Someone who gets DEFENDING. I’d take him frank and Didier anytime, each of them joint managers. Revolutionise.
Professional_Mind142 on
One of the best defenders of all time vs. American hedge fund geniuses who turned Chelsea into Brighton.
Moist_salamanda on
Nah you give the coaching jobs to random u21 coaches who were average when they had to take over for a week.
Partial-Hydrangea on
HOT TAKE FROM JT. someone please hire this guy.
ramror777 on
Turly miss this legend. We need people who actually care for the club.
TiTAN-240 on
I get the feeling he’d be an excellent defensive coach, but as we’ve already seen, club legends don’t always make for good coaches. Do we need him at the club? I’d personally say yes, but I wouldn’t be looking at the situation through rose tinted glasses. I’d be apprehensive and careful, and I wouldn’t make a judgement until I’d seen what his philosophy can produce. Because right now, we desperately need results.
We also desperately need BlueCo to sell the club, but we’re more likely to see Wrexham win the Prem before that happens.
SaitoGenetic17 on
Every team above us in the league figured this out as well as Maresca. Hopefully Liam listens to a legend and drops this nonsense
OkCommunication339 on
This guy is helping our team and club more than our current coach and his puppet masters, yet they’re neglecting him as much as possible.
Think about that.
milesp30 on
People love to have a go at JT online (usually rival fans who just don’t like him) and they see him as an easy target because he has a unconventional online presence.
But it’s very clear he understands the game and he’s one of the only ex players who actually explains his takes with actual nuance. Guys likeNeville say shit like “the defenders have the ball too much, they should be with the midfielders more” but they have no idea how to get there.
Terrys knowledge is far more comprehensive
ThatZenLifestyle on
If implemented well there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this way of pressing, every style has it’s strengths and weaknesses. The reality is our players are not used to this new way of playing and are making mistakes which is leading to goals.
StarskyNHutch862 on
We are just missing an elite CB with vision dude, Thiago basically won us that champions league trophy.
MaleficentWin8608 on
Yeah it’s really basic defending. You know, the stuff we can’t break down. But don’t do ourselves.
Professional-Wait322 on
Can you come back to the team? Probably do a better shift than any of our own CB’s
FromHero2Zero on
Preach it, JT!!
Fooftook on
If the pressure on Chelsea head coaches was so high and intense, I wouldn’t mind Terry as our manager. BUT, I don’t think he would be able to handle the media, pressure, and he certainly wouldn’t be stroking the owners/SD’s. Our club is in an impossible situation. No top manager will ever want to take this job because top managers don’t just bend over. It would be nice, however, if Terry could be put on the coaching staff at least and work with the team (especially our ass defenders)!
Accomplished-Mark243 on
The hyper‑aggressive man‑marking you’re seeing emerged specifically as a counter to Pep’s positional play. For years teams defended zonally, but Pep’s system is built to exploit spaces and create free men. The new approach: mark the players, not the spaces especially City’s two pivots. Defenders follow their targets all the way up the pitch, even into midfield. This kills City’s build‑up, forces them into duels instead of patterns, and leaves no “free man” to progress the ball. Arsenal popularised it, and now most top teams use some version of it to disrupt Pep’s mechanic and why Pep was doing so bad.
Pep has started to adapt to this evolution and his solutions have included:
Playing 4 “Center-Backs” (or even 5): To create so many players in the build-up that the man-markers get confused about who to mark.
Using a “False 9” or dropping Haaland deeper: To drag the opposing center-backs (who are following him) so far up the pitch that there is 60 yards of empty space behind them for wingers to run into.
Goalkeeper as a Sweeper: Asking Ederson to play as a sweeper-keeper to exploit the space behind the man-marking line, effectively turning him into an outfield player to create a numerical overload against the markers.
But trend comes and go. I am sure something else will come up. I remember when Pep stated losing all his games before, there were loads of videos analysing the reason and it was due to all the top teams playing some variation of this hyper aggressive man marking system.
Obviously Terry wouldn’t have been able to play this system but the system itself isn’t bad. Modern footballer has evolved and has to be a more flexible player who can play several positions.
No-Hassle2539 on
Give him the job!!! Or at least as a defensive coach.
Sorry-Amphibian4136 on
Kinda funny that our youth coach is pointing out the mistakes of the first team coach.
huskers2468 on
How does this jibe with the idea people now have that the game is boring? JT is wanting even more conservative play.
Personally, I believe he is wrong in this scenario. Yes, you expose yourself by doing so, but the players behind you have responsibility to cover the new gap that was exposed. It doesn’t always get covered.
The reason for the man marking is to apply immediate pressure to take the ball and create an opening. This takes advantage of teams who spread wide and leave bigger gaps than the one you just opened up.
Instantbeef on
The 5 substation rule has made teams think the entire pitch can be covered at a full sprint for the entire game. It works up to a point but eventually you learn there are situations even Kante can’t close down. It’s not just a function of effort/willingness or fitness. The ball moves faster
The game needs to slow down
-watchman- on
I seriously thought he was going to talk about the bench press
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Why is this man not involved in our first team.
Someone who gets DEFENDING. I’d take him frank and Didier anytime, each of them joint managers. Revolutionise.
One of the best defenders of all time vs. American hedge fund geniuses who turned Chelsea into Brighton.
Nah you give the coaching jobs to random u21 coaches who were average when they had to take over for a week.
HOT TAKE FROM JT. someone please hire this guy.
Turly miss this legend. We need people who actually care for the club.
I get the feeling he’d be an excellent defensive coach, but as we’ve already seen, club legends don’t always make for good coaches. Do we need him at the club? I’d personally say yes, but I wouldn’t be looking at the situation through rose tinted glasses. I’d be apprehensive and careful, and I wouldn’t make a judgement until I’d seen what his philosophy can produce. Because right now, we desperately need results.
We also desperately need BlueCo to sell the club, but we’re more likely to see Wrexham win the Prem before that happens.
Every team above us in the league figured this out as well as Maresca. Hopefully Liam listens to a legend and drops this nonsense
This guy is helping our team and club more than our current coach and his puppet masters, yet they’re neglecting him as much as possible.
Think about that.
People love to have a go at JT online (usually rival fans who just don’t like him) and they see him as an easy target because he has a unconventional online presence.
But it’s very clear he understands the game and he’s one of the only ex players who actually explains his takes with actual nuance. Guys likeNeville say shit like “the defenders have the ball too much, they should be with the midfielders more” but they have no idea how to get there.
Terrys knowledge is far more comprehensive
If implemented well there’s absolutely nothing wrong with this way of pressing, every style has it’s strengths and weaknesses. The reality is our players are not used to this new way of playing and are making mistakes which is leading to goals.
We are just missing an elite CB with vision dude, Thiago basically won us that champions league trophy.
Yeah it’s really basic defending. You know, the stuff we can’t break down. But don’t do ourselves.
Can you come back to the team? Probably do a better shift than any of our own CB’s
Preach it, JT!!
If the pressure on Chelsea head coaches was so high and intense, I wouldn’t mind Terry as our manager. BUT, I don’t think he would be able to handle the media, pressure, and he certainly wouldn’t be stroking the owners/SD’s. Our club is in an impossible situation. No top manager will ever want to take this job because top managers don’t just bend over. It would be nice, however, if Terry could be put on the coaching staff at least and work with the team (especially our ass defenders)!
The hyper‑aggressive man‑marking you’re seeing emerged specifically as a counter to Pep’s positional play. For years teams defended zonally, but Pep’s system is built to exploit spaces and create free men. The new approach: mark the players, not the spaces especially City’s two pivots. Defenders follow their targets all the way up the pitch, even into midfield. This kills City’s build‑up, forces them into duels instead of patterns, and leaves no “free man” to progress the ball. Arsenal popularised it, and now most top teams use some version of it to disrupt Pep’s mechanic and why Pep was doing so bad.
Pep has started to adapt to this evolution and his solutions have included:
Playing 4 “Center-Backs” (or even 5): To create so many players in the build-up that the man-markers get confused about who to mark.
Using a “False 9” or dropping Haaland deeper: To drag the opposing center-backs (who are following him) so far up the pitch that there is 60 yards of empty space behind them for wingers to run into.
Goalkeeper as a Sweeper: Asking Ederson to play as a sweeper-keeper to exploit the space behind the man-marking line, effectively turning him into an outfield player to create a numerical overload against the markers.
But trend comes and go. I am sure something else will come up. I remember when Pep stated losing all his games before, there were loads of videos analysing the reason and it was due to all the top teams playing some variation of this hyper aggressive man marking system.
Obviously Terry wouldn’t have been able to play this system but the system itself isn’t bad. Modern footballer has evolved and has to be a more flexible player who can play several positions.
Give him the job!!! Or at least as a defensive coach.
Kinda funny that our youth coach is pointing out the mistakes of the first team coach.
How does this jibe with the idea people now have that the game is boring? JT is wanting even more conservative play.
Personally, I believe he is wrong in this scenario. Yes, you expose yourself by doing so, but the players behind you have responsibility to cover the new gap that was exposed. It doesn’t always get covered.
The reason for the man marking is to apply immediate pressure to take the ball and create an opening. This takes advantage of teams who spread wide and leave bigger gaps than the one you just opened up.
The 5 substation rule has made teams think the entire pitch can be covered at a full sprint for the entire game. It works up to a point but eventually you learn there are situations even Kante can’t close down. It’s not just a function of effort/willingness or fitness. The ball moves faster
The game needs to slow down
I seriously thought he was going to talk about the bench press
“Listen” © John Terry