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[gaspargomez]

Why do Argyle have to desperately defend all the time ? Is it because Adams considers our attacking players not to be good enough ?

Its not like this tactic is working- have a look at the league table.

Its also very boring to watch.

 

[jimsing]

Why do Argyle have to desperately defend all the time ? Is it because Adams considers our attacking players not to be good enough ?

Its not like this tactic is working- have a look at the league table.

Its also very boring to watch.

Our target this season is to survive the drop.

Don't expect fast flowing attacking football. 1 nils will do until we can consolidate further.

 

[Presto]

MAYBE we actually play better as a team without Carey, just saying, maybe having him in the team, everyone is expected to pass or find him, instead of playing to their own strengths, after all it is a team game, and one man never makes a team.

My thoughts exactly. I had similar thoughts about having Ruben Reid up front. Both were, in a way, our Achilles heel.

Reid scored approx 40 goals in two seasons - so that makes him an Achilles heel!

 

[HC Green]

Why do Argyle have to desperately defend all the time ? Is it because Adams considers our attacking players not to be good enough ?

Its not like this tactic is working- have a look at the league table.

Its also very boring to watch.

Argyle tend to defend when the other team attack, that is the best way to stop goals being scored.

Saturday was certainly not boring.

 

[Cobi Budge]

We haven't got the money nor the appeal to sign the same standard of player that other clubs in this league do, therefore we need to know our limitations and play to protect our vulnerabilities, which we do, to open up & try to play free flowing attacking football would be dangerous in a season when the aim needs to be survival.

Also, to those people saying our style of play isn't working because of the league table, odd thing to say considering we're six unbeaten & we're one of the form teams in the league, why are you so desperate to change the system which is currrntly bringing us an upturn in form? There's a chance we could still be in the bottom 3 if we won our next 5 on the bounce, would you still want the system to change?

We are turning a corner, in every game that goes by results & performances are becoming more promising, we're looking more like a unit. A few too many people still seem to be harking back to 6 or 7 games ago & still seem to think we're stuck in that rut, focus on now.

 

[Guiri Green]

MAYBE we actually play better as a team without Carey, just saying, maybe having him in the team, everyone is expected to pass or find him, instead of playing to their own strengths, after all it is a team game, and one man never makes a team.

My thoughts exactly. I had similar thoughts about having Ruben Reid up front. Both were, in a way, our Achilles heel.

Reid scored approx 40 goals in two seasons - so that makes him an Achilles heel!

Well, yes, because when neither of those two were on form but still playing, we struggled. Mark Carey out of a game, pump every long ball to a misfiring Reid and our chances were limited.

 

[oldage]

So last year we adopted these tactics to get promoted and this year to stop being relegated.Seems to me we are stuck with this style of play whilst DA remains in charge regardless.

 

[Biggs]

Why do Argyle have to desperately defend all the time ? Is it because Adams considers our attacking players not to be good enough ?

Its not like this tactic is working- have a look at the league table.

But it IS working - have a look at the form table.

 

[Presto]

MAYBE we actually play better as a team without Carey, just saying, maybe having him in the team, everyone is expected to pass or find him, instead of playing to their own strengths, after all it is a team game, and one man never makes a team.

My thoughts exactly. I had similar thoughts about having Ruben Reid up front. Both were, in a way, our Achilles heel.

Reid scored approx 40 goals in two seasons - so that makes him an Achilles heel!

Well, yes, because when neither of those two were on form but still playing, we struggled. Mark Carey out of a game, pump every long ball to a misfiring Reid and our chances were limited.

Every player misfires on occasions but a striker who bangs in 20 goals a season is not an Achilles heel.

 

[Jose446]

Why do Argyle have to desperately defend all the time ? Is it because Adams considers our attacking players not to be good enough ?

Its not like this tactic is working- have a look at the league table.

But it IS working - have a look at the form table.

All of our scorelines have been binary. 1-0's, 1-1's or 0-0's, I'd hardly say that things are working. As soon as a team scores first it is game over as Derek's game-plan is out the window and we don't have the players or the Plan B to change things.

 

[Biggs]

But it IS working - have a look at the form table.

All of our scorelines have been binary. 1-0's, 1-1's or 0-0's, I'd hardly say that things are working. As soon as a team scores first it is game over as Derek's game-plan is out the window and we don't have the players or the Plan B to change things.

I'll just repeat the post again... whether it's 1-0s or 5-0s, currently our game plan IS working. That's a fact.

Did you expect us to go from being battered and receiving red cards like confetti every week, to suddenly putting on attacking masterclasses? Football doesn't work like that.

DA has turned it around by getting the basics right again, signing Diagouraga and re-laying the foundations on which to build the rest of the season. Not sexy, but necessary given our predicament. The 'binary' scores are surely to be celebrated, compared with the scorelines that came before.

 

[FattyBolger]

Effective DA's tactics may be. Soothing on the nerves they most certainly are not!

 

[Biggs]

Effective DA's tactics may be. Soothing on the nerves they most certainly are not!

So not boring, then? :silent: :lol:

 

[Dalton Is God]

We haven't got the money nor the appeal to sign the same standard of player that other clubs in this league do

Disagree about the appeal, we are historically one of the bigger sides at this level and should generally be pushing for the top 6

 

[Jose446]

But it IS working - have a look at the form table.

All of our scorelines have been binary. 1-0's, 1-1's or 0-0's, I'd hardly say that things are working. As soon as a team scores first it is game over as Derek's game-plan is out the window and we don't have the players or the Plan B to change things.

I'll just repeat the post again... whether it's 1-0s or 5-0s, currently our game plan IS working. That's a fact.

Did you expect us to go from being battered and receiving red cards like confetti every week, to suddenly putting on attacking masterclasses? Football doesn't work like that.

DA has turned it around by getting the basics right again, signing Diagouraga and re-laying the foundations on which to build the rest of the season. Not sexy, but necessary given our predicament. The 'binary' scores are surely to be celebrated, compared with the scorelines that came before.

We can only go so long scoring the first goal, or hanging on for a 0-0.

When a team inevitably gets the first goal, then we will see how good the game plan is