5 - Pau Cubarsí

[serghei]

That's almost how we concede every goal though.

Someone fucks up the trap or an attacking run comes from deep and defeats the trap.

If we played it perfectly we would almost never concede.

Pros & cons of the system,someone makes a mistake and it's a clear 1v1 with the keeper a fair amount of times

Which is why it would be smart to adjust the line especially in bigger games,but that's a conversation for another day.

The offside trap, the way we relied on it so much, was a shite idea to begin with. We overused it so much it confused the players so we can't even do it properly even when it's the right approach. We set ourselves up for failure with it.

Tactically, the killing blow for Flick and his system is how robotic it is. It's like, we do this by default, come what may. When in reality, you do things based on what happens on the pitch in a set of given conditions.

It's a common template for purists like Flick. He's more of an idealist than even Guardiola. While the best managers take into account players' limitations in regards to effort and pressing, Flick is constantly surprised and disappointed that players like Rashford and Olmo can't press like he demands. Well, no shite.

 

[jamrock]

The offside trap, the way we relied on it so much, was a shite idea to begin with. We overused it so much it confused the players so we can't even do it properly even when it's the right approach. We set ourselves up for failure with it.

Tactically, the killing blow for Flick and his system is how robotic it is. It's like, we do this by default, come what may. When in reality, you do things based on what happens on the pitch in a set of given conditions.

It's a common template for purists like Flick. He's more of an idealist than even Guardiola. While the best managers take into account players' limitations in regards to effort and pressing, Flick is constantly surprised and disappointed that players like Rashford and Olmo can't press like he demands. Well, no shite.

Yea I fully agree that he needs to be more situationaly aware going into games and also in game.

But it's a complaint since he's been here, that he doesn't seem to value and it's what will hold him back from possibley winning the CL.

Not even the very best teams didn't adapt to their opposition on their way to winning in Europe, you can't be that dogmatic in your approach

 

[serghei]

Yea I fully agree that he needs to be more situationaly aware going into games and also in game.

But it's a complaint since he's been here, that he doesn't seem to value and it's what will hold him back from possibley winning the CL.

Not even the very best teams didn't adapt to their opposition on their way to winning in Europe, you can't be that dogmatic in your approach

It's not a big issue for me, because I don't think we have a squad to win the CL no matter the manager. So, I take the entertainment Flick style brings at least at domestic level, and I'm overall happy with it.

But you have to be fully aware, that despite Flick being a top manager, there are still better managers around, some who don't fit our style though, and some we can't get.

All those factors make Flick the best manager for us at this moment in time.