Sarri But Not Sarri Thread

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

On 09/12/2018 at 6:25 PM, kellzfresh said:

Sarri got the tactics right. We were defensively solid, which is what we needed in this game.

Course Pep would say that, or something that could be a slight dig, arrogant fucker, does he just want teams to bend over for City or something? His arrogance is mental, also his poor sportsmanship is swept under the carpet every time he loses theres something. Theres several effective ways to play football and will be after him too. If it means switching it up, sitting deeper, having less quality on the ball but more off it in the defensive phase... to get a win... Why not? Maybe City would have more chance to win a CL if he wasnt blinded by his own philosophy so much. Sure it works, but comes unstuck against us a lot. Still love when Conte got that Chelsea team, playing a 343 with Moses and Alonso as wingbacks, to absolutely shaft City on the counter, at the Etihad. 

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Why the Premier League should be afraid of 'Sarri-ball' once Chelsea master it

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On 12/12/2018 at 9:32 AM, Jason said:

Why the Premier League should be afraid of 'Sarri-ball' once Chelsea master it

Loved that report.

And I totally agree with it. I do think IF we fully take on Sarri and properly back him, and the lads we have start listening to him (like it seemed they did at half time Vs shitty) then I reckon we could make something really good.

Klopps had 3 years and 8 transfer windows. Peps had 2 years 7 months and 5 windows. I really want to see what Sarri could do in that time WITH the right backing. And it doesn;t look like the clubs scrimping after paying out for Kepa so lets hope theres the right players we need available in a couple of weeks AND both Sarri and our board are both in agreement about signing them.

We need to show commitment that we don't just want to contend but conquer! Rule Chelsea!

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On 12/8/2018 at 10:46 PM, kellzfresh said:

He did very well to get our team so compact without the ball. The distance between our defensive line and attack was about 15 meters throughout the match, very compact. No spaces in between our midfield and defence for Silva to have joy in, and thats what made the big difference today. Kante was playing so close to Jorginho and didn't leave him isolated today.

Sarri did well motivating the team today, he has to get our team to remain that compact (15 meters) in every game.

Mate I watched the game this morning and thought the exact same thing. That 2ng half it seemed we took up the middle 1/3 of the pitch. The wee baldy man got a ;ot closer to Jorgi so could do a proper B2B job.

I hope we stick to that. Think the only bad side is if the opposition has someone fast as hell and they boot it over us to him. Thats when we need fast CBs

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21 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Mate I watched the game this morning and thought the exact same thing. That 2ng half it seemed we took up the middle 1/3 of the pitch. The wee baldy man got a ;ot closer to Jorgi so could do a proper B2B job.

I hope we stick to that. Think the only bad side is if the opposition has someone fast as hell and they boot it over us to him. Thats when we need fast CBs

Balls over the top can be countered by high pressing from our attackers, offside trap and Sweeper keeper (Kepa) coming out to clear long balls. If we do it right, long balls will mean that we recover the ball back immediately. You could see from the first half against city that we couldn't even go over the top against them even if they were pressing right at our 18 yard box

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I don't know what Emerson has done to him to not get a sniff instead of Alonso. Alonso must have his naked pics somewhere

[Tomo 21,751]

9 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

I don't know what Emerson has done to him to not get a sniff instead of Alonso. Alonso must have his naked pics somewhere

He's even worse, id rather we draft in Zappa and put Azpi LB.

It's the Ivan/Baba situation again, the desperation to see one dropped has led to false illusions about how good the other is.

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13 minutes ago, Tomo said:

He's even worse, id rather we draft in Zappa and put Azpi LB.

It's the Ivan/Baba situation again, the desperation to see one dropped has led to false illusions about how good the other is.

I know Emerson is not Alba or anything like that, but I think Sarri should start benching players that have 3-4 straight bad games. Emerson is the only other defender with a left foot and deserves to be giving a chance.

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10 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

I know Emerson is not Alba or anything like that, but I think Sarri should start benching players that have 3-4 straight bad games. Emerson is the only other defender with a left foot and deserves to be giving a chance.

It's not like he hasn't been given games all be it not in the league, he has the occasional overlap that looks aesthetically pleasing but he's very naive tactically, he looks totally out of sync with the team shape the same way Bosingwa use to be.

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1 hour ago, Tomo said:

It's not like he hasn't been given games all be it not in the league, he has the occasional overlap that looks aesthetically pleasing but he's very naive tactically, he looks totally out of sync with the team shape the same way Bosingwa use to be.

You said Emerson is naive tactically but how is he going to become less naive, how is he going to improve if he is not given more consistent game? He has only been playing the cup games under Sarri and that is like only once or twice per month! He might not be the best LB around but it sure is better giving him a shot to see if he make can better fist of that position than Alonso. Players can improve their tactical ability but certainly not their pace. If Emerson turns out bad, then fine. But if he turns great, then what? You can say Alonso is better than Emerson tactically or whatever, but it doesn't hide the fact that all of those are almost redundant due to his severe lack of pace. Put someone with decent pace against him and we are in trouble and we have seen him getting exploited way too easily in recent times.

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29 minutes ago, Jason said:

You said Emerson is naive tactically but how is he going to become less naive, how is he going to improve if he is not given more consistent game? He has only been playing the cup games under Sarri and that is like only once or twice per month! He might not be the best LB around but it sure is better giving him a shot to see if he make can better fist of that position than Alonso. Players can improve their tactical ability but certainly not their pace. If Emerson turns out bad, then fine. But if he turns great, then what? You can say Alonso is better than Emerson tactically or whatever, but it doesn't hide the fact that all of those are almost redundant due to his severe lack of pace. Put someone with decent pace against him and we are in trouble and we have seen him getting exploited way too easily in recent times.

The other defenders that play in the cup games aren't the best defenders but have the basics on point, Emerson is all over the place and it's when you're inside the ground and you can keep a close eye on things like that it becomes clear, painfully so infact. The desperation for Alonso to be dropped is leading to even Emerson's shitest games being passed off as good.

I want Alonso upgraded on as much as the next person, but if Emerson is the answer i dread to think of the question.

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Just now, Tomo said:

The other defenders that play in the cup games aren't the best defenders but have the basics on point, Emerson is all over the place and it's when you're inside the ground and you can keep a close eye on things like that it becomes clear, painfully so infact.

Emerson isn't great but he isn't as woeful as you're trying to paint him out to be. Again, how do you expect one to properly improve is just 6-7 games over 5 months? How can you properly judge a player based on just 6-7 games in 5 months? Considering he's made the matchday squad for the last two Premier League games, maybe he's gotten better in Sarri's eyes!

2 minutes ago, Tomo said:

The desperation for Alonso to be dropped is leading to even Emerson's shitest games being passed off as good.

Tomo, you have beaten that bush way too often. You think Emerson isn't good and that's fine but please, do not just assume everyone else thinks Emerson is only because they desperately want to see Alonso dropped. It's just lazy. Others may well see qualities in him that you do not. 

8 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I want Alonso upgraded on as much as the next person, but if Emerson is the answer i dread to think of the question.

I don't think anyone believes Emerson is the long term answer for us at LB but right now, Alonso is certainly a problem for us in that position and there's nothing wrong with people wanting Sarri to look for solutions, find alternatives rather than persisting with a problem that's showing no signs of going away!

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10 minutes ago, Tomo said:

The desperation for Alonso to be dropped is leading to even Emerson's shitest games being passed off as good.

I want Alonso upgraded on as much as the next person, but if Emerson is the answer i dread to think of the question.

I agree, so we need to buy an upgrade.