St Neel Posted 9 December, 2015 Share Posted 9 December, 2015 Not seen a thread on this before so apologies if discussed before. It seems to me that saints are playing in a very similar style to man u. Possion football, pushing up on the wings. Very organised but with very little movement apart from the wing players. Very boring to watch imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 9 December, 2015 Share Posted 9 December, 2015 Saints are far more fluid and better to watch in the final third in my opinion. They do both like organisation at the back - but to be fair, what sort of Manager doesn't? I think Koeman is far more adaptable tactically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 9 December, 2015 Share Posted 9 December, 2015 Saints are far more fluid and better to watch in the final third in my opinion. They do both like organisation at the back - but to be fair, what sort of Manager doesn't? I think Koeman is far more adaptable tactically. Really ? Surely not much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 9 December, 2015 Share Posted 9 December, 2015 Saints are far more fluid and better to watch in the final third in my opinion. They do both like organisation at the back - but to be fair, what sort of Manager doesn't? I think Koeman is far more adaptable tactically. 'Fluid in the final third', has been lacking recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 Tactics King Koeman couldn't even guide us past Danish European also-rans. That comp should've been the focal point of the season but we didn't even get there. Van Gaal is the better boss. Sure, he's spent over the odds on crap but the United of old is long gone and will take years to recover - if they ever will. Saints have looked class in some games this season, dreadful in others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 Not seen a thread on this before so apologies if discussed before. It seems to me that saints are playing in a very similar style to man u. Possion football, pushing up on the wings. Very organised but with very little movement apart from the wing players. Very boring to watch imo I can't say I find it boring .... frustrating at times, when we aren't taking our chances, but certainly not boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 Really ? Surely not much.... It's important not to confuse form and consistency with what the players are encouraged to do within the tactical framework they are given. We've played some fantastic stuff under Koeman when the players have been on it and in good form. Even on Saturday we could have scored 5 or 6 and that was coming out of a poor run of form. We can be very fluid in the final third but the players aren't always on form. Compare that to Van Gaal's Man Utd where £30m+ players are asked to fulfil disciplined roles and can't express themselves on the ball then I think it is a world apart personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 Chalk and Cheese anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 LvG is an utter pillock clearly drains the life out of attacking, flair players Di Maria is world class and he could not wait to get out of Manchester. Herrera, Mata even Rooney all suffering under him whilst, smalling and the defence (with help from an excellent keeper) are standing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 LvG is an utter pillock clearly drains the life out of attacking, flair players Di Maria is world class and he could not wait to get out of Manchester. Herrera, Mata even Rooney all suffering under him whilst, smalling and the defence (with help from an excellent keeper) are standing out Utd's defence benefits from the habitual iron curtain in front of it, when it's not there the failings become pretty evident, as they did on Tuesday I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 It's important not to confuse form and consistency with what the players are encouraged to do within the tactical framework they are given. We've played some fantastic stuff under Koeman when the players have been on it and in good form. Even on Saturday we could have scored 5 or 6 and that was coming out of a poor run of form. We can be very fluid in the final third but the players aren't always on form. Compare that to Van Gaal's Man Utd where £30m+ players are asked to fulfil disciplined roles and can't express themselves on the ball then I think it is a world apart personally. Fluid? You mean a fullback overlap? On the whole, Ive found our football pretty boring to watch under Koeman. Said as much last season, even when we battered a few teams. However, I am happy to put up with it as long as it's effective, winning football and it has been for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 10 December, 2015 Share Posted 10 December, 2015 Fluid? You mean a fullback overlap? On the whole, Ive found our football pretty boring to watch under Koeman. Said as much last season, even when we battered a few teams. However, I am happy to put up with it as long as it's effective, winning football and it has been for the most part. I feel the same way to the extent that I've been slightly surprised how many we've won. "Playing out of a good organisation" is the mantra. Could apply equally to Man United. I much preferred watching under Pochettino, but then I prefer possession football and I know it's not everyone's cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 11 December, 2015 Share Posted 11 December, 2015 Not seen a thread on this before so apologies if discussed before. It seems to me that saints are playing in a very similar style to man u. Possion football, pushing up on the wings. Very organised but with very little movement apart from the wing players. Very boring to watch imo We've been doing it since the start of last season, van Gaal only found his style a few months ago - so if anything, Man U are copying us. Which makes sense given Schneiderlin's strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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