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Post by Avinalaff on Aug 22, 2016 17:55:20 GMT
WBA and Spurs are two very different teams, so I'd expect 2 very different approaches, so I don't think it's harsh at all, to mention it, if we're going to pat him on the back for making changes. If I drop a drop a cup of coffee in a restaurant, and then clean it up, I might get praise for cleaning up the mess, but I have to accept that it was still clumsy of me. I don't focus on positives, or, negatives, but try to judge things factually. Mentioning that isn't being negative, just factual. In all fairness to you. Koeman did mention that it was good that the change worked but he should have made the change at the start instead. Which, was nice to hear him be self -critical. I have what some might interpret as a critical nature, but it's more from an attention to detail, than it is a deliberate attempt to be negative, and so I often look at things a bit differently than somebody else. In order to learn, we have to know why we had to make a change, rather than simply changing something, and Ronald Koeman made an error of judgement in his initial team selection. He noticed it, and rectified it, which is what we want to see, but applauding the change, without recognising the mistake, is one sided in my book.
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Post by fitzyefc on Aug 22, 2016 18:45:46 GMT
I have a logic that sees things from different angles. While I see folk praising Ronald Koeman for making the changes, to our system, which in turn turned the game back in our favour, and led to a much needed win, I also have to point out that the same manager started the game with a system that didn't work, yet was not criticised. It's good to change something, and save a game, but it is also good to get that system right in the first place, and win the game from the front foot. I'm happy for the win, but it's clear that we need more options in attack, because if we don't buy another striker, what if Romelu Lukaku gets an injury? I think it's harsh to criticise RK for "getting it wrong" in the first place. For a start, he began with the side and system that had worked reasonably well the week before; he couldn't expect Lukaku to be 100% fit, nor Bolasie, nor Williams. Let's focus on the positive - he showed his Plan A and swiftly his Plan B and we won. Well done him. I think the players you mentioned were plenty fit. Had he put them on from the beginning he'd have had to drop somebody point blank, so he probably wanted another quick look at what he had. As long as he has options we'll be fine but I'm not happy that our club have spent zero on the team so far this summer, and hope they'll be adding more this next week.
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Post by jimmy on Aug 22, 2016 19:18:42 GMT
In all fairness to you. Koeman did mention that it was good that the change worked but he should have made the change at the start instead. Which, was nice to hear him be self -critical. I have what some might interpret as a critical nature, but it's more from an attention to detail, than it is a deliberate attempt to be negative, and so I often look at things a bit differently than somebody else. In order to learn, we have to know why we had to make a change, rather than simply changing something, and Ronald Koeman made an error of judgement in his initial team selection. He noticed it, and rectified it, which is what we want to see, but applauding the change, without recognising the mistake, is one sided in my book. I've never noticed myself.
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Post by dorf on Aug 23, 2016 15:55:04 GMT
In all fairness to you. Koeman did mention that it was good that the change worked but he should have made the change at the start instead. Which, was nice to hear him be self -critical. I have what some might interpret as a critical nature, but it's more from an attention to detail, than it is a deliberate attempt to be negative, and so I often look at things a bit differently than somebody else. In order to learn, we have to know why we had to make a change, rather than simply changing something, and Ronald Koeman made an error of judgement in his initial team selection. He noticed it, and rectified it, which is what we want to see, but applauding the change, without recognising the mistake, is one sided in my book. You're very philisophical, aren't you?
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Post by Avinalaff on Aug 23, 2016 15:59:50 GMT
I have what some might interpret as a critical nature, but it's more from an attention to detail, than it is a deliberate attempt to be negative, and so I often look at things a bit differently than somebody else. In order to learn, we have to know why we had to make a change, rather than simply changing something, and Ronald Koeman made an error of judgement in his initial team selection. He noticed it, and rectified it, which is what we want to see, but applauding the change, without recognising the mistake, is one sided in my book. You're very philisophical, aren't you? Lol, I've been called worse.
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