I am not sure, some in this forum and elsewhere defend it.YlonenXabi wrote:Nobody likes slow possession game.
YlonenXabi wrote:Slow possession is the result of players not executing tactics properly either due to the lack of quality, speed or mobility on the pitch or coach not being able to clearly convey his tactics to the players.
YlonenXabi wrote: I don't think any coach would tell their players to deliberate play a slow tempo possession game unless he wants to hold on to the score or close the game
GoatHCW wrote:Any truth to the rumor that Leroy Sane left the team this morning and wont be playing against Peru?
Jorge wrote:GoatHCW wrote:Any truth to the rumor that Leroy Sane left the team this morning and wont be playing against Peru?
It seems unrelated to his playing and team-fitting problems. According to Bild it relates to his girlfriend's pregnancy.
Jorge wrote:GoatHCW wrote:Any truth to the rumor that Leroy Sane left the team this morning and wont be playing against Peru?
It seems unrelated to his playing and team-fitting problems. According to Bild it relates to his girlfriend's pregnancy.
MUTU wrote:]Is he the father, or did John Terry strike again?
Jorge wrote:I am convinced it is not the players. Many of these players play and have played a different way for club or country. Even if they are "slow, have no quality or mobility" -as you said- the coach picked them and the outcome is always the same, in my opinion, this is no different than the coach believing in possession football, like Guardiola used to believe when he said numerous times in his glory days that "if you take the ball away from an opponent that otherwise would have produced 10 chances, then you are reducing those chances to 2 or 3 and from there it is easier to manage a game".
YlonenXabi wrote:Well, to me the starting lineup really needs at least a 2-3 energetic young players. I'm talking about Sane, Brandt, Gnabry...
I agree with Jorge completely. The problem is not the players, it's the system. Both Germany and Bayern are too "patient", they seek too much security and control.Jorge wrote:YlonenXabi wrote:Well, to me the starting lineup really needs at least a 2-3 energetic young players. I'm talking about Sane, Brandt, Gnabry...
We are going in circles: they are useless in Low's system. They become isolated and irrelevant. Look at Werner or Sane, how can they be so effective for their clubs which play in top leagues and not for Germany?
The reason Low sticks to the old guard is because they "control" the game = they keep possession. This is how Low explained his line-up decisions in Russia. He wanted calmness and control, he kept telling the players to show that Germany was in control and not losing patience, and in each game the clock kept running until there was no time for anything. Low thought a switch was going to click in at one point, just like that: by itself. These are his own words.
Now he fixed the defense problems based on what we watched vs France but the offensive game is not going to improve until he changes the style and mixes the game.
You put it right when you mentioned Sane, Brandt, Gnabry; you give these 3 space and they will shine and for that you need to play a more direct style, even more Muller, Goretzka, Reus, Werner, all of them will be much better. Even more, when you say that there is no player crisis you are most likely closer to the truth: it is not about substance, it is about style.
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