The Football News Thread 2024/25

[Kenny]

If AI is correct we will all be pissed off but Forest are about to have the collapse to end all collapses

 

[AndyWolves]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874187755292680218

Olmo and pau victor to become free agents lol

 

[Alan]

If AI is correct we will all be pissed off but Forest are about to have the collapse to end all collapses

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1) I'm never correct
2) Unless I'm describing tactics to an LLM, apparently:

Me: As a means to create quality chances, O'Neil would often have the CMs drift extraordinarily high and/or wide, without a rotation to fill the gap behind them. This dreadfully exposed our defense, particularly the center halves, who IMO are decent Premier League players, but can't be asked to defend equal number attacks (ie, 3v3, 2v2, 1v1, etc) as the standard defensive situation and not concede at least once.

Claude: This is excellent tactical analysis - it explains both the scoring output and defensive fragility I noted in the numbers. The picture you paint of the CMs' positioning helps explain that strange dichotomy in the statistics (good attacking numbers, poor defensive record). It's a classic case where the raw numbers told part of the story, but the tactical detail you've provided explains the "why" behind them.

The issue you describe with the CMs' positioning without rotational cover is particularly interesting because it's almost a perfect recipe for what we've seen:

1. It would create good attacking opportunities (explaining the solid goal count)
2. But leave center backs in those nightmare equal-number situations you described
3. The far post set piece vulnerability suggests a broader issue with defensive organization

Who wants to sponsor me for getting my coaching badges?

 

[Kenny]

When did Walsall become the main team in L2?



Also, stupidly tight from 2nd place down. Salford all of a sudden flying, last time I looked at this table they were down in the bottom 6

MK are 11th and 3 points off the Play Offs as well.

 

[pagey]

When did Walsall become the main team in L2?

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Also, stupidly tight from 2nd place down. Salford all of a sudden flying, last time I looked at this table they were down in the bottom 6

MK are 11th and 3 points off the Play Offs as well.

Hasn't Giggs started to get involved with the team recently?

Ryan Giggs makes surprise return to the dugout

Ex-Wales boss Giggs is a part-owner of League Two Salford, along with former Manchester United team-mates David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil.

www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[leedswolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874187755292680218

Olmo and pau victor to become free agents lol

Technically Olmo is curently a free agent as Barca could not register Olmo before January deadline.