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Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:09 pm

Was Riza naive with the team he put out?
Should he have played a more defensive minded team?
Just asking

Re: Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:18 pm

Very naive imo, he went and tried to play the Leeds way with massively inferior players so every time we went forward Leeds were able to just wait for the inevitable misplaced 5 yard pass and they were able to spring forward and exploit the massive holes we left down our flanks, we should of set up with 2 banks of 4 and frustrated them made them try and play through us, I could see it from the stands and watching it back on the highlights nearly every goal came from down our flanks

Re: Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:20 pm

Bluebird 67 wrote:Was Riza naive with the team he put out?
Should he have played a more defensive minded team?
Just asking

In hindsight, definitely. Although there were a few (me included) that said we should go for them.

Re: Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 8:53 pm

Bluebird 67 wrote:Was Riza naive with the team he put out?
Should he have played a more defensive minded team?
Just asking


Yes

Re: Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:33 pm

No.

You’ve all criticised both Riza and Bulut and other managers before that for playing defensive football and not playing attacking.

Even when we needed to play defensive.

This is a result of the constant whinging by some fans.

Reap what you sow.

Made your bed so lay in it as opposed to slagging us off for not playing defensive.

Re: Just posing the question

Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:45 pm

He will learn. He’s doing alright.