Enzo Maresca Thread

[ZAPHOD2319 4,799]

32 minutes ago, Strike said:

If Maresca can be switched on and somehow get the attack working - we have Lavia coming back and I'm counting on less mistakes from the GK going forward. But that attack has look lost for two months now other than brief spells at the start of games. 

The attack was much more direct when we had the numbers on a break leading up to December. Since the break, they have the numbers and yet, they hold up the ball for everyone, including the opponents defense to get up field. It has to be a directive to do this, which is killing our attack.

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

7 hours ago, Strike said:

But that attack has look lost for two months now other than brief spells at the start of games. 

Thats what happens when you count on half-shift players like Madueke, Sancho to lead the attack.   United were delighted to get rid of Sancho and we happily accepted him?    

8 hours ago, Fernando said:

We waste so much time like that. With Maresca now one year we can improve this summer. 

If Maresca is here next season, we won't be a top 4 side and eventually Palmer will get bored and ask to leave to play CL football like his England national team mates and we'll go back to hovering around 6th place again.  

[Vesper 30,085]

7 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

The attack was much more direct when we had the numbers on a break leading up to December. Since the break, they have the numbers and yet, they hold up the ball for everyone, including the opponents defense to get up field. It has to be a directive to do this, which is killing our attack.

it is madness how much we are regressed in attack

and that, in turn, had exposed our shite defence

it all truly started with that shit draw at Everton (the game where he could have went top if we had won) on December 22, 2024

[Laylabelle 9,534]

9 minutes ago, Vesper said:

it is madness how much we are regressed in attack

and that, in turn, had exposed our shite defence

it all truly started with that shit draw at Everton (the game where he could have went top if we had won) on December 22, 2024

That's what did it!! Since then we won two league games! 

Just think part of me is yeah sack away..the other is what's the point. Same results last season..same results before that etc. We're not a competing club anymore. Can't even win the finals we get to...

[Blue Armour 4,436]

12 hours ago, Fernando said:

Yup that is the right way. 

I think the winter window they didn't address much the team because it can be hard. Just wing it with what we have and in the summer we can get some improvement especially with some manager stability. 

Because I always said we fire this guy and new guy wants to try his guy. We waste so much time like that. With Maresca now one year we can improve this summer. 

That might be what you want 

But knowing the track record of these owners, Maresca will be in real danger if the club finishes outside of top 6 this year.

[bigbluewillie 1,930]

17 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

That comment is usually the kiss of death

[Bluepower777 31]

said from the beginning even while Potter and Potch were here, they bringing in the wrong kind of  players in every area, yes the coach is also way too inexperienced but no coach or manager is going to succeed with this lot barring say 3 or 4 players of reasonable value, even when we were doing well you could sense sooner or later it’s going to implode, one of the reasons I stopped posting on here. Even now I’m reading about players we are linked too that’s not going to help our cause. So yes we need a more experienced coach or manager but his not gonna achieve much. Let’s just hope we don’t slip too far down as we could even face a relegation battle. It’s a big problem because now the transfer season is closed and we simply don’t have the players. Not to mention the availability of any other managers or coaches.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

19 hours ago, Fernando said:

Yup that is the right way. 

I think the winter window they didn't address much the team because it can be hard. Just wing it with what we have and in the summer we can get some improvement especially with some manager stability. 

Because I always said we fire this guy and new guy wants to try his guy. We waste so much time like that. With Maresca now one year we can improve this summer. 

Yep...someone else comes in with their vision waste half of the transfer window with recruitment.. then come year after it all goes around again and again. 

Kept hearing about Slot and how he's done so well but they had a ready made team! All he had to do was tweak it..not rebuild and rebuild

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

5 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Yep...someone else comes in with their vision waste half of the transfer window with recruitment.. then come year after it all goes around again and again. 

Kept hearing about Slot and how he's done so well but they had a ready made team! All he had to do was tweak it..not rebuild and rebuild

I don’t even think he’s tweaked it, saw what klopp was doing and kept it the same 

[Vytis33 1,261]

He didn’t start saying Champions League placement was meant for next year until recently.   When we were comfortably in second place didn’t say a word about it 

[Mhsc 1,092]

1 minute ago, Vytis33 said:

He didn’t start saying Champions League placement was meant for next year until recently.   When we were comfortably in second place didn’t say a word about it 

He has always said there was no specific target for this year about getting it

And that we were performing way ahead of expectations sooner than expected and that people shouldn't get carried away

[Laylabelle 9,534]

1 hour ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I don’t even think he’s tweaked it, saw what klopp was doing and kept it the same 

Defence wise theyve looked mote solid this season.

Everything else the same attack esp...or better.

 

[Vesper 30,085]

redid my 'dropped points' (lower now) to reflect how good some teams have turned out to be and how poor we have become

we have dropped 12 points in games we should have won or drew

 

4 SHAMBOLIC draws

 

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 

2 losses, one we should have drawn, one we should have won

 

 dropped 1 (95th minute choke, I had this as a dropped 3, but Fulham turned out to be far better this season than I had them rated)

 

 dropped 3 (Ipswich are HORRID, no excuse to not beat them)

 

[Blue Armour 4,436]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

redid my 'dropped points' (lower now) to reflect how good some teams have turned out to be and how poor we have become

we have dropped 12 points in games we should have won or drew

 

4 SHAMBOLIC draws

 

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 dropped 2

 

2 losses, one we should have drawn, one we should have won

 

 dropped 1 (95th minute choke, I had this as a dropped 3, but Fulham turned out to be far better this season than I had them rated)

 

 dropped 3 (Ipswich are HORRID, no excuse to not beat them)

 

Speaking of teams we should have beat..

Prior to facing Chelsea, Brighton conceded 7 goals to Forest.

In the 2 fixtures against Brighton, FA cup and PL, Chelsea registered only 1 shot on target.

Clearlake masterclass 👏

[Reddish-Blue 2,489]

4 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Speaking of teams we should have beat..

Prior to facing Chelsea, Brighton conceded 7 goals to Forest.

In the 2 fixtures against Brighton, FA cup and PL, Chelsea registered only 1 shot on target.

Clearlake masterclass 👏

Also Maresca masterclass 😆  'make sure to have 65 to 70% possession for no reason, keep recycling the ball like your in control of the game, even though you're down 2-0 at HT'