I do accept that there are various types of football to get results. I just dont deny that there are degrees in quality amongst those styles. I am not blind to the fact that winning the CL a la Chelsea is not the same as winning it emphatically a la Barca, or Bayern or Madrid.
I understand the argument that beggars cant be choosers and for a club who hasnt won the CL in ages, we should be satisfied if we win it in any style at all. But I disagree that this ugly football is some kind of a short cut to success, which is the assumption I see people here making whenever they put the false dichotomy of style vs results, or x-points vs points.
If it was a short cut, I'd have agreed with you but so far I havent seen any team succeed with it in the CL apart from Chelsea's fluke. Every other team that has won it did so by getting the most out of their offensive players and played dominant football to varying degrees.
I firmly believe we have the players to play offensively and win (just like we did against ATM). I have higher expectations of the team than you do. You are settling for Chelsea-style wins out of a false assumption that its the shortcut to winning titles, I am aiming for Bayern/Madrid style wins, which is more likely to be successful. We don't have Vucinic and Matri leading the attack anymore and we shouldnt play as if we still do. Our attack is the strongest area in the team now and one of the best in the world, we should play to that immense strength we have.
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Assuming we go back to old ways (which is very likely) then yeah change coach at the end of season. If that game will mark a change in approach then I'd keep him ofc.
And there is nothing exceptional so far this season. The team met expectations by overcoming ATM, we are heads and shoulders better equipped than they are. We werent punching above our weight or even sideways.
I understand the argument that beggars cant be choosers and for a club who hasnt won the CL in ages, we should be satisfied if we win it in any style at all. But I disagree that this ugly football is some kind of a short cut to success, which is the assumption I see people here making whenever they put the false dichotomy of style vs results, or x-points vs points.
If it was a short cut, I'd have agreed with you but so far I havent seen any team succeed with it in the CL apart from Chelsea's fluke. Every other team that has won it did so by getting the most out of their offensive players and played dominant football to varying degrees.
I firmly believe we have the players to play offensively and win (just like we did against ATM). I have higher expectations of the team than you do. You are settling for Chelsea-style wins out of a false assumption that its the shortcut to winning titles, I am aiming for Bayern/Madrid style wins, which is more likely to be successful. We don't have Vucinic and Matri leading the attack anymore and we shouldnt play as if we still do. Our attack is the strongest area in the team now and one of the best in the world, we should play to that immense strength we have.
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Assuming we go back to old ways (which is very likely) then yeah change coach at the end of season. If that game will mark a change in approach then I'd keep him ofc.
And there is nothing exceptional so far this season. The team met expectations by overcoming ATM, we are heads and shoulders better equipped than they are. We werent punching above our weight or even sideways.
