OrlandoDon

Wearing a black armband today….

Very normal with any team, shit defense is more pressure on the keeper, and he comes off his line more since he knows defenders won’t win headers. As a result he makes poor choices. You’ll see him in no man’s land and not get to crosses. Was the case with Lewis, when we had a shit defense he got worse.

Although, in October and November we were winning games and getting shutouts. Including not conceding to hearts. It’s a more recent thing losing shitty goals and making mistakes. Same defenders/players….

Hate to say it, we need the john Hughes type who will attack everything, head the ball, the opponent, the team bus, whatever needed to win. That was McLeish too. For a big loon, Milne should be totally dominant at the back in the air and scoring regularly at corners and free kicks. I know, deliveries are usually shit). Throw in pace and composure on the ball and we have a winner. Knoester isn’t bad but molloy is poor in the air, devlin too, haven’t ever seen gyamfi or Jensen head the ball. Tobers hasn’t been on the field enough to receive a high ball. Is it him? Polvara isn’t aggressive and every other mid is a finesse players or short. Pretty sure we’re repeating ourselves, we are a team full of finesse. We need piano players and piano movers. Perhaps Milne is better suited to holding mid?

Na. Drop mitov! Although I count 11. mitov devlin polvara knoester lobban Kjarten shinnie jensen adil Clarkson Armstrong 9 huh. 12. 2 from adil Clarkson Armstrong. Campbell will need to wait.

It varies. When I moved to the states I started coaching here, I was god because I had an accent and talked a good game. I had a coaching license, very rare here. I coached how I wanted, where I wanted, any formation, signed any players, created game schedules etc. I did team budget, I did everything. when I ‘retired’ from coaching 2 years ago my last gig was an academy. The club signed the players and I was given players, the club dictated my squad size and make up, I was told formations to play, style to play, my league and tournament was scheduled for me. I had very little say. My top players were quite often taken from my team to play with older/better teams, and I didn’t have a say. It was positional too, when the ball goes to x position he should be doing this etc. I was just the coach implementing their plan. The only job I’ve ever been fired from was a coaching gig, my team were state champions, u16 boys, and the club hired a Director of Coaching, fired me because he didn’t like how I coached (despite behind heavily licensed an more qualified than him), I didn’t follow his Brazilian methods and coach his way. I had Brazilians, English kids, a Scottish kid, a German, and some Central Americans, as well as eastern European Americans. I argued we were a mix of cultures so my style would reflect that. Not what he wanted, an not what many pro teams want. They want you to implement their system. I understand where the game is going, but it certainly takes away creativity and individuality to an extent. Is it easy to play against, maybe, scout maybe, but if you are a well oiled machine you’ll be hard to beat. Arsenal have/had such a passing reputation, that was/is taught at all levels. Most top clubs dictate from the top down, teams at all play the same or similar style, same or similar formations, same positional coaching so that players can move seamlessly from team and age group. Very much how many pro clubs operate. Lobban should join the first team and things shouldn’t be much different and he adapts easily to fit the system. think lutz will go this way, the manager has to fit the club philosophy and identity. I don’t think the club hired well in Thelin or recruitment folks given the lack of Scots and what lutz said, I do believe lutz and cormack want that aggressive passion and Scottish blood in the team and have seem what the lack of that can do. im rambling but think i understand what we are doing. We’re def hiring a coach to implement a system, not giving a manager a lot of power.

Didn’t see much and didn’t expect much, but I suppose I expected a poorer result. It did seem we appeared to be livelier and more energetic, plus I did think Kjarten has potential. As has been said, very much a holding mid, but I think he has ability. We also created and missed chances. as has been said, we have such a squad imbalance there’s only so much you can change. Surprised lobban didn’t play, I wonder if we consider dropping Milne and playing devlin and polvara with knoester. Lobban an Jensen as wing backs, I just don’t rate gyamfi. Kjarten and shinnie with Clarkson at 10. Maybe adil and Armstrong with a forward, does it matter who? No width so no real point in going away from the back 3 at present, a very limited 9, signings def needed.

Aouchiche injured. Karlsson on the bench is interesting.

Don’t agree. ‘Old’ football the manager did everything. Now the manager is the coach, being asked to spend all of his time doing what he does best, coach. There is not one model for every club, and the manager role can vary slightly. Other folks do the scouting and signing of players. You also sign a manager who aligns with your/the clubs philosophy, which is correct in my option. You referenced Amorim, a very bizarre hire because he didn’t align. A manager/coach should know his role and is not bigger than the club. its how it is with most sports in the states, the manager is ‘only’ the coach with the old manager job split between other ‘experts.’

I don’t really think so, we have a number of players like that. I think he’s just meaning that for every strachan and weir we need a cooper and Simpson. he was clear that players will be going soon, wonder who?? Our loaners are aouchiche and karlsson, both who, like it or not, do contribute. Hope they stay and are more productive under leven/new manager.

Apologies for posting the video in the other chain, just saw this. He’s really interesting, and I do like his take on Scottish identity. Hope that promising David Watson! does suggest jimmy was too nice and we weren’t even trying hard enough. My question was fitness as we don’t really press and that was one of the core attributes of our identity. wonder if there’s a place for shinnie in the new coaching staff?

Good 14 min interview, clearly been reading my posts over the last few months, we need to be more Scottish. Allan Campbell in by the end of the week?

Going to jump to the defense of Dave Cormack here. Few out there blaming him for yet another bad hire/quick sacking. The club were not in a great financial shape when he joined the club, no training facility, a failing stadium, and other than Mcinnes (which coincided with significant financial issues in Scottish football and all of our league opponents except Celtic being relegated, and obviously rangers dying), we’ve arguably had 2 somewhat successful managers in smith/scott and calderwood since fergie. The rest have been poor. since Willie was manager (could argue he was successful I suppose) we’ve had (not including interim) - Aitken - 2 years 9 months Alex miller - 13 months Heggarty - 5 months (may have been intern) ebbe - 3 years 4 months (nearly relegated) Paterson - 1 yr 5 months Calderwood - 4 yrs 11 months mcghee - 1 yr 5 months brown - 2 yrs 4 months mcinnes - 7 yrs 11 months Glass - 11 months goodwin - 11 months robson - 1 yr Thelin - 1 yr 7 months Since cormack took over the game day experience seems to be excellent (based on what I see on red tv), the team are more connected with the fans (maybe a Thelin thing), and in current modern football he’s given managers time then pulled the plug when it’s not worked out. He’s made significant investment with the training ground, and we now have a director of football. He’s invested in the playing staff. Look at the sackings of Martin and now Nancy, cormack hasn’t been that heartless. I don’t particularly understand the hiring of glass, and while Goodwin, Robson, and even warnock weren’t my preferred choice,s, I understood the logic. He’s also been strategic in the firings, giving time to qualify for Europe and assess squads. Many wanted Robson as manager, an inside man and fans favorite, an he was willing to hire internally and give him a chance. curious to know what potential owners out there would come to Aberdeen and give more and do a better job. Rangers and Celtic appear a mess behind the scenes, I dont think we have it too badly and should maybe appreciate what we do have. Not an easy job finding quality owners and successful managers.

I do think quality of football played will be a major factor. And someone with significant management experience. if John mcglynn was 43 and not 63 I’d take him!