Quote from: Matt Collins on November 08, 2015, 05:29:11 PMQuote from: KRS on November 08, 2015, 03:27:23 PMWe wouldn't have got anything out of todays games under Sherwood...to pick the team he did, change the tactics, get us playing football and looking solid against Man City in his first game is excellent work from Garde. This man will keep us up comfortably.Hmm. We're five points off safety. It's going to have to be good form - about 1.3 or 1.4 points per game until the end of the season. You generally need ten wins to stay up and we've got one. That's just about top half form. This isn't a top half squad, so I still think the odds are against us. It's doable of course. But pretty damn tough. I don't buy this over-analysis of it.We're 4 points from safety. That is the sort of thing that can change in the space of two games. It is only early November.
Quote from: KRS on November 08, 2015, 03:27:23 PMWe wouldn't have got anything out of todays games under Sherwood...to pick the team he did, change the tactics, get us playing football and looking solid against Man City in his first game is excellent work from Garde. This man will keep us up comfortably.Hmm. We're five points off safety. It's going to have to be good form - about 1.3 or 1.4 points per game until the end of the season. You generally need ten wins to stay up and we've got one. That's just about top half form. This isn't a top half squad, so I still think the odds are against us. It's doable of course. But pretty damn tough.
We wouldn't have got anything out of todays games under Sherwood...to pick the team he did, change the tactics, get us playing football and looking solid against Man City in his first game is excellent work from Garde. This man will keep us up comfortably.
Rémi Garde spoke to the press after the solid point against Man City.Find his comments below.On the point…I am pleased for the players because they worked very hard.They have worked very well since the start of the week.They were rewarded with this good point.On what he's worked on this past week…I have worked on many parts.Every manager has his own view on football. You also have to adapt to the players you have - and the qualities they have.So I tried to find the best solution for today's game.Maybe next time will be different.On moving forward…It gives us something to build on.We got a clean sheet against such a good team, such good players all over the field.That means we should be a little bit more confident next time.It was a good occasion to do it.We have been a bit lucky of course because they touched the bar. We didn't create so many chances, I know that.But it was City - and a City full of confidence.They had a brilliant, brilliant game in Sevilla, which is a good team.I thought it was a good point to work on.On his emotions…I was not frustrated not to get the three points.I am realistic.It's quite a good start.On Carles Gil…For me Carles can be very useful for the team.Today was a good game for him.He had a lot of defensive work to do and he did it very well.He has to carry on like all the other players.On Jordan Veretout…Jordan didn't play for a few weeks so I wasn't sure he could go until the end. I think he had cramp at the end.Ashley Westwood was not in the group because he suffered a bad kick on Monday. He didn't train this week.Ashley could have played as well.On rising confidence…We have very good players in this group.We have to believe we can be safe. It will be a tough mission.Let's see what will happen.On getting a bit of luck against City…You have to be lucky also, of course.But to be lucky you have to work hard.Luck is not coming knocking on your door, saying 'I'm here.'You create that - that situation and the behavior to get lucky.It would have been very disappointing for us not to get a point.On scoring more goals…I am not crazy. I am quite realistic about the team we played against today.I was not expecting three or four goals from my team to be fair because we played Manchester City. City is top of the table.We will work hard to score goals of course.It's step by step.On the international break…There are a lot that will leave.It would have been better for me to have all the group on training sessions for the two weeks.I will adapt. We will work hard with the players that are there.It's the same for all the teams so I am not complaining.On Charles N'Zogbia…I think Charles is an interesting player.He was quite okay on the training sessions and I thought he could be useful for the team. That's it.Maybe next week it will be another. I don't know.On Brad Guzan's save from Raheem Sterling's header…I will ask Tony Parks if that was in the training session!On Gabby Agbonlahor's absence…Gabby was off at half-time with a calf injury at Tottenham.He was in treatment all week. He was not fit to play today.Let's see how the injury is going.But he was in the dressing room with all the lads and hopefully he will be fit soon.
Gabby had medical attention in the week. He had a jaw clamp fitted.
Pipe down with that Gabby and Westwood might've been involved if fit comments Monsieur!
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