1. In the last two games in particular, I think he has been too slow to react and make necessary changes. In both games it was clear after the game had settled down that we needed to be playing further up the pitch, yet on both occasions the changes came too late to have any meaningful impact.
2. I really don’t think he knows what to do with JonJo for the best. The split striker role I don’t think is his natural position, particularly as his natural instinct appears to be to drop deeper and be attracted to the ball. Unless he has Burton in front of him occupying the back line, and the midfield behind him dominating possession, it becomes ineffective as he plays too deep, the lone striker becomes too isolated and we don’t get a chance to force play in the final third.
3. With his own style of play, and from how he talks, I expected us after 12 months in the job to be an extremely combative outfit, full of 100%ers, that was difficult to break down. In reality, I can see little difference in the most recent games tactically or in player character than during the Pardew spell.
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I think he is caught between the extra skill and football that an in form Shelvey and Sam brings and a tighter, tougher team.
Semedo, Bailey and Racon need to get back to what they can do.
Seriously, agree with what you say. Whichever way you look at it JonJo is a midfielder and wants the ball. In the hole he is bypassed and he looks like a little boy lost. Once we played 4-4-2 and he dropped back he was far more effective. Racon has been ineffective of late so try Jose and JonJo together. One of Parky's faults is that with subs he is always reactive and never proactive. He needs to start influencing the game more with his subs and realise that he can make them sooner, even at half time if necessary.
Can't you keep it all on ONE thread ?
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Commentators often say that good teams win even when they're not playing well. That's true, but they usually have good managers making changes so that they do play well next time and don't need to sneak it. People concentrate too much on results and not enough on root causes. The signs were there for a long time, but we do seem to have hit the slope at a spectacular rate of knots.
Here's a pure theory:
I wonder if the Ikeme/Randolph thing lost the dressing room. Darren is a very popular member of the squad by all accounts. From the outside and not knowing him personally I think he's been treated shittily; it's made my opinion of Parky go down significantly. I can imagine his friends and colleagues feel even stronger.
you could be right...
randolph, man, that sucks....
I particularly agree with 3. Its like being caight up in groundhog day from the season before last....
2. Agree.
3. On a zero budget those are the sort of players he bought into defence - Sodje, Dailly, Llera, Richardson - and generally this season they have made a significant difference. I think most of us have been, over the course of the season not just the last three games, been very impressed with our defence.
I wasn't too concerned about Gillingham as they are a decent side at this level in their own back yard and we put the work in. Frustrating not to get all 3 having taken the lead but, be honest, there was a huge slice of luck to get the lead so things evened out.
I started to worry a little after reading Carlisle reports from the likes of Weegie whose views I respect (even though she's a girl:-) ) stating that the effort and application was missing. The Northwich game emphatically confirmed that. I didn't see last night's match so cannot comment but we definitely need to get back the working for each other ethos that was prevalent earlier in the season.
Hard to know why it has gone. Elliot and Richardson are missing and both seem honest committed pros. Perhaps the replacements are less so and thus their lethargy affects the others.
Whatever the reason Parky and Kinsella have got to get them working harder.
exactly ... parky WAS part of the original problem ... so maybe he wasn't just a wallflower for 18 months
Ha ha!
But it is a good constructive negative thread, lol
The one thing our midfield simply don't do is make 3rd man runs. Semedo scored from Burton's back heel but I honestly can't recall any of our midfield 5 getting beyond Burton with a serious scoring opportunity. And if we have no pace up front and our winger(s) have stopped delivering crosses then we really have to start making those runs. Are the likes of Racon, Semedo and Bailey just too cautious?
Definately slow to react to make subs, needs to grow a bit of backbone there and make them at half time or the minute it looks like we are not getting hold of it
Bit confused why of late we keep lumping the ball out there?? as wen we were winning we were playing the ball to feet and when we lump it we then give the other team posession and the mommentum, in fairness this is a pet hate in all football for me and teams always tend to play better on floor unless your bolton or you got someone like ibrahimovic up front eg. that can win headers and has skill and technical ability to hold up the ball
Midfield four (right to left) Bailey, Semedo, JonJo, Racon. All may be centre mids, but wouldn't be the first time we've had this. I seem to remember Curbs doing it in the prem with Holland, Parker, Euell & Stuart. In fact, wasn't that the same midfield we beat Chelsea 4-2 with on Boxing Day?
In my opinion, its not just the last two games he has been slow to react but ever since he took over the reins. Hence, we have played a considerable amount of games when we have been leading, 1-0 or 2-0 only to have drawn those games. This is because tactically he does not know at what stage in a game to change things around. A very poor manager!
AFKA you must be reading my mind. I agree 100%.
1.It was obvious on Sunday after 20 mins he needed to change things and didn't.
Last night it was the same and he should have gone 4-4-2 at half time, as we had no goal threat. I said to CE jnr that he'd wait until we went 2-0 down and lost the game before he brought on McKenzie and Burton. Surprise surprise he did.
2. We now need to play 4-4-2 or even try 5-3-2 with Richardson & Youga as attacking wing backs and play the 3 centre halves.
4-5-1 is no longer working and Shelvey may as well not be out there because the games are by passing him (not his fault) .
3.Agreed was thinking the same.
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How many last season?
http://stats.football365.com/2003/ENG/PR/ptslost.html
Would like some of it from Parkinson though.
Certainly at the moment it is. I think we need to start 2 up front to stand any chance of taking a lead. I'm fed up with the negative tactics of Parkinson and the lack of goals as a result. We need to stick with 4-4-2 until the team are comfortable with it. If we go a goal up or two in the final third of the game, change to 4-5-1 in my opinion.