| Haaland 18:30 - Dec 13 with 620 views | Chris_ITFC |
up front for us today would’ve made very little difference. Sometimes, maybe - but not today.
No support
No service
No midfield creativity
No through balls
No balls in behind
No runners in behind
No one-twos
No dangerous crosses
No one in the vicinity
No plan
Sure, maybe he has limitations, but:
- he never has any team mates anywhere near him
- they constantly turn down opportunities to cross
- if he somehow predicts when they will, he’s completely outnumbered in the box, as the opposite winger has no interest in heading it
- and if you think the crossing is bad, wait till you see the creativity from the midfield. |  |
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| Haaland on 19:42 - Dec 13 with 534 views | Ryorry |
I do think his energy and enthusiasm drive us on though, almost as though his youth and passion spur (shame?) the rest of the team into action, or at least reminds them what they’re supposed to be doing. |  |
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| Haaland on 20:19 - Dec 13 with 480 views | Chris_ITFC |
| Haaland on 19:42 - Dec 13 by Ryorry |
I do think his energy and enthusiasm drive us on though, almost as though his youth and passion spur (shame?) the rest of the team into action, or at least reminds them what they’re supposed to be doing. |
Who? | |
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| Haaland on 20:23 - Dec 13 with 470 views | Ryorry |
Thought it was pretty obvious tbh - Egeli. | |
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| Haaland on 20:24 - Dec 13 with 467 views | blueoutlook |
This all happens far too often, not just today. Even against Coventry and Stoke we just looked plain ordinary for long periods of those games. We need a couple of players with steel and drive in the team. We simply haven’t got that drive. |  | | |
| Haaland on 20:54 - Dec 13 with 425 views | Chris_ITFC |
| Haaland on 20:23 - Dec 13 by Ryorry |
Thought it was pretty obvious tbh - Egeli. |
Not really. Neither of us mentioned him. | |
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| Haaland on 20:54 - Dec 13 with 424 views | Chris_ITFC |
| Haaland on 20:24 - Dec 13 by blueoutlook |
This all happens far too often, not just today. Even against Coventry and Stoke we just looked plain ordinary for long periods of those games. We need a couple of players with steel and drive in the team. We simply haven’t got that drive. |
Indeed - but that says far more about the rest of the team than it does the #9, a la my OP. | |
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| Haaland on 20:59 - Dec 13 with 414 views | LeoMuff |
| Haaland on 20:24 - Dec 13 by blueoutlook |
This all happens far too often, not just today. Even against Coventry and Stoke we just looked plain ordinary for long periods of those games. We need a couple of players with steel and drive in the team. We simply haven’t got that drive. |
We need a more creative central midfielder imho Matusiwa is protecting and provides some simple passes, but so is Taylor. Cajuste was the man but for whatever reason looks way off it.
Someone who can play and receive under high pressure, beat a man. We don’t have that centrally.
Someone like Enciso in the 10 would help as well. |  |
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| Haaland on 01:14 - Dec 14 with 334 views | Ryorry |
| Haaland on 20:54 - Dec 13 by Chris_ITFC |
Not really. Neither of us mentioned him. |
Yes you did - his new nickname ‘Haaland’ was mentioned on here two days ago. | |
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| Haaland on 07:23 - Dec 14 with 235 views | NthQldITFC |
| Haaland on 01:14 - Dec 14 by Ryorry |
Yes you did - his new nickname ‘Haaland’ was mentioned on here two days ago. |
It's a comparative reference to Hirst. |  |
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| Haaland on 08:09 - Dec 14 with 209 views | Chris_ITFC |
| Haaland on 01:14 - Dec 14 by Ryorry |
Yes you did - his new nickname ‘Haaland’ was mentioned on here two days ago. |
When I said Haaland, I meant Haaland. | |
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| Haaland on 08:19 - Dec 14 with 186 views | tractorboy1978 |
What came first, the chicken or the egg? His hold up play has been honking virtually all season and been a factor in us struggling to link play and look fluent in the final third. |  | | |
| Haaland on 08:21 - Dec 14 with 178 views | Dubtractor |
| Haaland on 08:19 - Dec 14 by tractorboy1978 |
What came first, the chicken or the egg? His hold up play has been honking virtually all season and been a factor in us struggling to link play and look fluent in the final third. |
This.
As poor as Azon was in the first half against Stoke, in the second half we looked much better precisely because he started linking play up when the ball came into him. |  |
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| Haaland on 08:40 - Dec 14 with 140 views | NthQldITFC |
| Haaland on 08:21 - Dec 14 by Dubtractor |
This.
As poor as Azon was in the first half against Stoke, in the second half we looked much better precisely because he started linking play up when the ball came into him. |
He did. He was looking much more mobile laterally, playing off the CBs shoulders rather than just standing in front of him. | |
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| Haaland on 09:56 - Dec 14 with 92 views | Ryorry |
| Haaland on 07:23 - Dec 14 by NthQldITFC |
It's a comparative reference to Hirst. |
I can’t even find it now!
Anyway, I still think we missed Egeli due to his qualities that I listed above. | |
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| Haaland on 10:59 - Dec 14 with 63 views | bazza |
Is this Kieran mckennas training list of dos and donts.. ? |  | | |
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