I just think there's a lot more emphasis on playing style these days

largely thanks to coaches like Pep and Klopp, and latterly Ange and de Zerbi etc.

Tactics are analysed on TV much more, and there are dozens of tactics podcasts and analysts on Twitter etc. People are more informed (or ill-informed depending on your view).

All I want to see really is a team that gives 100%, and tries to attack as much as possible. I'm not massively down with watching a defensive, counter-attacking team that has 35% possession, because I'm not sure that's a sustainable way to win games long term.

Posted By: jamesward on January 23rd 2024 at 16:24:29

Message Thread

Last 14 games (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 23, 13:42:55
- bUt wE pl@y sh1t FoOtbaLl (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 14:16:26
  - More blubs (n/m) (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Jan 23, 18:18:14
  - Well that hasn't really been in doubt, has it? (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 23, 14:39:51
    - If you think that 2018/19 & 2020/21 were normal, then yes (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 14:47:05
      - I'm not making a comparison. The football has been shit. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 23, 14:50:38
        
        Well, again, that is the perception. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 15:06:33
        
        "Winning games used to satisfy fans much more than it appears to now." - Definitely (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 23, 17:24:33
        
        Still think winning football is in vogue. (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Jan 23, 16:04:25
        
        How good was our football under Worthy? P/O season not amazing. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 23, 15:55:16
        
        I just think there's a lot more emphasis on playing style these days (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 16:24:29
        
        I just did the numbers (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 17:03:21
        
        It's got lower as the season has gone on tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 20:07:51
        
        Av over last 5 Home games is 47.6% (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 20:35:06
        
        I Don't disagree, and having watched us be dire and defensive a lot I get it, you want (NCFC) - megson, Jan 23, 16:56:36
        
        There is an argument that it has the potential to be more successful in the prem (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 23, 16:30:21
        
        Yes, that's fair re the Prem (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 16:37:24
        
        A fair point not sure we should strive for it to be default… (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 16:33:47
        
        I think switching styles / formation when arriving in the prem is not a good idea (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 23, 17:21:12
        
        or indeed, dicking around with the font/badge (NCFC) - Tombs, Jan 23, 18:32:10
        
        2019-20 could have been interesting... (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 17:53:00
        
        Gibt es auch Liebe im Baum? (NCFC) - Novaks Tree, Jan 23, 14:57:20
        
        Leben. Liebe means love. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 14:52:02
        
        Everyone’s a dog lieber (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 23, 15:04:52
        
        Come round (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jan 23, 15:24:26
        
        Bollocks! 😄 (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 23, 14:52:56
        
        I'm A Pedantic Bastard (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 14:55:04
        
        Accuracy not pedantry. (NCFC) - norwaay, Jan 23, 14:56:01
        
        A pedant might say all pedantry is accuracy (NCFC) - APB, Jan 23, 15:00:54
        
        Accurate? Pedantic? Both! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 23, 15:05:40
- Coventry are on a sneaky little run (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 23, 14:00:18
  - A fun next three games for us (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 14:04:54
    - Yep, February going to be critical (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Jan 23, 14:12:54
      - Pivotal (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 23, 15:00:05
      - 12 points feels overly ambitious as a baseline (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 23, 14:32:46
        
        Statistically that's fair but.... (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Jan 23, 15:57:25
        
        Yeah, that’s fair (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 23, 16:16:57

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