I think football has evolved a lot since then

With complex structures taking over where players need to keep tightly to a structure in order to tactically compete.

Remember when Lambert came upon against Brendan Rogers when we played Swansea away in the premier league in 2012 Swansea had done us over the previous year and played this (at the time unusual) approach of passing it out right from the back.

Lambert simply stood our attackers on each of their back line and their deep midfielder at every goal kick, they had to kick it long Ward or Whitbread won the headers and we then already had good numbers up top to attack, we scored 3 goals.

I mean it's so basic compared to what we see now. It couldn't even be called a press it was just having people on their men at goal kicks. Their playing out approach, quite new then, was so basic they couldn't even start to work out passing structures to go round it. Football has evolved a tonne, I'm not sure Shakespeare necessarily has.

Posted By: jAC on February 21st 2023 at 09:48:27

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Interesting part from Troy Deeney's autobiography.. (NCFC) - Bonjour, Feb 21, 08:49:46
- Coaches and managers are overrated ..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 21, 16:00:35
- It is perfectly possible that excellent coaching (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 21, 10:57:52
  - Walker at Everton (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Feb 21, 11:03:29
  - Walker? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 11:01:50
    - I never really entirely understood how Mike Walker even happened. (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 21, 11:11:35
      - Walker inherited a very able squad & a couple of good kids (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 21, 11:48:10
        
        A great time. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 21, 12:22:23
      - There's way way more randomness in football than we like to think (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Feb 21, 11:44:18
    - How many posts ffs (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Feb 21, 11:02:43
      - something no one will ever say about your posts (NCFC) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Feb 21, 13:07:49
- I think football has evolved a lot since then (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 21, 09:48:27
  - Tbf, isn't that what Burnley do to us? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 11:24:55
  - Yeah I'd agree with much of that,and the game is moving on ar quite a pace. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 09:52:11
  - you're only as good as your last job (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 21, 09:51:46
- conversely (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 21, 09:46:27
  - The squad not being good enough had nothing to do with it? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 10:11:18
    - not saying that at all (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 21, 11:56:17
      - The biggest change I can see post-tenure is expectations (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 12:06:49
        
        stone him (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 21, 12:41:28
        
        I think all of that was inevitable... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 12:47:49
        
        Will history determine that Buendia was the key, not DF? (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 21, 13:04:33
        
        Both? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 13:30:41
        
        And most fans didn’t want him to start with (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 12:55:37
        
        Agreed (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 21, 13:28:50
        
        You lead & we follow. Always thought that. (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Feb 21, 13:02:08
  - I think gambling on an up and coming manager (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 10:01:33
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  - VMT^100 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 09:38:46
    - tbh I thought Shakey's CV was a better fit than Smith's (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 21, 09:48:47
      - Also testament to just how magical those 2 seasons were (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 10:03:36
- Very interesting (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 09:21:54
  - Listen,if you can't get your message across clear enough for the players to understand (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 09:40:24
    - Did you not read what I said? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 09:45:20
      - I think I misunderstood it,but it's poorly worded and contradictory, I do apologise thoug (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 21, 09:50:51
        
        Accepted (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 21, 10:02:27
- You've missed "The way he eats pies" (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 21, 08:52:42

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