Don’t disagree with any of that…although I do find it odd that footballers who were really fit 1 month ago are not able to last 50-60 minutes now…I mean its not like they’ve been on the same diet as me, is it?
So do we want Hockaday back as a fitness coach then? > On 26 Oct 2014, at 11:08, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know what you're saying about fitness Nick, but for me it was obvious to me > that 50% of our midfield was out on their feet pretty soon after the break. > So whilst I think Darko's tactics helped I think fitness was the key to the > second half, and also a Wolves team who are so used to winning. > > I think back to the recent Morrison interview (below) which when you consider > the recent games where we appear to have run out of steam might have been a > factor. > > Morison revealed the differences between Milanic’s continental approach and > those of Hockaday and caretaker boss Neil Redfearn, saying: “Training is > different. It isn’t as intense or as hard as we (British footballers) are > used to. > “We worked very hard under Dave Hockaday in the summer and that continued > early in the season, even though results didn’t go our way. > “Neil Redfearn came in and we worked extremely hard. This manager’s come in > and it’s been a lot more tactical. > “You know what our game is born and bred on - it’s running around, working > hard. So it’s been hard for us to adjust whereas the lads from abroad, it’s > what they’re used to. > “We ask them ‘is this what you normally do?’ and they reply ‘yes’. We were > out on Friday for hardly any time at all and we were standing around thinking > ‘can we have a five-a-side game?’ > “We’re used to that competitiveness in training. We train and smash each > other, it’s as physical as on a matchday. The (the foreign players) say ‘be > careful, don’t do this’ but we want to win a five-a-side on a Friday as much > as we want to win on a Saturday. It’s just different and it’s going to take > time for everyone to get used to it.” > > > On Sunday, 26 October 2014, 10:05, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Darko - we played well against Rotherham and Wolves in the first halves (as > well as we’ve seen for a while, to quote a few who saw it); then as badly as > we’ve seen for a while in the second half of each - Sheff Wed we could have > buried had their keeper not been on top form…and apparently against Brentford > it was dreadful. The man provided us with a curate’s egg. I think there was > an innate conservatism there…not in the George Graham kind of way, but just a > fear that lead him to tinker almost when there wasn’t any need. We’ll never > know how that would have panned out, but with a bit more luck he would still > have the job. > > That said, the mood at the end of the game yesterday in the crowd, was ugly. > So Redfern gets a go, he’s the crowd’s choice…lets see how long that lasts - > as to the teams his side beat being easy, well, aren’t Bournemouth doing OK…? > And huddersfield are above us… > > > Yesterday’s match - at half time we were all mainly happy - bit worried that > Mowatt didn’t bury his chance when he should have done…he’s a good player and > I like what he brings to the team, but to try and say that a professional > footballer these days can’t use both feet…not on. The goal was a cracker, > great move, started by a fantastic ball from Mowatt’s left foot, and nicely > finished. Morrison and Antenucci looked like a good partnership…for 45 > minutes at while the midfield were getting the ball and feeding it to them. > Antenucci’s movement off and around his markers is high class, he gets > himself those bits of time and space that matter - but in the second half, > just lumping it at him, shows that there is no way that that i going to work. > > I haven’t seen either of the Wolves goals played back, but at the time both > looked like a series of passes through our midfield and then defence…in the > second half we let their 11 run the game…and wasn’t busting a gut to do it. > He sat deep, moved through the pitch with the ball often unchallenged before > picking his pass. We were too deep in general and no one sat on that guy in > particular. > > I can’t believe we ran of gas after 50 minutes or so…if so, sack the bloody > fitness coach, the game is a 90+ minute game, I think it was a deliberate > strategy to sit deeper and try to conserve the lead. Bad move. > > > > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
