LJ got the subs all wrong again

[Binxy]

I said the players subbed on weren't the problem though. And they weren't.

I don't think the personnel were the problem more the fact we changed the way we were playing.
Neil (creative) for Evans (non creative)
Embleton (midfielder) for Broadhead (striker)
Mcgeady (attacker) for Alves (defender)

It should be like for like so we keep our shape.

 

[Anthly]

For me it’s the fact we have to insist on sitting in our own box for the last 10 minutes of every single game we are leading by 1 goal

Agreed, Southgate tactics

 

[Leon Solent]

Course he was players have to take responsibility when f***ing up and he fucked up

LJ's answer to protecting a leading position is to throw on more defenders instead of allowing the team to keep doing what gave them the lead in the first place. Changes the game plan around the players then waits for mistakes. He's a tactical novice and it shows. He loaded those players up when he could have played the game out with the same play but not necessarily the same players. He had the subs to do it but chose not to use them. He's flavour of the month, for now, but it won't last. I'll bet the players are pissed off.

 

[viccarlton]

The subs themselves didn't but Johnson changed the system

Exactly, players coming on disrupting the system, it doesn’t work for me, we’re only effective going forward, going defensive and trying to absorb pressure and we’re cack.

 

[FishburnMackem]

The subs did nowt wrong but I do agree it was a bad decision to bring the pair of them off given their potential to transfer the ball from our third into their third.

 

[SAFC 2012]

We didn’t need an attacking threat , we were 2 0 up!

So we just sit behind the ball amd defend aye?

Seems like a good idea.

Best form of defence is attack and all that. We never learn

 

[sofatester]

LJ's answer to protecting a leading position is to throw on more defenders instead of allowing the team to keep doing what gave them the lead in the first place. Changes the game plan around the players then waits for mistakes. He's a tactical novice and it shows. He loaded those players up when he could have played the game out with the same play but not necessarily the same players. He had the subs to do it but chose not to use them. He's flavour of the month, for now, but it won't last. I'll bet the players are pissed off.

Almost every manager in the world does the same

 

[samsafc]

So we just sit behind the ball amd defend aye?

Seems like a good idea.

Best form of defence is attack and all that. We never learn

Is it bollox mate, I don’t know any manager that does that, we were unlucky simple as

 

[Joe Baker]

Taking both Neil and Embleton off took the guts out of our midfield and ceded control to Fleetwood.
That's what changed what was a relatively comfortable position into the Alamo IMO.

 

[aupaalaves]

He’s a piss poor manager.

The players lost a two goal lead not the manager

 

[Georgewhitt]

I don't think it was the subs, rather the tactic of sitting back at the end.
If you are going to do that then at least have a speedboat up top to scare the living daylights out of the other team and making them think twice about pushing everyone up.

I don't really think it's a tactic to sit back mate, it's just something that happens during a game when the team are feeling the pressure a bit.
They're still young kids really and they will learn.
He will get them in, review the footage and point all this out to them, and if they are good enough, they will learn to recognise it when it starts to happen.
Give them a bit of time mate. They are kids playing for a really big club.

THEY WILL IMPROVE.

 

[riffraff]

For me it’s the fact we have to insist on sitting in our own box for the last 10 minutes of every single game we are leading by 1 goal

That’s the sign of a manager with either no faith in his players or no influence ower them.

 

[Steve H]

The best form of defence is attack, simples, we were winning by 2 goals why change the shape of the team, it was a big mistake
And don't get me started on that daft centre half, grabbing a shirt in the last minute of a game, crackers, in fact grabbing a shirt in the box at any time is utterly stupid.

 

[Nipper1970]

LJ's answer to protecting a leading position is to throw on more defenders instead of allowing the team to keep doing what gave them the lead in the first place. Changes the game plan around the players then waits for mistakes. He's a tactical novice and it shows. He loaded those players up when he could have played the game out with the same play but not necessarily the same players. He had the subs to do it but chose not to use them. He's flavour of the month, for now, but it won't last. I'll bet the players are pissed off.

Of course the players will be pissed off - pissed off that they threw away a two-goal lead to draw a game they should have won. They’ll be pissed off with themselves and with each other, I’d imagine, but not the manager. The manager didn’t make the mistakes on the pitch that led to the two goals

 

[Georgewhitt]

Reply to Steve H.
Seem to remember a curly headed stumpy little manager up the road say that.
And they won fuck all doing it.

 

[jimb]

Taking both Neil and Embleton off took the guts out of our midfield and ceded control to Fleetwood.
That's what changed what was a relatively comfortable position into the Alamo IMO.

Only reason I can think of to bring them off so early was to keep them fresh for Tuesday, but today was much bigger game than Tuesday imo.

 

[Rokersjoker]

Fergie made mistakes no manager is perfect, for the record I don't think it made a big difference to the result

Yes he did make mistakes, but he didnt build a career on being 2-0 up with 15mins + time added to scrape a draw

 

[Leon Solent]

Of course the players will be pissed off - pissed off that they threw away a two-goal lead to draw a game they should have won. They’ll be pissed off with themselves and with each other, I’d imagine, but not the manager. The manager didn’t make the mistakes on the pitch that led to the two goals

Entirely the fault of the manager in changing the game plan and inviting pressure on the defending players. You could see it a mile off (well, anyone except Lee could). This one was down to him.

 

[chris tracy]

He’s a piss poor manager.

We are joint top of the league what do you suggest then?

 

[hardlife]

It was just one of those days, if any blame at all it should be directed at Wright who got sucked in for the first goal then stupidly put his arms round the lad to give away a penalty.

Put his arms around him, he nearly had his kit off.....where was the ball?

LJ needs to learn how to see games out.