It’s a small example there but perhaps Barkers’ tactical discipline is what’s helping him get the nod this season.
I was just waiting for Duffy to boot it out the park.
As someone said yesterday, Barker simply being named in the starting XI would make their defenders adopt a more cautious approach, knowing that his pace could hurt them.I'm wondering what he brings. His ability to cover a lot of ground and transition from defence to attack at pace could be in the Gaffer's thoughts.
As someone said yesterday, Barker simply being named in the starting XI would make their defenders adopt a more cautious approach, knowing that his pace could hurt them.
He didn't get on the ball much, but his pass forward run and pass to Kent, which led to the corner before our second goal, was excellent. Need more of that from him. He must show it in training but feel he needs to be more confident in doing it when it really matters.
It’s a small example there but perhaps Barkers’ tactical discipline is what’s helping him get the nod this season.
I'd like to see a graphic for the Duffy longball !
It must be he does do much elseIt’s a small example there but perhaps Barkers’ tactical discipline is what’s helping him get the nod this season.
Seems to me that what is happening under Gerrard is a perfect example of what is possible if you stick with a manager and allow him to build something over a period of time.
We look unrecognisable at the moment from where we were pre-lockdown and our recruitment has been utterly fucking excellent this summer.
Still think we are 2 players away from being absolute certs for the title (one of whom may very well be Zungu).
We NEED to keep winning. My only fear is that the mentally challengeds utterly disintegrate and they make a managerial change while they still have time to make an impact. To be truthful I'd prefer them to implode in February/ March when it's too late to do fùck all about it
Depends what they are willing to spend. Nobody knows how rabid they are at boardroom level for "the 10". They still harp on about Benitez, who admittedly has been making noises about wanting to get out of China as he's made a rip roaring cùnt of it and is in the relegation playoffs with his club out there - he's out of contract next year on a deal worth £1m per month so compensation would be due (although apparently he is not well liked out there so whether a deal could be done is up for debate). Reckon he will end up back in English football though.Agree that we need to be consistent and ruthless.
On your point about them, if things start to go tits up soon, who would they bring in to replace TLB? His was a lazy appointment at a time when they could have shown real ambition after Rodgers upped and left. I don't think they'd be able to attract anyone with a genuine pedigree at this point, and I can't think of any of their ex-players (i.e. those with an emotional attachment) who have done well in the world of management and could work successfully with the squad the bigot has assembled.
My 1st thoughts. If that was a genuine move, they were better than I thought.I think it's fake. I don't think they ever kept it that long in our half
Actually says in the article that Barker was likely picked because he had the extra fortnight while his team mates were on international duty to practice playing against the system in trainingIt’s a small example there but perhaps Barkers’ tactical discipline is what’s helping him get the nod this season.
A graphic showing how well we retain our shape and defend against Celtic when they have possession has f*** all to do with that though.All good, but I can't help but wonder how that helps us against the 11 behind the ball dross which is the rest of the SPFL.
It was Walsh’s turn. That was when he airmlessly punted the ball into the channel and out of play.They must have played 50 diagonals and half of them went into touch
What that tells me is if that was the case then TLB’s team selection was known well in advance and not the previous nightActually says in the article that Barker was likely picked because he had the extra fortnight while his team mates were on international duty to practice playing against the system in training
Andy Halliday said this in one of the open goal shows. I've discussed this with my old man. I sometimes struggle to see the benefit of Barker but after paying more attention to graphics like this, listening to pods, being more exposed to tactical explanations, you can see how vital it is that we have disciplined players who can follow the system when we don't have the ball.I dont know who said it but apparently he's outstanding during training. I think he's worth persevering with but so is Jones.