I imagine it's just a temporary approach. He has to get the club out of a rut...

...and has to avoid letting the players slip into bad habits, which means drumming it into their heads that even five goals is not an excuse to stop playing and no-one, not even the best player on the pitch, is free from criticism.

The players need to play for ninety minutes, not thirty and not, as is usually the case, eighty-five. When this starts to happen on their own accord I think we'll see a more relaxed style.

Posted By: tim berry, Aug 15, 15:49:06