I know you can’t confirm nor deny, but that sounds like you could mean either Leeds, Portsmouth or Sunderland. It’s most likely Leeds I reckon.I know a little bit about the Roles situation but I can't say everything - the contract is up in the summer until about a month ago the situation was unchanged - there has been some interest from another club but a lot depends on them winning promotion that will now be through the play offs if at all - training and impressions made are almost as important as game time
I can't say anymore on a public forum we shall see
I know you can’t confirm nor deny, but that sounds like you could mean either Leeds, Portsmouth or Sunderland. It’s most likely Leeds I reckon.
I watched the game via Derby TV on Friday and all I can say is that I find it absolutely ludicrous that Roles has still not been offered a contract. What disturbs me even more is the lack of first team opportunities for him . The way he took his three goals the composure and the finish was remarkable for someone who seems to be so underrated at a club . Before anyone jumps down my throat and comes up with “maybe it’s his attitude “ , I and many others who follow youth have never heard a bad word said about Roles . I was actually told by someone Roles was top goalscorer for the under 16s , top goalscorer for the second year under 18s and top goalscorer for this years under 23s as a midfield player those are bloody good stats. I for one hope Roles is offered a new contract and he remains with us and is given first-team opportunities like others before him .Absolute madness.
I watched the game via Derby TV on Friday and all I can say is that I find it absolutely ludicrous that Roles has still not been offered a contract. What disturbs me even more is the lack of first team opportunities for him . The way he took his three goals the composure and the finish was remarkable for someone who seems to be so underrated at a club . Before anyone jumps down my throat and comes up with “maybe it’s his attitude “ , I and many others who follow youth have never heard a bad word said about Roles . I was actually told by someone Roles was top goalscorer for the under 16s , top goalscorer for the second year under 18s and top goalscorer for this years under 23s as a midfield player those are bloody good stats. I for one hope Roles is offered a new contract and he remains with us and is given first-team opportunities like others before him .
Thank you for your response .Modern coaches are encouraged to have a philosophy. Long gone are the pragmatists (at the top of the game) who wing it, signing individuals and hoping that they deliver a bit of magic. For a philosophy to work you need to have a certain profile of the type of player that will fit into the squad. The fashionable phrase is DNA. A manager's philosophy and system are two different things. A philosophy is more general, more broad, than a system which is just the various tactical instructions seen as a whole. Through the various clues that we've had since he's been here Poch clearly sees determination for self-improvement - physical, mental and technical as an absolute prerequisite. He also values work ethic and a dedication to elite level fitness as vital. He also has a lot of trust in the opinions of his senior players. Youngsters are expected to earn the approval and respect of the seniors on the training ground. Its not enough to be a standout player at U18 or U23 level, you've got to train alongside the seniors, work as hard or harder than them and show that you can be trusted. Winks, Skipp and Marsh have all clearly shown themselves to be model professionals with the right balance of professionalism, respect and drive. You may like Poch's philosophy or you may not but we've got a significant sample size to be able to say that it is what it is and its likely to remain that way.
We could argue that it prejudices against attacking players but that needn't be the case. Maybe, Poch just wants his forwards to have, as a prerequisite, the same hunger and professionalism as the lads that play central midfield. Maybe Roles just hasn't shown the same level of dedication to improving his fitness and winning over the senior lads as he should have done. Who knows.
This philosophy stuff is quite amusing. We never heard this phrase in football until Louis Van Gaal arrived at Man Utd. Now everyone has a philosophy.Modern coaches are encouraged to have a philosophy. Long gone are the pragmatists (at the top of the game) who wing it, signing individuals and hoping that they deliver a bit of magic. For a philosophy to work you need to have a certain profile of the type of player that will fit into the squad. The fashionable phrase is DNA. A manager's philosophy and system are two different things. A philosophy is more general, more broad, than a system which is just the various tactical instructions seen as a whole. Through the various clues that we've had since he's been here Poch clearly sees determination for self-improvement - physical, mental and technical as an absolute prerequisite. He also values work ethic and a dedication to elite level fitness as vital. He also has a lot of trust in the opinions of his senior players. Youngsters are expected to earn the approval and respect of the seniors on the training ground. Its not enough to be a standout player at U18 or U23 level, you've got to train alongside the seniors, work as hard or harder than them and show that you can be trusted. Winks, Skipp and Marsh have all clearly shown themselves to be model professionals with the right balance of professionalism, respect and drive. You may like Poch's philosophy or you may not but we've got a significant sample size to be able to say that it is what it is and its likely to remain that way.
We could argue that it prejudices against attacking players but that needn't be the case. Maybe, Poch just wants his forwards to have, as a prerequisite, the same hunger and professionalism as the lads that play central midfield. Maybe Roles just hasn't shown the same level of dedication to improving his fitness and winning over the senior lads as he should have done. Who knows.
This philosophy stuff is quite amusing. We never heard this phrase in football until Louis Van Gaal arrived at Man Utd. Now everyone has a philosophy.
Not sure what a deep playing forward is. But fowler was a an out and out striker. If anything I think Roles might have more chance as a poacher type striker he certainly knows where the goal is. I don’t think he’s really good enough to be competing with dele and eriksen as a 10 type.
That's not true at all. Footballing philosophies are not new per se. They seem more modern to us because British managers were very slow to catch on but there have always been coaches who adhered to a philosophy. They may not have talked about it in public in quite the crass way that LVG did but it was there. Wenger had a philosophy, for example. (1) Scour Europe for the best youth and buy low, sell high. (2) Everyone should have the skillset of a no.10 and be able to play there. (3) Team ethic over individuality. By team ethic I mean an attitude conducive to keeping the ball and supporting your team mates in that endeavour. Players that took individual responsibility did not fit Wenger's DNA.
Sol Campbell as a No 10. That would be quite something. Although he did play at centre forward in his youth.
shilow tracey was given a two year deal last summer, if he fits our "dna" but roles doesn't then i think we might have gone wrong somewhere.
Modern coaches are encouraged to have a philosophy. Long gone are the pragmatists (at the top of the game) who wing it, signing individuals and hoping that they deliver a bit of magic. For a philosophy to work you need to have a certain profile of the type of player that will fit into the squad. The fashionable phrase is DNA. A manager's philosophy and system are two different things. A philosophy is more general, more broad, than a system which is just the various tactical instructions seen as a whole. Through the various clues that we've had since he's been here Poch clearly sees determination for self-improvement - physical, mental and technical as an absolute prerequisite. He also values work ethic and a dedication to elite level fitness as vital. He also has a lot of trust in the opinions of his senior players. Youngsters are expected to earn the approval and respect of the seniors on the training ground. Its not enough to be a standout player at U18 or U23 level, you've got to train alongside the seniors, work as hard or harder than them and show that you can be trusted. Winks, Skipp and Marsh have all clearly shown themselves to be model professionals with the right balance of professionalism, respect and drive. You may like Poch's philosophy or you may not but we've got a significant sample size to be able to say that it is what it is and its likely to remain that way.
We could argue that it prejudices against attacking players but that needn't be the case. Maybe, Poch just wants his forwards to have, as a prerequisite, the same hunger and professionalism as the lads that play central midfield. Maybe Roles just hasn't shown the same level of dedication to improving his fitness and winning over the senior lads as he should have done. Who knows.
When was Kenny Jackett here?Former Spurs coach Kenny Jacket is at Portsmouth.
When was Kenny Jackett here?
Are you thinking of Wayne Burnett?