It's the kind of thing you discuss in the video analysis sessions

asking for their thoughts on what they should have done in certain situations, but then it's up to the coach to *tell* them what they should be doing.

The impressive thing about the best teams - and we had this under Farke in 20/21 - is that the players always know where each other is going to be, what runs they're going to make, who is covering the full backs if they go forward etcetc.

We've seen very little of that either attacking or defending.

Posted By: jamesward on November 16th 2022 at 11:06:20

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Baileys podcast saying Smith reiterated the fact they let the players come up with game (NCFC) - thirsty work, Nov 16, 10:13:54
- Do they come up with their own training too? (NCFC) - usacanary, Nov 16, 13:45:19
- Anyone ever questioned (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 16, 13:01:57
  - Maybe if he wrote it on an obscure website and linked to it from Twitter for you? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 16, 13:42:43
    - Obscure? (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 16, 14:02:00
      - Cry more. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 16, 15:28:18
        
        Good one Lee? (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 16, 15:37:10
  - Is "The Athletic" actually a thing (NCFC) - KevinBond, Nov 16, 13:17:21
  - Dean Smith has said as much himself in the past (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 13:11:48
- brexit version of sven goran eriksson (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 16, 12:56:32
- Early on it was reported that Smith liked player-input (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Nov 16, 12:29:18
- Bailey's mentioned it a few times (NCFC) - 51eve, Nov 16, 12:14:51
- Need the army wallahs to chip in but sounds like mission command principles (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 16, 12:03:16
- So Guardiola, Arteta, Conte et al All Coach Their Players & Teams....? (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Nov 16, 11:52:58
  - OMG UNCAPITALISED WORDS FROM ED IN THE MESSAGE TITLE (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 16, 12:11:33
    - Ideally They'd Have Been In Italics I Guess! (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Nov 16, 13:07:16
    - Lollers. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Nov 16, 12:41:56
    - Only pesky foreign words though (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 12:12:42
- Surely it’s not as blatant as that and he guides them to want he wants, thus giving them (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Nov 16, 11:26:34
  - Not according to Bailey. He says he pushes the responsibility onto them (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Nov 16, 11:47:21
  - I'm sure he doesn't do nothing (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 11:39:09
    - Yep, especially as it’s clearly not working what he’s doing (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Nov 16, 12:01:08
    - I agree with you 100%. And I’m not trying to be argumentative, but. If it’s a guided (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Nov 16, 11:57:16
      - Good teams have set systems and styles (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 12:19:44
        
        Look I agree. I just don’t think ‘he’s doing f all and leaving up to the players’ (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Nov 16, 13:18:49
        
        Agree (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 13:20:26
- It’s ridiculous especially in a season when we… (NCFC) - loz, Nov 16, 11:04:05
- Yes, in my new Jim role this season, it's been a concern to me for a while (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Nov 16, 10:50:27
- Yeah Smith has mentioned it before. (NCFC) - jAC, Nov 16, 10:27:08
- that would explain how in some games ... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 16, 10:21:12
  - It been (NCFC) - Ghost Ship Belly, Nov 16, 12:02:43
  - As Bailey said, that’s ok developing an U18 or U21 side but not a supposedly promotion (NCFC) - thirsty work, Nov 16, 10:24:51
    - It's really odd (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 10:29:33
      - That's pub football. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 16, 10:31:02
        
        It's the kind of thing you discuss in the video analysis sessions (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 16, 11:06:20
        
        Yep,it's basically an admission that he doesn't know his job. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 16, 11:18:48
        
        and it looks like it some games (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 16, 10:32:13
        
        Yeah, Ber Streete Gates B Team (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 16, 10:54:34
        
        Talented players expressing themselves...world in motion innit (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Nov 16, 10:53:02

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