Bolton 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Natasha Whittam wrote:The crux of the matter is we simply have too many players who aren't comfortable on the ball.

Take Medo for example, he needs at least 3 touches to control any sort of pass - on at least 4 occasions yesterday we had potential break aways only for Medo to fuck it up by mis-controlling the ball or taking too long to do it.

Compare that to their number 6 who was playing in a similar position to Medo but literally ran the midfield until he got sent off. It took him one touch to control the ball and then one touch to pass it, or he was comfortable in his own ability to hold onto the ball until he found a player in space.

Can someone please explain to me how a professional footballer playing near the top of his profession can't control a ball or hold onto it for more than 2 seconds? And can someone please explain why we have so many of these players.

Yes, Dougie is a shite manager who over complicates things and often picks ridiculous teams and formations - but it's the players out there on the pitch, not the manager, and if they can't even control a football and then pass it 10 yards it doesn't matter what tactics we use, we are always going to be shit.

chipbutty wrote:I said on this site last season that Freedman is one of the worst managers BWFC have had for a long time and was roundly ridiculed for it.

One of his failings I think, is not a footballing issue but more a personal attitude. He seems arrogant and stubborn and doesn't appear to acknowledge that he has made mistakes and is willing to learn and change things.
I've never met Dougie and I could be completely wrong, I don't know but that is how he comes across.

chipbutty wrote:He seems arrogant and stubborn and doesn't appear to acknowledge that he has made mistakes and is willing to learn and change things.

terenceanne wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:The crux of the matter is we simply have too many players who aren't comfortable on the ball.

Take Medo for example, he needs at least 3 touches to control any sort of pass - on at least 4 occasions yesterday we had potential break aways only for Medo to fuck it up by mis-controlling the ball or taking too long to do it.

Compare that to their number 6 who was playing in a similar position to Medo but literally ran the midfield until he got sent off. It took him one touch to control the ball and then one touch to pass it, or he was comfortable in his own ability to hold onto the ball until he found a player in space.

Can someone please explain to me how a professional footballer playing near the top of his profession can't control a ball or hold onto it for more than 2 seconds? And can someone please explain why we have so many of these players.

Yes, Dougie is a shite manager who over complicates things and often picks ridiculous teams and formations - but it's the players out there on the pitch, not the manager, and if they can't even control a football and then pass it 10 yards it doesn't matter what tactics we use, we are always going to be shit.

I've been saying the same thing for years.....which is one of the main reasons I keep beating a dead horse about us getting a foreign manager.  They seem to value skill and have a better eye for skill than British managers...who still can't get past the good ol' shift attitude.

Most yesterday thought it was a hoof fest yet Doog says our passing was good ....what can you do except throw your hands up in the air and hope big eddie is watching from his Ivory tower.

luckyPeterpiper wrote:

terenceanne wrote:

Natasha Whittam wrote:The crux of the matter is we simply have too many players who aren't comfortable on the ball.

Take Medo for example, he needs at least 3 touches to control any sort of pass - on at least 4 occasions yesterday we had potential break aways only for Medo to fuck it up by mis-controlling the ball or taking too long to do it.

Compare that to their number 6 who was playing in a similar position to Medo but literally ran the midfield until he got sent off. It took him one touch to control the ball and then one touch to pass it, or he was comfortable in his own ability to hold onto the ball until he found a player in space.

Can someone please explain to me how a professional footballer playing near the top of his profession can't control a ball or hold onto it for more than 2 seconds? And can someone please explain why we have so many of these players.

Yes, Dougie is a shite manager who over complicates things and often picks ridiculous teams and formations - but it's the players out there on the pitch, not the manager, and if they can't even control a football and then pass it 10 yards it doesn't matter what tactics we use, we are always going to be shit.

I've been saying the same thing for years.....which is one of the main reasons I keep beating a dead horse about us getting a foreign manager.  They seem to value skill and have a better eye for skill than British managers...who still can't get past the good ol' shift attitude.

Most yesterday thought it was a hoof fest yet Doog says our passing was good ....what can you do except throw your hands up in the air and hope big eddie is watching from his Ivory tower.

I hate to say this but the manager's nationality is completely irrelevant. In fact the manager's competence is currently irrelevant. The squad we have simply isn't good enough to play tiki-taka football and we don't have the money to buy players who are yet. However I agree that Dougie, like Owen Coyle and Gary Megson before him is showing a certain amount of one dimensional approach and sadly it's a rather dated one dimension at that. In fact it's so old fashioned it's not one dimension at all; it's the Bay City Rollers.

gloswhite wrote:Good idea, lets shoot Bogdan next time he does that

bwfc1874 wrote:

chipbutty wrote:He seems arrogant and stubborn and doesn't appear to acknowledge that he has made mistakes and is willing to learn and change things.

It's your opinion, but I've no idea how you can form such an opinion off the back of a few TV interviews, none of which are an accurate reflection of what's said behind the scenes.

Natasha Whittam wrote:The crux of the matter is we simply have too many players who aren't comfortable on the ball.

Take Medo for example, he needs at least 3 touches to control any sort of pass - on at least 4 occasions yesterday we had potential break aways only for Medo to fuck it up by mis-controlling the ball or taking too long to do it.

Compare that to their number 6 who was playing in a similar position to Medo but literally ran the midfield until he got sent off. It took him one touch to control the ball and then one touch to pass it, or he was comfortable in his own ability to hold onto the ball until he found a player in space.

Can someone please explain to me how a professional footballer playing near the top of his profession can't control a ball or hold onto it for more than 2 seconds? And can someone please explain why we have so many of these players.

Yes, Dougie is a shite manager who over complicates things and often picks ridiculous teams and formations - but it's the players out there on the pitch, not the manager, and if they can't even control a football and then pass it 10 yards it doesn't matter what tactics we use, we are always going to be shit.