Tomo 21,751 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here are my two cents on the whole David Luiz discussion. We all know he's brilliant with the ball in his feet, so I'm going to concentrate on his actual defending.The only thing that kan keep David Luiz from reaching greatness is his brain. Sounds funny, but I honestly believe that if he can improve his decision-making, he has the potential to become one of the best defenders in the world. The fundamentals are there - he has good pace and is nearly unbeatable one against one.People didn't focus as much on his mistakes last season. I guess the "high block" has just made the errors more noticable. He was excellent against Valencia when the whole team was defending well.Hopefully, his positional skills and tactical understanding will improve with time. When that happens, we will have a world class defender who is also able to bring the ball forward and can step into midfield when neccessary, like Pique does for Barcelona. Until then, he is a ticking time bomb.Ill start worrying when we start conceding numerous goals in games he plays in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hd123 5 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 AVB is a tactical full retard of the highest quality. He has a great eye for players (mata, Romeu, etc) but he is a terrible, terrible manager in terms of tactics.1. High line, this has cost us a lot this season2. First team selection, why was Torres not started??3. Subs, why would you fckuking take off Sturridge and put on Malouda, kalou, mikelHis ideal job should be a scout IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 AVB is a tactical full retard of the highest quality. He has a great eye for players (mata, Romeu, etc) but he is a terrible, terrible manager in terms of tactics.1. High line, this has cost us a lot this season2. First team selection, why was Torres not started??3. Subs, why would you fckuking take off Sturridge and put on Malouda, kalou, mikelHis ideal job should be a scout IMO.1. Can't defend him there, but it's his style of football. This match will show him how better we are with a deep line. It is Roman's wish though to see attacking football.2. Because he didn't deserve to start. Drogba is was playing well so no point of killing his momentum before the big match against Spuds...3.Sturridge sub.Rest the lad a bit. He has played a lot and this match showed once again how important he is. Malouda was brought in to help the team defensively.Mikel sub.Wigan started attacking, we were shite, Mata was bad and I dare you to try playing against an attacking team with 3 attackers on their own stadium without a DM. Send me a PM on how much they scored.Kalou sub.I honestly think he should've waited at the half time, but it was AVB's decision to attack. Kalou was the only option and he tried playing Mata in the middle. Torres and Drogba together on the pitch have been woeful in the past and Kalou was motivated.Don't blame AVB, blame the whole team. They got out there bored and unmotivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 AVB is a tactical full retard of the highest quality. He has a great eye for players (mata, Romeu, etc) but he is a terrible, terrible manager in terms of tactics.1. High line, this has cost us a lot this season2. First team selection, why was Torres not started??3. Subs, why would you fckuking take off Sturridge and put on Malouda, kalou, mikelHis ideal job should be a scout IMO.1. High line wasn't an issue today and in recent games it has been abandoned, irrelevant.2. Torres' form is dire. Drogba's is good, he was in good form coming into this.3. Full game on Monday, big game on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 We have some fucking morons on this board.Is it really THAT hard to understand why AVB made the subs he made today? Jesus christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A) High-line was redundant today.B )This was the same selection that beat City - who would've forseen us play so poor!C) His subs:- Kalou for Romeu - After our lethargic performance in the first half we needed an attacking player. I know we probably all cringed at his app, but it exemplifies our need for a dynamic player like Hazard, Vargas or Pato. At this point a defensive player was rendered useless as a result of how Martinez set up his men.- Mikel for Mata - In looking too attack Wigan and their 5 man defense we probably didn't lookout for us scoring rather paradoxically. Logic dictated the sub but for Mata? I was thinking Meireles. In this sense Martinez 5 man defense was a shrude move.- Malouda for Sturridge - This left me perplexed. Drogba should've been coming off for Torres. Malouda should never of been introduced.All in all Wigan were 18th and we were 3rd. We can always find a way to see the game as a "banana-skin" but we should've won. We played poor and a draw was frustratingly enough, fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here we go again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Meh, either way, AVB's laughing all the way to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chealsist 23 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 andres villas boas must be discharged..he's dire.he's not deserved our club ONE GOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Meh, either way, AVB's laughing all the way to the bank.Why would a Napoli fan care about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hd123 5 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 We have some fucking morons on this board.Is it really THAT hard to understand why AVB made the subs he made today? Jesus christ.Ok, please explain us his subs.Kalou>RomeuWhy? Lampard and Meireles were woeful. I know they're more attacking than Romeu but they were so AWFUL we could have been playing with 9 men.Mikel>MataUnderstandable, but should have never happened. Romeu should not have been subbed in the first place.Malouda>SturridgeNo explanation needed. This guy has nothing on Carlo yet. I said this at the start of the season and everyone said "agh Carlo is so shite, AVB is a tactical genius etc"He can't even get proper adjustments right, these can be made by common sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Boas think that malouda can held the ball.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) Ok, please explain us his subs.Kalou>RomeuWhy? Lampard and Meireles were woeful. I know they're more attacking than Romeu but they were so AWFUL we could have been playing with 9 men.Mikel>MataUnderstandable, but should have never happened. Romeu should not have been subbed in the first place.Malouda>SturridgeNo explanation needed. This guy has nothing on Carlo yet. I said this at the start of the season and everyone said "agh Carlo is so shite, AVB is a tactical genius etc"He can't even get proper adjustments right, these can be made by common senseKalou > RomeuHe took off a DMF and put on a winger. Now people say that we were sitting back, if that's the case then this substitution cancels this myth out.Mikel > MataMata did not play well. So now that we're 1-0 up, it make sense to make sure we're not too exposed at the back and that Mata does not burn out.Malouda > SturridgeAs you will recall, minutes before this, Sturridge took a knee to his back. He was grounded for a few minutes and with about 80 minutes gone. It makes sense.I hope you can be open minded about these substitutions. Edited December 17, 2011 by RZA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A draw against a relegation zone side.A slap in VB's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hd123 5 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Kalou > RomeuHe took off a DMF and put on a winger. Now people say that we were sitting back, if that's the case then this substitution cancels this myth out.Mikel > MataMata did not play well. So now that we're 1-0 up, it make sense to make sure we're not too exposed at the back and that Mata does not burn out.Malouda > SturridgeAs you will recall, minutes before this, Sturridge took a knee to his back. He was grounded for a few minutes and with about 80 minutes gone. It makes sense.I hope you can be open minded about these substitutions.Sorry, im trying to find some logic in the subs but I cant. They were really, really stupid and cost us the game. Credit where it's due (Valencia game), criticism where it's not. Which was today. If you could have put out the worst combination of subs out there, this would be it. Well done AVB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is the first should win game we have lost by being sloppy.It's hardly like were Liverpool and making a habit out of it, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 We have some fucking morons on this board.Is it really THAT hard to understand why AVB made the subs he made today? Jesus christ.You just have to ignore them. As soon as we drop points they look for this thread like the bloke with diarrhea looks for Toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 and the rumor is Napoli signs Vargas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sorry, im trying to find some logic in the subs but I cant. They were really, really stupid and cost us the game. Credit where it's due (Valencia game), criticism where it's not. Which was today. If you could have put out the worst combination of subs out there, this would be it. Well done AVB.Well I tried to show you some light of logic to it. I suppose it is your own opinion & judgement that will determine your perspective. All I am suggesting is, if we had won 1-0 then these substitutions would've been more 'logical' for people to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Meh, either way, AVB's laughing all the way to the bank.you on about money again ...freeloader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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