With the new season about to get underway. New signings being given marks out of ten - potential signings being given marks out of ten whilst still a rumour - however what we do know is:-
a) Brew has his own management team around him.
b) He is, or will be, aware of HIS players come the kick off.
c) He will have introduced HIS fitness regime.
d) He will have, or should have, by now, sorted out any dressing room politics.
Considering the above I feel we have a right to expect the correct tactics FROM THE START, with no excuses.
This long ball we all dread, with the inherent immediate return, putting our defence under continual unnecessary attack, to me, should no longer be part of our game, unless we sign a six foot four forward.
The emphasis on football, played with the ball, must be the way to success - I would even advocate short free kicks to allow us to get behind defences and cut the ball back - retreating defenders are as likely to score as forwards, under pressure, as we know to our cost.
I read from a football pundit, at the weekend, that in his opinion, the subs should be reduced to 3!! He must be from the Brew school of subs!!
I feel that the use of subs is something Brew did not appreciate last year and I only hope that he passed this subject when he did his coaching revision this summer. It is accepted that a football team no longer is 11 players but a shrewd usage of the 11 plus the subs, either to run their defence ragged and then put on fresh legs or if we are on the receiving end, put on fresh legs to contain their forwards. Putting subs on with 5 mins to go, in most cases, is only paying lip service to the bench players and is not, in my opinion, anything about being a strategic manager.
Will the summer have created a wind of change in the selection/ tactics, by the management team or will it be another load of sameness??
With the new season about to get underway. New signings being given marks out of ten - potential signings being given marks out of ten whilst still a rumour - however what we do know is:-
a) Brew has his own management team around him.
b) He is, or will be, aware of HIS players come the kick off.
c) He will have introduced HIS fitness regime.
d) He will have, or should have, by now, sorted out any dressing room politics.
Considering the above I feel we have a right to expect the correct tactics FROM THE START, with no excuses.
This long ball we all dread, with the inherent immediate return, putting our defence under continual unnecessary attack, to me, should no longer be part of our game, unless we sign a six foot four forward.
The emphasis on football, played with the ball, must be the way to success - I would even advocate short free kicks to allow us to get behind defences and cut the ball back - retreating defenders are as likely to score as forwards, under pressure, as we know to our cost.
I read from a football pundit, at the weekend, that in his opinion, the subs should be reduced to 3!! He must be from the Brew school of subs!!
I feel that the use of subs is something Brew did not appreciate last year and I only hope that he passed this subject when he did his coaching revision this summer. It is accepted that a football team no longer is 11 players but a shrewd usage of the 11 plus the subs, either to run their defence ragged and then put on fresh legs or if we are on the receiving end, put on fresh legs to contain their forwards. Putting subs on with 5 mins to go, in most cases, is only paying lip service to the bench players and is not, in my opinion, anything about being a strategic manager.
Will the summer have created a wind of change in the selection/ tactics, by the management team or will it be another load of sameness??