Do you know what?

[MikeSB]

I didn't go and so no point in me posting anything about the game. But if we are not creating chances as we appear not to when we see maybe only one or two goal efforts in 90 mins, somebody has forgotten the basic principles of the game. Is that down to how the game is taught nowadays? If so they need to rewrite the coaching manual. The pitches are better, the ball is lighter, the players are fitter or supposed to be? and so have we anyone that can shoot from distances anymore like Bobby Charlton used to from 20-30 yards out?

There is something wrong with a club that can afford to pay a dozen coaches but can't afford to buy in a decent Striker!

The problem is if you try and teach kids and ****agers to pass the ball the whole time, then that is what they try and will do. My friends lad who is at the academy and is around 16 was playing in a youth match in a midfield role and DG shouted to him to pass the ball when he was surging forward and but he kept going and scored from 20 yards and so maybe I'm never far wrong in my view of coaches destroying natural ability. It was Leeds and Don Revie teams in the 70's that started the 'keep' the ball attitude and stop the others scoring and breaking away to score the odd goal to win the game. It was when the five forward line disappeared in favour of the one or two lone striker role and teams then lying very deep without going over the half way line...Holding midfield position? What the hell is that?

I keep getting told the game has changed and we now need all these academies to 'teach' and 'coach' the game...

Really!

Ah well, no real surprise just one or two chances created then!

Maybe I will tell you about the time I scored 3 goals in the first half of a game and I was playing right half at the time...right midfield to you....There was never a game I was involved in where I wasn't looking to shoot at goal but then I didn't have any coaching or someone screaming to 'pass' the ball...It just 'instinctive' you know!

Apologies to anyone that says I have gone OT btw!