Canada need another goal... Croatia are taking control
I posted 10 seconds before Croatia hit the net for the first goal but more to do with Croatia going up to top gear and so no surprise from the Best team in the Balkans.
Unlike Belgium, this Croatian team haven't gone over the hill as a group and enjoyable 1st half with the nous of the red squares shining through. Canada may get effed in the 2nd half.
Looks likely Croatia’s quality will push home the advantage here. Needs some tactical wizardry for Canada to get a foothold in the game again. Chasing shadows a bit since Croatia equalised. They won’t stop running though and stranger things have happened.
One thing I will say for Canada, they play the kind of football I’d love to see Charlton playing. Garner might claim to be an attacking coach but we consistently retreat into cautious sideways passing more worrried about not losing the ball than doing anything constructive with it. Canada play neat passing football but they look to move quickly through the lines, everyone plays on the turn, and every player’s first thought is can I move this ball up the pitch. They’re not blessed with oodles of quality but they play with energy, vigour, and tempo. Much more exciting and entertaining than having 65% of the ball but all 50 yards from goal.
One thing I will say for Canada, they play the kind of football I’d love to see Charlton playing. Garner might claim to be an attacking coach but we consistently retreat into cautious sideways passing more worrried about not losing the ball than doing anything constructive with it. Canada play neat passing football but they look to move quickly through the lines, everyone plays on the turn, and every player’s first thought is can I move this ball up the pitch. They’re not blessed with oodles of quality but they play with energy, vigour, and tempo. Much more exciting and entertaining than having 65% of the ball but all 50 yards from goal.
Yeah, but you need a lot of extremely quick, athletic players to play like that, and if you don't have someone of Davies' class, nothing sticks up front, and you can get easily picked off with players out of position defensively
Anyone who's both fast and technical gets snapped up by at least the Championship instantly. Or someone who's fast and even slightly technical, witness Doughty
One thing I will say for Canada, they play the kind of football I’d love to see Charlton playing. Garner might claim to be an attacking coach but we consistently retreat into cautious sideways passing more worrried about not losing the ball than doing anything constructive with it. Canada play neat passing football but they look to move quickly through the lines, everyone plays on the turn, and every player’s first thought is can I move this ball up the pitch. They’re not blessed with oodles of quality but they play with energy, vigour, and tempo. Much more exciting and entertaining than having 65% of the ball but all 50 yards from goal.
I mean, Leicester won the league pkaying like that. Klopp's sides play a bit like that. But you're not going to get that in League One
I would say we played somewhat like that under Bowyer. I mean, we’re trying to play like Man City or Spain in League One. Personally, if you’re hell bent on playing “attacking football” in League One, I think you’ve got more chance of playing a more direct high tempo running game than trying to slowly pass the ball into net threading through massed ranks defences.
I mean, Leicester won the league pkaying like that. Klopp's sides play a bit like that. But you're not going to get that in League One
I would say we played somewhat like that under Bowyer. I mean, we’re trying to play like Man City or Spain in League One. Personally, if you’re hell bent on playing “attacking football” in League One, I think you’ve got more chance of playing a more direct high tempo running game than trying to slowly pass the ball into net threading through massed ranks defences.
We do play like Man City, it’s just Man City from around 1998 that we’re emulating unfortunately!
I mean, Leicester won the league pkaying like that. Klopp's sides play a bit like that. But you're not going to get that in League One
I would say we played somewhat like that under Bowyer. I mean, we’re trying to play like Man City or Spain in League One. Personally, if you’re hell bent on playing “attacking football” in League One, I think you’ve got more chance of playing a more direct high tempo running game than trying to slowly pass the ball into net threading through massed ranks defences.
Who does play like that in League One? Fast players don't stick around. Easier to coach decent players around a technical game than turn them into some sort of Kloppian heavy-metal machine when they don't have the legs but do at least have some skill. MK Dons last season showed what a well-implemented possession game can do, and came within an ace of automatic promotion. The alternative appears to be solid, defence-based Rotherhamming
CBT has had Championship interest and he's about as technical as Jason Pearce
I must've missed it when Jason went past players on the inside or outside after a 30 yard sprint. Corey is erratic, and that's why he's still at Cafc in League 1 this season.
So many male world cup football fans across the globe are massively punching when the cameras pan onto them and they look like they live in Slough Wetherspoons next to catwalk models looking at them adoringly in their fancy dress.
I mean, Leicester won the league pkaying like that. Klopp's sides play a bit like that. But you're not going to get that in League One
I would say we played somewhat like that under Bowyer. I mean, we’re trying to play like Man City or Spain in League One. Personally, if you’re hell bent on playing “attacking football” in League One, I think you’ve got more chance of playing a more direct high tempo running game than trying to slowly pass the ball into net threading through massed ranks defences.
Who does play like that in League One? Fast players don't stick around. Easier to coach decent players around a technical game than turn them into some sort of Kloppian heavy-metal machine when they don't have the legs but do at least have some skill. MK Dons last season showed what a well-implemented possession game can do, and came within an ace of automatic promotion. The alternative appears to be solid, defence-based Rotherhamming
I’d take a reincarnation of John Beck’s Cambridge if it wins matches and get us out of this shit hole division. MK Dons were the outlier last season, and they fell short, and it’s not especially working for them this season. Karl Robinson has always tried to play that way and has one successful promotion out of about 15 tries. There are plenty of fast, energetic players in league one. But, yes, I’ve always been of the opinion that a pragmatic, defensively solid team is the best way out of this division, especially if you’re looking to do it without spending heavily. But if we must try to attack our way to promotion then I’d rather watch us struggle to make something like this work than what I’m currently being bored to death by.
Valiant effort from Canada again today but the class is telling and Canada are probably going to get a bit of a hiding as they tire. They missed their big opportunity other day vs Belgium who really were there for the taking, but for a lot of wasteful finishing by Canada.
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I posted 10 seconds before Croatia hit the net for the first goal but more to do with Croatia going up to top gear and so no surprise from the Best team in the Balkans.
Thought he'd retired a long time ago.....
I must've missed it when Jason went past players on the inside or outside after a 30 yard sprint. Corey is erratic, and that's why he's still at Cafc in League 1 this season.
Back to the World Cup.
Game over