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Author Topic: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?  (Read 8456 times)

Offline villadelph

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What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« on: March 29, 2012, 03:00:55 AM »
We all know managing is far more than just weekend team selections and pressers. Coordinating a training session is a rare skill, and who knows what really goes on behind closed doors. Having McLeish and Grant at the helm, I'm just asking what might you focus on for a day at Bodymoor.

For me, I'd start and end with corners every day. Can't stress that enough. Transitional play would also be a regular occurrence, with movement off the ball and stringing together a respectable possession over the half line being the ultimate goal. Seems simple, but looks impossible on the weekends..
« Last Edit: March 29, 2012, 03:02:51 AM by villadelph »

Offline Californian Villain

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2012, 05:11:39 AM »
yesterday's laundry?

Offline nigel

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2012, 08:23:37 AM »
Considering the poor quality of our crossing I'm not suprised that we haven't scored from corners or many headed goals.
Last season Albrighton's crossing was pretty good, this season he's probably on 1 out of 10 crosses is a good one. I can't recall N'Zogbia putting one over in open play. I accept he may have done but I certainly don't recall it!
What chance have we got when our wingers can't cross a ball?

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2012, 08:44:33 AM »
I'd put Mcleish in one of those big metal wheelie bins and bash him around..Just for a laugh like

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2012, 08:49:59 AM »
I'd get McLeish cooking up the Pasta, and Grant can stir the big fuck off cooking pot with the pasta sauce in.

Then I'd let Cowans and Kev Mac take the training session. This way there might be some improvement on the pitch.

Offline mrfuse

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 09:30:35 AM »
I would concentrate on closing down the opposition when they have the ball and passing from the back.

I still don't understand why we let the opposition have so much time on the ball, instead we just get deeper and deeper until a mistake is bound to happen costing a goal.

Then when we do get the ball at the back at some point  we just hoof it back which starts the whole process again.

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2012, 09:42:03 AM »
I would concentrate on closing down the opposition when they have the ball and passing from the back.

I still don't understand why we let the opposition have so much time on the ball, instead we just get deeper and deeper until a mistake is bound to happen costing a goal.

Then when we do get the ball at the back at some point  we just hoof it back which starts the whole process again.

You beat me to it. Id get the team to start 10 yards or so further up the pitch.

Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2012, 09:42:38 AM »
Hopefully Heskey will have finished plastering the wall in the canteen area. If he gets his proper job done during the week I understand he gets to have a game of football with some real footballers on a weekend, he did such a good job fixing the showers last week that they took him to London for a kickabout.

Offline Rip Van We Go Again

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2012, 09:43:46 AM »
Somebody dropped a triple header in trap 3 of the Bodymoor khazis, it's got Heskey's name written all over it.
« Last Edit: March 29, 2012, 10:04:00 AM by Rip Van Bentfletch »

Offline Greg N'Ash

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2012, 09:45:03 AM »
I'd bring in my patented "electro-training". Anyone who misplaces a pass, hoofs it aimlessly up field or puts in a cross that doesn't reach the penatly area will be Tasered. I guarantee we'd see a improvement in our possession and passing on match days although initially we may struggle to field a side that doesn't glow in the dark.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2012, 09:45:55 AM »
I'd let James Collins sweep up, but we've seen that he's obviously not very good at that....

Offline Surrey Villain

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2012, 09:52:02 AM »
Make sure McLeish is kept away?

Online LeeB

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2012, 10:08:34 AM »
The players should have a light session and be sat down in the sun and reminded that the team we're playing next are the only big club that can say we're they're bogey team, and we've already drilled them once this season.

Also, that we did this by working like bastards to get behind the ball, which kills Chelsea, and keeping it on the deck when we got it, and thus giving our players with ability time to get into positions to hurt them.

Whilst all this is going on, Emile could pulling the roller and Weimann can be told that he will have the shirt for the rest of the season as a reward for working hard and taking an opportunity.

Online Chico Hamilton III

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2012, 10:12:36 AM »
"what should have gotten done"

I don't even understand what that means

Offline Rip Van We Go Again

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Re: What should have gotten done at the Training Ground today?
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2012, 10:13:49 AM »
"what should have gotten done"

I don't even understand what that means
Isn't Gotten Done one of our new Bosmans?

 


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