Chiefy's Twitter handle says he is a 'Bielsa Disciple'.
Piscopo, Sotiro & Mcgarry obviously think Al-Taay has Devlin like qualities.
Scrappy Doo II.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/132011000/wellington-phoenix-begin-rebuild-with-signing-of-midfielder-mohamed-altaay
Ufuk Talay religiously lined his team up in a 4-2-2-2 system, but Italiano said the addition of Al-Taay would allow him to play a slightly different system to his former mentor.
Piscopo, Sotiro & Mcgarry obviously think Al-Taay has Devlin like qualities.
Scrappy Doo II.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/132011000/wellington-phoenix-begin-rebuild-with-signing-of-midfielder-mohamed-altaay
Ufuk Talay religiously lined his team up in a 4-2-2-2 system, but Italiano said the addition of Al-Taay would allow him to play a slightly different system to his former mentor.
“I probably won’t go into that [the formation] but there will be changes in our set-up. Whether we play two No. 6s is a question I’ll answer later but there will be definite changes in our starting point,” Italiano said.
“It will suit the players more of what I have available. Not a back five, not a back three. You’ll see.
“I’ve really put a lot of thought into the system and the best attributes of the players. It’s taken me a bit of time where I’m comfortable but when you see how we start next year it will make a bit more sense.”
“He’s a very hard-working defensive midfielder and a little bit in the mould of a young Cammy Devlin when he came here four years ago.
“He’s a very hard-working defensive midfielder and a little bit in the mould of a young Cammy Devlin when he came here four years ago.
“I’m hoping he follows that path. He has the same expectations as Cammy did from day one. It wasn’t the same as now because he’s in Scotland but I think he has the potential to grow into that role.”
It is not the first time Al-Taay has been compared to the now Socceroos midfielder.
“A couple of the Jets boys that were at Wellington made that comparison too,” Al-Taay said.