Originally Posted by
Shadrack the Red
Enjoyable read Pass, we do not agree on everything but we all have our own opinions , I personally do not think there is such a thing as " The Barns;ey way " , the object of the game is to score more goals than the oppositon & to do this you have to get up the pitch , how you get there determines the supposed football you are trying to play , we differ on a couple of points , I personally get bored stiff with the so called total football way , it is fine when Man City & Arsenal do it because the accurate passing is coupled with flair , skill & pace but when lesser teams try to copy it bores me senseless , for example watching Swansea against us in the play off matches was painful & I have watched Southampton a couple of times this season continually back & across back and across , rinse & repeat while the opposition just sit back in shape & wait until they eventually cross the half way line & then proceed to defend & counter , it is awful whilst I personally enjoyed Vals style as I thought we actually did play some decent stuff where it mattered in the final third but if I am being honest I think at our level where the skill & ability level is third class I think a mixture of playing the ball long when required & the passing game in the opponents half is a blend that suits me, I do not like defenders with limited ability trying to play out of the back , row Z for me or get it up the pitch & then take it from there , this tapping it about at the back is a recipe for disaster & frankly I hate it but as I said earlier it is about opinions , somewhere a cross between Wilson 1997 & Val would suit me but at the end of the day a manger is judged on results & that requires " the winning way " .