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Again, it just goes to show some people can moan about anything.The difference in the team this season, and don’t forget it was decimated in the summer, is totally at contrast to last season. The organisation has improved immeasurably and I found myself not worried at all by set piece plays (well, except for Lawlor being rooted to his line again). Even taking into account the movement of Wilks, Marquis and Kane last season, I think the movement from the back to the final third is equally as good. The difference between the sides, so far, is the final third. Ennis did a great job and scored a wonderful goal, but there’s something missing and Sterling is not it.
Quote from: Alan Southstand on August 25, 2019, 06:45:58 amAgain, it just goes to show some people can moan about anything.The difference in the team this season, and don’t forget it was decimated in the summer, is totally at contrast to last season. The organisation has improved immeasurably and I found myself not worried at all by set piece plays (well, except for Lawlor being rooted to his line again). Even taking into account the movement of Wilks, Marquis and Kane last season, I think the movement from the back to the final third is equally as good. The difference between the sides, so far, is the final third. Ennis did a great job and scored a wonderful goal, but there’s something missing and Sterling is not it.“ Sterling’ is not it “ .....yet! Game time is all he needs,
In fairness,he looks a lot more relaxed (it's relative) when talking about tactics and plans. That, (and the performances on the pitch) suggests that he's a training ground manager, not the sort who will give the media a soapy tit w**k.
Quote from: sha66y on August 25, 2019, 08:01:49 amQuote from: Alan Southstand on August 25, 2019, 06:45:58 amAgain, it just goes to show some people can moan about anything.The difference in the team this season, and don’t forget it was decimated in the summer, is totally at contrast to last season. The organisation has improved immeasurably and I found myself not worried at all by set piece plays (well, except for Lawlor being rooted to his line again). Even taking into account the movement of Wilks, Marquis and Kane last season, I think the movement from the back to the final third is equally as good. The difference between the sides, so far, is the final third. Ennis did a great job and scored a wonderful goal, but there’s something missing and Sterling is not it.“ Sterling’ is not it “ .....yet! Game time is all he needs,Sterling won us that game yesterday with his strength and fight for the ball, he also put in an intelligent pass for Taylor, where many players would have gone for goal. Let’s see more of him, I think he will be a handful at L1 level.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Darren is doing a great job so far, getting much better performances out of players (May and Anderson) and finally we look like a team that is greater than the sum of its parts - something you couldn’t say under the previous two Managers. I for one couldn’t care less if he is media or PR savvy...the MOTD and Sky studios are full of those who talk a good game, but failed in Management.
If the striker we are looking at did come in on loan it would present a bit of a dilema for Moore, however much he says we can have 6/7 loans in the squad.Looking at it, if you're only allowed 5 in the match day squad...1 has to be the back up keeper Ennis and John - I don't think there is any justification to drop them at the moment.Sterling - I don't imagine his parent club will be happy with us dropping him either.Which leaves Sheaf... arguably we could survive without him... but Moore obviously sees him as a starter and we're not left with much cover without him there.So who would be left out of the match day squad? It would be infinitely better if we could sign this aforementioned player on a permanent. I am really intrigued who this lad is, and why there has been so many problems with the transfer.
Surely we can’t be loaning more players. It’s time we built the nucleus of our own players. We’ve got some good loanees again this season but ultimately Wolves and Spurs will benefit from their development in the longer term. We need to get some of our own in to supplement that.
Can’t view the interview as I don’t subscribe, but judging on DM’s time in the role so far, I think it’s fair to say his work with the players is clearly his main strength rather than his media work.I don’t think his interviews are so bad, but I think he’s probably not that comfortable doing them, so he tries his hardest to “script” eloquent responses in his head that can make him sound like he’s trying a bit too hard. It’s not something that bothers me too much tbh. Not everyone is a brilliant orator and I know from my own experience that when you’re talking to the media it can be difficult to articulate yourself and not ramble or repeat points.On a positive note, it’s clear to me that the team is a well coached one, with a philosophy that DM is trying to instil and the players are clearly growing into. We’ve not put in a consistent 90 min performance so far, but in patches the football has been really good to watch and I think DM is getting somewhere. If he can create a bit more consistency and strengthen us with one or two extra players I think we can have a decent season.
Interesting interview looks like No9 in next week.https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/ifollow/latest-videos/