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*** The official 2025/26 Premier League thread ***

Was at Bournemouth v Brentford tonight and brought the Spurs luck. Bournemouth couldn’t score. Had a clear penalty ignored. And referee didn’t seem to want to give Bournemouth anything. And Bournemouth hit the woodwork multiple times. Good match for a 0-0 but Bournemouth deserved more. Like us, there were times when they were slow in possession but unlike us they are organised and work to a system well.

Both right backs played very well tonight. Kayode and Jimenez. Kayode will get a big move in the summer. Strong defensively, other than getting away with penalty tackle 😆, and comfortable in possession.
 
MartyFunkhouser said:
Welcome to the dark side Ruud, been saying it for a while now
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It's an interesting one. I've been saying the same thing for a while - creativity is being coached out of kids.

I'll preface this by saying my lad's coaches are brilliant. Really good guys who know the game. My lad got a ball into him in last week's game in the middle of the park facing his own goal. 2-3 opposition players pressed him and he had a pass on to right back. Instead, he did a sort of Cruyff turn and took their lads out of the game and got a pass into a team mate. So he took a risk, got his team turned and put his team on the offensive. He got absolutely gonaded by two of his coaches and was hooked not long after (not just because of that incident, he wasn't having the best game).

I get from the coaching point of view you think "he tries that 5 times, he might pull it off once or twice" but it can't all be pass, pass, pass.
 
DeanoAustin said:
It's an interesting one. I've been saying the same thing for a while - creativity is being coached out of kids.

I'll preface this by saying my lad's coaches are brilliant. Really good guys who know the game. My lad got a ball into him in last week's game in the middle of the park facing his own goal. 2-3 opposition players pressed him and he had a pass on to right back. Instead, he did a sort of Cruyff turn and took their lads out of the game and got a pass into a team mate. So he took a risk, got his team turned and put his team on the offensive. He got absolutely gonaded by two of his coaches and was hooked not long after (not just because of that incident, he wasn't having the best game).

I get from the coaching point of view you think "he tries that 5 times, he might pull it off once or twice" but it can't all be pass, pass, pass.
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Yeh the games changes to levels I personally dont enjoy. All risk taken out but ironically its taken on new ones that coaches seem to ignore, like obsessions with playing out of the keeper or square accross the back line (maybe its just Vicky, VDV and Romero that struggle).

No creativity, skill, risk, long shots, flair. All that I loved about the game. Proper bored to tears most weekends
 
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