Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 09:31 Share Posted Sunday at 09:31 1 minute ago, alexscottislegend said: If David Healy gets the Dundee job and makes a success of it, he might be a future option for us. Bluenose. Oh, that's a stretch. He 'gets it', right enough. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 10:02 Share Posted Sunday at 10:02 So, what would Mr Russell Martin actually bring to the table? As far as I can see, he is a candidate who is comfortable with a DoF model, and will be 'happy' coaching and selecting the First XI. He has a plan A, which he refuses to change, even when errant passes, and aggressive pressing by the opposition, means loss of goals, and his teams tend to ship shiploads of them. His dogmatic stance cost him his job at So'ton, and contributed massively to that Club's relegation. Rejecting tactical pragmatism, in any and all circumstances, he seemed not to care that staying in the EPL would mean significant income for the Club that he managed. Wow! On the plus side, it is suggested to me that he likes to play fast, attacking, 'expansive' football. I suspect that it would have to be blindingly fast, and accurate, with players able to beat a man, or draw the defence; otherwise it would founder on the low block employed by most SPL teams, and degenerate into slower paced trundleball, with the inevitable horseshoe shape, and crosses, chips, and passes trying to find an attacker among 9, even 10, opponents in the box, plus goalkeeper. Scoring shots from outside the compact, congested, penalty area would be as rare as hen's teeth. Does any of this sound familiar? Putting the philosophical, style over substance, Martin in charge of a team in the Group Stages of the CL, would risk ritual slaughter. I stand to be corrected, as always, of course. One thing that nags: is Martin the type of coach to develop players? Is he the kind of coach you would put i/c of a........feeder Club? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 8,126 Posted Sunday at 10:41 Author Share Posted Sunday at 10:41 37 minutes ago, Uilleam said: So, what would Mr Russell Martin actually bring to the table? As far as I can see, he is a candidate who is comfortable with a DoF model, and will be 'happy' coaching and selecting the First XI. He has a plan A, which he refuses to change, even when errant passes, and aggressive pressing by the opposition, means loss of goals, and his teams tend to ship shiploads of them. His dogmatic stance cost him his job at So'ton, and contributed massively to that Club's relegation. Rejecting tactical pragmatism, in any and all circumstances, he seemed not to care that staying in the EPL would mean significant income for the Club that he managed. Wow! On the plus side, it is suggested to me that he likes to play fast, attacking, 'expansive' football. I suspect that it would have to be blindingly fast, and accurate, with players able to beat a man, or draw the defence; otherwise it would founder on the low block employed by most SPL teams, and degenerate into slower paced trundleball, with the inevitable horseshoe shape, and crosses, chips, and passes trying to find an attacker among 9, even 10, opponents in the box, plus goalkeeper. Scoring shots from outside the compact, congested, penalty area would be as rare as hen's teeth. Does any of this sound familiar? Putting the philosophical, style over substance, Martin in charge of a team in the Group Stages of the CL, would risk ritual slaughter. I stand to be corrected, as always, of course. One thing that nags: is Martin the type of coach to develop players? Is he the kind of coach you would put i/c of a........feeder Club? Can't see Dessers playing at speed I'm as quick as him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 6,426 Posted Sunday at 10:50 Share Posted Sunday at 10:50 Martin is a vegan soy boy. We need a desperate Dan type who can consume whole cows. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 10:52 Share Posted Sunday at 10:52 5 minutes ago, compo said: Can't see Dessers playing at speed I'm as quick as him Your pace, clearly, is the result of your years as a bookie's runner. Glad to hear you have retained it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 10:55 Share Posted Sunday at 10:55 1 minute ago, Sutton_blows_goats said: Martin is a vegan soy boy. We need a desperate Dan type who can consume whole cows .....and will recruit some hard, ugly, cu nts, who can run all day. (Controlling a ball, etc. not an optional extra, mind.) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 12,070 Posted Sunday at 10:59 Share Posted Sunday at 10:59 1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said: If the new owners employ Martin any excitement and positivity from Friday instantly disappears. Warburton Mk11 is not what we need. Should that not be 'Mk II'? Honestly, the standards in this country... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,795 Posted Sunday at 11:01 Share Posted Sunday at 11:01 10 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said: Martin is a vegan soy boy. We need a desperate Dan type who can consume whole cows. Don't think cow pie is on the menu at Auchenhowie! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 12,070 Posted Sunday at 11:02 Share Posted Sunday at 11:02 It seems I stand alone in my admiration for Martin... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,795 Posted Sunday at 11:04 Share Posted Sunday at 11:04 Just now, Rousseau said: It seems I stand alone in my admiration for Martin... No. I too was a fan but now @Uilleam has got me thinking. And worried. Think he's dead right about the group stages in Europe. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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