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Reply		Everton Carabao Cup Game Matchday Thread
at 11:43 18 Sep 2024

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.
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Reply		Penalties
at 10:05 18 Sep 2024

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!
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Reply		That penalty
at 08:26 17 Sep 2024

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.
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Reply		FFS
at 14:36 16 Sep 2024

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.
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Reply		Where will RM fit Slack Jack in against United.
at 12:45 13 Sep 2024

RM will continue playing a back 3 with wing backs so Captain Jack's place is not in doubt - he will start the game.
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Reply		Lallana
at 18:56 12 Sep 2024

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.
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Reply		Let Dibling start against United.
at 12:05 12 Sep 2024

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.
[Post edited 12 Sep 12:06]
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Reply		Let Dibling start against United.
at 18:06 11 Sep 2024

It aint gonna happen.
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Reply		Russell Martin Has Plenty Of Options For Manchester United Game But Will He Use
at 22:36 10 Sep 2024

If RM wanted height up front he'd have given Tall Paul a try. If you play the right system you don't need a big centre forward - Liverpool beat Man Utd with Djotta up front and he's not the tallest.
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Reply		Russell Martin Has Plenty Of Options For Manchester United Game But Will He Use
at 18:18 10 Sep 2024

4-2-3-1

Ramsdale
Sugawara THB Bednarek Taylor
Downes Big Les
KWP Fernandes Cornet
Archer
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Reply		Thank God We Can Get Back To Club Football This Week
at 13:33 9 Sep 2024

Don't get too comfortable....there's another in October followed by one in November :-)
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Reply		Southampton Linked With Euro 2024 Free Transfer
at 11:15 9 Sep 2024

Too good for them. If he signs he'll play for us but think it's just agent talk to put him in the shop window.
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Reply		Richard Keys views on Russell Martin
at 10:16 5 Sep 2024

His new employers obviously don't think so.
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Reply		Richard Keys views on Russell Martin
at 20:07 4 Sep 2024

Give your head a wobble - who in their right mind is going to offer Russell Martin a top job? Vincent Kompany got the Bayern Munich job because of his name and what he achieved as a player.
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Reply		Sugawara's left peg.
at 19:13 3 Sep 2024

I think Sugawara could play in a double pivot with Flynn Downes. This would allow Charlie Taylor to play left back and KWP to play fullback in a 4231 formation as used by most of the better sides. The 3 players in this formation could be Big Les, Fernandez and Cornet with Archer up front. Liverpool used this formation against Man Utd and their front man was Djotta proving you don't need a big lump there.
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Reply		Some rather telling stats - pass completion
at 19:05 3 Sep 2024

Watch the way Liverpool play out from the back. It's invariably a hard low pass pinged to a full back wide on the flank well away from the danger zone but, if it's not on, they are quite happy to go long. If you play out from the back properly opponents generally allow you more time and space. If you play out from the back like we do, opponents set a hard press and then the panic sets in. Learn to do it properly with longer harder hit passes and stop the short suicidal passes which invite pressure. If RM is unable to understand this he is going to continue losing football matches until the penny finally drops.
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Reply		“We take risks at the wrong end of the pitch”
at 20:43 1 Sep 2024

Snake oil salesman.
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Reply		Most important 5 days of the season
at 12:26 26 Aug 2024

I don't get this Alcaraz is a risk thing - don't we continually give the ball away at the moment or am I imagining that? At least he loses it when generally trying to do something positive. I prefer that to all the pointless propaganda football.
[Post edited 26 Aug 12:29]
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Reply		Brereton Diaz
at 20:18 18 Aug 2024

Ask yourself what Guiamaeres would have done if say Jack Stephens did that to him. He'd have gone down as though shot by a sniper.
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Reply		Ward-Prowse
at 15:14 12 Aug 2024

Not what we need in midfield. We need someone creative who can go by people plus a destroyer to go alongside Downes. JWP spends too long shuffling about and not influencing games.
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