He is a decent guy but he's used this line about the team being recruited to play

possession football a couple of times now and it smacks as an excuse - or at least a way to deflect any blame from himself.

If, as he claims, the squad is all about possession, why are they so utterly rubbish at passing under him? I think the teams he puts out are the worst I can remember for possession.

I don't know if they were recruited for 'farkeball'. Most of the old squad I'd associated with farkeball had gone by this season and this new lot never really got a chance to get going under Daniel's coaching. I remember watching the first game against Liverpool and seeing some progressive play but also wincing as Gilmour or PLM either lost the ball or passed it backwards. But I put this down to lack of pre-season, tough opposition and the fact that it seems to take time for a DF team to gel.

We'll never know what would have happened. I'm coming round to the conclusion that they just weren't good enough - whoever coached them.

If we stick with Deansmith, of course I'll wish him luck and want the best for him but it's SO FRUSTRATING that it seems like we're going to have to start all over again from new.

Posted By: Bravo win or die on May 12th 2022 at 07:55:59

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The problem was not having a more fundamental rebuild last season (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 12, 07:27:41
- “Decent” doesn’t always make “better”. Yeah I like him but I think you need a (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 12, 08:07:39
- He is a decent guy but he's used this line about the team being recruited to play (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, May 12, 07:55:59
- Webber said that we would get that squad this time. (NCFC) - norwaay, May 12, 07:43:11
  - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, May 12, 13:09:59
  - Completely agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, May 12, 09:05:00
  - Agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Saucerer, May 12, 08:29:10
  - I think the emotion thing is my real worry with Deansmith. Can he bring a team together to (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, May 12, 08:10:20
  - Yeah and as we see from Bailey's article it was cobbled together last minute (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 12, 07:54:52

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