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He's disappointed in the defending but overall still going in the right direction hopefully. Swansea will come at us and the way we set up that may suit us.
Gaffer on today's defeat on 19:43 - Oct 18 by stevenagehoop
Thought he spoke a lot of sense.
Agree, Stevenage.
I've really liked him from the off. I think he's calm, has dignity, protects his players and was very discreet about whatever was going on in the first few games as regards game models and fitness issues.
I'm not mad about his match tactics, funnily enough, but I like him. I think he's a good manager, and when the boss can manage his players and his bosses there is always reasons for optimism.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
I like him and yes, he speaks a lot of sense and is obviously an intelligent manager - But... that loss today was on him IMO. I don't understand why we are not starting with our best 11 - even premier league managers are fielding their players returning from international duty - why are we resting them? Surely it's easier resting them when we are two or three up - millwall were there for the taking, when Burrell, Saito and dembele came on we played with much more intensity and drive.. It's also frustrating that not for the first time this season, an experienced championship manager like Neil outsmarted Stephan - we have a wealth of talent now, they need to be used more effectively.....
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Gaffer on today's defeat on 20:33 - Oct 18 with 507 views
Gaffer on today's defeat on 20:27 - Oct 18 by 100percent
I like him and yes, he speaks a lot of sense and is obviously an intelligent manager - But... that loss today was on him IMO. I don't understand why we are not starting with our best 11 - even premier league managers are fielding their players returning from international duty - why are we resting them? Surely it's easier resting them when we are two or three up - millwall were there for the taking, when Burrell, Saito and dembele came on we played with much more intensity and drive.. It's also frustrating that not for the first time this season, an experienced championship manager like Neil outsmarted Stephan - we have a wealth of talent now, they need to be used more effectively.....
I thought today that Julien went with a more taller physical line up to match the height of those Millwall players and try and rough up their back line a bit. It didn't work but I like the fact he gives it a go, big mistake was not changing it up at half time as at 2-0 down, he needed to change the dynamic and intensity up front.
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Gaffer on today's defeat on 20:37 - Oct 18 with 485 views
Gaffer on today's defeat on 20:33 - Oct 18 by NorthantsHoop
I thought today that Julien went with a more taller physical line up to match the height of those Millwall players and try and rough up their back line a bit. It didn't work but I like the fact he gives it a go, big mistake was not changing it up at half time as at 2-0 down, he needed to change the dynamic and intensity up front.
I kind of get your point, but we were at home and should have been set up to play our game, rather than set up to match them. i think the changes made us lose our intensity and at times in the first half we looked like strangers to each other,,,
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Gaffer on today's defeat on 21:00 - Oct 18 with 421 views
Gaffer on today's defeat on 20:39 - Oct 18 by 100percent
I kind of get your point, but we were at home and should have been set up to play our game, rather than set up to match them. i think the changes made us lose our intensity and at times in the first half we looked like strangers to each other,,,
The key personnel decisions today, imho:
1) No Mbengue to bring the ball out from the back, or offer pace to allow us to defend the ball over the top - not an International Travel issue, may have been a height decision to favour Cook and Morrison.
2) No Saito - probably an International Travel decision, can't see a tactical reason not to start him.
3) No Burrell - probably an International Travel decision, can't see a tactical reason not to start him.
4) Frey over Kolli - could have been a preference for Frey, as it was for the Oxford game, or it could have been an International Travel decision.
I hope we didn't change our team that much just to combat Millwall at our place. I'd hope that we'd have enough faith in what we're doing to lean more heavily towards letting them worry about us.
For that reason, I suspect/speculate/am completely guessing that 1, 2 and 3 were at least partially fitness-related.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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