Vincent Kompany is trying the Farke approach this year

Unsurprisingly he isn't doing any better, despite spending about £100m. What these Pep devotees don't seem to realise is that he has invented the greatest tactics ever for beating teams who have worse players than you. That's OK for him as he never has to join a club who don't have access to the best players. For clubs just promoted to the Prem having a tactic based around dominating possession and being technically better is suicide. Luton are doing better this season than Burnley (or us when we had a crack) because they already had a successful tactic that didn't remotely depend on dominating possession so it was easily adaptable to the Prem. If we were serious about staying up the first thing we should have done was ditch Pukki and got a big striker who could win freekicks and relieve the pressure on the defence, hold the ball up and allow other players time to get up in support. Someone like Holt, or Toney. That was never going to happen here under Farke (and I suspect would have been very unpopular with supporters because, let's face it, we all love Pukki)

Posted By: mr carra on February 26th 2024 at 11:20:13

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If Farke makes a decent fist of keeping Leeds up (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 26, 08:10:35
- Farke is a better manager than Smith and Wagner (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:18:38
  - How many managers as good as, or better than Farke have we had in our history? Interesting (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 16:26:29
    - Always a bit sceptical of these (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 16:35:11
      - Why mostly it’s just how you feel about a manager? (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:45:15
    - Stringer, Lambert, Walker, Brown and maybe controversial (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Feb 26, 16:31:36
- Can't we all just agree that sacking him would have been the right decision (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 26, 12:45:29
  - I don't think we can (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 13:59:14
    - I don't disagree (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 26, 14:20:46
      - yep, the Smith argument is bobbins (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 14:46:09
        
        Its not about Emi specifically, its about having a player of that quality. (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 14:57:44
        
        Alternative point of view (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:26:19
        
        Yep, all entirely fair as well. Would have been hell to pay if we'd sold Emi (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 15:34:14
        
        We were dreadful against Brentford but won (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:42:05
        
        There is and always has been (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 15:46:34
        
        Webber was a mixed bag (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 26, 19:16:20
        
        And of course… (NCFC) - APB, Feb 26, 15:45:02
        
        ... (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Feb 26, 19:31:00
        
        Yeah absolutely, that lucky win might have kick started us, or could have just been (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 16:23:06
        
        Exactly - Summerville, Rutter, Gnonto is an insane attack (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 15:19:01
        
        You mention six players in your post (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 15:29:04
  - Yep, I would agree with that including your provisos (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 13:19:00
  - Certainly the right decision (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 12:56:31
- Vincent Kompany is trying the Farke approach this year (NCFC) - mr carra, Feb 26, 11:20:13
  - Top post (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Feb 26, 13:30:56
  - What i was trying to say, but put much better. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 12:20:01
  - 👍 ,agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 12:01:26
  - Great post. Bang on the money 👍 (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 11:43:28
    - Part of the problem was that the club had gone all in on some very dodgy signings (NCFC) - 51eve, Feb 26, 11:50:25
      - It was (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 11:52:35
        
        That is totally true.....but (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 12:22:26
        
        He'd only have got injured... (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 12:27:02
        
        That’s it (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 12:45:24
        
        Fair point, but let me play devil's advocate... (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:58:06
  - POTM (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 11:37:21
  - Spot on, and Brentford are / were very similar to Luton (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 11:33:13
  - 100% this (NCFC) - Massive_Tiny, Feb 26, 11:30:52
    - The proof of the pudding (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:50:52
      - Watching us back in the late 80s / early 90s (NCFC) - Massive_Tiny, Feb 26, 13:33:41
- Let’s be honest, the snakepit divorcees would have hounded him out by Christmas… (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 26, 10:42:12
  - I suspect that you are right, Simon (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:32:19
    - The Pukki and Buendia signings are hard to replicate (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 11:44:07
- I told him he needed another Tettey to avoid relegation (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Feb 26, 10:11:53
  - He should've listened Larrald☝😡. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 26, 10:14:51
- Farke was brilliant with the right squad, and got more from that than any of his (NCFC) - megson, Feb 26, 09:57:31
  - Very well said. I agree with everything you have said (NCFC) - Thas Royt Intut, Feb 26, 14:00:55
- The whole affair was a clusterfuck (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 26, 09:52:43
- Prediction (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Feb 26, 09:09:24
  - yes, perfectly possible (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Feb 26, 09:20:19
  - Be gone by Xmas (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 09:10:09
- His football failed twice with Championship players in the Permier League (NCFC) - Ben, Feb 26, 09:09:00
  - And that’s why our expectations are unrealistic (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 26, 09:18:06
- That would be unfair (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 26, 08:56:29
  - Crippled with defensive injuries post lockdown (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 26, 09:57:11
- Only a good enough manager because of Emi Buendia apparently (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Feb 26, 08:54:15
- Has everyone forgot how shit we were in the Prem with him in charge? (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 26, 08:37:37
  - Many have (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:48:20
  - A bit like Vincent Kompany’s Burnley then ?? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 26, 08:41:45
    - One of the most underperforming teams in prem history (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:49:08
- the thing is .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 26, 08:36:05
- It really does. A terrible, terrible mistake. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 08:22:58
  - Replacing good players with bang average (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:47:52
    - Spot on. (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:20:08
- He won’t (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 26, 08:16:05
  - lol. Opinions eh? (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 26, 08:25:37
    - Exactly ush. (NCFC) - Pam Demic, Feb 26, 11:25:10

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