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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from G-Ram in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Quality player, will only get better the fitter he gets too.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to G-Ram in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Morrison best player at the club 
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    DCFC1388 reacted to uttoxram75 in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    When Bird plays on the front foot going forward he's a completely different player. Great range of passing, sees runs and delivers great through balls.
    One more point to make, just shows how much you need the old heads in this league, Davies and Jags were sound and a special mention for Morrison, he's hardly played for a couple of years yet he looked the most composed and intelligent player on the pitch.
     
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    DCFC1388 reacted to Ambitious in Jagielka   
    Jagielka looked a class above in the preseason games and showed it again today. He’s getting on a bit, but he still looks very comfortable at this level. We have to be careful with him, but he still looks agile enough and doesn’t look at all slow. I think he can be an inspired signing, providing we don’t lose him in January.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to Shake n Bake in Substitutions when winning with 10 mins to go   
    I think it's often necessary to make defensively minded changes toward the end of games. It's okay to go for the extra goal and a more comfortable win, but when the other team have changed tactic and are pumping long balls into the box, an extra CB isn't going to do any harm is it?
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    DCFC1388 reacted to deano180 in Substitutions when winning with 10 mins to go   
    They went two up top with there changes, clipping and throwing it in the box, it worked today, we looked focused and very motivated to keep it clean during the late minutes.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to Cam the Ram in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Lovely!
    A centre back pairing who may struggle against pacey teams, but I actually feel confident when the opponents have it out wide. Our full backs and wingers have been useless what seems like forever at stopping the cross, but now we have a pair of experienced centre backs who should put up a good fight in the air against most forwards in the league. And although I feel like Baldock will frustrate us quite a lot this season with missed chances, him running in behind seems like it might be perfect for us. He can drag the defenders with his runs and either be found with a pass, or leave a lot of space for our more talented players (Sibley, Morrison, Lawrence etc.) to create something. 
    Seems like ages since we've managed to see out a game quite comfortably when leading. It feels strange!
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    DCFC1388 reacted to Heisenberg in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Max Bird take a bow. What a performance! My MOTM by a country mile.
    Jagielka and Davies we’re both immense at the heart of the defence.
    Baldock ran himself into the ground which must’ve took some doing with his lack of fitness/first start.
    Delighted for the coaching staff, players and supporters that made the journey up. They made some noise in that away end and did themselves proud.
     Put that amount of effort and attacking intent in most weeks and we’ll give ourselves a real chance to avoid danger this season. ?
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from Miggins in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to San Fran Van Rams in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Great win. Jags and Davies look very strong at the back, Bird and Joz looked completely different players and back to their best, and thought Buchanan was an improvement on Forsyth on the left.
    Morrison runs the show and is a classy act. Just hope he keeps it up. Sibley struggled physically today but his driving runs are a huge threat. Him, Joz and Morrison are as good as you'll get on the ball in this division in my view. Cracking interchange between them.
    The ball slows down alot with Shinnie which is a weakness in this system. Think we'll see further improvement when Bielik returns. Him and Bird in the middle may not balance though so that'll be interesting to see.
    Baldock did ok and got a goal. Works in this system as he doesn't need to create or holdup much. Just run behind and be in the right spot. 
    Roos also strong tonight. His drop on Huddlestones head was lucky to be called a freekick but he was solid and good with his feet again.
    Gaining confidence that Rooney knows what he is doing. This team is going to grow in stature this season. Think we'll have a positive one.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to cosmic in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Easy win? I thought we worked hard and that was the reason Hull hardly had a sniff.
    Would much rather give the lads credit tonight than suggest they should have done better, but that’s just me. 
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from norwichram in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from JustOneBiblicalKazim in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from Zag zig in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from Fla Ram in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from RamontheMoor in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Brilliant away performance, limited them to very little.
    Jagielka & Davies 2 Rolls Royces at the back. Best game from Bird & Jozwiak in a long time.
    I am a big CKR fan but tonight has shown a more mobile front man means the whole front 4 have space.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Yes!
    At last!
    The first half was the best I've seen under Rooney by a country mile ands its because he threw off his defensive mindset and cut out the ridiculous tactics.
    Much better,keep it up.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to Nuwtfly in Hull City vs Derby County Matchday Thread   
    Right, I'm putting it out there now: on paper, that Derby County side should beat that Hull one. There is enough quality in that team to get three points here.
    Over to you, Wayne.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to brady1993 in Tactics; Intent and Execution   
    Whilst I think there could be something to what Rooney is trying to do, ultimately the proof will be in the pudding. I think the ideas are sound but whether it's the best thing to do and whether we actually complete the picture is a different question.
    You are right when it comes to strikers. To be honest I think Stretton looks like he does have an amount of robustness to him albeit not physically dominant just yet but I could see him growing into it more.
    I agree with you regarding having a left footer and right footer at DM especially with the positions they are drifting into right now. With Knight I think there is a risk that with this system he is the odd one out as he isn't really suited to any of the positions in it the thing he lacks in that DM role is the tactical nous to pick up the right position and the ability to move the quickly and accurately from those deep positions.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to baiano27 in 21/22 Season Tickets   
    I'd renewed my season ticket last year so nice and easy this time as its all set up as renewed this year now but for those with juniors please note you have to renew that season ticket manually. Just need to go to season tickets then renew and it pops up automatically. My son is 5 so its still free but those with 6+ will need to pay I presume.
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from Andicis in Accounts Submission Date Extension   
    I feel like this news is a positive thing, we've been in discussions for weeks, seems like we're close to agreeing the accounts but tomorrow is too soon.
    If we were struggling with p&s or werent close to agreeing the accounts I dont feel like the EFL would extend the deadline
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    DCFC1388 got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in Tactics; Intent and Execution   
    Absolutely brilliant post mate, very easy for people to right off Rooneys tactics early doors but I have seen since preseason what he has been trying to do & when we move the ball quickly we execute it really well. 
    Spot on with a 'runner' up front, means their defenders need to drop deeper creating space for the AM. Baldock & Stretton will do this well, although I feel like someone with more physicality as well as the pace to run in behind would be better as we can mix our game up more. Someone in the Diedhiou/Davis/Niasse/Delap mould.
    Agree that Bird being on the right means he is on the wrong side, Watson played the role really well vs Salford & was always looking forward to play passes between the lines. Feel like we need 1x right footer & 1x left footer in DM to make it work, much better balance. Be interesting to see how Knight fits into it all as he doesnt fit the AM positions imo, he could do with DM role well with his energy but his defensive work would need some working on.
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    DCFC1388 reacted to LeedsCityRam in Tactics; Intent and Execution   
    Superb ?
    I guess the obvious question is why Shinnie continues to start. Was convinced Morrison would drop deeper alongside Bird after Salford...really interested to see the team for tomorrow. Maybe Rooney thinks Ravel is needed up the park & Shinnie's spot is being earmarked for Liam Thompson or Hutchinson long term (he & Bird would seem lightweight at DM though)
    Good points also re Baldock/Stretton...love Kazim to bits but that system needs fluidity up top.
    P.s. get well soon ?
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    DCFC1388 reacted to brady1993 in Tactics; Intent and Execution   
    I'm writing this because I've been thinking about it for a little while and I feel that I keep see people misdiagnosing what we are trying to do and why it's not working. (Also because I'm a bit bored whilst a bit ill). This isn't necessarily an attempt to defend what we are trying to do or whether it's the best approach to take (although I do think there is merit) but more an attempt at explaining the tactical intent and why we aren't meeting that intent or at least not consistently. It's worth noting there is an amount of variation in what we have tried to do but I'll try to cover the gist of it and where and why it's varied a little.
    The Intent
    The primary goal of what Rooney is trying to tactically work towards is aiming to create a chasm of space in midfield in front of the opposition defence for the 3 attacking midfielders (Lawrence particularly) to exploit, with the secondary goal of if that doesn't work having an overload out wide. We do this by working the ball out from the back and having players drift from their starting positions into space we manufacture in turn creating more space where we want it. With that in mind we can look at the player's roles.
    GK, CBs - Not much to really explain here and they aren't doing anything fancy. The important bit is that we expect the ball to move around between them a lot and so need to be comfortable on the ball and able to shift possession quickly and accurately. Also the centre backs may be called upon to cover the space wide that the full backs vacate so in an ideal world are positional aware and quick.
    Fullbacks - Almost used as wing backs the idea is that when we are building possession they push very high and wide. This is to achieve a couple things; provide width, give an out-ball for CBs and GK or a switch ball for a midfielder and push the opposition wide players back and out of the way contributing to space opening up where you'd typically see the fullback. There has been a minor variant on this with one of the full backs playing high but narrow acting as a pseudo-midfielder with the attacking player in front of them providing the width.
    DMs - With the space vacated by the full back the DM on the side possession is moving towards can freely move into that pocket of space hopefully dragging their opposite number out of position and if they aren't tracked they will have time and space to pick a pass. The idea is goes quickly into them and the quickly on either into the 10 or to a wide player on their side. By doing this it contributes to trying to moving the opposition around, get them out of position and ideally out of those central areas which brings me on to the next group.
    AMs - This whole tactical system is designed to give these players a platform to play, with the movement of the fullbacks and the DMs the AMs should find it a lot easier (if the ball has been moved quickly) to find time and space in the centre of the park where they can turn and hurt the opposing team. My belief is that there is three nominal roles the left sided player operates as a wideish playmaker, the right sided player operates as the most direct of the three looking to run at the opposition or in behind and the central player is to be somewhat in between both whilst also being the primary target for most of the build up, possession and I suspect the player wanted to be on the ultimate end of the move. You'll notice that there is a big emphasis on getting the 10 on the ball as much as possible. Typically the wider players are inverted so they are more comfortable coming narrow.
    CF - Unlike a lot of tactical set ups, the striker isn't here primarily as the focus of things and more as almost a decoy. The idea is they consistently make runs beyond dragging the opposition back and have them back peddling when an AM breaks into the space in front of them. The importance once again is all about disrupting how the opposition set up in order to create space.
    Ideally in the build up you'd expect us to look like this (assuming an attack on the right)
     
          
     
    And if you look at in that regard I believe you can start to see how we expect to create passing triangles in order to work possession. It then shifts to something closer to this further up the pitch (again assuming an attack on the right)
     

    (Diagrams aren't perfect but I hope they get the point across)
    The Execution
    Whilst the above is the intent we often see it breakdown well before the final third giving the impression that we aren't going anywhere and it's partly we see some players end up consistently coming very deep. What's basically happening is to an extent we aren't able to execute what we are trying to do tactically and forever recycling the initial phase of it. The problem is rife throughout the team and there are a lot of players out there who are clearly unsuited to doing what is asked causing severe breaks in the tactical cohesion. 
    GK Roos is actually perfect for the role in terms of his attributes. Whilst he may have his moments; at this level his distribution is excellent and he is fast off his line if somebody breaks beyond the defence. CBs Admittedly this feels a touch unfair to criticise and in fairness they've made about as a good a fist of it as can be expected but fundamentally we need CBs much more comfortable on the ball the Davies and Stearman if we want to build out from the back. Jagielka coming in will help this mind and if we can pick up Mengi as well we will be golden. Fullbacks  Forsyth just isn't really quick enough anymore to properly stretch the pitch and then return to position, Buchanan returning will improve this but I think we need start seriously considering bumping Williams up to second choice. Byrne whilst he has made mistakes is probably ok in the role with a couple caveats; ideally we'd have someone a little faster and more capable of drilling the ball into the box (as opposed to Byrne's floaters). Ebosele would fix some of the issues but is a little rawer in possession than Byrne. Also whilst Byrne is fine with the primary role, he is clearly supremely uncomfortable playing as an inverted full back as we saw against Peterborough. DMs Bird tactically and positionally completely gets what he should be doing and whilst it might look odd is following the plan set out for him to a T.  The ball comes into and back out from him quickly and reliably. The only minor problem is because of the position he is taking up the quick forwards pass is typically on his wrong foot  and he'd be far better off if he was playing on the left half of the pitch. Shinnie however is arguably one of the biggest issues in the current set up and blatantly unsuited for it. Tactical he looks unsure of his role and the number of times that one of the following happens when he gets the ball is significant; the momentum of the move is killed dead because he takes too many touches, he gives up possession or he passes in a such a way that the next player does. As much as he is liked if Rooney wants to tactically make work what he's trying to do, Shinnie has to come out of the side. AMs The system has been built with Lawrence playing at 10 in mind and whilst he hasn't perhaps pulled up any trees he does seem to tactically understand what his role and what he should be doing at a given time. Need a bit more creatively from him and I think we will see that once other things click into place. Morrison somewhat similar to Lawrence I feel was firmly in the coaching team's mind when thinking on how they want to play this season and does his role well The problem position is the RAM slot. The plan very clearly was to get Aluko in here. Jozwiak and Ebosele have started here but neither are really right for both being right footed and given that Byrne behind them can't play the compensatory role. The player very clearly most suited to it is Sibley but it's just a question of whether Rooney gets over his hangups with him as he looked like a clear fit when he came on versus Peterborough. CF This is also where there has been a bit of a problem. I really like CKR but this system needs someone energetic and spinning in behind to open up the space and keep the opposition honest and it's just not his game. It wasn't surprising to me that the game seemed to change when he got injured and Stretton came on because suddenly spaces started to appear. I'm relatively convinced Baldock was being brought in with this in mind and was going to be earmarked as first choice. Personally however I think Stretton looks a better fit and I suspect is more likely to be clinical when it comes to chance creation.  Whilst it might not look great now with perhaps a couple signings/players returning to fitness it could quickly click into place, it's just down to Rooney and Co to realise why it's not working and fix it. For example a theoretical line up along the lines of the following would likely execute the plan set out pretty well 

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