USA Canary 7 Posted October 20, 2012 I heard Trapattoni was at the game today. Is it really true? I have heard that he never attends any matches. Picked a good one if it is true. If Hoolahan doesn''t get a call up after this, we should send the mafia after him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted October 20, 2012 He was there, I saw him. And he wasn''t happy after Hoolahan got booked (not sure if he wasn''t happy with Ref, or with Hoolahan) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted October 21, 2012 Surely he wasn''t there to see Wes, must of been Pilks. It wasn''t too long ago that he said Wes wouldn''t be picked because of the system Eire play. Surely he isn''t going to change his whole strategy (at the age of 73?) and build a side around one player? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted October 21, 2012 [quote user="crabbycanary"]Surely he wasn''t there to see Wes, must of been Pilks. It wasn''t too long ago that he said Wes wouldn''t be picked because of the system Eire play. Surely he isn''t going to change his whole strategy (at the age of 73?) and build a side around one player?[/quote]Just think about what you''re saying for a minute.You are suggesting Ireland would have to build their strategy and side around Wes Hoolahan.Yesterday, did the Norwich team today build the whole strategy and side around Wes Hoolahan? No. So what is the difference? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted October 21, 2012 It was more of a case of we know how to get the best out of Wes and Trappatoni hasn''t got a clue what to do with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted October 21, 2012 Fair point. I think Hughton has struggled to know what to do with Wes, and Lambert struggled at times. He''s one of those players. Yesterday up front with Holt plays to his strengths, as it maximises his attacking threat while minimising the impact when he does inevitably give the ball away on occasion.West Brom manage to get Odemwingie and Long playing together, and Wes could easily take the Odemwingie "run at players with the ball" role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crabbycanary 2 Posted October 21, 2012 Agreed. I said in another thread, that I thought the system was superb yesterday, and worked a treat. Now, was that because of how Arsenal play, and will it be any different next week against Villa? Horses for courses, or a winning formula? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,273 Posted October 21, 2012 [quote user="crabbycanary"]It was more of a case of we know how to get the best out of Wes and Trappatoni hasn''t got a clue what to do with him.[/quote] He''s a bit of an enigmatic little b-gger and there will be games this season that will not be suited to him. As has been said, Hughton took a few games to realise how to use him. When he wasn''t brought on from the bench during the West Ham (I think it was) game, I thought that we might have seen the last of the little man in the yellow. Everybody (including me) was screaming out for his introduction, but the Hoots remained impervious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
