Russ martins interview 18:55 - Aug 6 with 1948 views | PatchesOHoulihan | “They put people behind the ball - anyone would struggle to break that down” They can only keep putting all their players behind the ball if we give them an opportunity to do so. What does he expect teams are going to do against us? So disappointed after today | ![](/images/avatars/10761.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 20:02 - Aug 6 with 1858 views | BillyChong | It’s taken him a season to work out that’s how opponents shut out teams obsessed with ball possession. Jesus wept. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Russ martins interview on 20:02 - Aug 6 with 1851 views | onehunglow | I mean other teams.The barsuds Stopping us playing,whatever that entails. Frankly,we should be fined for boring fans all over England . Men behind the ball.Jeez,we could do that and get a few point Russ. [Post edited 6 Aug 2022 20:07]
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Russ martins interview on 20:14 - Aug 6 with 1832 views | PatchesOHoulihan |
Russ martins interview on 20:02 - Aug 6 by onehunglow | I mean other teams.The barsuds Stopping us playing,whatever that entails. Frankly,we should be fined for boring fans all over England . Men behind the ball.Jeez,we could do that and get a few point Russ. [Post edited 6 Aug 2022 20:07]
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Ah we could do that but we won’t …….. because he wants us to be different (instead of successful) We have good attacking talent and it’s being wasted with this cowardly style of play. He thinks it’s being brave but too scared to make mistakes in their half when we risk them constantly in ours. | ![](/images/avatars/10761.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 20:30 - Aug 6 with 1798 views | Badlands | They could put people behind the ball because we gave them all the time in the world to do so. Pedestrian pace, static players ahead of the defence, predictable, weak. | ![](/images/avatars/23858.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 21:16 - Aug 6 with 1738 views | onehunglow |
Russ martins interview on 20:14 - Aug 6 by PatchesOHoulihan | Ah we could do that but we won’t …….. because he wants us to be different (instead of successful) We have good attacking talent and it’s being wasted with this cowardly style of play. He thinks it’s being brave but too scared to make mistakes in their half when we risk them constantly in ours. |
It’s why Piroe can’t wait to get out What does stand out for me is his mistreatment of Joseph. Is he ,like Whitaker,another with attitude . Russ seems not to like those who stand up for themselves. In other words bully. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 22:30 - Aug 6 with 1666 views | JACKMANANDBOY | If you spend 20 seconds passing it back and fore in the centre circle, teams organise their defence..........really! | ![](/images/avatars/9036.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 22:37 - Aug 6 with 1652 views | Brynmill_Jack | Obviously never thought about mixing it up and going long then | ![](/images/avatars/8686.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 22:53 - Aug 6 with 1630 views | KeithHaynes |
Russ martins interview on 21:16 - Aug 6 by onehunglow | It’s why Piroe can’t wait to get out What does stand out for me is his mistreatment of Joseph. Is he ,like Whitaker,another with attitude . Russ seems not to like those who stand up for themselves. In other words bully. |
Piroe can’t wait to get out ? Have you got a reference for that ? | ![](/images/avatars/27565.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 23:10 - Aug 6 with 1614 views | PatchesOHoulihan |
Russ martins interview on 21:16 - Aug 6 by onehunglow | It’s why Piroe can’t wait to get out What does stand out for me is his mistreatment of Joseph. Is he ,like Whitaker,another with attitude . Russ seems not to like those who stand up for themselves. In other words bully. |
It’s a strange one with Joseph He kept playing him for 2 mins last year which really can’t have helped him after he came back loan to play Looked like there was something there and now can’t wait to bomb them out again | ![](/images/avatars/10761.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 23:16 - Aug 6 with 1587 views | STID2017 |
Russ martins interview on 22:53 - Aug 6 by KeithHaynes | Piroe can’t wait to get out ? Have you got a reference for that ? |
Yes - Dr P has stated Piroe hates Martin ( tonight again ) and that Piroe's father is actively working to get him out of here. So it must be true ... | ![](/images/avatars/21549.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 23:19 - Aug 6 with 1578 views | Dr_Parnassus |
Russ martins interview on 23:16 - Aug 6 by STID2017 | Yes - Dr P has stated Piroe hates Martin ( tonight again ) and that Piroe's father is actively working to get him out of here. So it must be true ... |
“ Dr P has stated Piroe hates Martin ( tonight again ) and that Piroe's father is actively working to get him out of here. ” Where? | ![](/images/avatars/27408.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 01:21 - Aug 7 with 1508 views | Kerouac | ------------------------------ Fisher ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Wood ------------------------------ -------- Naughton --------- ST ------------- Darling --------- -------------- Ntcham ---- Fulton ------ Grimes ------------- -LM -------------- CM ------------------ CM --------------- RM -------------------------------- Dm -------------------------------- Latibeaudiere ----- Obafemi ---- Piroe -------- Manning Def --------------------- Def ---------- Def ---------------- Def How to beat Swansea City under Martin. The bank of 4 midfielder take it in turns to assist the striker, pressing...then sit in whilst we pass it around the back knowing that we will never play that long ball forward so our front 4 can have a go one-on-one....even if we did, the DM would drop in to assist the defence. Sometimes a team plays 2 strikers (to really chase down our back 3, with a bank of 3 midfielders doing the pressing (1 at a time). They are happy for us to have the ball back there for 70% of the time, they are controlling the game and are satisfied that when they have their 30% of the ball they will be stealing it in our half with a 5 v 5 situation (if we're lucky, more often than not they have an overload because we lose the ball unexpectedly with our players too high to get back) This is why they score so many goals against us with so little of the ball. | ![](/images/avatars/18321.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 08:20 - Aug 7 with 1396 views | cadleigh | I watched most of Martin’s post-match interview. As far as I could see his message, which he repeated over and over, was that there was nothing wrong with his game plan, tactics or selections. The problem was with the players and their execution of his strategy. This is his standard MO. The Cambridge definition of arrogance is “behaving as if you are more portent than, or know more than, other people” His refusal to take any responsibility for the failure of his match-day plan is, in my opinion, arrogant. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 08:27 - Aug 7 with 1374 views | vetchonian |
Russ martins interview on 08:20 - Aug 7 by cadleigh | I watched most of Martin’s post-match interview. As far as I could see his message, which he repeated over and over, was that there was nothing wrong with his game plan, tactics or selections. The problem was with the players and their execution of his strategy. This is his standard MO. The Cambridge definition of arrogance is “behaving as if you are more portent than, or know more than, other people” His refusal to take any responsibility for the failure of his match-day plan is, in my opinion, arrogant. |
I think our players were waiting for their players to stop running | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 08:38 - Aug 7 with 1363 views | cadleigh |
Russ martins interview on 08:20 - Aug 7 by cadleigh | I watched most of Martin’s post-match interview. As far as I could see his message, which he repeated over and over, was that there was nothing wrong with his game plan, tactics or selections. The problem was with the players and their execution of his strategy. This is his standard MO. The Cambridge definition of arrogance is “behaving as if you are more portent than, or know more than, other people” His refusal to take any responsibility for the failure of his match-day plan is, in my opinion, arrogant. |
That should have read “Important” Teach me to type without my glasses | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Russ martins interview on 08:58 - Aug 7 with 1337 views | onehunglow |
Russ martins interview on 08:20 - Aug 7 by cadleigh | I watched most of Martin’s post-match interview. As far as I could see his message, which he repeated over and over, was that there was nothing wrong with his game plan, tactics or selections. The problem was with the players and their execution of his strategy. This is his standard MO. The Cambridge definition of arrogance is “behaving as if you are more portent than, or know more than, other people” His refusal to take any responsibility for the failure of his match-day plan is, in my opinion, arrogant. |
Absolutely correct. Welcome to the forum.We need you | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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