Cardy Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 What I would like to know is what numpty inside our football club thought it would be a good idea to introduce the players to training on our new state of the art carpets as preparation for a trip to the Pride Park quagmire today?! Of all the weeks to do it - you really couldn’t make up the lack of common sense & lack of attention to detail with our match preparation at the moment. We got what we deserved today - a set of players who had no idea how to play on that surface. They should have been training out in the community this week on a park pitch somewhere but oh no that wouldn’t have gone down too well with our bunch of softies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 If you train on a park pitch all you will do is destroy confidence before you start. (As well as significantly upping the risk of injury !) Quite simply , as a pro or a Sunday morning footballer you adapt to conditions in any given day In a poor surface , don’t try and overplay / pass , don’t have too many touches , hook the ball on in the middle of the pitch if necessary , turn them , and give them the problem if playing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cardy said: What I would like to know is what numpty inside our football club thought it would be a good idea to introduce the players to training on our new state of the art carpets as preparation for a trip to the Pride Park quagmire today?! Of all the weeks to do it - you really couldn’t make up the lack of common sense & lack of attention to detail with our match preparation at the moment. We got what we deserved today - a set of players who had no idea how to play on that surface. They should have been training out in the community this week on a park pitch somewhere but oh no that wouldn’t have gone down too well with our bunch of softies. Haha I thought this! Not the best timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cardy said: What I would like to know is what numpty inside our football club thought it would be a good idea to introduce the players to training on our new state of the art carpets as preparation for a trip to the Pride Park quagmire today?! Of all the weeks to do it - you really couldn’t make up the lack of common sense & lack of attention to detail with our match preparation at the moment. We got what we deserved today - a set of players who had no idea how to play on that surface. They should have been training out in the community this week on a park pitch somewhere but oh no that wouldn’t have gone down too well with our bunch of softies. Most players start at grass roots and have played on all types of surfaces, so they should know how to play on a pitch like today. Common sense should say passes along the ground are a complete waste of time. The manager has lived up north most of his life and should know what kind of tactics you play on rough surfaces. As you say completely spoilt players, i can see if pitches were frozen we probably would have radiators around the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YGBjammy Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I think we've got a lot bigger issues than the pitch we train on being too good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: If you train on a park pitch all you will do is destroy confidence before you start. (As well as significantly upping the risk of injury !) Quite simply , as a pro or a Sunday morning footballer you adapt to conditions in any given day In a poor surface , don’t try and overplay / pass , don’t have too many touches , hook the ball on in the middle of the pitch if necessary , turn them , and give them the problem if playing out Well, we nailed those ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Jesus. So now we’re moaning about the brand new training pitches the clubs has paid millions to develop which were opened early as the usual pitches were waterlogged. Why SL still bothers with fans like ours I honestly do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBB Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Usual training pitches were under water, according to DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Cardy said: What I would like to know is what numpty inside our football club thought it would be a good idea to introduce the players to training on our new state of the art carpets as preparation for a trip to the Pride Park quagmire today?! Of all the weeks to do it - you really couldn’t make up the lack of common sense & lack of attention to detail with our match preparation at the moment. We got what we deserved today - a set of players who had no idea how to play on that surface. They should have been training out in the community this week on a park pitch somewhere but oh no that wouldn’t have gone down too well with our bunch of softies. Wow, I know some like to find any old stick to beat the club with sometimes, but this is up there with the best!! I'm no happy clapper and think Holden should never have been given the job, but to say we lost today because our training pitches are superior to Derby's pitch and we weren't prepared!? Now if you'd have said we've been playing poorly for ages and Holden should be sacked, and the players given a rocket..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 This has to be a WOOOSHHHH by the OP thread surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I did wonder what Lee would have made of today’s pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempson Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Funnily enough I made the exact same comment on reddit, only mine was tongue in cheek. How often have we seen pitches like today at this level? Even Rooney in his post match called the pitch a disgrace according to a derby fan I spoke to. I play on a pub pool team where it's a real problem going to shit pubs with a wonky table and getting beaten by shit players and this is at probably the lowest level of "competitive" (I use the term loosely) sport there is. Doesnt mean we practice on a shit table when most of the league has half decent ones. To suggest it as a joke is one thing but to make it a serious comment is just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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