by Cantona » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:17 pm
Watching the Kosova game reminded me how lucky we are to have De Biasi as the coach. Yes we used to beat teams like Liechtenstein a lot easier with the other coaches, but we also used to get destroyed by teams like Romania. Heck even Belarus had their way with us. We had some great players, but never played as a team, nor did we play organized.
This guy has us playing professional football, and you are all complaining because we didn't beat Liechtenstein 8-0 like Spain did. Liechtenstein barely got 2 corners the whole game, they never threatened, and we cruised through an easy game. De Biasi knew very well that he would have to play Spain in 4 days, and did not want to overwork his players. The game vs Spain will need them fully rested, concentrated, and playing their hearts out.
If yesterdays game was the last one of this qualifiers, and we would have needed to win by 5 goals, I can guarantee you that he would have had the guys playing their hearts out, and win by at least 5 goals, but that wasn't necessary, and I believe it to be a smart decision.
Heck, he even said it in an interview before the game, that he would take a 1-0 win.
Watching the Kosova game reminded me how lucky we are to have De Biasi as the coach. Yes we used to beat teams like Liechtenstein a lot easier with the other coaches, but we also used to get destroyed by teams like Romania. Heck even Belarus had their way with us. We had some great players, but never played as a team, nor did we play organized.
This guy has us playing professional football, and you are all complaining because we didn't beat Liechtenstein 8-0 like Spain did. Liechtenstein barely got 2 corners the whole game, they never threatened, and we cruised through an easy game. De Biasi knew very well that he would have to play Spain in 4 days, and did not want to overwork his players. The game vs Spain will need them fully rested, concentrated, and playing their hearts out.
If yesterdays game was the last one of this qualifiers, and we would have needed to win by 5 goals, I can guarantee you that he would have had the guys playing their hearts out, and win by at least 5 goals, but that wasn't necessary, and I believe it to be a smart decision.
Heck, he even said it in an interview before the game, that he would take a 1-0 win.