Shaun Rice
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Genuine question. Don’t get me wrong I think given a budget and time Robinson will be a great manager for us. He cannot be judged on this team because, as we all know, it’s broken and needs to be rebuilt in almost every department.
However I saw a steady improvement when Faz was in charge, which resulted in a win in his last game.
I think he knows the players and they know him. The couple of things that really stood out were the shape of the team and how much second ball we picked up. Under Faz the team Seemed to have better shape. Like he had players in their best position even if they’re, on paper, not the best. We looked well organised and were set up to win the second ball. It was like he knew our strikers couldn’t win the ball so we’ll pick up the second ball from the defensive headers / clearances.
As we are now we look so narrow! Our flanks are exposed as we have no width in our team. Teams are just exploiting that and it’s just a matter of time before one of their attacks results in a goal. He also seems to be learning what Faz already worked out.
Also I’m not sure his frank (but honest and to be fair, fair) comments about us are good for morale at this point in time. I worried most of the players know they’re out at the end of the season either by transfer because they’re not good enough or due to end of contract do they really want to play for him, for us?
However I saw a steady improvement when Faz was in charge, which resulted in a win in his last game.
I think he knows the players and they know him. The couple of things that really stood out were the shape of the team and how much second ball we picked up. Under Faz the team Seemed to have better shape. Like he had players in their best position even if they’re, on paper, not the best. We looked well organised and were set up to win the second ball. It was like he knew our strikers couldn’t win the ball so we’ll pick up the second ball from the defensive headers / clearances.
As we are now we look so narrow! Our flanks are exposed as we have no width in our team. Teams are just exploiting that and it’s just a matter of time before one of their attacks results in a goal. He also seems to be learning what Faz already worked out.
Also I’m not sure his frank (but honest and to be fair, fair) comments about us are good for morale at this point in time. I worried most of the players know they’re out at the end of the season either by transfer because they’re not good enough or due to end of contract do they really want to play for him, for us?
