I think it is a matter of intelligent interpretation of team orders. Keeping the ball away from the opposition is an extraordinarily effective way of preventing them scoring, but if you pass it around in your own penalty area you are just asking for a fcku-up to happen. Equally in a game based on scoring goals, if you are offered a chance of going in on goal or heading for the corner flag, you'd better have a pretty convincing reason for choosing the latter. And the truth about game management is you are winning a game and the possession stats over 85 minutes have been 48% to 52% why on earth would you think you can change that 75% to 25% in your favour for the closing minutes just because you need the passing game you've been messing up all the game would effectively close the game down.
Some of the time game management doesn't work, however it is operated, because the opposition will eventually get the ball and if they then just hoof it forward that dopey-looking gink at centre forward might just bundle it home.
On any parameter I can think of the National League looks better and more competitive than EFL2.
As for Joe - that's a very harsh assessment Dancing. If Pooch were alive he'd be having a conniption fit. He has been very disappointing ........ but never a MOM in three years, really? Personally I'd sign a player rather than bring him home from King's Lynn. I'd leave him there till the New Year at least. Ian Culverhouse was a very shrewd midfield player, if a few weeks with him has made Joe into what he should be I'd be willing to see what we've got after a few months. Surely you wouldn't loan out a player who was only one injured first-choice away from a return? Though with Mr Rowe I'd never be sure of anything.
Some of the time game management doesn't work, however it is operated, because the opposition will eventually get the ball and if they then just hoof it forward that dopey-looking gink at centre forward might just bundle it home.
On any parameter I can think of the National League looks better and more competitive than EFL2.
As for Joe - that's a very harsh assessment Dancing. If Pooch were alive he'd be having a conniption fit. He has been very disappointing ........ but never a MOM in three years, really? Personally I'd sign a player rather than bring him home from King's Lynn. I'd leave him there till the New Year at least. Ian Culverhouse was a very shrewd midfield player, if a few weeks with him has made Joe into what he should be I'd be willing to see what we've got after a few months. Surely you wouldn't loan out a player who was only one injured first-choice away from a return? Though with Mr Rowe I'd never be sure of anything.