Observations for consideration

Quoted from golfer

Having spoken to Mr. Jolly with regard to Steven Holzner's book on Quantum Physics I can now make sense of complex terms and concepts,from eigenvalues to oscillators but can I fk as understand why he has everybody in our box for corners.

Maybe it's to counter the effect of Up, Down, Strangeness and Charm !

Quoted from 137

Maybe, but let's not lose sight of the fact that Exeter were the unbeaten league toppers. Not every team plays like Exeter...but all of them had played worse up to
that point!
Why should we worry too much about them unless we want to? We need to have belief in ourselves if we hope to achieve success.

Well the point is relevant that we changed our team and style of play to suit the way Exeter were expected to play.

This fetishising of self-belief is a load of American nonsense. No matter how much I believe in myself I will not grow a ten inch tackle and earn a fortune as a porn star. 😆

"Wishing and hoping but when you look down you find it's only a dream "    Dusty Springfield.

Hope MJ sees the points Doug
Think most of those things we scratch our heads on
Come on Town solid performance sat

It’s absolutely mind blowing that people on here are still asking about our defensive corner routine when it has been answered by Jolley/Limbrick in at least one fans’ forum and you had Slade literally delivered a slide show presentation explaining it too.

How else would you like it explained to you? Delivered through song perhaps?

Thanks for your views everyone, I also have a conspiracy theory..................
To become a manager or coach nowadays you have to do your badges through the F.A.
Everyone is trained the same way and given the same ideas.
I have noticed that every away team warm up in the same way with the same routines.
The flair and radically new "out of the box" thinking is being stiffled.
The sport of football has changed so much in my lifetime that it is barely recognisable as the same game.
And don't get me going on V.A.R. and players feigning injury !!!!

Quoted from ska face

It’s absolutely mind blowing that people on here are still asking about our defensive corner routine when it has been answered by Jolley/Limbrick in at least one fans’ forum and you had Slade literally delivered a slide show presentation explaining it too.

How else would you like it explained to you? Delivered through song perhaps?

Ska, I am not asking for it to be explained to me, all I am saying is it is a poor tactic at best. Our goalkeeper cannot move with twenty players in his box, and the chance of giving away a penalty for a push or a foul is increased due to the number of attacking players running into the box. Yes you try to smother any clear chance of the opposition, but more times that not the ball is just ricocheting all over the place and can just as easily be deflected in as cleared.
I would like to see a new approach, or revert back to a system where when your last ditch defender clears the ball forward, he knows that there is a team mate each side of the centre circle, ready and waiting to put in a counter attack, and thereby relieve the pressure on the defense. We keep possession, there is no instant second ball back into our box. Makes sense to me !! Maybe I'm a dinosaur !!

Quoted from cod_head_doug

and players feigning injury !!!!

Players feigning injury is my biggest bugbear, it really winds me up.

Cheltenham at BP was a good example.  

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Well the point is relevant that we changed our team and style of play to suit the way Exeter were expected to play.

This fetishising of self-belief is a load of American nonsense. No matter how much I believe in myself I will not grow a ten inch tackle and earn a fortune as a porn star. 😆

Yes, MJ picked a team to suit the way Exeter were expected to play - and they produced an outstanding result. The point I'm making is that he may have stumbled
on a winning formula...but his footballing philosophy seems to entail changes regardless. I suggest this, in itself, contributes to our obvious inconsistency.
I just think we'd do better if MJ adopted the "don't change a winning team" approach rather than feel he has to out-think his opposite number every match.

Inculcating self-belief is a core philosophy of both Eton School (est. 1440) and the Royal Marines (est. 1664) so we probably started the fetish you mention.

I'd also like a 10-inch male private, but  I can't think how to lose those extra 2 inches....

Quoted from 137

Yes, MJ picked a team to suit the way Exeter were expected to play - and they produced an outstanding result. The point I'm making is that he may have stumbled
on a winning formula...but his footballing philosophy seems to entail changes regardless. I suggest this, in itself, contributes to our obvious inconsistency.
I just think we'd do better if MJ adopted the "don't change a winning team" approach rather than feel he has to out-think his opposite number every match.

Inculcating self-belief is a core philosophy of both Eton School (est. 1440) and the Royal Marines (est. 1664) so we probably started the fetish you mention.

I'd also like a 10-inch male private, but  I can't think how to lose those extra 2 inches....

If we’d picked the same team and tactics against a team who sat back against us at BP, we’d end up with a stalemate.

I’m sure the Royal Marines would not ignore who the opposition were and what their strengths and weaknesses.

It helps the self belief fetish if in your examples you start with in the first case the offspring of the rich and influential and in the second people who have good physical and mental properties. The selection process in both cases weeds out those unlikely to succeed.