Ollie - The Best Man For The Job?

[Awin]

Its so weird and i cant explain it, we aint having any possesion but are winning and drawing and still looking the better team. How does that even compute?

Ask Leicester last season.

[Stanley]

Its so weird and i cant explain it, we aint having any possesion but are winning and drawing and still looking the better team. How does that even compute?

Five reasons, from what I can see:

1) High press (the game JFH attempted but failed at).

2) Game management and counter attacking football. This is where stats can be misleading because majority of possession means little when it's not in dangerous areas.

3) Playing to our strengths and knowing our weaknesses. Ollie said post-match that ultimately he would like to play more in Fulham's style but realises he doesn't have the players available to play in that way. So he's prioritised building a strong team spirit first and getting the team shape right.

4) Committed players who believe in the cause and won't stop running and playing for their manager. E.g Wzsolek, Mackie, Manning, Lynch, Hall, Luongo, Smithies, Ned, Bidwell, Furlong and Washington. Again, huge credit goes to Ollie for this.

5) "Clearing the blockages" in Ollie's words, IOW getting rid of players that didn't really want to be at the club, and bringing in players who do, especially bringing through Manning and reintroducing Furlong and Doughty.

[Kevin Mcleod]

That word shape, forgot that. Shape was superb again today. Every man stayed in his position the whole game.

[nasser95]

Its so weird and i cant explain it, we aint having any possesion but are winning and drawing and still looking the better team. How does that even compute?

You don't need possession to win at this level. Even at the level above, there are teams who do quite well with limited possession, but at this level, if you can defend, you're in with a chance every single game.

[Gtleighsr3]

Ffs he is ruining our weekends as not much to moan about.

[Hertford Hoop]

Ollie has turned things around, we play as a team, we have a plan, we give 100% to a man, passion and belief installed. Feels good at the moment, long may it continue

[Hertford Hoop]

Ffs he is ruining our weekends as not much to moan about.

Ain't that the truth, us mods are having an easy time of it of late

[West Acton]

Ain't that the truth, us mods are having an easy time of it of late

I can kick something off if you want mods just give me the wink

[Gtleighsr3]

Don't high kick Mr motivator

[Kevin Mcleod]

We need players and badly.
Treating a home draw with Fulham like a huge achievement shows that.

[Stanley]

Treating a home draw with Fulham like a huge achievement shows that.

Not for me Kevin. I was really disappointed not to win.

[Rangers77]

Five reasons, from what I can see:

1) High press (the game JFH attempted but failed at).

2) Game management and counter attacking football. This is where stats can be misleading because majority of possession means little when it's not in dangerous areas.

3) Playing to our strengths and knowing our weaknesses. Ollie said post-match that ultimately he would like to play more in Fulham's style but realises he doesn't have the players available to play in that way. So he's prioritised building a strong team spirit first and getting the team shape right.

4) Committed players who believe in the cause and won't stop running and playing for their manager. E.g Wzsolek, Mackie, Manning, Lynch, Hall, Luongo, Smithies, Ned, Bidwell, Furlong and Washington. Again, huge credit goes to Ollie for this.

5) "Clearing the blockages" in Ollie's words, IOW getting rid of players that didn't really want to be at the club, and bringing in players who do, especially bringing through Manning and reintroducing Furlong and Doughty.

This. But might I add

6) No Chery slowing it up and forcing us deep.

[West Acton]

This. But might I add

6) No Chery slowing it up and forcing us deep.

Good point 77. As few of us predicted his exclusion from team would massively improve us and it had. Woeful player

[Northolt_Rs]

This. But might I add

6) No Chery slowing it up and forcing us deep.

No Henry helps too. Thought Luongo was a passenger for most of the game but defence played really well against a decent Fulham side. Nice to be in a full LR for a change too. A draw was a fair result and I would've taken the point before the game. So all in all a good day out. COYRs!

[nasser95]

Good point 77. As few of us predicted his exclusion from team would massively improve us and it had. Woeful player

I don't think he's a bad player, I just think he wasn't the right player for what we were playing him as. As 77 said, he drops really deep to win the ball and we just get left with a gap because neither of our midfielders behind him would push up.