sounds like the problem most of these "intensity" managers have these days.
works well up to a point, the whole we run more tends to only work with the same group of players for so long before they burnout (especially with such a small squad) asking the same group of players to continually keep it up doesnt seem to be possible (sure certain players can rise and relish it) but most burn out and fail to have that same dedication they did at the beginning.
So if you are not at one of the teams that afford to continually freshen things up its extremely tough to maintain it year after year
I love Bielsa BUT, there's more to life than running.
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 9 minutes ago
I love Bielsa BUT, there's more to life than running.
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each to their own ... it can be effective just like most tactics if performed correctly and the whole squad buys into it.
but yeah the great Maldini said that if you find yourself always sprinting it means you were not in correct position to start with
It is an interesting juxtaposition with Pep and his disciples that want to move the ball and have the opposition run more.
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 25 minutes ago
It is an interesting juxtaposition with Pep and his disciples that want to move the ball and have the opposition run more.
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its the beauty of the game ..... no one size fits all.
for every Arsene Wenger silky football there is a Bolton/Stoke. ready to overcome it.
I’ve studied the statement and i must have missed the part where he apologised for his part in the near disaster.A bit like the press conferences he presided over riddles.Anyway onwards and upwards.
Somebody needs to tell Bielsa the only statistic that matters is Goals
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
imo Bielsa's only flaw was his insistence on a small squad.
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 40 minutes ago
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
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The squad did well to hold it together for 3 years for the burnout.
comment by Bianco Blanco (U2142)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 40 minutes ago
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
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The squad did well to hold it together for 3 years for the burnout.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Almost miraculous, but it caught up with them big time in the fourth season.
In the most respectful way. one begins to think of someone who was training race horses to win a flat or endurance race in the quickest time.
If Bielsa can learn to surprise teams with variations in his tactics and setup available to him of and when necessary (even when dictated by injuries), he could truly take the next step in the evolution of his coaching methods and indeed achievements.
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
Bilbao's next match.....July v Newcastle.
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 3 hours, 37 minutes ago
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
^^^^^
Biggest thing I took from that youtube link was
what a huge mistake it was not resigning Alioski.
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 17 hours, 26 minutes ago
Somebody needs to tell Bielsa the only statistic that matters is Goals
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He knows - his team lost loads of them.
comment by Batty 🇺🇦 (U4664)
posted 23 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 3 hours, 37 minutes ago
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
^^^^^
Biggest thing I took from that youtube link was
what a huge mistake it was not resigning Alioski.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I agree, Batty, I still can't believe we let him go. He played 36 games in that season, suffered no major injuries, and was full of energy. A lot of people only saw the limitations in his game, but when he and Harrison were on song, they were a force to be reckoned with. We could have kept him for a million. Instead we threw away a fortune on Firpo. There must be something I'm missing here, because that looks like one of the biggest mistakes we made last season.
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posted on 20/6/22
sounds like the problem most of these "intensity" managers have these days.
works well up to a point, the whole we run more tends to only work with the same group of players for so long before they burnout (especially with such a small squad) asking the same group of players to continually keep it up doesnt seem to be possible (sure certain players can rise and relish it) but most burn out and fail to have that same dedication they did at the beginning.
So if you are not at one of the teams that afford to continually freshen things up its extremely tough to maintain it year after year
posted on 20/6/22
I love Bielsa BUT, there's more to life than running.
posted on 20/6/22
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 9 minutes ago
I love Bielsa BUT, there's more to life than running.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
each to their own ... it can be effective just like most tactics if performed correctly and the whole squad buys into it.
but yeah the great Maldini said that if you find yourself always sprinting it means you were not in correct position to start with
posted on 20/6/22
It is an interesting juxtaposition with Pep and his disciples that want to move the ball and have the opposition run more.
posted on 20/6/22
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 25 minutes ago
It is an interesting juxtaposition with Pep and his disciples that want to move the ball and have the opposition run more.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
its the beauty of the game ..... no one size fits all.
posted on 20/6/22
for every Arsene Wenger silky football there is a Bolton/Stoke. ready to overcome it.
posted on 20/6/22
I’ve studied the statement and i must have missed the part where he apologised for his part in the near disaster.A bit like the press conferences he presided over riddles.Anyway onwards and upwards.
posted on 20/6/22
Somebody needs to tell Bielsa the only statistic that matters is Goals
posted on 20/6/22
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
posted on 20/6/22
imo Bielsa's only flaw was his insistence on a small squad.
posted on 20/6/22
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 40 minutes ago
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The squad did well to hold it together for 3 years for the burnout.
posted on 20/6/22
comment by Bianco Blanco (U2142)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 40 minutes ago
Impressive that we did virtually all of the 20/21 season with 16 players but that’s surely a main factor in our injury list the following season. Everyone warned us about Bielsa burnout and sure enough it happened.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The squad did well to hold it together for 3 years for the burnout.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Almost miraculous, but it caught up with them big time in the fourth season.
posted on 20/6/22
In the most respectful way. one begins to think of someone who was training race horses to win a flat or endurance race in the quickest time.
If Bielsa can learn to surprise teams with variations in his tactics and setup available to him of and when necessary (even when dictated by injuries), he could truly take the next step in the evolution of his coaching methods and indeed achievements.
posted on 21/6/22
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
posted on 21/6/22
Bilbao's next match.....July v Newcastle.
posted on 21/6/22
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 3 hours, 37 minutes ago
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
^^^^^
Biggest thing I took from that youtube link was
what a huge mistake it was not resigning Alioski.
posted on 21/6/22
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 17 hours, 26 minutes ago
Somebody needs to tell Bielsa the only statistic that matters is Goals
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He knows - his team lost loads of them.
posted on 22/6/22
comment by Batty 🇺🇦 (U4664)
posted 23 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 3 hours, 37 minutes ago
Bielsa's statement is a little confusing. He selects statistics for running and intensity, yet we saw so much more than that. In some ways, he is doing himself a disservice here. In our first season back, in particular, we varied our game plan according to who we were playing. We had three games in a row against top opposition, Man U, Chelsea and City, just before Christmas 2020, I think it was, and we played a resolute defensive formation based on being compact and pushing the teams out wide. We also demolished Villa, Leicester and Spurs where we were not in possession for most of the games (and we had a lot of games where we dominated possession, but didn't score), but created explosive moments when we did have the ball.
The Spurs game is one of my favorite all time Bielsa gifts to Leeds supporters. We were wonderful!
Hee's a reminder of what we looked like when Bam Bam was scoring for fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwD9VhUg5o0
^^^^^
Biggest thing I took from that youtube link was
what a huge mistake it was not resigning Alioski.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I agree, Batty, I still can't believe we let him go. He played 36 games in that season, suffered no major injuries, and was full of energy. A lot of people only saw the limitations in his game, but when he and Harrison were on song, they were a force to be reckoned with. We could have kept him for a million. Instead we threw away a fortune on Firpo. There must be something I'm missing here, because that looks like one of the biggest mistakes we made last season.
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