Sacking Maresca.

It was reported that he warned Madders that if he started to kick out long after his mistake, he would substitute him. So he is not going to change then is he?.
 
CityFox said:
The really frustrating thing is he has instilled this 'patient, side to side build up' into the players, and by the sounds of this post-match interview with Ricardo it's pretty much at 'brainwashing' levels. Because when it isn't working, it's because they aren't doing it enough!

"We knew we'd have to be patient and go side to side, though I think we could have done it better in terms of more patient, more side to side trying to find the right moment to attack and find space". :rolleyes:

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He's been brainwashed. More side-to-side?
 
newboldfox said:
Winks and Ndidi are not creating enough chances and KDH is our main creator - so teams will sit on him. Last night he was put in a position which reduced his effectiveness and so most of the blame for last night falls at Enzos door coupled with poor finishing again.
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KDH was poor last night making too many wrong decisions yes he was marked but he isn't the only capable player to be given that honour alas he was not on his own the negativity was throughout the entire team0
 
EMExile said:
Don't forget the QPR disaster.

And, if Enzo thinks they are tired then he should use some of the other squad members?

And as for "We struggled a little bit in the first half to find space and to create chances. The second half was much better."

No it wasn't, it was equally as shite until the last 10 minutes when panic set in !!

The man is not only stubborn and arrogant but also deluded.
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Absolutely spot on.....use the squad.....I can't think why daka gets games...he's absolute crap with a head and boots shaped like a Toblerone bar....get coady and souttar on...use praet more....get cannon firing up front.
I've always backed Enzo but he's difficult to defend when he's so one track minded.
 
essingtonblue said:
Why can’t we have an interviewee ask him why his football is so ridiculously slow.
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We have. His answer was, that if the opposition play a “high block”, we attack fast. If however, the opposition play a “low block”, we attack slowly and patiently. Consequently, now Enzo has advertised this, the oppo have to decide wether to have Vardy, Mavadidi and Fatawu running with space in front of them, or Vesty and Winksy tapping it about in front of them, they invariably choose the latter. Who’d have thunk it?🤷🏻‍♂️
 
On the most basic of levels I simply cannot fathom how a group of players, seemingly all for one etc etc at the weekend and also the previous Monday can then go out and produce a performance so lacking in any motivation.
 
Said before that the Bristol game should have set a marker for an unacceptable level of performance and hopefully one that we wouldn't see again this season.
On the back of Norwich, it's mindbogglingly inept that they resorted so quickly back to that level or even worse.

KDH said before Millwall that it ' wasn't nice ' when responding to the criticism.
Shame they didn't take it on board for a bit longer then.
 
Obvs you ask 2 questions in 1 there.

Re the first, it cant happen too soon

Re the second, never, never, never.
 
l watched the warm up and actually felt sorry for the Millwall players and fans, l thought, actually l knew, we should have beat them by 5 at least. l felt that they knew it as well. It was lambs to the slaughter, they had no chance, it was a mismatch !

There's only one reason that these superior players shouldn't thrash Millwall. Its the way they were set up and the game plan, and there's. only one person responsible for that absolute disgraceful performance and hes a bold Italian.

Please don't comment Daz Melton !
 
When he first came, I, along with everyone else, wanted him to do well. I put up with the ‘Enzo way’ and tried to understand and buy into his philosophy, and accepted that there would be a learning period for both the fans and players.
It hasn’t got any better. We’ve been found out and the manager isn’t prepared to tweak things to keep the opposition guessing.
He is managing with blinkers on and if he can’t see that he’s only half the manager he thinks he is.
 
blackthorn8 said:
KDH was poor last night making too many wrong decisions yes he was marked but he isn't the only capable player to be given that honour alas he was not on his own the negativity was throughout the entire team0
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He was playing on the right instead of on the left ,Ndidi was swapped as well he was poor but also knackered.
 
blackthorn8 said:
KDH was poor last night making too many wrong decisions yes he was marked but he isn't the only capable player to be given that honour alas he was not on his own the negativity was throughout the entire team0
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Still should of had two assists one for Mavididi and one for Vardy
 
newboldfox said:
Winks and Ndidi are not creating enough chances and KDH is our main creator - so teams will sit on him. Last night he was put in a position which reduced his effectiveness and so most of the blame for last night falls at Enzos door coupled with poor finishing again.
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Winks will never be a creator he is a holding player or should be, neither is ndidi is a tackler moving him upfield is one of our problems as he does not control the ball well enough and is slower this Season than last.
We need a playmaker and consistent wing play plus an increase in tempo.
 
blackthorn8 said:
Winks will never be a creator he is a holding player or should be, neither is ndidi is a tackler moving him upfield is one of our problems as he does not control the ball well enough and is slower this Season than last.
We need a playmaker and consistent wing play plus an increase in tempo.
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Tempo, that's the key.

Without it we are impotent, with it we are the real deal.
Why that clown can't see it is beyond me.
 
Brauny said:
Tempo, that's the key.

Without it we are impotent, with it we are the real deal.
Why that clown can't see it is beyond me.
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Because he needs someone next to him with coaching experience who can point things out to him. Pearson has achieved nothing without Shakey since he left here everyone needs that input.
 
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I cant understand why he overlooks Souttar who excelled in this division with Stoke City and scores goals from set pieces.
He likes his defenders to have pace but signs Coady who doesnt have pace and cost £7.5m and another million if we get promoted.
 
TartanFox said:
Players set the tempo, he’s not controlling them with a games controller.
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That’s strange, because a few games back (boro @ home I think) he came out with the mad statement that we were trying to move it forward too quick & we should have been trying to get a few extra passes in & be more patient.
 
essingtonblue said:
That’s strange, because a few games back (boro @ home I think) he came out with the mad statement that we were trying to move it forward too quick & we should have been trying to get a few extra passes in & be more patient.
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But aren't you talking about two different things? The speed at which you move the ball vs how quickly you get it forward? Maresca is surely talking about not forcing it when passes aren't on.
 
buz_not_buzz said:
But aren't you talking about two different things? The speed at which you move the ball vs how quickly you get it forward? Maresca is surely talking about not forcing it when passes aren't on.
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And for what it's worth I don't think we have enough in the tank to move it quickly consistently or for getting it forward quickly with quality. The latter though may allow us to cover some of the defensive shortcomings that as we get more knacked are getting more prevalent.
 
buz_not_buzz said:
But aren't you talking about two different things? The speed at which you move the ball vs how quickly you get it forward? Maresca is surely talking about not forcing it when passes aren't on.
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Passes & such are on though buzz.
We’ve seen it plenty of times this season where there is a big gaping hole in the middle of the park for one of our players to take the ball into but they choose to stop & look back or sideways instead.
 
essingtonblue said:
Passes & such are on though buzz.
We’ve seen it plenty of times this season where there is a big gaping hole in the middle of the park for one of our players to take the ball into but they choose to stop & look back or sideways instead.
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Not disagreeing though on last night's evidence it'd just bounce 10 yards off their own shins to an oppo defender when trying to dribble! We don't have the greatest ball carriers.
 
essingtonblue said:
Passes & such are on though buzz.
We’ve seen it plenty of times this season where there is a big gaping hole in the middle of the park for one of our players to take the ball into but they choose to stop & look back or sideways instead.
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And I would add in context of the quote he seemed to me to be specifically referring to when we are trying to force it and trying the difficult. Generally the passes are probably 'on' more than I give credit for but so often execution is poor and it ends up a bad decision.
 
Passes are on if you’re moving forward at pace in formation , you only slow it if it breaks down then it’s the time to reform and go again or defend as a unit, we just meander around with the ball hoping for a chance instead of creating one
 
Wearthefoxhat said:
you only slow it if it breaks down
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Leaving aside the slow playing out from the back for a moment, yes, but it breaks down because our own passes are too slow/too fast/2 foot left/2 foot right so even if we retain the ball lack of control slows us and allows defences to organise resulting in what you characterise as meandering.
 
buz_not_buzz said:
Leaving aside the slow playing out from the back for a moment, yes, but it breaks down because our own passes are too slow/too fast/2 foot left/2 foot right so even if we retain the ball lack of control slows us and allows defences to organise resulting in what you characterise as meandering.
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Well yeah but the general idea is to attack the opposition not tease them into submission, we’re a one trick donkey and if we don’t get some leadership, motivation and aggression then we’ll suffer a slow painful death 💀
 
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