Sporting director Matt Hobbs

JHB said:
Why does two players being similar matter? Our whole game is based on speed in transition, counter attacking and players running in behind off JPM. Sarr and Johnson fit that bill perfectly and would give opponents something to think about on both sides of the pitch. Our game has never been based around tika taka, short passing and playing in front of opposing defences which is what Pino should be good at in theory. I say in theory because he doesn’t do it very well for us. He’s also lightweight and useless in the air which you can’t say about Sarr.
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Glasner's system is having 1 no10 that drops and 1 runner, we cant have 2 running away from our cms.
 
aashman12 said:
Glasner's system is having 1 no10 that drops and 1 runner, we cant have 2 running away from our cms.
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Does it. How did that work last season with Eze and Sarr? Both of those liked to run in.

I get that you don’t want both players running away from CM at the same time but if one goes the other can hold. What you want though is the option on both sides.

It’s not like Pino links the play with CM. In fact his positions are often too far away. It’s just he doesn’t offer anything in behind either
 
JHB said:
Does it. How did that work last season with Eze and Sarr? Both of those liked to run in.

I get that you don’t want both players running away from CM at the same time but if one goes the other can hold. What you want though is the option on both sides.

It’s not like Pino links the play with CM. In fact his positions are often too far away. It’s just he doesn’t offer anything in behind either
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That's correct in my view.
For the system to work successfully offensively it needs the wing backs to function properly, the number 10s having the ability to score and create and the number 9 having the ability to hold up the play and finish.
Yesterday we started with Devenny, Sosa, Pino, Drakes Thomas and Uche in the roles and none of them proved up to the task - in some cases through being out of position.
He may be a good manager, but this is partly a failure on Glasner's part.
 
Penge Eagle said:
The summer was Matt Hobbs' first transfer window and I would say it's been pretty disappointing.
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I don't think he was that involved - see above. I thought Parish really only restructured at the end of the window. You'll remember stories of Steve being in the gym on deadline day. He was dealing with everything himself. And he recognised that was wrong and brought in Hobbs.
 
ASCPFC said:
I don't think he was that involved - see above. I thought Parish really only restructured at the end of the window. You'll remember stories of Steve being in the gym on deadline day. He was dealing with everything himself. And he recognised that was wrong and brought in Hobbs.
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Ah, gotcha. So Steve didn't find a replacement for Dougie in time and did it himself. Deary me!
 
Time to bring back The Doog, assuming he may be homesick as latest incumbents abilities are questionable.
New signings desperately needed to stop our slide into obscurity.
 
Agree. When Sarr returns , he goes straight in.
Him and Johnson should be better when they are both playing as the opposition defence will be wary off both of them running off the number 9.

JHB said:
Why does two players being similar
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JHB said:
matter? Our whole game is based on speed in transition, counter attacking and players running in behind off JPM. Sarr and Johnson fit that bill perfectly and would give opponents something to think about on both sides of the pitch. Our game has never been based around tika taka, short passing and playing in front of opposing defences which is what Pino should be good at in theory. I say in theory because he doesn’t do it very well for us. He’s also lightweight and useless in the air which you can’t say about Sarr.
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PatrickA said:
That's correct in my view.
For the system to work successfully offensively it needs the wing backs to function properly, the number 10s having the ability to score and create and the number 9 having the ability to hold up the play and finish.
Yesterday we started with Devenny, Sosa, Pino, Drakes Thomas and Uche in the roles and none of them proved up to the task - in some cases through being out of position.
He may be a good manager, but this is partly a failure on Glasner's part.
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Correct about needing the wingbacks working successfully. For that to work we need to get our 3 forward players into the box and our midfielders just outside the box. This just isn’t happening because we are scared at losing the ball and hit on the break or they just aren’t doing what they have been told to do. Chances to score are now limited with Mateta not getting any support either side of him. Yesterday it was Uche but like the other 10 and subs I didn’t have a clue what positions anyone was playing in. For the second goal we didn’t even have a right back let alone the bad defending by others not able to get the ball under control?
 
JHB said:
Does it. How did that work last season with Eze and Sarr? Both of those liked to run in.

I get that you don’t want both players running away from CM at the same time but if one goes the other can hold. What you want though is the option on both sides.

It’s not like Pino links the play with CM. In fact his positions are often too far away. It’s just he doesn’t offer anything in behind either
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No he didn't, eze most certainly dropping and having the ball to feet,
 
grumpymort said:
People make out like DF was some super guy.

He really wasn't he managed to get a few stars but a lot of the transfers was poor.
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DF did do a good job in the way he sold Palace to the likes of Olise, Eze and Wharton. He took a lot of time to get to know them and their families.
However these were players that were well recognised as the best young players in the championship. It’s not like he has scouted some unknown from Brazil that was the next Pele (Franca)
what the recent purchases show is that it is so difficult to get the right player in. Not only do they need to have quality but also be the right fit. Also for any new player to come into the premier league it will be a massive step up (even for seasoned internationals) and this is seen in nearly all new players across all teams.
 
grumpymort said:
People make out like DF was some super guy.

He really wasn't he managed to get a few stars but a lot of the transfers was poor.
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Parish (with some help from Moody) worked to sign players that either glasner wanted or were in the portfolio left behind by Freedman. So if they are poor then you’re right, Freedman does take some of the blame for identifying some of the signings.
 
JHB said:
Does it. How did that work last season with Eze and Sarr? Both of those liked to run in.

I get that you don’t want both players running away from CM at the same time but if one goes the other can hold. What you want though is the option on both sides.

It’s not like Pino links the play with CM. In fact his positions are often too far away. It’s just he doesn’t offer anything in behind either
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Pino has created the most chances ahead of Wharton, so he clearly is linking the midfield.
 
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