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Evo1883

Evo1883

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djr8369 said:
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.
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Guardiola regularly plays players out of position

So much so that akanji now says he can play 6 positions .
 
Calista

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.
 
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PVA

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The promotions and trips to Wembley

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Playing Rudoni at LWB

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TomRad85

TomRad85

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Ccfcisparks said:
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
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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

Evo1883

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skybluecam said:
I guarantee you Guardiola will prepare them intensely on the training pitch before they ever play those positions in a match.
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You don't think guardiola has ever made a substitution off the cuff ? I'd suggest you're mad
 
skybluecam

skybluecam

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Evo1883 said:
You don't think guardiola has ever made a substitution off the cuff ? I'd suggest you're mad
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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.
Evo1883 said:
Sure which robins will have done for boro after making a decision to Try something new against Luton 2-0 down ?
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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.
 
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djr8369

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PVA said:
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.
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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.
 
Sky Blue Goblin

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.
 
rob9872

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.
 
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djr8369

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Sky Blue Goblin said:
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.
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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.
 
torchomatic

torchomatic

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djr8369 said:
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.
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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.
 
Sky Blue Harry H

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 :ROFLMAO:. Twas slightly bizarre. He did though refer to facing Man City with De Bruyne, Silva and (forget) in midfield, and said he couldn't get anywhere near them - they lost 9-0! Sheaf came across well, I thought.
 
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WebbCCFC

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skybluecam said:
None that you seem to understand, no.
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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
 
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