I take “setting traps “ as inviting the ball to be played into a certain area/position by leaving a space or a player unmarked. When the ball is played there, Villa players close the opponent down thus springing the trap
Quote from: Brassneck on November 13, 2018, 03:12:55 PMI take “setting traps “ as inviting the ball to be played into a certain area/position by leaving a space or a player unmarked. When the ball is played there, Villa players close the opponent down thus springing the trapMy only concern right now with Dean is he's openly explained our tactics to the media, thus the future opposition. Maybe he's got such a large bag of tricks he's not concerned but I'd be a lot happier if he kept his genius to himself and left everybody trying to work out how he did it. After his post match comments of how he used Tammy to press their midfielder leaving the centre half with the ball and few options, even tactical eunuchs like Steve Bruce would be prepared. I can't think of another manager/coach that goes into such detail. Cut it out, Dean.
This management games isn't easy. Jakanovic has been sacked, Wagner is second bottom and playing very defensive stuff. Both managers who played fantastic football in the Championship and I'd have been delighted if we appointed either of them. Meanwhile Cardiff's dinosaur is just above them after spending nothing! Rafa is having to play eye watering defensive stuff to keep afloat.I love what Dean Smith has done so far and am really excited about what we can achieve, but Fulham is a big lesson - they started with what I thought was a great team, spent a fortune and it's all gone tits up. Making progressive football work in the PL is not easy. If we go up I'm hoping our wider structure and rich owners will help us avoid that trap, but interested to hear what people think of Fulhams struggles and how we avoid these if we reach the promised land?
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on November 14, 2018, 11:12:13 AMQuote from: Brassneck on November 13, 2018, 03:12:55 PMI take “setting traps “ as inviting the ball to be played into a certain area/position by leaving a space or a player unmarked. When the ball is played there, Villa players close the opponent down thus springing the trapMy only concern right now with Dean is he's openly explained our tactics to the media, thus the future opposition. Maybe he's got such a large bag of tricks he's not concerned but I'd be a lot happier if he kept his genius to himself and left everybody trying to work out how he did it. After his post match comments of how he used Tammy to press their midfielder leaving the centre half with the ball and few options, even tactical eunuchs like Steve Bruce would be prepared. I can't think of another manager/coach that goes into such detail. Cut it out, Dean.You know, I thought the same.Deano has proved he is tactically astute, time to keep schtumm.
Quote from: andyh on November 14, 2018, 11:15:51 AMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on November 14, 2018, 11:12:13 AMQuote from: Brassneck on November 13, 2018, 03:12:55 PMI take “setting traps “ as inviting the ball to be played into a certain area/position by leaving a space or a player unmarked. When the ball is played there, Villa players close the opponent down thus springing the trapMy only concern right now with Dean is he's openly explained our tactics to the media, thus the future opposition. Maybe he's got such a large bag of tricks he's not concerned but I'd be a lot happier if he kept his genius to himself and left everybody trying to work out how he did it. After his post match comments of how he used Tammy to press their midfielder leaving the centre half with the ball and few options, even tactical eunuchs like Steve Bruce would be prepared. I can't think of another manager/coach that goes into such detail. Cut it out, Dean.You know, I thought the same.Deano has proved he is tactically astute, time to keep schtumm.It’s only clear what he’s done though after the game. He probably has fifty options to pick per game and the opposing coaches can’t anticipate all of them.
Never fear, should our tactical preperations get rumbled we can always fall back to what the players are well trained in, intense boot pulling and sleeve rolling.