Can Coventry City play attacking football and be successful too ?
AS an onlooker on Sunday at the final day premier league games I got absorbed in it
and what high drama was served up,one minute one club was going down then the next
they weren't.
It just proves what we have all known for many years that football is the most exciting sport,
it can be cruel and pleasing all at the same time no wonder it's watched and played by so many.
But it made me just wish that the Sky Blues were involved in some exciting drama, but not fighting relegation but at least in the play offs.
I am a huge admirer of Holloway and his Tangerine troops they never give in and still want to play attacking football even when they know they should keep things tight.
And our very own new boss has the same mindset it seems as Holloway,great for us fans of this refreshing style of play but alas to be successful you have to be a bit boring at times,which is often called winning ugly.
It's all very well knocking it about and scoring goals but if you can't defend you are going to end up losing more than you win, hence Blackpools drop back into the Championship.
But it can be a dilemma for managers do they stick with their attacking philosophy,or do they change thinking and have a more bland approach ?
Most fans want an attacking passing team to watch but also one that is a winning one too,so i look forward to see if Andy Thorn sticks with his style of play,great if it turns out to be successful but we don't want to be known as a side who play pretty football but struggle to defend a lead.
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The article sounds like it was wrote by Boothroyd. You do not have to win ugly to be successful.
Look at Norwich and Swansea, the best passing teams in the division. Blackpool got out of the Championship by playing possession football.
Boothroyd has brain washed too many city fans in to thinking that direct play, 4-4-2 and winning ugly is the way ahead.
I am finally being entertained for the first time since 2004 when Eric Black was in charge, and long may it continue.
It sounds like Boothroyd wrote this article.
You do not need to win ugly to be successful.
Look at Norwich and Swansea, the best passing teams in the division. Also, Blackpool got out of the championship by playing possession football.
Boothroyd has brain washed too many city fans in to thinking that direct play, 4-4-2, and winning ugly is the way ahead.
For the first time since 2004 when Eric Black was in charge I am finally being entertained and getting value for money.
Long may it continue
Fair shout John,but like you I love the way Andy Thorn has come in and got the players playing a passing game,and getting forward a lot more.But when you've been following the City as long as I have you do get pessimistic
and your thinking I bet this won't last !
I hope we do stick with this style of play,as long as we are solid elsewhere on the pitch, but your right teams have played entertaining football and been successful,and let's hope we can emulate them this coming season too.
Fair shout John,but like you I love the way Andy Thorn has come in and got the players playing a passing game,and getting forward a lot more.But when you've been following the City as long as I have you do get pessimistic
and your thinking I bet this won't last !
I hope we do stick with this style of play,as long as we are solid elsewhere on the pitch, but your right teams have played entertaining football and been successful,and let's hope we can emulate them this coming season too.