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Posted January 16, 2013 07:18 · last edited January 19, 2013 23:50

patrick478 wrote:


Again, you are ignoring the fact that that squad was thrown together from players that were not the greatest.


Patrick, no-one who is critical about the style is using season 1 as evidence (we've got enough to go on this year alone).  We're just pointing out the obvious retort to the argument, based on season 1, that Ricki can change style.


Moving on a bit - I think Ricki badly needs a breakout performance playing this new style.  The reason I'm so sceptical about all of this is I'm yet to see us play for 90 minutes in a passing, possession based way and win in a dominant manner - and we need that so badly to get the media/fans etc off the team's back for a while and back on side.  SOmething he can point at and say "this is what we're trying to achieve".  


He's pointed to 30 minutes here, a half there, but since the change I don't think we've led a match (other than the last 10 against the Heart).  We've controlled the ball for periods in games but are really yet to control a match in any significant way


Ignoring me as probably a permanent a sceptic, I think the players themselves need it too - they're not playing like they believe in this way of playing and they're the ones who need to be convinced as much as anyone.

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patrick478 wrote:


Again, you are ignoring the fact that that squad was thrown together from players that were not the greatest.


Patrick, no-one who is critical about the style is using season 1 as evidence (we've got enough to go on this year alone).  We're just pointing out the obvious retort to the argument, based on season 1, that Ricki can change style.


Moving on a bit - I think Ricki badly needs a breakout performance playing this new style.  The reason I'm so sceptical about all of this is I'm yet to see us play for 90 minutes in a passing, possession based way and win in a dominant manner - and we need that so badly to get the media/fans etc off the team's back for a while and back on side.  SOmething he can point at and say "this is what we're trying to achieve".  


He's pointed to 30 minutes here, a half there, but since the change I don't think we've led a match (other than the last 10 against the Heart).  We've controlled the ball for periods in games but are really yet to control a match in any significant way


Ignoring me as probably a permanent a sceptic, I think the players themselves need it too - they're not playing like they believe in this way of playing and they're the ones who need to be convinced as much as anyone.

james dean edited January 16, 2013 07:23
patrick478 wrote:


Again, you are ignoring the fact that that squad was thrown together from players that were not the greatest.


Patrick, no-one who is critical about the style is using season 1 as evidence (we've got enough to go on this year alone).  We're just pointing out the obvious retort to the argument, based on season 1, that Ricki can change style.


Moving on a bit - I think Ricki badly needs a breakout performance playing this new style.  The reason I'm so sceptical about all of this is I'm yet to see us play for 90 minutes in a passing, possession based way and win in a dominant manner - and we need that so badly to get the media/fans etc off the team's back for a while and back on side.  People point to 30 minutes here, a half there, but since the change I don't think we've led a match (other than the last 10 against the Heart).  


Ignoring me as probably a permanent a sceptic, I think the players themselves need it too - they're not playing like they believe in this way of playing and they're the ones who need to be convinced as much as anyone.