Deltaroad Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I mean comon. If I tell you to stop running down the left flank and cut inside more, or for this game don't blast the ball, place it. I would expect you to do that straight away. Not take 6 months for the information to reach your brain. I don't get it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irchard Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Wenger has spent the last two years trying to teach Adebayor not be offside the whole time, still not there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltaroad Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Thats more to do with tactical play. Something like blasting ball, running down the flanks is something you don't need to unlearn. It's an instruction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpunk Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Wenger has spent the last two years trying to teach Adebayor not be offside the whole time, still not there. LMAO Brilliant mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenal_2111 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Wenger has spent the last two years trying to teach Adebayor not be offside the whole time, still not there. I'm not sure if that was meant to be a joke, but Adebayor's game is focused around playing on the last defender. As this means he is high up the pitch he is always going to be caught offside, it comes with the job as some may say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpunk Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I'm not sure if that was meant to be a joke, but Adebayor's game is focused around playing on the last defender. As this means he is high up the pitch he is always going to be caught offside, it comes with the job as some may say. I think it was said in jest, dude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekker Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I mean comon. If I tell you to stop running down the left flank and cut inside more, or for this game don't blast the ball, place it. I would expect you to do that straight away. Not take 6 months for the information to reach your brain. I don't get it? Players aren't robots. It's been two years and Nani still tries tricks, tries to play his way out of trouble, and fails all the time. Ronaldo learnt quicker, but it still took quite some time It was not a change in Ferguson's tactics that made Ronaldo suddenly a whole lot better, but a PPM change. If you want players to cut in more, you play them on their weakside, you put crossing to "rarely," you can give them a free role etc. There's lots you can do tactically. But Gerrard would be the perfect example: he can supposedly play anywhere in midfield, but he always plays free-role CAM, regardless of his notional position. It's been a point of frustration for Houllier (who tried to play him RM) and for England managers. You can't put Gerrard as DM to Lampard's AM because he gets foward whenever possible and refuses to learn any different. Bloody good player, but no positional discipline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltaroad Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 I see what you mean but I didn't think it would take that long to unlearn something. I guess you're going against your natural game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeast Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I guess you're going against your natural game. Exactly.. if you have been playing football since you are about 5 years old, it's not that easy to suddenly change something which has become a natural instinct during that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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