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I wonder if McCann's more refined style of football is more liable to success in a higher league, and the players he's acquired are likewise more suited to League One where there are fewer cloggers?Or am I just clutching at straws to make myself feel better?
We’re ranked 14th for average possession.
Not sure it’s right that you get more time on the ball in a higher league. Everyone is much faster and pressed harder than L2 imo. Difference is the opposition might try to keep the ball a bit before going forward. This helps us but it can’t be that we get more time to play in a lower division.
Quote from: sedwardsdrfc on January 29, 2024, 01:27:57 pmNot sure it’s right that you get more time on the ball in a higher league. Everyone is much faster and pressed harder than L2 imo. Difference is the opposition might try to keep the ball a bit before going forward. This helps us but it can’t be that we get more time to play in a lower division. It's a myth that you get more time in higher leagues. Why on earth would higher teams go easier on their opponents?
We got mighty close to being very competitive with Westbrooke and Faal in the team before the wheels fell off again. Needless to say, defensively, we've been all over the shop, chopping and changing the back line, albeit mostly through necessity. We are so far from having a settled team which is half the battle. Whatever is his preffered style, we've got to get the basics much better with everyone knowing their job.
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on January 29, 2024, 04:16:50 pmWe got mighty close to being very competitive with Westbrooke and Faal in the team before the wheels fell off again. Needless to say, defensively, we've been all over the shop, chopping and changing the back line, albeit mostly through necessity. We are so far from having a settled team which is half the battle. Whatever is his preffered style, we've got to get the basics much better with everyone knowing their job. Westbrooke and Close would appear to be the key.Matches where they have both played some part:P12 W7 D0 L5 Pts21 PPG 1.75 Equiv Points over a season 81Matches where one or both have been absent:P16 W1 D4 L11 Pts7 PPG 0.44 Equiv Points over a season 20.Not sure I've ever seen data that stark before. And it's a very big concern for the next 4-5 weeks.