Was Lawrence responsible for our defensive organisation? Was Aled Williams the direct replacement for Dennis Lawrence? If we can get answers for those basic questions then we can start to talk, otherwise it's just fan fiction.
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- Thread starter Saddlebrains
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Yeah, why not get angry at Joe Edwards and Chris Jones instead? Did Lampard bring them in just so they could delegate all defensive responsibilities to the old GK coach?
Nick
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It would be a very weird take if Lampard came in and said "no lads, none of you do anything defensive as that's the goalkeeping coach's job"
Let's face it, none of us know what people really do at Ryton and how in depth things are. It's the same as "Rhys Carr was stood with his hands in his pockets".
It's just people trying to lash out for people to blame for the bad form and eventually Robins being sacked.
Skybluedownunder
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Must be not bad to get a job within the England coaching set up
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SBAndy
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As I see it, and this isn’t borne from outright fact just observation, I think Lawrence was a defensive coach less in term of ‘coach of defenders’ and more an ‘out of possession’ coach. The difference in terms of pressing patterns when he came in was very noticeable. Likewise, I get the impression that Viveash was the ‘in possession’ coach.
Since Lawrence moved on, I would also say it’s noticeable how our pressing patterns have largely disappeared. Clearly I don’t know the remit of the new coaches to understand what they are trying to implement, but safe to say it’s not got through yet. As I’ve said in another thread, I think we want to play a high pressing game eventually but the fitness to carry it out is miles off, so we’re making do for the time being.
Hobo
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You would expect him to know about defensive coaching, but people are saying we fell apart after Lawrence left? It isn't actually true. We fell apart after the drama of an FA Cup Semi Final (and it was Drama!). Most teams lose form after an FA Cup final defeat.
The loss of Lawrence wasn't our only knowledge of defending. Viveash had plenty of knowledge. Too many fans have easy solutions based on the one dimension of their opinion
David O'Day
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Maybe the coach formerly employed by Wolves is actually not bad and just had shite keepers to work with.
Incognitocov
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Good recruitment then.
Seymour_East
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Brighton Sky Blue
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I thought he looked decent before but he looks better now so some credit has to go to the keeper coach.
For all the stick he was getting earlier in the season it's only fair to point out the positives too.
Lampard:
"The corner, I will give credit to the set-piece boys because they work really hard for and against, Aled (Williams) and JD (John Dempster), their work is amazing"
Lampard:
"The corner, I will give credit to the set-piece boys because they work really hard for and against, Aled (Williams) and JD (John Dempster), their work is amazing"
fernandopartridge
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Does Williams get credit for Dovin's improvement?
Potbellypig
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Nope, only time the masses mention him is to criticise. Same with Dr Roberts, see how her name has stopped being mentioned now that we're on a good run?