Tricky one this Dunge. I think some cases are ok, some are not.
The ok scenarios:
1. A player is asked to get us to a fast start and to control the game. Win it in the first 60 if you like. They’re asked not to conserve any energy, close down and influence from minute 1. Barnes falls in to this category for me as did Okazaki.
2. A player is asked to control the game. Get our plan A working well and keeping us in control of the ball. When plan A is not working, they are hooked, like Perez, Albrighton, and Tielemans.
3. Then you get the difficult group. Nacho and Praet. These two players desire all their talents still don’t look like players than can last or affect a game for 90 minutes. Praet especially looks great until his energy lags. Work for him on the training pitch to get his levels up.
Where is see the problem are points 1 and 2. I’m not happy that plan A is any longer working, and when it’s not, that the likes of Tielemans, Albrighton, Barnes and especially (people will know my opinions on this) Perez.
For me, those players are getting hooked because they’re no affecting the game. That is our current issue.
I liked the way we finished the game against palace. We looked organised and in control at the back. Barnes and Vardy looked lively and problematic going forward. Yes you could argue it was because Palace were chasing the game but it felt more than that for me.
So I don’t think we have many Okazaki’s at the minute. Players are getting subbed because they’re not influencing the game. Up to Rodgers and the players to both fix that tactically, and with performance levels.
Which is why it was incredibly heartening to see Vards score a signature goal in minute 94 on Saturday.
To Dunge's original points, usually those listed are being replaced mostly as a tactical substitution, bringing on Praet, Mendy or Hamza to shore up the midfield, or Ian, Harvey and Gray because we need to score.
Occasionally Tielemans has been pulled because he's tired, although that doesn't seem to have been quite as much of an issue recently.
There is of course a big omission from the list, the aforementioned Gray. He seems to have a cycle of sometimes impressing from the bench to earn himself a start, then being subbed because he's then been absolutely ineffective. That is just my feeling and is also not based on any detailed analysis.
Players who get subbed
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posted on 6/7/20
Tricky one this Dunge. I think some cases are ok, some are not.
The ok scenarios:
1. A player is asked to get us to a fast start and to control the game. Win it in the first 60 if you like. They’re asked not to conserve any energy, close down and influence from minute 1. Barnes falls in to this category for me as did Okazaki.
2. A player is asked to control the game. Get our plan A working well and keeping us in control of the ball. When plan A is not working, they are hooked, like Perez, Albrighton, and Tielemans.
3. Then you get the difficult group. Nacho and Praet. These two players desire all their talents still don’t look like players than can last or affect a game for 90 minutes. Praet especially looks great until his energy lags. Work for him on the training pitch to get his levels up.
Where is see the problem are points 1 and 2. I’m not happy that plan A is any longer working, and when it’s not, that the likes of Tielemans, Albrighton, Barnes and especially (people will know my opinions on this) Perez.
For me, those players are getting hooked because they’re no affecting the game. That is our current issue.
I liked the way we finished the game against palace. We looked organised and in control at the back. Barnes and Vardy looked lively and problematic going forward. Yes you could argue it was because Palace were chasing the game but it felt more than that for me.
So I don’t think we have many Okazaki’s at the minute. Players are getting subbed because they’re not influencing the game. Up to Rodgers and the players to both fix that tactically, and with performance levels.
posted on 6/7/20
I think I'll really worry when Vardy becomes one of those Players who can't last 90 Minutes !
posted on 7/7/20
Which is why it was incredibly heartening to see Vards score a signature goal in minute 94 on Saturday.
To Dunge's original points, usually those listed are being replaced mostly as a tactical substitution, bringing on Praet, Mendy or Hamza to shore up the midfield, or Ian, Harvey and Gray because we need to score.
Occasionally Tielemans has been pulled because he's tired, although that doesn't seem to have been quite as much of an issue recently.
There is of course a big omission from the list, the aforementioned Gray. He seems to have a cycle of sometimes impressing from the bench to earn himself a start, then being subbed because he's then been absolutely ineffective. That is just my feeling and is also not based on any detailed analysis.
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