On his post match comments, Daniel Farke stated he'd changed things around to adapt to playing Leeds, he went on to say something like that it wasn't their usual plan. It certainly worked!
On the other hand, MB states that he will not change playing style so what's the point in doing all this research into opponents if you're going to blindly march on playing the same system anyway? It's all about being able to adapt to the other side - if they're playing you off the park and you stick with your guns, nothing will change - as yesterday proved. Vision and technical ability played some part as well. Dave You raise at least one very good point Alec - is Bielsa flexible enough. OK his methods have been a revelation, and I'm a convert, BUT there is a fear that his purist 'must do this everytime' approach doesn't deliver. Heresy I know, and I'd get less flak if we'd just won, but the simple reality is you can't plan everything, so when we need to I don't see why tightening the formation is such a no no? I think by common consent most of our players have played at a level none thought was possible, particularly after last season, but the actual quality of our individual players isn't great, and I have another fear that Bielsa believes his approach will work with any player if they buy into it, regardless of quality? Playing Ayling demonstrates the problem! Like Alec, I've got the jitters over going up. Whilst not many teams will do what Norwich did to us yesterday, teams know how to play us. Finally, Bamford maybe looks like the best footballer we have, but I can't see him playing the Bielsa way. Roll on next week so we can get this out of our systems! _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
