactly what I felt with ManU. Good mojo Kama ki extrapolation of kinetic string theory etc etc etc simply good vibes. To qpr? No, I only see chaos in their minds. Harry will fix this though, hopefully not too late. |  |
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