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Posted February 10, 2026 05:05 · last edited February 10, 2026 05:08

ballane
I just dont get it i have watched them in training a number of times and you see quick one touch passing going to the player intended in both opposed and unopposed sessions. No pissing around no backwards forwards sideways rubbish.
Come game day its like they just meet in the changing rooms somedays slow labored no one prepared to take someone on.
You can blame Chief all you want for tactics, selections, and substitutions. But for me at some stage the players have to take responsibility for some of the shark we are seeing.  We get slow boring shark most of a game then lately the last 10 minutes they decide to up the pace and play. If playing AKH means we are going to get this play out from the back crap would rather he stays on the bench.
Unless they get some confidence and give us some honest effort then that FKN wooden spoon will be ours again. I for one am over that being the FKN only thing we have one.
It's on the coach to prepare his players for game day. Clearly they're not being prepared properly. If a player feels confident in where they're supposed to position themselves, when they should attack, when they should press, have knowledge of their oppositions weaknesses/strengths etc. - then they play better. I don't see a team out there, I see a bunch of individuals trying to impress.

I really think the squad we have now is pretty decent. I guarantee with a better manager who simplifies things, we'd look far better. Italiano is clearly overthinking everything and has done so for more than a year.

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Unknown editor edited February 10, 2026 05:08
ballane
I just dont get it i have watched them in training a number of times and you see quick one touch passing going to the player intended in both opposed and unopposed sessions. No pissing around no backwards forwards sideways rubbish.
Come game day its like they just meet in the changing rooms somedays slow labored no one prepared to take someone on.
You can blame Chief all you want for tactics, selections, and substitutions. But for me at some stage the players have to take responsibility for some of the shark we are seeing.  We get slow boring shark most of a game then lately the last 10 minutes they decide to up the pace and play. If playing AKH means we are going to get this play out from the back crap would rather he stays on the bench.
Unless they get some confidence and give us some honest effort then that FKN wooden spoon will be ours again. I for one am over that being the FKN only thing we have one.
It's on the coach to prepare his players for game day. Clearly they're not being prepared properly. If a player feels confident in where they're supposed to position themselves, when they should attack, when they should press, have knowledge of their oppositions weaknesses/strengths etc. - then they play better. I don't see a team out there, I see a bunch of individuals trying to impress.
Unknown editor edited February 10, 2026 05:05
ballane
I just dont get it i have watched them in training a number of times and you see quick one touch passing going to the player intended in both opposed and unopposed sessions. No pissing around no backwards forwards sideways rubbish.
Come game day its like they just meet in the changing rooms somedays slow labored no one prepared to take someone on.
You can blame Chief all you want for tactics, selections, and substitutions. But for me at some stage the players have to take responsibility for some of the shark we are seeing.  We get slow boring shark most of a game then lately the last 10 minutes they decide to up the pace and play. If playing AKH means we are going to get this play out from the back crap would rather he stays on the bench.
Unless they get some confidence and give us some honest effort then that FKN wooden spoon will be ours again. I for one am over that being the FKN only thing we have one.
It's on the coach to prepare his players for game day. Clearly they're not being prepared properly. If a player feels confident in where theyre supposed to stand, when they should attack, when they should press, have knowledge of their oppositions weaknesses/strengths etc. - then they play better. I don't see a team out there, I see a bunch of individuals trying to impress.