Last year it was so simple.
Romain Vincelot ran around bossing the centre-circle, Lloyd James laying balls into Mooney's feet, Lisbie's chest or out to the wings where Cox and Odubajo were always available.
When we needed to be stronger Bartley could come in and harass teams and Lundstram more than adequately filled Lloyd James' boots when he was tiring towards the end of the season.
So how can all four players, who were superstars last season, now look like they've never kicked a ball in their life? Quite simply, tactics. Or a lack of them. This year we have no tactical plan due to having a fraud masquerading as manager.
John Lundstram
He looked good last year because he could spray the ball around knowing where Cox and Odubajo would run to. Why did they know where to run to? Because their supporting full-backs would create space for them. When they made their run, they in turn would create space for the strikers. And then we would score goals.
This year he looks rubbish and looks like he couldn't pass wind. He hasn't become a bad player overnight. We just have no tactics.
Has just been sent back to his parent club.
Jack Price
When at Orient earlier this year he moved the ball from side-to-side aimlessly. Fans were split on him being a half-decent kid, or more league two fodder.
He's gone back to playing at Wolves in the Championship were he can pass the ball wide to Henry or Sako and now looks a world-beater.
Josh Wright
Pretty much the same mould as Price, much maligned for not passing the ball forward, but who to? The players aren't being instructed to make certain runs, or hit certain areas. Some fans can see this, some think Wright is a pretty-boy who should be playing Conference level at the highest.
Simply put, he hasn't anyone to offload the ball to.
Romain Vincelot
The ever industrious Frenchman just doesn't stop running. This year he looks like a headless chicken, last year he had purpose. That's right, it's down to tactics again and certain areas to attack and defend.
How do we solve this?
We appoint a real manager, a tactically aware one, one that knows the players, can communicate with the players and has a general idea of what he's doing.
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Thursday, 19 February 2015
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Who's responsible for the transfers? #lofc
If rumours are to be believed we're going to sign Larnell Cole tomorrow.
Now before I carry on, I've got nothing against this fella at all and wouldn't know him if I walked past him in the street. I genuinely hope he turns out to be a massive success for us and goes on to captain England.
But what worries me is WHY we are signing him, and more importantly WHO is signing him?
So who is the lad and what does he do? Born in Manchester he was at United from 2009, played his way through the youth setup and then followed Rene Meulensteen to Fulham at the start of 2014. Since then he's had three games at MK Dons on loan last season. All i can gather about the former child superstar is that he can play in central midfield, right-wing or right-back.
And at that point i'll stop and take some air in. Because now i'm confused.
Since Liverani has been here we've signed Josh Wright permanently and then bizarrely brought in John Lundstram on loan who seems to have replaced permanent signing Wright. They were brought in, we assume, to play alongside Romain Vincelot. We also have Marvin Bartley and Harry Lee on the books from the old regime. Pritchard is a central midfield work horse.
Two weeks ago we brought in Ryan Hedges to play on the right-wing, and by all accounts he actually looks decent, but has been dropped in favour of an out-of-position Bradley Pritchard. We also have Shaun Batt, who by his own admission isn't injured and is a right-winger. And don't forget McAnuff if he ever gets himself fit enough.
About a week ago we added Neal Eardley to the squad, an out-and-out right-sided player who was playing in the Premiership for Blackpool at right-back a couple of seasons ago. He's also more than comfortable at wing-back or right-wing at this level of football. Eardley has since played once and was then dropped for Omozusi who he'd been brought in to replace the previous week. Prior to all that Scott Cuthbert played an entire season at right-back. Bradley Pritchard and Matt Baudry can also play at there.
So we're bringing in an inexperienced young player to play in positions that we already have covered by other loan players at the expense of leaving our own more experienced players out the team?
So who's responsible for this transfer?
I think we've all read the documents that allege Liverani, Milanese and Becchetti all sign their own friends or words to that effect.
Or maybe this signing has been arranged by our chief scout, Gianluca Romano.
Who is also an agent according to his Twitter Biography and the FIFA list of Italian agents.
Which according to the grapevine, being a Chief Scout and a Football Agent isn't good practice.
Now before I carry on, I've got nothing against this fella at all and wouldn't know him if I walked past him in the street. I genuinely hope he turns out to be a massive success for us and goes on to captain England.
But what worries me is WHY we are signing him, and more importantly WHO is signing him?
So who is the lad and what does he do? Born in Manchester he was at United from 2009, played his way through the youth setup and then followed Rene Meulensteen to Fulham at the start of 2014. Since then he's had three games at MK Dons on loan last season. All i can gather about the former child superstar is that he can play in central midfield, right-wing or right-back.
And at that point i'll stop and take some air in. Because now i'm confused.
Since Liverani has been here we've signed Josh Wright permanently and then bizarrely brought in John Lundstram on loan who seems to have replaced permanent signing Wright. They were brought in, we assume, to play alongside Romain Vincelot. We also have Marvin Bartley and Harry Lee on the books from the old regime. Pritchard is a central midfield work horse.
Two weeks ago we brought in Ryan Hedges to play on the right-wing, and by all accounts he actually looks decent, but has been dropped in favour of an out-of-position Bradley Pritchard. We also have Shaun Batt, who by his own admission isn't injured and is a right-winger. And don't forget McAnuff if he ever gets himself fit enough.
About a week ago we added Neal Eardley to the squad, an out-and-out right-sided player who was playing in the Premiership for Blackpool at right-back a couple of seasons ago. He's also more than comfortable at wing-back or right-wing at this level of football. Eardley has since played once and was then dropped for Omozusi who he'd been brought in to replace the previous week. Prior to all that Scott Cuthbert played an entire season at right-back. Bradley Pritchard and Matt Baudry can also play at there.
So we're bringing in an inexperienced young player to play in positions that we already have covered by other loan players at the expense of leaving our own more experienced players out the team?
So who's responsible for this transfer?
I think we've all read the documents that allege Liverani, Milanese and Becchetti all sign their own friends or words to that effect.
Or maybe this signing has been arranged by our chief scout, Gianluca Romano.
Who is also an agent according to his Twitter Biography and the FIFA list of Italian agents.
Which according to the grapevine, being a Chief Scout and a Football Agent isn't good practice.
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