29 Dec 2021 10:24:06
Lads,

Every time Ralf is interviewed he's talking about physicality, winning personal duels, winning the second balls etc.

I'm starting to feel like i'm listening to Sean Dyche with a German accent.

On a serious note i'm hoping that he's given some of these players a chance to do what he wants and having seen that some of them can't / won't, he'll make some big calls regarding the team for the Burnley game.

1.) 29 Dec 2021
29 Dec 2021 19:30:48
Bilko you're so off the mark. He's talking about pressing high and winning the one v one high up the park. This is what all the best teams do, watch City, Liverpool, Chelsea and you'll see what he's talking about. He's not saying go and break people's legs, he's talking about ball recovery high up the pitch.
Sadly, it's an alien process to most of our players and most fans haven't seen it in years.

2.) 30 Dec 2021
30 Dec 2021 10:09:55
Park Ji Sung was excellent at closing down opposition players. How I miss the old days, Rio, vidic, Scholes, etc.

3.) 30 Dec 2021
30 Dec 2021 12:17:26
AAA…. He might have got that from a bunch of kids in the German leagues at little clubs but it’s different kind of thing to retrain the brain of seasoned professionals and when it’s only for 6 months anyway they think what’s the point!