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[Albion] Graham potter: Genius or fraud?
- Thread starter Mortdecai
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Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
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"Instead of dreaming of trips to Qarabag and Viktoria Plzen in Europe, there is a very real chance that Brighton will be carving out 100 chances in the Championship next season. And still losing 1-0."
Say what you like - but that's funny and painfully accurate!
Say what you like - but that's funny and painfully accurate!
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Means absolutely f*** all to me, central heating wiring is easier to understand
not wrong there budHampster Gull
New member
- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,462
It might be the only way to stop Man City at the moment. As soon as a team wins the ball. Encircl e it at the corner flag with 10 players in which Man City would need to foul you trying to get the ball back then keep the ball there for 45 mins each half.
Mr Putdown
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Kalimantan Gull
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What's the highest placed team in England that follows this model?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
No idea I just preferred the end to end football it created. I want to be entertained on a Saturday. Poyet’s 100 passes a game zzzzz Hughton championship seasons much more enjoyable, Potter ball has an outcome that’s way to predictable every game a carbon copy of the last.
My favourite Albion seasons are probably BL’s reign Nelson Bremner/Small Byrne I dunno it was just enjoyable.
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How is it a fraud when every non-Brighton team with high xG are also high up the table when every non-Brighton team with low xG are also low in the table?
It clearly shows something whether you like it or not. Its, as I see it, far more interesting than statistics/"facts" that people make up in their butthole like "why are we worst in the league at doing x" or "player x is very good or bad at this thing". Like yesterdays "we never get penalties" when it takes about one minute to find out Brighton got more penalties than 15 other teams in the league.
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Maybe because you were young and had a future back then. It usually improves any experience. In my mind the 90s were a better time but it might be down more to changes in me than changes in the world. Or not, its hard to tell.
You’re allowed to find it more interesting, in the same way I find it unnecessary.
The xG outcome for ourselves is blindingly obvious to anyone who watches our games using their own eyes. If you feel you need to back-up your own observations fair enough.....
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Fair enough.
And yes I do like to back up my own observations with information. Eyes = good, information = good, eyes + information = better (= more accurate), as I see it.
boik
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Better tell Pep that he's on the wrong track and will never win anything.
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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The football we are playing is top 10 in terms of style, structure , technique & creating chances .
We simply need to take more of these chances . We are 90% there but the remaining 10% dictates where you will finish in the table at the end of the season .
We simply need to take more of these chances . We are 90% there but the remaining 10% dictates where you will finish in the table at the end of the season .
Baldseagull
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Completely different types of striker, CMS had attributes Glenn didn't, and vice versa, I would have rather have had Murray and played to his strengths, but what pissed me off though was that we got CMS in and didn't play to his strengths.
Trossard, Welbeck, Lallana, Zeqiri all joined on Potter's watch and he also brought back Tau into first team squad so not quite true to say that he didn't assemble the forward options. And he didn't want to manage Andone. Whether that turns out to be a good decision or a bad one, we are never likely to find out sadly.
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Unless the player is better than everyone else its not a good idea to play according to the strengths of one single individual. Same is said about Maupay today, "should play to his strengths". Fine, to get him to score more (not necessarily the team though) it would probably be wise to play counter-attacking football with a low defense and low possession. This means Bissouma cant play to his strengths, he wins the ball too often. And Gross who is a playmaker that likes to have a lot of ball would need to do less playmaking. Adam Webster would need to do less ball carrying from the back, because the ball needs to go quickly to Maupay. Great, sacrificing the strengths of at least three of the best players in order to accomodate Maupays potential goal scoring ability. Sounds healthy.
To be fair, a manager who has managed to finish above us (and do a number on us) consistently for some years now