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thesaint3
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How can you put pressure on when your standing 15 mtrs away from your opponent. And when you do come at him he just pops it over to another player standing by himself...


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thesaint3 wrote:How can you put pressure on when your standing 15 mtrs away from your opponent. And when you do come at him he just pops it over to another player standing by himself...
We had this problem back in 07-08 too


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thesaint3 wrote:How can you put pressure on when your standing 15 mtrs away from your opponent. And when you do come at him he just pops it over to another player standing by himself...

Man up? It isn't the 80's. What sides man up these days? Its bout zones. Our problem isn't manning up, its turning the ball over.


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Post: # 1534912Post Wayne42 »

I wonder what they do at the Saints player academy, maybe next semester they could introduce skills sessions...


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Post: # 1534914Post The Fireman »

Man Up ? are they too effeminate ?


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Post: # 1534925Post ozrulestrace »

Apparently, I believe it was one of Ross Lyon's great theories-you don't mind the man, you mind the space.

Can't say I subscribe to this theory in modern football, in fact it's rubbish.

For god's sake, just man up, and tackle blah blah blah.


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Post: # 1534929Post plugger66 »

ozrulestrace wrote:Apparently, I believe it was one of Ross Lyon's great theories-you don't mind the man, you mind the space.

Can't say I subscribe to this theory in modern football, in fact it's rubbish.

For god's sake, just man up, and tackle blah blah blah.

Well 17 other clubs don't agree with you. I think you need to move into 2010 plus.


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Post: # 1534932Post Con Gorozidis »

I think zoning is the definitely the way to go. Sometimes we get 3 blokes who go for the man leaving 2 opposition players free. This is devastating when their one beats our three. In some senses I think we need to man up less.
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Post: # 1534934Post Con Gorozidis »

ozrulestrace wrote:Apparently, I believe it was one of Ross Lyon's great theories-you don't mind the man, you mind the space.

Can't say I subscribe to this theory in modern football, in fact it's rubbish.

For god's sake, just man up, and tackle blah blah blah.
The trouble with Lyon is he tried Eddie purely to mind the space and he couldnt do anything else. You still need to be able to play footy.
Having a game plan is one thing - having 22 good players to execute is another. Lyon tried to win with a good game plan + 15 players and 7 'role players'.
It almost worked too but not quite. You still need a side full of good footy players. Game plan alone isnt enough.


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Post: # 1534936Post plugger66 »

Con Gorozidis wrote:I think zoning is the definitely the way to go. Sometimes we get 3 blokes who go for the man leaving 2 opposition players free. This is devastating when their one beats our three. In some senses I think we need to man up less.
But sheesh when you turn it over or mess around with the ball you get smashed on the rebound by good sides and it makes u look silly.

Exactly. Any side that mans up would get smashed but worse still their coach would be sacked. Turnovers kill us.


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