Lots more experience

Lots more players in their 'peak' years (late twenties)

I think a lot of people have mistaken 'promise' for better.

Many of our top players from last year had never played regularly even at Champs level.

It's not really a surprise that Tettey and krul have looked more at home in The Prem as they are most familiar with it.

We needed our guys to learn and settle, fast. It didn't happen and the injuries completely scuppered our chances to ease players in and out as needed.

In my view, a number of our players have the potential to be better than the players in the squads you mention.

But in the absence of experience, there'll always be a core of naivety.

(see Helveg's Pro foul in his first competitive game for us - taking out Giggs on the halfway line?)

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on July 6th 2020 at 10:25:44

Message Thread

When you look at Burnley and Sheff Utd's squads (NCFC) - ingi, Jul 6, 08:36:36
- You can’t do this shiz nicely.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Jul 6, 12:54:39
- What’s funny is that nearly every pundit back in pre season said that (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Jul 6, 12:34:38
  - we have the style, just not the substance (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 15:44:56
- Sheff U = Norwich 2011-12 (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 6, 11:52:03
- Sheff U- 2 words... (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 11:38:13
- Lots more experience (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jul 6, 10:25:44
- Wilder is a better manager than Farke (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 6, 09:50:22
- Unless you’re a club that can afford the likes (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:45:49
  - Of a Lionel Messi, a Christiano Ronaldo or a D (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:47:48
- I don’t think they are necessarily better, I certainly think Sheff Utd and Burnley fans (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Jul 6, 09:45:21
- Different funding models and different styles of play (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jul 6, 09:44:00
- Trying to play pretty football doesn't mean a player is good (NCFC) - Ben, Jul 6, 09:40:56
  - Looking back at last season, we generally scored three types of goal (NCFC) - jamesward, Jul 6, 09:56:59
  - This. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Jul 6, 09:44:30
    - We have had 7 shots on target since the restart. 7 shots on target in 5 games (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 6, 10:17:20
      - ^^^ this. Its really really poor. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 6, 10:59:20
        
        and 1 shot on target in each of the 2 games prior to lockdown, so 9 in 7 (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 6, 11:24:42
        
        so we were rubbish before lock down as well (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 6, 12:21:50
    - Yes, absolutely (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 10:07:01
- Our 2004-05 squad had much ‘worse’ players (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jul 6, 09:32:33
  - Not really a fair comparison (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 6, 10:10:26
    - Is it that much stronger in relative terms? (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 11:28:47
    - Would it? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 11:16:35
- depends on how you're defining 'better' (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 09:20:05
  - The big grass covered rectangular area with a goal at each end? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 10:05:05
    - ha, quite (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 6, 10:08:48
- Sheff Utd spent money, Burnley came down on first try under Dyche (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:16:36
  - Not really, 90% of the Sheffield team were their first team last year. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Jul 6, 09:26:07
    - And I would say as an complete outfit they were better than us (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:36:13
  - We should be able to do that, especially if we sell a couple (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 6, 09:23:43
    - We should but they won't (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jul 6, 09:25:55
- maybe our players better technically but now no confidence (NCFC) - pab, Jul 6, 08:42:21
  - It’s that old cliche, you have to earn the right to play (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jul 6, 08:57:52
    - don't hear anything about our players being 'greedy' anymore either...... (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Jul 6, 09:39:24
  - Stronger & quicker (NCFC) - trt354, Jul 6, 08:54:28
    - Its certainly notable that when you play any of the "mid table" teams at this level they (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 6, 10:19:57

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