Evo1883
Well-Known Member
Guardiola regularly plays players out of position
So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
Nobody is saying it’s for no reason. It just comes across a bit ill thought out if it hadn’t been discussed/trained previously. The overall criticism about Robins and subs/tactics is not having a plan B and this still looks that way.
Yes, sometimes you need to play a player out of position but in the wider context it does feel a bit desperate.
FP is right to point out it’s based on someone else’s emphasis though and as I said it’s just speculation but everyone is now entrenching in their previous positions.
I’m not claiming it doesn’t or that I have!It’s part and parcel of football, happens every week at every level and suggests to me you’ve never played football at a decent level
I guarantee you Guardiola will prepare them intensely on the training pitch before they ever play those positions in a match.Guardiola regularly plays players out of position
So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
Yeah and they clearly prepare for it.Guardiola regularly plays players out of position
So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
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.It’s part and parcel of football, happens every week at every level and suggests to me you’ve never played football at a decent level
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.
I don’t think he has. He’s an obsessive perfectionist who clearly puts a lot of thought in to every decision.You don't think guardiola has ever made a substitution off the cuff ? I'd suggest you're mad
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.Sure which robins will have done for boro after making a decision to Try something new against Luton 2-0 down ?
errrr lads. What about Rudi's cardie though?
Clean.errrr lads. What about Rudi's cardie though?
RascalClean.
Wow! I had no idea Italy was such a shit hole.
Possibly been missed but I said above what I found odd was that he said he’d been thinking about it for a while. If it hadn’t been worked on in training then that seems a bit odd. No problem in principle with playing someone out of natural position.Absolutely mad that people are pulling Robins up for a change that fucking worked.
By all means point out stuff that he got wrong. But pulling him for something that worked is a bit weird lads.
Suddenly i'm absolutely buzzing that my mum hasn't thrown out all my old clothes from 20 years ago.errrr lads. What about Rudi's cardie though?
Tbf, the both look a degree less ridiculous than I did at 23, so I'm saying nothing.I was more transfixed by Binks' hoodie. That's the baggiest sleeve I've ever seen.
SBT user understanding nuance challenge: impossible difficultyAbsolutely mad that people are pulling Robins up for a change that fucking worked.
By all means point out stuff that he got wrong. But pulling him for something that worked is a bit weird lads.
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.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.
SBT user understanding nuance challenge: impossible difficulty
yeah, I can agree those sleeves are a war crime
At least make it the Banana flats.
Big mid 00’s vibes.
Possibly been missed but I said above what I found odd was that he said he’d been thinking about it for a while. If it hadn’t been worked on in training then that seems a bit odd. No problem in principle with playing someone out of natural position.
None that you seem to understand, no.There is absolutely zero nuance to yours and Nick's views on Robins.
Nobody is claiming it didn’t work.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.
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 gamesNone that you seem to understand, no.
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