by RG30 » 02 Jan 2024 07:50
by WestYorksRoyal » 02 Jan 2024 09:17
SanguineRoyal_jimmySnowflake Royal Football is rubbish, but we're getting results for now.
3rd tier football is rather poor. You wanted it so you can't moan
Ha, I'd forgotten that Ian-ism, fwiw. He wasn't alone, but now you mention it, Ian was adamant that third tier football wouldn't be all that bad.
by Hound » 02 Jan 2024 10:16
by Snowflake Royal » 02 Jan 2024 10:37
Royal_jimmySnowflake Royal Football is rubbish, but we're getting results for now.
3rd tier football is rather poor. You wanted it so you can't moan
by NathStPaul » 02 Jan 2024 10:39
by The Royal Forester » 02 Jan 2024 10:59
RaxrabidbeeRax I'm happy to give the guy time - obviously the behind the scenes situation isn't helping!
What I can't get my head around though is Holmes's omission today - he was immense last game and yet gets completely dropped
He is injured.
Is he - have heard nothing official.....
by Mid Sussex Royal » 02 Jan 2024 11:04
Snowflake RoyalRoyal_jimmySnowflake Royal Football is rubbish, but we're getting results for now.
3rd tier football is rather poor. You wanted it so you can't moan
Our football is rubbish.
There's obviously more mistakes in general and teams at the bottom will clearly be poor, but most teams play better football than us imo.
We're very kick and rush, and results are basically down to having a few top quality L1 players, like Wing, Smith, Knibbs and Azeez out scoring the opposition.
The league itself is quite good fun.
by Hound » 02 Jan 2024 11:05
Snowflake RoyalRoyal_jimmySnowflake Royal Football is rubbish, but we're getting results for now.
3rd tier football is rather poor. You wanted it so you can't moan
Our football is rubbish.
There's obviously more mistakes in general and teams at the bottom will clearly be poor, but most teams play better football than us imo.
We're very kick and rush, and results are basically down to having a few top quality L1 players, like Wing, Smith, Knibbs and Azeez out scoring the opposition.
The league itself is quite good fun.
by morganb » 02 Jan 2024 11:16
by Royal_jimmy » 02 Jan 2024 11:18
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 02 Jan 2024 11:20
morganb How does Selles decide when he is going to chop-and-change and when he is going to stick with a player?
For example, Azeez took a couple of months to hit his current vein of form but Selles persevered even when the fans said he was rubbish. On the other wing why doesn't he pick a player, Mukairu for example, and give him a decent run of games rather than replace him after a couple of matches with Vickers (who isn't really suited to that position, seemed to play facing our goal a lot of the time yesterday).
He does this rotation with certain positions/players more often than others. Is it "Sports Science" based or changes due to the opposition as it can't simply be based on form (see Azeez)?
by Hendo » 02 Jan 2024 11:22
YorkshireRoyal99morganb How does Selles decide when he is going to chop-and-change and when he is going to stick with a player?
For example, Azeez took a couple of months to hit his current vein of form but Selles persevered even when the fans said he was rubbish. On the other wing why doesn't he pick a player, Mukairu for example, and give him a decent run of games rather than replace him after a couple of matches with Vickers (who isn't really suited to that position, seemed to play facing our goal a lot of the time yesterday).
He does this rotation with certain positions/players more often than others. Is it "Sports Science" based or changes due to the opposition as it can't simply be based on form (see Azeez)?
I suspect there are various factors. Mukairu might not have been fully fit, may have taken a knock in the previous game etc that we will probably never know about.
There probably are factors regarding the opposition and even players of our own, current form will come into it.
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 02 Jan 2024 11:23
by Hound » 02 Jan 2024 11:24
YorkshireRoyal99morganb How does Selles decide when he is going to chop-and-change and when he is going to stick with a player?
For example, Azeez took a couple of months to hit his current vein of form but Selles persevered even when the fans said he was rubbish. On the other wing why doesn't he pick a player, Mukairu for example, and give him a decent run of games rather than replace him after a couple of matches with Vickers (who isn't really suited to that position, seemed to play facing our goal a lot of the time yesterday).
He does this rotation with certain positions/players more often than others. Is it "Sports Science" based or changes due to the opposition as it can't simply be based on form (see Azeez)?
I suspect there are various factors. Mukairu might not have been fully fit, may have taken a knock in the previous game etc that we will probably never know about.
There probably are factors regarding the opposition and even players of our own, current form will come into it.
by Hound » 02 Jan 2024 11:27
by Schards#2 » 02 Jan 2024 11:58
Hound One thing I’ve noticed about Azeez which has made a huge difference is he is trusting his right foot a whole lot more
Previously he was always cutting back. Now he is regularly putting in excellent crosses on his right
The defender is now struggling as they want to keep him on his weaker foot, but in doing that he is tearing them up down to the byline. If they block that he can come back inside and swing in a cross from his left
Maybe a confidence thing or something he has worked hard on. Either way it’s made him twice the player
by Sanguine » 02 Jan 2024 12:03
HoundSnowflake RoyalRoyal_jimmy
3rd tier football is rather poor. You wanted it so you can't moan
Our football is rubbish.
There's obviously more mistakes in general and teams at the bottom will clearly be poor, but most teams play better football than us imo.
We're very kick and rush, and results are basically down to having a few top quality L1 players, like Wing, Smith, Knibbs and Azeez out scoring the opposition.
The league itself is quite good fun.
We have periods in games when we do just seem to pass round the back 4 then hoof. Seems to be some plan which I think is misguided of Smith getting behind the back 4
by Snowflake Royal » 02 Jan 2024 12:16
HendoYorkshireRoyal99morganb How does Selles decide when he is going to chop-and-change and when he is going to stick with a player?
For example, Azeez took a couple of months to hit his current vein of form but Selles persevered even when the fans said he was rubbish. On the other wing why doesn't he pick a player, Mukairu for example, and give him a decent run of games rather than replace him after a couple of matches with Vickers (who isn't really suited to that position, seemed to play facing our goal a lot of the time yesterday).
He does this rotation with certain positions/players more often than others. Is it "Sports Science" based or changes due to the opposition as it can't simply be based on form (see Azeez)?
I suspect there are various factors. Mukairu might not have been fully fit, may have taken a knock in the previous game etc that we will probably never know about.
There probably are factors regarding the opposition and even players of our own, current form will come into it.
I would imagine performances in training will have something to do with it as well. For all we know, Azeez was tearing it up during the week, but wasn't quite going right for him on the pitch and Selles thought it would be bound to click eventually, which it did.
The others may not be showing quite the same application, on a consistent basis.
by Hendo » 02 Jan 2024 12:29
Snowflake RoyalHendoYorkshireRoyal99
I suspect there are various factors. Mukairu might not have been fully fit, may have taken a knock in the previous game etc that we will probably never know about.
There probably are factors regarding the opposition and even players of our own, current form will come into it.
I would imagine performances in training will have something to do with it as well. For all we know, Azeez was tearing it up during the week, but wasn't quite going right for him on the pitch and Selles thought it would be bound to click eventually, which it did.
The others may not be showing quite the same application, on a consistent basis.
To be fair if you looked at the stats for Azeez, or beyond just end product it always made sense that Selles stuck with him.
In the case of Mukairu he drifts in and out of games more. And he makes some faiy basic unforced errors. I haven't checked his stats, but I doubt they were as good as Azeez's. Plus he was origonally competing with Knibbs.
by Stranded » 02 Jan 2024 14:21
Schards#2Hound One thing I’ve noticed about Azeez which has made a huge difference is he is trusting his right foot a whole lot more
Previously he was always cutting back. Now he is regularly putting in excellent crosses on his right
The defender is now struggling as they want to keep him on his weaker foot, but in doing that he is tearing them up down to the byline. If they block that he can come back inside and swing in a cross from his left
Maybe a confidence thing or something he has worked hard on. Either way it’s made him twice the player
It's hard to recall any other player improving so significantly, so quickly as Azeez. He is a completely different player from 8 weeks ago.
The only comparison I can think of is Nick Blackman when his body was possessed by the demon of a decent forward for 6 months
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