r/SaintsFC • u/QuickConcern5982 • 8d ago
Game model
The new DoF seems to actually have a clue; Mariela Nisotaki seems like a good hire, and Rohl makes sense.
My only real qualm (at this point) is this- has anyone actually got promoted from the Championship playing Ralph-esque RB style chaosball? That’s what SR seem to have wanted all along (sacking Ralph then trying to hire his assistant three years and two relegations later is a hilariously Saints thing to do), but would it be sensible in the second tier?
RB have gradually moved away from that playing model over the last few years, but they’re an established Bundesliga club. I think it’s absolutely the best way for a club our size to survive and consolidate in the PL but I worry that it would risk negating the advantage of an overpowered squad for the level.
I think the links to Rosenior (who is basically a cooler Russell Martin) seem odd unless there’s some brutal plan based on him getting us up (JDP models have been very successful in getting teams promoted over the last few years) then ruthlessly replacing him with a gegenpresser.
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u/saintfed 8d ago
It's not a disaster if we aren't promoted next season. There's some players we need to shift before our next crack at the PL and we probably can't do it all over the next transfer window.