Norwich, Watford and Brentford - your safety net.
I can't see Bielsa changing tack because I don't think he knows any other way of playing.
Doubt Brentford will go down to be honest. Nothing wrong with our style of play either - our defence was solid towards the end of last season. Its having the correct players in the corredt positions thats the issue.
comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Norwich, Watford and Brentford - your safety net.
I can't see Bielsa changing tack because I don't think he knows any other way of playing.
Doubt Brentford will go down to be honest. Nothing wrong with our style of play either - our defence was solid towards the end of last season. Its having the correct players in the corredt positions thats the issue.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's also much better for us in the long term to play a style of football that's capable of challenging top 6 with better players. Even if it costs us 5-10 points a season now. We will be in a much better position to progress from with better players. If we were to grind out results with the players we have now we could achieve a better points total. But to take the next step would mean a complete rebuild and change of style. Which has often led to relegation when sides have tried before.
Obviously all of the above goes out the window if the points it may cost us leads to relegation. That I cannot see being a worry though.
I also don't think that any other style of play could have achieved a better points total over the season last year. This is evidenced by the fact it was the highest points total by a promoted side for 20 years. A time when football and finances were very different.
Newcastle Line Up
Page 2 of 2
posted on 16/9/21
Norwich, Watford and Brentford - your safety net.
I can't see Bielsa changing tack because I don't think he knows any other way of playing.
Doubt Brentford will go down to be honest. Nothing wrong with our style of play either - our defence was solid towards the end of last season. Its having the correct players in the corredt positions thats the issue.
posted on 16/9/21
comment by Outwood White (U9610)
posted 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Norwich, Watford and Brentford - your safety net.
I can't see Bielsa changing tack because I don't think he knows any other way of playing.
Doubt Brentford will go down to be honest. Nothing wrong with our style of play either - our defence was solid towards the end of last season. Its having the correct players in the corredt positions thats the issue.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's also much better for us in the long term to play a style of football that's capable of challenging top 6 with better players. Even if it costs us 5-10 points a season now. We will be in a much better position to progress from with better players. If we were to grind out results with the players we have now we could achieve a better points total. But to take the next step would mean a complete rebuild and change of style. Which has often led to relegation when sides have tried before.
Obviously all of the above goes out the window if the points it may cost us leads to relegation. That I cannot see being a worry though.
I also don't think that any other style of play could have achieved a better points total over the season last year. This is evidenced by the fact it was the highest points total by a promoted side for 20 years. A time when football and finances were very different.
Page 2 of 2