My feeling with Zlatan is that the quality of the movements he does make and what he offers on the ball make up for his lack of running about. The issue is much more that the rest of the team has to accommodate that lack of movement - some players, like Rooney, seem unable to do that and the structure of the team seems ill suited to doing so.
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The Premier League is a hard league to be static in as a forwardOriginally posted by dww View PostMy feeling with Zlatan is that the quality of the movements he does make and what he offers on the ball make up for his lack of running about. The issue is much more that the rest of the team has to accommodate that lack of movement - some players, like Rooney, seem unable to do that and the structure of the team seems ill suited to doing so.
I'm also not sure you can carry players these days who dont actively put a shift inBob Paisley - "This club has been my life. I'd go out and sweep the street and be proud to do it for Liverpool if they asked me to."
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He's a flat track bully. He will get them goals against lesser teams, but when they are up against it in tight games against quality opposition (assuming they have games like thisOriginally posted by dww View PostMy feeling with Zlatan is that the quality of the movements he does make and what he offers on the ball make up for his lack of running about. The issue is much more that the rest of the team has to accommodate that lack of movement - some players, like Rooney, seem unable to do that and the structure of the team seems ill suited to doing so.
) then Zlatans not the player ID be looking for. Nor is Rooney for that matter.
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Simeone would be yet another appointment that goes against their so-called tradition for "fast attacking football" - the fourth on the spin no lessOriginally posted by Lecter View PostSimeone or Pochettino was the response
- and as much as I rate Pochettino he's never won anything and would be a(nother) risk imo (albeit they should have gone for him this summer).
Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’
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I don't think he is static, he moves deliberately and intelligently. His positions are good in attacking sense and also he seems to operate a decent block on simple passes for CBs.Originally posted by Lecter View PostThe Premier League is a hard league to be static in as a forward
I'm also not sure you can carry players these days who dont actively put a shift in
Not many players are worth making a exception to a team wide pressing policy but I think Zlatan is. People tend to forget that van Gaal was actually quite successful in the second half of last season deploying a set of interchanging statues.
He scored against City, but I agree against top teams the issue becomes more pronounced. I still think that the lack of any coherent supply line is a bigger issue for them though.Originally posted by Buzzo View PostHe's a flat track bully. He will get them goals against lesser teams, but when they are up against it in tight games against quality opposition (assuming they have games like this
) then Zlatans not the player ID be looking for. Nor is Rooney for that matter."The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
-- William Blake
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Lovren has scored more than Sturridge this year.Originally posted by kev776 View PostWe are talking about a cone who has already scored more than Sturridge this season, he has scored 5 times, the same as the rest of the team combined. Not too shabby for a cone.
He has scored 4, the same as Etienne Capoue.
He has a massive nose and **** hair.
I expect more from my cones.If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?
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