Zackly. Plus we all seem to be forgetting Preston missed easily the best chance of that game, or any other game!
l dunno, that Coventry first half miss by Matt Godden was very difficult to beat.
Zackly. Plus we all seem to be forgetting Preston missed easily the best chance of that game, or any other game!
l dunno, that Coventry first half miss by Matt Godden was very difficult to beat.
The negative tactics mean that we had to score the only chance we had and Bundu missed it. Earlier in the season we could afford to miss a few chances as we were creating plenty.
Me too. 55 years and counting...and seen a lot worse than this current hiccup....Can’t argue with any of that. Unless of course you are absolutely convinced you are right and nothing will change your mind. Personally with eight games to go I am going to stick with supporting the man our owners have backed to do his best.
And I’ll be back doing the same next season wherever we end up. I’ll be gutted if it isn’t the Championship. But I’ll still be here
Forty four years and counting. Three quarters of it below this level. It’s fine.
You get used to it. But at least try and enjoy the ride
The negative tactics mean that we had to score the only chance we had and Bundu missed it. Earlier in the season we could afford to miss a few chances as we were creating plenty.
I think if Foster had been a bit braver and shown a little more tactical flexibility then people would show more faith.So what would you like him to do, in order to change the perception they are negative tactics?
He has implemented an organised press, which in a 3-4-2-1, l never seen Schumacher do. Or even in the 4-3-3. Out of possession the press if utilised well can be an attacking weapon.
I‘m not saying Foster hasn’t got things wrong, but l’d like to know how people would change it. What attacking weapons could he use differently?
I just think under Schumacher we were clinical with our chances we made. If you take a game like Middlesbrough it made us look like this entertaining, flow scoring side if you just looked at the result. However, l think there have been some goals, like from Azaz earlier in the season, you wouldn’t expect to be replicated because they were of a uniquely high standard.
I think it was interesting in the England v Belgium match. Foden and Bowen were out wide in a front 3 and first half, Foden was not particularly effective. It didn't help that Chilwell kept receiving the ball and giving it straight back to a central defender, instead of finding Foden up the flank. Second half, it seemed that both Bowen and Foden were permitted to drift in behind Toney, so the formation switched from 3 up to an 8 and a 10 behind the cf and both of them did much better that way. I think that's what Argyle need to do instead of rigidly keeping 3 forwards strung out across the park, isolated and easily marked. Whittaker, in particular, would benefit from that degree of freedom to roam, surely.I think if Foster had been a bit braver and shown a little more tactical flexibility then people would show more faith.
The formation change against PNE was our first change in shape during his tenure.
Under SS we were unpredictable and flexible, we are now predictable and rigid. If the 3-4-3 isn't working, why not tweak to a 3-4-1-2 for example, with Bundu up top alongside Hardie and Morgs as a No.10. Morgs is getting man marked, if you move his position that gives the opposition something to think about.
We must be a very easy team to scout and deal with at present, opposition teams will know our formation and crowd out Whittaker, press our backline and close down our midfield forcing us to go long to Hardie who is isolated and doesn't hold the ball up.
We just haven't shown enough imagination or flexibility to catch out an opponent under Foster.
Apart from Ryan Lowe, has anybody come out with public support for Foster?
You do count but I am not sure 16k fans will stop chanting about him if you were to suddenly grab a mic and tell them to stop being naughtyThere’s at least 1 other..
…. assuming I count.? 😊
I think if Foster had been a bit braver and shown a little more tactical flexibility then people would show more faith.
The formation change against PNE was our first change in shape during his tenure.
Under SS we were unpredictable and flexible, we are now predictable and rigid. If the 3-4-3 isn't working, why not tweak to a 3-4-1-2 for example, with Bundu up top alongside Hardie and Morgs as a No.10. Morgs is getting man marked, if you move his position that gives the opposition something to think about.
We must be a very easy team to scout and deal with at present, opposition teams will know our formation and crowd out Whittaker, press our backline and close down our midfield forcing us to go long to Hardie who is isolated and doesn't hold the ball up.
We just haven't shown enough imagination or flexibility to catch out an opponent under Foster.
There’s at least 1 other..
…. assuming I count.? 😊
I’d be interested to see that tested.You do count but I am not sure 16k fans will stop chanting about him if you were to suddenly grab a mic and tell them to stop being naughty
I've been thinking on my day off work about our current managerial situation and the missed opportunity to make a change over the international break. I also have been pondering why there has been no board level statement backing Foster till the end of the season come what may.
Then I gave it some more thought and maybe Simon Hallett has given Foster one last chance in a game which we would be unlikely to get anything or even have more possession even if Schumacher had stayed. If he gets a draw then he's also given the Bristol City game.
However, another poor non-attacking performance and defeat would mean that they would cut their losses as they recognise that the Bristol City game which is a must win would be too toxic of an atmosphere to help the squad win the game. It would also mean that we were on no win in 5 games and that Argyle under 13 games under Foster in the league would dip below 1 point per game. Indeed, maybe all the external commentary over the international break (bar Carlton Palmer) stating we are terrible and should change manager has registered with Hallett.
Now we're this to be the case, an additional reason why we didn't pull the trigger over the international break would be that our choice to take over for the rest of the season would not be Nance and Dewsnip, or indeed Warnock, but one of the final three interviewees in Paul Cook. This is admittedly entirely speculative on my part, but it would make sense that Cook wouldn't want to leave Chesterfield before they were officially promoted which they were at their last match 5 days ago (they are also set to easily break the 100 point barrier this season and could do as soon as Easter Monday).
I was also admittedly underwhelmed when Cook was mentioned as a possible manager. However, having now had a look at both his record and his attacking managerial philosophy throughout his career and especially with Chesterfield of late, I now would very much welcome his appointment.
Interestingly, he has only been sacked once in his career, which was also one of his shortest spells in charge of a team (44 games) and that was with an impatient Ipswich, when he was there for under a year and was sacked with them in mid table. Otherwise, he has won promotion as champions from the National League, League Two and League One with various sides. He also managed Wigan in the championship, where he guided Wigan away from the drop in his first season and in his second led them to 13th with off the field financial chaos. The club were then deducted points after the season ended for entering administration and were subsequently relegated due to this, and at this point Cook left the club.
So all of this is to say, maybe Hallett does have an immediate managerial plan after all... (Here's really really hoping we do).
Managerial Analysis piece on Cook at Chesterfield:
https://totalfootballanalysis.com/h...chesterfield-202324-tactical-analysis-tactics
Managerial record of Cook:
Paul Cook - Manager profile
This is the profile site of the manager Paul Cook. The site lists all clubs he coached and all clubs he played for.www.transfermarkt.co.uk