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Heya hoops, I was actually just looking at it again this morning.
In mitigation, the attacker does very well to use our player as a shield.
However, Walsh is taking lot of steps immediately prior to the strike, including one very last-second step to his right, so he's now probably too far right, possibly too close to his line and - most crucially - not completely composed in his set-up.
If he had a better and earlier set-up, I think he could have saved that.
Again, with Walsh, I don't think any of this points to a lack of ability, but maybe points to a lack of experience.
"Vale has represented England at under-15, under-16,[21] under-17 and under-19 level.[2]
On 17 June 2022, Vale was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[22] On 1 July 2022, Vale captained the England U19 side and provided an assist for Carney Chukwuemeka to score in a 3–1 victory against Israel in the final.[23][24] His performances during the competition led to his inclusion in the UEFA team of the tournament.[25]
On 10 May 2023, Vale was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[26]"
He's Irish now is he? Joke of a rule.
I've always believed that
a) you should only be allowed to play for your country of birth or that of your parents, and b) you shouldn't be allowed to switch once you're 18.
I'd imagine Gallen has a point with most managers.
Dave Mc's point that Mourinho, Guardiola etc haven't achieved what they have by coaching but by leadership was the interesting point, though.
I think that's a bit simplistic, and they're possibly poor examples. Clearly a good manager has to be good at leadership, but many are excellent at coaching as well. Mourinho and Guardiola have very distinctive tactical beliefs and both are renowned for their original drills and coaching styles.
Similarly, Jago, Sexton and Howe - same. The reports on Warburton were that he personally oversaw endless repititions of certain passing patterns e.g. Eze's goal at Stoke owed a lot to a training ground move from Lumley out.
Stéphan changed our entire tactical style post-Coventry and that would surely have required on-field coaching as much as leadership, and - most likely - very good on-field coaching to do such a good job in such a short space of time.
Others, like Brian Clough, left coaching and tactics to others. He might have been a better example.
Some managers are very active on the training field - I've heard that Warburton was, for instance. Jago and Sexton certainly were. I'd imagine Don Howe...
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