- Jan 15, 2017
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Do you think Poch is tactically weak or do you think he can't implement the tactics he wants because he doesn't have the players?
I think it is a combination of both but he certainly lacks a bit of flexibility in game more prominently and that's due to the lack of different options he has.
I have been impressed with some of the tactical switches he's made in the past - going three at the back against Watford last season took everyone by surprise and it was brilliant - he was doing that in the PL long before Conte. But playing a high line against Liverpool last week leaving Davies isolated against Mane was so so naive...
Tactics are something that we always hear about when managers lose and rarely when they win, other than if they've changed the formation or played a park the bus type game. I guess we'll never know how much of this stuff goes on but I do remember hearing from Southampton fans that one of their biggest grievances from Poch was that he never seemed to have a plan B if things weren't going well. And as a relatively inexperienced manager with a relatively inexperienced squad, I think we're bound to get found out against teams playing different styles that we're not used to watching week by week. I know Poch likes young, hungry players but I really think we could do with adding some experience in the side, maybe even on the coaching staff.