Nailed it. You can see it in the faces of the players when they take the field after the half. They look dispirited, even though they could be leading. What's the messaging in the locker room at the half? In all the quotations from Porter, you really don't get the sense that he even likes his players, with the exception of a couple. Does he make adjustments? Not so much. Does he sub in a timely fashion, nope. But truthfully, look at the faces as the team takes the field again. For me, tells a lot about what is going on.
Great piece. Most of these players were here last season and you can see the difference in them. Last season they looked so geared to be on the pitch and this year its like its just like a job to do. Porter has ruined the moral of this team. Sad to say but the lucky ones will be the ones who get get traded or find other teams to play for.
One factor is that Porter has very few attacking options off the bench, but usually a bunch of defensive ones.
The keep attacking vs defend and protect debate has been going on for ages. What many fail to fully appreciate is the extent to which the trailing team dictates the state of play, by throwing more players. forward. What team with a 2nd half lead wants a wide-open game, gambling that they’ll be at least as good at cashing in chances as the opponent?
Nailed it. You can see it in the faces of the players when they take the field after the half. They look dispirited, even though they could be leading. What's the messaging in the locker room at the half? In all the quotations from Porter, you really don't get the sense that he even likes his players, with the exception of a couple. Does he make adjustments? Not so much. Does he sub in a timely fashion, nope. But truthfully, look at the faces as the team takes the field again. For me, tells a lot about what is going on.
Great piece. Most of these players were here last season and you can see the difference in them. Last season they looked so geared to be on the pitch and this year its like its just like a job to do. Porter has ruined the moral of this team. Sad to say but the lucky ones will be the ones who get get traded or find other teams to play for.
One factor is that Porter has very few attacking options off the bench, but usually a bunch of defensive ones.
The keep attacking vs defend and protect debate has been going on for ages. What many fail to fully appreciate is the extent to which the trailing team dictates the state of play, by throwing more players. forward. What team with a 2nd half lead wants a wide-open game, gambling that they’ll be at least as good at cashing in chances as the opponent?