BoroDownSouth 60 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 If you want Karanka out, give your head a shake. ***rels. We're not geordies. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroNut 31 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Now im not normally one to call for a managers head but... our season finished 4 weeks ago so lets just wait it out Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 No one is saying that we want him out, we are just questioning his tactics and selection and want him to play a more attacking style, he's got to stop falling out with players and play a system that suits them. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Let's not forget that last week and this we were up against 2 top-notch goalkeepers (Kirkland and Butland). Hopefully next weekend we'll be playing against a GK whose name doesn't end in land and we'll score. We only managed 2 shots on target. 3 shots on target against Leeds and 4 today. But feel free to make up stats to support your argument. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroDownSouth 60 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 As CS said. Our season is over. We lost today due to a *** refereeing decision. If Butterfields goal had been given, would that penalty have happened? Probably not, no. So lets bemoan our luck one more time, Karanka knows what he is doing. As others have said, defensively we are very, very sound, probably the surest we've been in a long time. We just need a bit of patience to let it click. It's hard to lose, especially to another penalty etc. But honestly, some of the fans are embarrassing calling for Karanka out already (this is mainly a dig at twitter and facebook). Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Let's not forget that last week and this we were up against 2 top-notch goalkeepers (Kirkland and Butland). Hopefully next weekend we'll be playing against a GK whose name doesn't end in land and we'll score. We only managed 2 shots on target. 3 shots on target against Leeds and 4 today. But feel free to make up stats to support your argument. Sorry, I only counted 2, but either way, it's not great. Link to post Share on other sites
Essuuaitch 330 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 hes still got my backing i was anti graham signing and anti whitehead signing and not a fan of main getting a game so im miffed with team selections ATM . little bit of deja-vu appearing with face fitting and favouritism , unless ,as someone posted earlier ...thats to see if they cut it before culling starts . its all about next season now ,,,but that isnt much comfort when sitting thru the remaining games of this one , Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Listening to AK's press conference, it sounds like Steele, won't play again. Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Pebble 10 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Listening to AK's press conference, it sounds like Steele, won't play again. What has AK said? Link to post Share on other sites
ABH 470 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 1Jason Steele 15Seb Hines 5Frazer Richardson 22Ben Gibson 3George Friend 6Jacob Butterfield 7Grant Leadbitter 18Dean Whitehead 27Albert Adomah 29Kei Kamara 9Lukas Jutkiewicz That was the team in moggas last game Kamara played on the left in a 4-2-3-1 formation we scored 2 goals but conceded 3 against Barnsley. Give karanka a chance we are moving in the right direction. After the Barnsley game people on here where saying that we needed to bring in a new back 4 because we where shipping goals for fun. karanka has come in and sorted our defensive side out. He's now working on our forward play give him a chance Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Basically that Dimi and Tomas are training better than Steele and will be picked ahead of him. He went on to say that he is very worried about Steele. Link to post Share on other sites
ABH 470 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Listening to AK's press conference, it sounds like Steele, won't play again. I think he meant Steele isn't up to full speed in training after he's injury not that steeles not putting the effort in Link to post Share on other sites
boroinbishop 65 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 We are not set up defensively at all. We have 4-5 attack minded players a long with Friend who is an attacking full back. Our problem is that our striker is *** awful and our 3 attacking midfielders aren't doing what they're supposed to do and support him. 4231 is both attacking and defensive. Exactly this, when the players know what they're doing it's probably the most attacking formation in football at the minute. 3 months ago Karanka took over the worst team in England in 2013. We now look like we're not going to get beat instead looking like we are going to lose or if we where really lucky get a draw from games This, Would people prefer to be getting beat every week? No one is saying that we want him out, we are just questioning his tactics and selection and want him to play a more attacking style, he's got to stop falling out with players and play a system that suits them. 4-2-3-1 is NOT a defensive tactic Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I'm not talking about the formation, BiB, it's about the way the players operate within that system. It's too simplistic to say, oh just play 433 or 422, if it was that was the case, anyone that had ever played Football Manager on their PC and won a few games would be an expert manager. It's about coaching the players to play within the system, about them knowing when to take risks, when to stay firm. That system in particular is reliant on movement from midfield, we just don't attack well when we are set up like this. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroDownSouth 60 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 So how is that Karankas fault. Surely its the players fault for not being able to listen to what he wants them to do.. Also, ridiculous how some fans look for a reason to hate on Karanka (Not digging at you BW_S) Link to post Share on other sites
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