Si Ferry Meets...Lee McCulloch Ep 1

[ian1964 10,761]

[Gaffer 1,665]

Thanks for posting that Ian, and very interesting to hear him speak about Walter Smith in particular. He seemed to be serious when he said they'd spend 5 minutes at most on shape and tactics. Walter just told them "to go and play and win the game". That's astonishing, but it shows what sort of football education Mccoist had. Perhaps then unsurprising that Ally was not so great in modern day management.

[Rousseau 10,823]

Thanks for posting that Ian, and very interesting to hear him speak about Walter Smith in particular. He seemed to be serious when he said they'd spend 5 minutes at most on shape and tactics. Walter just told them "to go and play and win the game". That's astonishing, but it shows what sort of football education Mccoist had. Perhaps then unsurprising that Ally was not so great in modern day management.

 

That's staggering to me. That was outdated when Walter was doing it, so it's completely out of the question now, for me.

[onevision 1,595]

When you have the right players in place and set them out in your choice formation what else is there to tell them other than go and play and win the game

Edited December 5, 2017 by onevision

[pete 2,499]

Rinus Michels was classed as one of the best coaches in the world but the story goes that he came into the dressing room and gave a tactical speech and left. Johan Cruiff, Wim van Hanegem and Rinus israel then got up and said forget that here's how we are really going to play.

[Gaffer 1,665]

When you have the right players in place and set them out in your choice formation what else is there to tell them other than go and play and win the game

 

How did Ally get through the security checks on Gersnet? Nice to hear from you Ally.

[ian1964 10,761]

Football is an easy game made difficult!

[Gaffer 1,665]

Football is an easy game made difficult!

 

I think that can be true, but it depends at what level you want the team to perform. At senior level, although not as prevalent in Scottish football, there needs to much more emphasis on tactics. If we don't get it right, we get punished in Europe, and that's where we need to make it happen. Guardiola doesn't just put his team out on the pitch. They analyse every detail to make small improvements to the chance that his team will win the game. I do agree that 90% at least is down to the players, but that 10% can be the difference between winning and losing. It's worth the effort.

[Gribz 919]

Would kind of explain Euro failures in the 90s aswell. We had the best players in the league domestically and swept up trophies yet could never show up in the CL under WS in the 90s. If he wasnt coaching opposition then it says a lot.

[onevision 1,595]

How did Ally get through the security checks on Gersnet? Nice to hear from you Ally.