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To be fair I think your being slightly harsh on Kelleher he’s kept them in multiple games this season and his shot stopping is absolutely class.

We quoted £40m whilst he had never played a game in the premier league, he’s now proving that he is one of the best goalkeepers in the premier league. The current transfer record for a goalkeeper is £71m for Kepa to Chelsea, whilst I don’t think that’ll be happening he’s easily a £50/£60m player which would make him the second highest transfer fee for a goalkeeper. I think Enzo will come calling for him in the summer.

If we can work with Mads to make him more confident in claiming the ball when crosses come in rather than attempting to punch everything, then I genuinely think he’s a top 3 goalkeeper in this league. With regards to eventually replacing Mads when that day comes, it’ll be interesting what happens with Liverpool’s goalkeeper situation they currently having 3 No.1’s in Alisson, Kelleher and Mamardashvili…. I would be looking at the latter of the two to replace Mads as I can’t see him staying after this season, let’s just hope we have him for the full season. I would imagine Ramsdale has a relegation clause too so if Southampton go down and we stay up there’s another potential option.

I think despite their goal both teams knew the game was done after Daka’s goal, game got very sloppy in extra time. 9 minutes added on was ridiculous.

Agreed, I do get annoyed at times with him in the build up though, multiple times last night he could have opened up his body and played it out to Kristensen who had so much space but instead he played it back inside which might be a system thing. I had similar annoyance with Jonny Evans who appeared to refuse to pass to his left back

Honestly McAteer really reminds me of a similar profile to Albrighton. He lacks in a lot of areas but makes up for it with his work rate and determination. I honestly think McAteer set the tempo of the press multiple times last night especially in the first 10 minutes of the game. I do believe his best position is as a wingback in a 5 where he can graft back and forth.

No shot. Against teams where we have more possession RVN will love having him as an option to retain the ball. Similar to Veerman at PSV. If any of the options will be on their way out it’ll be Hamza on loan.

Always disliked Wout for the simple reason of he always appears to highlight his centre back partners downfalls when they make a mistake. The amount of times I’ve seen him get on a players back rather than encourage them is insane. Sign of a poor teammate who thinks he’s better than the rest.

Don’t worry he did the face mask.

I listened to Ruud’s interview on Amazon when I got home from the game and commented on this to a degree, basically saying strikers naturally go to cut inside, but he thinks it’s wrong because it closes the angle and you should go for it instead. Good little insight to what he’ll be educating the forwards. Im going to be honest I think he actually missed his touch to cut inside and quickly reacted to smash it home

May be a hot take but I actually think his principle he had in mind with the wingback pushing forward and the winger tucking in, is a good system and if done correctly can be a nightmare. Problem is Cooper doesn’t have the ability to implement/coach that style effectively. The constant chopping and changing of formations and personnel on a weekly basis was his biggest downfall. Ruined everyone’s confidence.

He was quoting when Man U played Chelsea, he was referencing Enzo mentioning his time with us when they met after the game. Appeared to be more Enzo speaking of his experience here rather than RVN approaching him about it. Interestingly he called Enzo “A good friend”.

For people getting confused by the 3 box 3, just view it as 3-2-4-1 on the ball and 4-4-2 whilst defending

Good picture for others that don’t understand. Either the 8 or 10 numbered from the picture will be one of the wingers drifting inside, with the wingback filling that space left by the winger. I think on the limited time RVN has had he will watch footage from Enzo’s side to see who plays what roles well. Personally I think we will look as follows: GK - Mads LB/LCB - Faes/VK (Faes preferred on the left over Okoli as he’s better on the ball in tighter spaces than Okoli when playing more as a left back whilst defending. Hopefully VK plays the role but we all know the issues that brought up last year) CB - Vesty RCB - Okoli/Faes RB - JJ (Playing as a wingback to accommodate Buonanotte drifting inside rather than Kristensen on the left, McAteer may be an option here short-medium term) CDM - Skipp (Winks out) CDM - Ndidi RW - Buonanotte (Drifting inside from the right to create another CAM) CAM - Ayew/Bilal (Would prefer Bilal here show some confidence in him and his confidence will improve in return) LW - Mavididi (Holiding the width on the left to create 1 vs 1 scenarios as well as making diagonal runs in behind) ST - Vardy (Get Vards back at what he does best run in behind into channels, stretch the back line and make them drop deeper creating space for the CAM’s. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Ayew here tho dependent on what build up play RVN wants from his striker.

Could Buonanotte’s age mean he doesn’t need to be registered in the squad therefore loan rules don’t apply?

Probably too late to say this but only just seen it... please please please for anyone associated or given an opportunity to voice an opinion, choose option 1!!!

Overall yes, the concept is right. There was a lot of fluidity in ensuring that passing options were always available. I have looked at a few videos on YouTube today to see if other's seen similar to what I seen, which for the most part appeared similar to my own analysis. I will share the videos below for anyone interested.

Thanks mate, truthfully I think RVN will get the best out of Mavididi. The wide winger making runs in behind suits him perfectly imo and he will demand more consistency from Mav.

A little bit of tactical analysis for anyone interested on RVN, his style reminds me very much of elements of Maresca's side but with more midfield stability defensively as well as a willingness to go direct if needed. RVN appears to prefer a 4-2-3-1 approach which turns into a 3-2-4-1 whilst on the ball. The back line consisted of a wing back who when attacking joined the play as a winger, I would not be surprised if RVN eventually tries McAteer in this role (Should he have not got injured I could have very much seen RVN turning Fatawu into a right sided wingback) the other full back who tucks into a back 3 when on the ball, but also comfortable playing as a left back when defending. Remind you of anyone? RVN liked having a ball winning midfielder alongside someone who is tidy in possession and keeps the ball moving in a defensive midfield two. The roles of the midfield two are very rigid and do not allow much freedom going forward ensuring a defensive structure is present should you get hit on the counter attack. I think these roles suit perfectly for all of our current options in Wilf, Winks, Skipp and Hamza. The attacking midfielders consisted of an out and out winger who is responsible for keeping the width on that side, however, is expected to make diagonal run across the defender in behind the attack when in the final third. The other winger is expected to drift inside more centrally creating space for the wingback to join as a winger. The central attacking midfielder is then essentially allowed a roaming role ensuring that he finds pockets of space to be an outlet and create things moving forward or create space if being man marked allowing the inverted winger to find space in behind, similar to the role Madders often played for us. The striker was used more as a target man, someone who can be used as a direct outlet should the oppositions press be effective rather than force the team to play unnecessarily. Should the build up play be fine, the target man has a role of linking up play in the build up, however, when in the final third is expected to be ready in the box to get on the end of crosses. Overall RVN likes to play a possession based style without being as obsessed like Maresca whilst putting a lot more empathises on not being hit on the counter attack with his rigid midfield two. He wants plenty of movement in the final third with plenty of runs in behind the defence by the wingers and striker (similar to how Liverpool use their wingers), however, if this is not available he likes to commit men into the box and create havoc with whipped crosses. Off the ball RVN likes to play with a high press, he wants both fullbacks to essentially man mark the opposition wingers regardless of how deep they come for the ball, allowing our front 4 to commit pressing the oppositions back line whilst not having to worry about marking space behind them, essentially a man to man press is expected from the fullbacks and defensive midfielders with the aim of keeping the opposition in their own half. One thing I found intriguing is should the fullback be successful in pinning the opposition back in the press, he is then allowed to continue pressing into the opposition back line knowing he has the stability with his defensive midfielders behind him essentially creating overloads in the press and if done correctly as a collective forcing the other team to go long. As referenced in the striker section, RVN does not force a build up play and if the opposition is committing men in their own press, he is happy to go with a direct ball to the target man, with the wingers being instructed to immediately make a run behind their defender, anticipating that the flick on will be won. This left PSV being unpredictable and made the opposition think twice prior to committing to many men forward over fear of being hit on a quick counter attack. Unlike Enzo's patient build up play RVN wants his possession based style to be played quickly in hope that the defensive structure is not set allowing the central attacking midfielder and inverted winger to find space in the pockets in the final third. I am intrigued by RVN as it has the potential to be a faster more direct approach of Enzo ball, however, could also have a lot similarities to what Cooper was attempting to achieve. One thing that did become clear to me is that RVN style would require for us to sign an attacking wingback who's comfortable playing as a winger whilst having great work rate as well as a target man, interestingly two positions that was recently reported that we wanted to strengthen in the January transfer window. If money stretched a quick left footed centre back would also be important. With our current squad I would expect us to look like this until the January window, with either Faes or Okoli playing on the left side of defence and JJ joining as the winger whilst attacking, allowing Bounanotte to play his favoured role. Mads JJ, Faes/Okoli, Vesty, Faes/Okoli Wilf, Winks Bounanotte, Bilal, Mavididi Vardy

I think it shows who Top really wanted in the summer if he was not happy with Cooper but he put his belief in his staff. Further proof that he is taking charge of things this time round.

Only just seen you commented the same thing!

I find it very unlikely/odd that he would tell the players that the replacement would not be a manager that they have to pay compensation for? What would the relevance be? Why would they care?

Literally not the case at all. Cooper was wanted by so many on here because he was pragmatic and didn't play free flowing attacking football "because that wouldn't work in the prem". Also Steve Cooper never had any experience with England's first team who themselves who have worked under top managers stated that Carsley's training was "refreshing and exciting" again something that's not been stated under Cooper. Admittedly is media ability was garbage but you don't know how much the FA have limited him on what he could or couldn't say. To say someone wouldn't "inspire" our crop of players is such a dumb comment, as someone that used to play myself I couldn't care how big of a name the person was all that mattered was that it made sense on the training ground and got you excited, if you have that you'll be inspired.

Really don't understand the Carsley hate either, he likes to play a free flowing attacking based football focusing on their strengths and combinations. He's very well connected with youth players and is very highly respected as a coach with the majority of the England players stating how refreshing its been to play under him. Other than the Greece game where he tried something that all England fans wanted, which didn't work and quickly corrected it. Personally I think Carsley has a bright future if he can get an international side playing good attacking football on limited time then I think he has a real possibility to be successful at club level. For reference his style of play and philosophy of he wants his teams to play is completely different to cooper's style. Do your research on Carsley's style of play and you'll realise very quickly he's no way near as bad as some are making out. The Cooper comparisons are literally the England youth relation which for context Cooper was at even lower of an age group