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Originally posted by jeeagles
Breaking the habit of a life time and defending Roy. Ray's instructions seem to be loud and reactive. Good for a drill Sargent during a fitness test, but not that helpful to the players. Having loud praise when you've done something good always helps me but having someone constantly yell at you to run faster or (in the context of rugby) tackle that block whos 6'5 and has had a 20m run up on you - when your blowing out of your arse doesn't. As a player you just think, who's that t*** trying to teach me to suck eggs.... or in a cricketing context, having someone yell "catch it" whilst your waiting for a high ball to drop out of the sun. Going by Roy's hand gestures, the seem to be more tactically based. That's the kind of advice you want to hear. Like having an extra pair of eyes and ears to help read the game for you. (Eg go winder, come narrower, press up, drop back). In my experience football is very very bad at giving constructive instructions and having people get on each others backs... I always but it down to the frustration that builds up from not being able to smash someone in a ruck every time something pisses you off.
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Originally posted by silvertop
Was that cricket reference Jack Russell? Never knew why the field caught anything with him yelling that as the ball came down. No, just a general reference. It's a pointless thing to shout at a fielder and only likely to piss them off. Instructions should be clear, concise and constructive. Lewington's constant balling probably just fades into white noise.
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I have always thought that players should be able to think for themselves out on the pitch rather than relying on instructions from the bench. Obviously if there is something the player hasn't spotted then he should be made aware but the vast amount of Lewington barks out is more suitable for kids football rather than the Premier League.
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