Spain didn't need time to gel. But nine of the starting eleven were from the same team.
Totally agree with everybody that has mentioned failure at the basics as reasons for a loss. Gelling won't come in 3 games. Passing a ball to your team mate comes at age 6
what loss..........
It's like f*$king groundhog day on this site, it really is.
Well, haven't seen anybody yet saying "Lucky that Yeovil/Sheffield Utd haven't had time to gel or they'd have hammered us".
Plenty saying that we'd have done better against them if we'd had time to gel though.
Well that highlights nicely what I posted yesterday: in theory, as teams gell, the ones with the better quality (that's us apparantly) will gain more through gelling than the weaker sides. The early season period is one when the lack of familarity amongst players-at every club-acts as something of a leveller.
This is why for years you had Coventry City in the top 6 in August and September, but nowhere by seasons end: the lack of quality caught up with us as other teams settled down. It's why Hull & Blackpool didn't maintain their push for a place in Europe a few years back, whilst Man U and Spurs have recovered from poor starts that saw them in the bottom 3 in August.
Is it that bleeding hard to grasp?!?
I can accept the 'need to gel' as an argument for being a little rusty but it shouldn't be used as a justification for failure when it's plainly a result of something else -I think that is what bother's some - it's when it is used as a way to prepare for acceptance of failure in the interim - Excuse makes always have a good one ready and I just think we will be getting a season full of them.
Why is everyone acted like we've started badly? We haven't. We're finding our feet in a new league with a lot of new player and we haven't lost and have got a draw against the team favourites to win the league. Everyone is acting like because we haven't blitzed the first two games we're going to struggle. Where were Reading in November last season? How did Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield start last season? To use a horribly old footballing cliche - it's a marathon, not a sprint
Aren't doncaster new to this division?
True but of course there are concerns after last season. Things that will have to be addresses are;
Away wins need to be achieved
We need to win games when we get ahead
We need to be fluid and play well for long periods not just 20 minutes per match
At the moment it is a new division but the same tactical errors and the same outcome.
Yes and they couldn't beat York in 120 minutes of football, whilst we dealt with our opponents.
Weak lame response - I expect better from you.
Weak lame response - I expect better from you.
So a fact is now weak.
No the facts relate to League games - for all I know Doncaster fielded a weakened side against York - I cannot be bothered to look.
The only relevant starts are regarding the League which is why the attempt at diversion.
Well, I've given my answer to this subject. But we are still unbeaten after 3 competetive games, 2 of them being away. I'm hoping we'll build on that, starting with this weekend.
Do some teams and players gel better than others?
Why is it this season in particular that we need time to 'gel'?
I have never heard it used as an excuse before?
Do some teams and players gel better than others?
Because last season we signed 3 players, 2 GKs and 1 striker, who didn't start the season... :facepalm:
A lot of games are very tight in football and it is hard to keep up a very high level of performance for a sustained periods of time. Nothing wrong with only having a 20 minute spell of playing very well as long as in the other 70 mins you are compact, keep concentration, do the basics right, tight at the back, don't make any errors and play efficientlyWe need to be fluid and play well for long periods not just 20 minutes per match
How about other seasons? Just in recent years Adams & Dowie brought in around ten players at least, yet there was no talk of gelling then?
I remember seeing a headline of Adams saying we need 'gel' especially Bischoff and Ward at CB...
Why is it this season in particular that we need time to 'gel'?
I have never heard it used as an excuse before?
Do some teams and players gel better than others?
Are you joking? You've never heard the term "the team needs a bit of time to gel" before?! Think you need to tap the mute button on your telly.
Of course I have, but never but never so much as this squad and this season.
Well that highlights nicely what I posted yesterday: in theory, as teams gell, the ones with the better quality (that's us apparantly) will gain more through gelling than the weaker sides. The early season period is one when the lack of familarity amongst players-at every club-acts as something of a leveller.
This is why for years you had Coventry City in the top 6 in August and September, but nowhere by seasons end: the lack of quality caught up with us as other teams settled down. It's why Hull & Blackpool didn't maintain their push for a place in Europe a few years back, whilst Man U and Spurs have recovered from poor starts that saw them in the bottom 3 in August.
Is it that bleeding hard to grasp?!?
True but of course there are concerns after last season. Things that will have to be addresses are;
Away wins need to be achieved
We need to win games when we get ahead
We need to be fluid and play well for long periods not just 20 minutes per match
At the moment it is a new division but the same tactical errors and the same outcome.
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