Quote Originally Posted by Alberto Balsam Rodriguez View Post
I know jack but I think the squad is pretty good. I think the problem is that they are just not set up to go out and try to stifle other teams. They have to out score teams in order to win game. Whether that is by playing brilliant football or by pushing forward even if the good football is not happening on that day.

When they play a top team, a Chelsea or Bayern Munich, they cannot suddenly shut up shop and stop them from playing because they do not know how to do that. One game against Man City excepted. They are almost scared to play and wind up doing neither and good teams will take advantage.


Of course, they could just be a bit sheeet
I make you right. As a squad and as individual players, they are not properly developed and matured, footballistically. During a match, the manager shouldn't have to direct the players to defend at certain times and attack at others; they (as individuals and as a team) should know this already. That's why, and also ought to be *how*, they are professional footballers in the first place.

None of this is really the manager's fault during an actual game. His responsibility is in selecting them while they are lacking these "basics" and in failing to make up that shortfall through coaching and preparation and whatnot.

So many of them still play as though they are fourteen years old in a school's match and they are each by far the best player on the pitch.

Which, of course, so far as professional football is concerned, *is* a bit sheeet