We really should be discussing this in the Balo or tactics topic
So again for a second forget tactics and presume that in game those players decide to work more to Balotelli's strengths as good smart footballers.. But they can't get a read off of him.. They don't commit to making a second run off him even when they give it to him as he has likely turned and tried a 30 yard effort that's gone into the crowd or deflected back off the cb and if they commit to a second run they are caught the wrong side of a counter attack.
I agree, Balo hasn't done his part, same with Lambert, but why is that? is it really their ability or style of play? Has Coutinho really tried? Because the way I see it, his mind was still rooted in thinking our attack should be as fluid as last season. The way I see it, the style of play of a player isn't that much of a concern and again, it leads back to tactics which doesn't help bring out the best in our players which in turn, shoots the players confidence down. If you also noticed, our attack has become lot more greedier than ever before, most choose to shoot at ridiculous angles, take that extra touch or dribble past that extra player. Our teamwork seems to be an all time low and I really have to question the coaching rather than the players.
Maybe Brendan thought he could get Mario to adapt his game but it's not worked.. We can talk all we like about what we should do with Mario but maybe in training they have talked and talked and talked to Mario and both in training and in game he just doesn't listen and players get frustrated with him? Because that's what I see in the ground, players either shouting at him to move or release it to him or simply as a subconscious trigger not giving him the ball and holding onto it too long.
Yes, that's one negative aspect I dislike about Balo, something he really needs to iron out. Why he does it often is ridiculous, whether that's down to coaching or the player itself, I don't know, but it does lean more so to the player. Perhaps he needs a more disciplined manager (Rafa, Simeone etc) ?
Maybe Rodgers isn't doing enough for Balo in training, but then again, maybe he is? I really don't know so judge on what I see, and what I see is poor tactics mainly, but I can understand your thinking for this because of Balo's reputation, and perhaps the reason for Rodgers in dropping him, who knows
He was simply a poor buy.
Absolutely, like many players we have bought last summer, but again, I do not think they're as bad as most make out to be.
I do see it from your POV and maybe you are right and the player is just sh*t, but I'm trying to look at other avenues and after such a poor season as a whole, It's lead me down this road in believing that poor tactics has weakened us as a team.
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