posted Nov 12, 2008

paulod21:
""Tony Adams is a key figure in British football but his thinking is influenced by Dutch football," said Metgod
Adams..a KEY figure !!?? How does Metgod work that out !!! WTF has he actually achieved...after his playing days ended ?? Clearly he'll go far ...with a brown-nose attitude like that !!"

I think you'll find that JM was speaking inclusively of his playing days, you dullard!

And sandcastlejim: according to your profile, you do 'occasional sports writing'
Who for - the Beano? With opinions based on no facts whatsoever, I expect it'd be too intellectual a medium for you.

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posted Nov 12, 2008

I think the Adams / Metgod combo will prove to be a nightmare for Portsmouth. Adams was a good motivator as a player, but he's almost inarticulate as a manager. Did anyone see his interview on MOTD? He basically admitted that he had no idea why teams win one day and lose the next! Metgod says he's a thoughtful manager, but the long pauses between comments are there because he has to summon up enough words in English. I can't think of any manager - or any English team - LESS Dutch in their style of play!!!

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posted Nov 12, 2008

I thought his post-match interview was fine and honest - he basically said what we were all thinking: Portsmouth performed well against Fulham, Liverpool and Wigan and got a single point for their troubles, Portsmouth underperformed against Sunderland and got all three. Sometimes it's just luck.

It'd be stupid and arrogant for him to say 'I spoke to the boys and we improved on our previous displays, we deserved all the points, and it was my tactical changes that were directly responsible for the win. Go me!'.

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posted Nov 12, 2008

It was reported that Johnny admires the total football as coached by Rinus Michels (didn't we all) and will contribute that philosophy to Portsmouth.

Michels had a very intelligent set of players back in the 1970' led by the brilliant Johan Cryff and seven or eight other world class Dutch players. With the best will in the world, it is difficult to imagine any team in England with that level of collective intelligence.

I admire Johnny's ambition but you honestly cannot expect a typical united nations Premiership team to aspire and play in such a totally intelligent way. They just do not have the ability to gel and think so much alike as the Dutch did back them.

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posted Nov 12, 2008

sorry for being such a realist pompey fans but come on smell the coffee guys: Adams and Metgod, it's not what you need is it. What have they done in coaching terms? I rest my case.

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posted Nov 13, 2008

Sandcastlejim - "sorry for being such a realist pompey fans but come on smell the coffee guys: Adams and Metgod, it's not what you need is it. What have they done in coaching terms? I rest my case. "

Your not being a realist though. Your being a fatalist.

A realist would say "I dont think this is the right team for Portsmouth and I think that they will struggle with this management team in charge."

What your saying is "They are a useless management team and will send Pompey down."

The difference is that a realist would doubt the abilities of the men in charge but be willing to give them time to prove themselves before making a judgment while a fatalist gives them a damning judgment before they have had the chance to prove themselves.

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posted Nov 14, 2008

Spot on 11nytram11

sandcastlejim:
"What have they done in coaching terms?" So coaching us to be the current FA Cup holders & playing in Europe counts for nothing then?

For sure, Harry was at the helm, but TA wasn't just baggage. You might remember a lot of sour grapes from a number of teams about how 'defensive' we were - this was down to TA & got us to win it for the first time in half a century.
To repeat my previous criticism: for a self-proclaimed sports writer, you don't have much of a clue, do you?

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posted Nov 14, 2008

We are all sports writers on here Dodgy!

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posted Nov 19, 2008

True enough PW, but presumably somebody pays the bloke for his bucket of tosh!

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posted Nov 19, 2008

That is certainly what he would like us to believe.

Maybe he will let us know which publications he writes for?

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