Big Phil on Ali and Anis

"They feel like fish in the sea playing that kind of football, that's what they like. But it's not something that is falling out of the sky and we give them the ball and they just do something with it. Totally not. They know what to do in each moment, but they're doing it really well for the moment. So let's continue like that.”

Night and day to Manning who would have talked about behaviours and the players making the right decisions on the pitch. Phil understands the players need to be drilled in what to do in every scenario.

Posted By: Kangol Canary on February 4th 2026 at 07:15:56

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Big Phil on Ali and Anis (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Feb 4, 07:15:56
- Scale it up to the rest of the team (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 4, 10:21:08
- It's about getting the BASSics right (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 4, 09:33:28
- He's certainly managing to get a tuna out of this grouper players (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 4, 08:59:35
  - Oh cod not again. (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 4, 09:34:41
    - Net again… (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 4, 10:24:35
      - Can we scale this approach? (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Feb 4, 11:05:41

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