Not taking risks

[Ragatino]

One of the reasons I keep coming back to this board is because everyone on that contributes with decent, well thought out, points of view from different perspectives.

I would like to thank you all for that, my career and life is a very intense and high pressure day to day situation.

Downloading my drivel here is a great outlet and I appreciate all of you entertaining my verbiage diarrhea.

HughieG's comments raise an interesting point around the rigidity of tactics and the need for more flexibility. I Agree that it's not 1 simple failure. The manager is not solely to blame. Respect for him to take it on his shoulders, that shows leadership.

The transfers signed from Prem Clubs not having the impact expected, Woltemade needing more time on the training ground with the team to make that work, the key players in massively underachieving combined with other players who previously out performed their ability aging out.

A cluster F combining.

The rest of the season, just do as best as you can, finish as high in the league and go as far as possible in the Champions league. Regroup and refresh in the summer.

[OwdBillCook]

[QUOTE=Ragatino;40799651]One of the reasons I keep coming back to this board is because everyone on that contributes with decent, well thought out, points of view from different perspectives.

Thanks for that, Rag. To be honest, my main sport is cricket, not football. So I'm really a bit of a twat when it comes to the finer points. I first got heavily into footy in 1966, aged 15, when I devised a bonkers football game on the lounge floor. Marbles as balls, Airfix soldiers as the players. A bit like tiddlywinks. Flicking the ball (OK, marble) with your finger, and after each flick you could only move your players a certain number of inches. Ah, I loved it! Bugger Subbuteo!
So I'm really pleased if you seriously knowledgeable folks dont just regard me as a total twat.

And, yes, I love the different perspectives.
ToonViking is a great poster. So different to me. I'm a natural optimist. Not necessarily a good thing at the moment!
ToonViking seems to be the opposite, and I think its great.

It brings back something from several years ago, suggesting a certain culture or mindset the closer you get to the Arctic circle.
My daughter is a climate scientist, presently working in Austtralia on the Antarctic.
Before she went to the Antipodes, she was based in Edinburgh, working with a group who were studying the Greenland icecap.
After after their last work meeting, just before she left for Australia, they were having a few drinks togethet.
One of them wished her well - Here's to you Sue, and whatever awaits you in the Antarctic!
Immediately, the Fiinnish member of the group responded, in a flat monotone. No hint of emotion or humour.
"You will probably die Sue. Frozen forever in all that snow and ice.
But never mind, it will be a fine excuse for us all to have several beers to celebrate having known you"
Not what she expected to hear! But, as she said, once you knew how his mind worked, you realised he was paying a great compliment!
It takes all sorts!