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Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

I’m still not convinced about RDZ. Yes he kept us up (we would have gone down had we stuck with Frank or Tudor) so big points on the board for that. However, what is coming from him so far this season is excuses, shrugs and vagueness. Of course he needs time, but my positivity for a smooth transition and a settling of the squad has dimmed somewhat.
Yeah he needs to be doing better. The performances haven’t been great but it is early days and you would think with the quality we now have in this squad, better days are ahead. I like him though and I’m certain he sees everything we do. We were poor defensively first 2 games but then better yesterday. Im sure he will get the attack firing soon.
 
Yeah he needs to be doing better. The performances haven’t been great but it is early days and you would think with the quality we now have in this squad, better days are ahead. I like him though and I’m certain he sees everything we do. We were poor defensively first 2 games but then better yesterday. Im sure he will get the attack firing soon.
I think he has historically had a slow start when he joins a club to implement his ideas … a little like Poch. I think once we click we will be brilliant
 
I’m still not convinced about RDZ. Yes he kept us up (we would have gone down had we stuck with Frank or Tudor) so big points on the board for that. However, what is coming from him so far this season is excuses, shrugs and vagueness. Of course he needs time, but my positivity for a smooth transition and a settling of the squad has dimmed somewhat.
Welcome. You could make the point that he’s won 3 league games from 10 and that’s he’s spent 350m and we can’t score. It’s too narrow an argument for me though.

IMO, I expect us to look like a proper side by end October. Until then, RDZ has a free pass pretty much as far as I’m concerned.
 
Welcome. You could make the point that he’s won 3 league games from 10 and that’s he’s spent 350m and we can’t score. It’s too narrow an argument for me though.

IMO, I expect us to look like a proper side by end October. Until then, RDZ has a free pass pretty much as far as I’m concerned.
I don’t expect much to change unless the manager sacrifices his 3 man midfield to get an extra attacker on
 
I don’t expect much to change unless the manager sacrifices his 3 man midfield to get an extra attacker on
The lack of a #10 who can link midfield and attack is what we are sorely missing. Once Madders and Kulu are back I think we will start to see what this team can be.

Overall, we dominated the majority of the game at a notoriously difficult ground for us. We weren’t great but were solid and never looked like losing. Every performance has been better than the one before…the literal definition of progress.

We all knew the attack was our weakest area. It will take time but all we can ask is to see improvements each week. If/Once it clicks this could be the football we have been waiting for.
 
The lack of a #10 who can link midfield and attack is what we are sorely missing. Once Madders and Kulu are back I think we will start to see what this team can be.

Overall, we dominated the majority of the game at a notoriously difficult ground for us. We weren’t great but were solid and never looked like losing. Every performance has been better than the one before…the literal definition of progress.

We all knew the attack was our weakest area. It will take time but all we can ask is to see improvements each week. If/Once it clicks this could be the football we have been waiting for.
He has them in the squad fit
He is playing one as CF at the moment
 
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Stolen from twitter but it’s quite weird to see a long ball tactic played to a small man (or small than normal as he is taller than me)
The forwards don't have to win the first ball. They just have to be able to challenge for the ball so that the defender can't head the ball to where they want to, the idea is then that one of our midfield or other attackers pick up the second ball and you attack from there against a defence that isn't well organised.

Also the graphic above looks wrong.... What about the ball Kinsky played to Marmoush about half way through the second half? Where Marmoush cut inside and shot over the bar instead of squaring it to Kudus for a much easier chance?
 
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Stolen from twitter but it’s quite weird to see a long ball tactic played to a small man (or small than normal as he is taller than me)
He definitely played one long ball out of his hands in the second half that found its man. I think it was the one to Marmoush where he should have squared it to Kudus for a simple finish. (Edit, I see Finney beat me to this point)

But anyway I think the general point I agree with, I’d prefer a presence up there in Solanke to give Kinsky more of a target to hit to mix up our build up.
 
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