Evo1883
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Guardiola regularly plays players out of position
So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
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Guardiola regularly plays players out of position
So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
I’m not claiming it doesn’t or that I have!
skybluecam
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I guarantee you Guardiola will prepare them intensely on the training pitch before they ever play those positions in a match.
Yeah and they clearly prepare for it.
Nick
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At least make it the Banana flats.
Calista
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Leaving aside the arguments, it seems to me that LB/LWB is by far the most important position to strengthen in the squad. People constantly talk about CM/CB/RB, but I reckon if we’d had a quick tough marauding left back to balance MVE on the other side we’d have looked twice the team this season and been well in contention.
We shouldn’t have been in the position of having to try Jack in that role, although in those particular circumstances it worked perfectly.
We shouldn’t have been in the position of having to try Jack in that role, although in those particular circumstances it worked perfectly.
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TomRad85
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In fairness mate i've seen this played at decent level stuff creeping in a bit to back up opinions and its nonsense. I know a couple of lads that have played a better level than certainly any regular contributors on this forum and trying to have a decent conversation about football with them is like pulling teeth and inevitably ends up back at generic Premier League chat.
Gabby Agbonlahor played Premier League and he talks like he's had all but about 5% of his brain removed.
Evo1883
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You don't think guardiola has ever made a substitution off the cuff ? I'd suggest you're mad
Evo1883
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Sure which robins will have done for boro after making a decision to Try something new against Luton 2-0 down ?
skybluecam
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I don’t think he has. He’s an obsessive perfectionist who clearly puts a lot of thought in to every decision.
Being 2-0 down isn’t some alien scenario is it? And with Kitching starting at LWB you’d think he would have a second option prepared if that didn’t come off.
I was more transfixed by Binks' hoodie. That's the baggiest sleeve I've ever seen.
Sick Boy
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Clean.
Nick
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Rascal
Otis
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Wow! I had no idea Italy was such a shit hole.
The Swanswell Pool has never looked so good mind (things always look better from an aerial shot don't they)
Mr Panda
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I’m returning to 2010 and purchasing a cardigan - this is enough validation for me
Sky Blue Goblin
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Guys, Jack at Left back was one of Robins best decisions this season.
Football nowadays is more about profile than position which is exactly why it worked as he fit the brief for what Robins needed and it worked brilliantly. Playing to Jacks Strengths.
There have been bad decisions this year, the sixity min subs, the lack of us looking to change shape to counter teams or even a plan B for attack when stretching around the wings didn’t work.
Football nowadays is more about profile than position which is exactly why it worked as he fit the brief for what Robins needed and it worked brilliantly. Playing to Jacks Strengths.
There have been bad decisions this year, the sixity min subs, the lack of us looking to change shape to counter teams or even a plan B for attack when stretching around the wings didn’t work.
Skyblueweeman
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Given your username, shouldn't you be on the outside?
TomRad85
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Suddenly i'm absolutely buzzing that my mum hasn't thrown out all my old clothes from 20 years ago.
rob9872
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Ffs lads. You got your wish Robins is no more. Some of you are so keen to trash what he did for us, I really don't get it. You should be happy with the decision and we move on, but if you don't think what he achieved was good then I'd question if you support City at all.
Btw as I recall it, what he said ref Rudi was that he'd played LW before not LWB.
Btw as I recall it, what he said ref Rudi was that he'd played LW before not LWB.
skybluecam
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I’m not sure anyone has said it didn’t work. What sparked the conversation was the player saying it hadn’t been mentioned or worked on in training, which is odd as Robins later claimed he’d been thinking about it for a while. Maybe he had, and hadn’t got as far as preparing Rudoni for it, but does lend fuel to the idea MR has been somewhat haphazard tactically this season.
There is absolutely zero nuance to yours and Nick's views on Robins.
David O'Day
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yeah, I can agree those sleeves are a war crime
BananaFlats
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You called?
Big mid 00’s vibes.
torchomatic
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Not really. You can think about something for a while and not say anything/implement it, can't you? Then, when you think the opportunity has arose, try it out. And. It. Worked.
skybluecam
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Sky Blue Harry H
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At the meeting in Warwick with Sheaf and Jamie Allen, the funniest part for me was when Allen's answer to 'who is your most difficult opponent?', after a bit of thinking was 'I don't really know their names, or who I'm playing against' or words to that effect
Nobody is claiming it didn’t work.
I can understand your point under different circumstances. I'd argue that the Luton game involved no defending in that second half and he was effectively used as a left winger, a position he had played before. Based on that game, he could easily have been used in the LWB position in training going into the Boro and Derby games