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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

i think we are all missing the point .we wouldnt be half peed off if the players were putting some more effort into home games i wouldnt mind losing some games as long as the players were putting the effort in.too many times they just seem to be going through the motions and daydreaming .what we need is the players to focus and give a hundred percent.too many times the players are out of position.its time to get back to basics.let the defenders defend the midfielders set up goals and the strikers to push and penetrate up front.how many times does somebody get the ball and he can only pass side-ways or back because there is nobody in the penalty box.if we were going to hump the ball up make sure it is in the penalty box not stuck in midfield and lose possession..stanley can play good on their day so its time for the players to wake up.wakey wakey cmon all we want is 100% effort and more direct to create more chances.....ps and no short corners they are rubbish they are not constuctive enough a pure waste of time and effort..so cmon stanley get in the box back to basics...: Banane25:cmon stanley get intae them

I couldn't agree more with everything you've said there. And yes regarding tactics, an average team can do very well playing simple football and we're better then average. No wingbacks just pure and simple wingers. The defence should be looking to hit the channels at every chance (not this straight down the middle stuff we're playing now, it's far to easy to defend), then the winger is on to it and puts the ball in the mixer, obviously if the defender gets there 1st then pressure him and force a throw in, which is thrown into the box. It's not rocket science and percentage football works at this level. We would need to practise set pieces for this to work though as it's blinding obvious we don't do much of that in training (defending or an atackingwise).