Can we please stop this 'No style of play' bollocks please.
It is still coming together but there are very clear patterns of play. If you want to understand Smith's approach then read this:
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You can see quite a few elements in patches of our play. It is not as obvious as Farke's, but lets remember Farke's style was crap without Emi, and not that great in his first championship season or the prem. One of the most obvious elements is high possesion and pressing from the front, very clear from the last few games. Despite the result the Wigan game was enjoyable for large spells. Definitely more so than the prem.
Everything seems to be going against us at the moment but I believe that with a bit of confidence and a few tweaks we will easily be top 10.
We are top of the league for 'XG for' - i.e. we are creating good chances but they just aren't going in.
In every game we have given away soft goals due to individual errors. We've barely had a good chance created against. We just need to cut out the silly mistakes.
It is not ridiculous to suggest that we should have at least 5 points and that would put us just outside the play-offs. Then everyone would be happy about the progress being made.
I understand the frustration and how it is culmulative but we are really not as bad as a lot of people are making out. The fact that many were not convinced by Smith doesn't help but I honestly think that we will be fine.
Posted By: Knitted Jesus on August 14th 2022 at 10:34:04
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- Can we please stop this 'No style of play' bollocks please. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 10:34:04
- Can you stop this "Farke's style was crap without Emi" crap? (NCFC) - Chopper, Aug 14, 12:12:33
- It’s not possible to compare them in my opinion (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 14:48:57
- Ok so it wasn't 'crap' without Buendia but it was ineffective (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 13:46:44
- Oh very much this (NCFC) - camcan, Aug 14, 13:23:36
- So glad someone said that about Emi and Daniel 🥰 (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Aug 14, 12:35:36
- ‘With the right squad’ (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 14, 22:34:39
- Which prem team is he managing at the moment? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 14, 14:41:20
- Agree about Buendia. (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 12:34:08
- It didn't effect our tactics but if effected our results, which shows how pivotal Buendia (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 14, 13:48:12
- 👏 (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Aug 14, 13:23:55
- ^^^^this^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Aug 14, 12:39:26
- Of course Smith has a preferred setup and style of play (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 14, 11:16:38
- It’s a long time to wait to see glimpses (NCFC) - camcan, Aug 14, 11:11:33
- Yup 👏😊 (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Aug 14, 12:43:45
- Haha great analogy. Hopefully John will nail a couple of big sales this week (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 11:20:43
- John who's more of an overhead....😂 (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 11:17:33
- Also I don't hold much store by xG (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 14, 11:11:00
- XG is imperfect but it tells you something (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 11:42:32
- If it didn't show that I'd be more concerned (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 14, 12:00:35
- There's an awful lot of false precision in the world (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 11:18:52
- XG is imperfect but it tells you something (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 11:42:32
- Style not synonymous with tactics (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 14, 11:04:56
- I don't completely agree about the pragmatism (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 11:18:59
- Last paragraph is spot on (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 14, 11:25:30
- I don't completely agree about the pragmatism (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 14, 11:18:59
- I'm inclined to agree. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Aug 14, 10:58:30
- As you know, I'm not a pitchfork brandishing fucker... (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 12:37:53
- Yeah, anally. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Aug 14, 13:02:50
- Anally Pitchfork Brandisher! (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Aug 14, 13:01:06
- Very much so Garry (n/m) (NCFC) - revsimon, Aug 14, 11:43:07
- As you know, I'm not a pitchfork brandishing fucker... (NCFC) - APB, Aug 14, 12:37:53
- At last a little bit of sense… (NCFC) - RightOnCue, Aug 14, 10:53:24
- sure (NCFC) - lord_luck, Aug 14, 10:48:30
- Yes, I think that's pretty sensible (NCFC) - paulg, Aug 14, 10:44:24
- Next two games will decide his fate (NCFC) - jamesward, Aug 14, 10:38:20
- +1 (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Aug 14, 10:36:00
- Can you stop this "Farke's style was crap without Emi" crap? (NCFC) - Chopper, Aug 14, 12:12:33
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