We need a defensive coach urgently

[Kelton]

We do not have a defensive coach. IB and MD are not going to put right the glaring problems we have in conceding from set pieces, corners or crosses. We need to address this now. If we dont we will carry on with a problem that simply wont go away and it will hold us back. It will be folly to start a new season with the same problems.
Im waiting for people to say we have Cameron who will put things right but thats wishful thinking. Ellis couldnt last season and it will be worse IMO this season if we have Rawlinson playing in the centre of a 3. Cameron will play on the left.
Unless we bring in an experienced defensive coach we will not stop the soft goals and fail

[KCNotts]

We do not have a defensive coach. IB and MD are not going to put right the glaring problems we have in conceding from set pieces, corners or crosses. We need to address this now. If we dont we will carry on with a problem that simply wont go away and it will hold us back. It will be folly to start a new season with the same problems.
Im waiting for people to say we have Cameron who will put things right but thats wishful thinking. Ellis couldnt last season and it will be worse IMO this season if we have Rawlinson playing in the centre of a 3. Cameron will play on the left.
Unless we bring in an experienced defensive coach we will not stop the soft goals and fail

It's not rocket science is it? Stop the crosses, tackle the players and head the ball away.

Job done.

[Kelton]

It's not rocket science is it? Stop the crosses, tackle the players and head the ball away.

Job done.

Oops…….. difficult enough to employ a coach like i said

[TSANHO]

We do not have a defensive coach. IB and MD are not going to put right the glaring problems we have in conceding from set pieces, corners or crosses. We need to address this now. If we dont we will carry on with a problem that simply wont go away and it will hold us back. It will be folly to start a new season with the same problems.
Im waiting for people to say we have Cameron who will put things right but thats wishful thinking. Ellis couldnt last season and it will be worse IMO this season if we have Rawlinson playing in the centre of a 3. Cameron will play on the left.
Unless we bring in an experienced defensive coach we will not stop the soft goals and fail

Jesus....could have let me know before I bought a season ticket. Thanks a bunch.

[queenslandpie]

How much practical day to day football management experience do you have kelton?

[Kelton]

How much practical day to day football management experience do you have kelton?

Enough to know we need a defensive coach obviously…..

[Notsohumblepie]

We do not have a defensive coach. IB and MD are not going to put right the glaring problems we have in conceding from set pieces, corners or crosses. We need to address this now. If we dont we will carry on with a problem that simply wont go away and it will hold us back. It will be folly to start a new season with the same problems.
Im waiting for people to say we have Cameron who will put things right but thats wishful thinking. Ellis couldnt last season and it will be worse IMO this season if we have Rawlinson playing in the centre of a 3. Cameron will play on the left.
Unless we bring in an experienced defensive coach we will not stop the soft goals and fail

Looks like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse didn't get the weekend off after all.

[nw6pie]

It would be interesting to hear IB’s thoughts on how we stop being a soft touch at set plays, which has been an ongoing problem since, I would say, Shola Ameobi left. We need some height and muscle in the middle of the park too, to help out in these situations, so let’s see who we (hopefully) bring in this week.

Logic says we’re not going to get promoted if we’re conceding two goals a game, as we did too often last season. It’s only “acceptable” to be involved in high-scoring games if you’re winning most of them.

[BadPie]

Ben Turners agent is back 🙄

[the_anticlough]

Coming from Scandinavian football isn't like coming from South America, defending set pieces has to be a big feature of play in Norway/Sweden.
Then again a Head Coach might want to delegate that area...but wouldn't Doyle have enough experience to do it?

I think Cameron, Rawlinson, Lacey, Wootton, plus an experienced keeper in Slocombe is more than a good start..
What we need then is the likes of Brindley, Chicksen to toughen up (necessary if they're going to be in 3 a lot of the time), make life as hard for the attackers as possible, never flinch and expect and accept a nut to the face as part of the job I'm not sure they really embraced that part of the job last season and that has to change

Also, with Reeves and Doyle gone - we will be a taller team overall most probably.
I don't think this has to be an Achilles heel, so no need for IB to call in the cavalry before he even has his squad!