04-04-2015, 19:51
It has to be said, Ally learned his approach from Walter who had a fair bit of success in Scotland over the years. It's why they exhibited similar traits like freezing flair players out of the side in favour of those who had a good basic knowledge of the fundamentals and a certain physicality but no real creativity. It would also explain the countless failures against European opposition if neither of them ever tried to construct a real tactical plan to win those games beyond 'hope to hit them on the counter'.