| Gazball 08:33 - Apr 30 with 31919 views | DWQPR |
Was thinking that if more teams adopted Gazball as we’ve seen in the last couple of matches, could it leave the ball left on the halfway line with both teams sitting deep in their own halves waiting for the other team to make a move? |  |
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| Gazball on 14:31 - May 3 with 2312 views | swisscottage |
That's a great article. excerpt from that is especially poignant and applies to Burnley 2nd half, and Stoke pretty much the whole game, and to us in far too many games under previous managers and why we conceded so many counter attacking goals against teams setup to play like this against us.
"But it’s been well documented in recent years that you can keep all the possession like Spain, but if you do nothing with it and just keep it in your own half and the middle third, teams will intentionally set up to play on the break and overcome the odds to be victorious." | | | |
| Gazball on 14:40 - May 3 with 2228 views | E15Hoop |
| Gazball on 14:31 - May 3 by swisscottage |
That's a great article. excerpt from that is especially poignant and applies to Burnley 2nd half, and Stoke pretty much the whole game, and to us in far too many games under previous managers and why we conceded so many counter attacking goals against teams setup to play like this against us.
"But it’s been well documented in recent years that you can keep all the possession like Spain, but if you do nothing with it and just keep it in your own half and the middle third, teams will intentionally set up to play on the break and overcome the odds to be victorious." |
Cheers, Swiss - appreciate the feedback  | | | |
| Gazball on 17:31 - May 3 with 2000 views | E15Hoop |
Thanks, Clive - brilliant timing, if I may say!
To start the conversation, I quote from Dan's superb (as usual) piece:
"It’s been interesting to see Ainsworth’s flexibility in adapting to the players’ needs against his principles"
I'm sure several respondants will focus on the "against his principles" part. I (and several others) would prefer to focus on the "flexibility in adapting to the players' needs" part, as I would contend that he will continue to do that going forwards, judging by his own comments to date. | | | |
| Gazball on 17:31 - May 3 with 1998 views | R_from_afar |
Great insight, nice one. We're lucky to get this sort of stuff |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Gazball on 18:16 - May 3 with 1950 views | DejR_vu |
| Gazball on 10:20 - May 3 by E17hoop |
Spoke to GA at the kit sponsors' event last night. He's not stupid and 20% possession isn't the way he wants to play. He also knows what our limitations are and used the system the best way to get the points we needed. Every team who have gone toe to toe against Burnley this season have been burned so why try and outplay a team you can't compete against - some of the players recognised that too.
He couldn't play 20% possession at home - the crowd would destroy the team very quickly. However, away from home, with the home fans desperate to get a goal against an immovable object, it has its benefits. It pÃsses teams off and they get frustrated. Wouldn't it be nice to be a QPR team no-one wants to play against?
I'm not expecting it'll be the way we play in the future and to assume it will be, based on the position we were on is a big step. |
That's encouraging | |
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| Gazball on 20:15 - May 3 with 1825 views | kensalriser |
| Gazball on 13:30 - May 3 by Northernr |
Gonna be a long summer this lads. |
And the winter's going to be even longer. |  |
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| Gazball on 20:30 - May 3 with 1797 views | E15Hoop |
| Gazball on 20:15 - May 3 by kensalriser |
And the winter's going to be even longer. |
That's unusually downbeat for you, KR - are you OK? | | | |
| Gazball on 22:10 - May 3 with 1709 views | hubble |
| Gazball on 20:30 - May 3 by E15Hoop |
That's unusually downbeat for you, KR - are you OK? |
He's been watching Game of Thrones again. |  |
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| Gazball on 22:22 - May 3 with 1662 views | hubble |
It certainly does put the cat amongst the pigeons, Clive, because it gives the lie to the idea that Ainsworth is either tactically rigid, or inept, or both: "it’s been interesting to see Ainsworth’s flexibility in adapting to the players’ needs against his principles, going from a rigid man-to-man approach to a zonal one, when other managers could easily stick to their guns."
So much for what some have described as 'stone age' football. I've said it before, but I think GA is far smarter than people give him credit for - maybe the aging rocker look has triggered unconscious prejudice. | |
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| Gazball on 00:38 - May 4 with 1555 views | connell10 |
I think we should just wait and see what next season brings. |  |
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| Gazball on 06:24 - May 4 with 1491 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| Gazball on 22:22 - May 3 by hubble |
It certainly does put the cat amongst the pigeons, Clive, because it gives the lie to the idea that Ainsworth is either tactically rigid, or inept, or both: "it’s been interesting to see Ainsworth’s flexibility in adapting to the players’ needs against his principles, going from a rigid man-to-man approach to a zonal one, when other managers could easily stick to their guns."
So much for what some have described as 'stone age' football. I've said it before, but I think GA is far smarter than people give him credit for - maybe the aging rocker look has triggered unconscious prejudice. |
I'm not sure people on here have said he is inept. Having read the analysis I am delighted with how we are setup without the ball. We were so easy to play through, even under Warburton, and it's great that we are now harder to beat. Dont let the opposition score, you cant lose!
The real test will be what we do with the football when we have it, and how we play when at LR, or when going behind and chasing the game.
The squad is certainly going to need a big overhaul, more athleticism and pace required, something we've been crying out for for a couple of seasons anyway. | | | |
| Gazball on 08:18 - May 4 with 1407 views | E15Hoop |
| Gazball on 22:10 - May 3 by hubble |
He's been watching Game of Thrones again. |
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