Before I start... my fellow Boro fans can skip this part
The reason why is very simple. It's just a little rant on my life. You see, I've been used to being talked down. No one gave me a two hoots chance to be a decent human being (read: earning a decent income via a decent job). At this point of time, I'm left with this question: Do my family understand me? The difference between being addicted to PC games and being a freak in concentration lies in whether the other person really understands you. I'm not sure whether my mother understands her son. Period. Therefore, I'm going to tag the usual suspects for this post. Not the least my sister.
Note: Actually come to think of it, I believe my super mignonne legal housebreaker actually understands me. Just that she has yet to enter my life officially.
Add note: I still remember someone during my NSF days in 32 SIB saying this to me.
CPL: You have a Chrisitan name?
Me: No.
CPL: Then you should be called Roger.
Me: Why?
CPL: BECAUSE YOU'RE 弱智!!!!
If you don't understand Chinese, it's okay. Basically, the Chinese characters mean "retarded". Going by the pronunciation, it really sounds like Roger. While we all know who is Roger the Rabbit, I doubt my CPL knew who was Roger the Swiss back then.
Okay, my fellow Boro fans... you all can switch on now
Will our season end up like the Charlton match last season? Back then, we got a rumoured bust-up between boss and subordinate(s). The boss has to sit back at home, Agnew was the man in charge for the 90 minutes. Now let me be this frank: I didn't think Agnew is the one to lead us forward should there be a second Le Révolution Française (for those who need Google translate, it means The French Revolution in... well, French). That was back then, I'll not pull back any punches by saying he's got much more to prove than Señor. Of course, I may be proven wrong. I'm always happy to see people do that when it comes to judgement of character, believe it or not. Last time round when Rafa "if he's the Nadal of football, then who should be that Federer?" Benítez took over Chelsea. My prediction was that he would screw the club. Ultimately, he proved me wrong.
Now the interesting situation Agnew may now be facing is that of a lesser stress. Yes, we all are still sweating over the fears of relegation. Unlike last time round, however, Agnew doesn't have to live in another person's shadow right now. So what should Agnew do to enhance his CV by end of the season?
A/N: To Alan "Captain Britain" Shearer, my message to you is "don't laugh". Period. Remember what happened to Newcastle last time round? Even if we're to get relegated, it won't give you any end-of-season bonus from your boss.
It feels so much like the Beatles' "Yesterday"...
Now the interesting situation Agnew may now be facing is that of a lesser stress. Yes, we all are still sweating over the fears of relegation. Unlike last time round, however, Agnew doesn't have to live in another person's shadow right now. So what should Agnew do to enhance his CV by end of the season?
A/N: To Alan "Captain Britain" Shearer, my message to you is "don't laugh". Period. Remember what happened to Newcastle last time round? Even if we're to get relegated, it won't give you any end-of-season bonus from your boss.
Backroom staff
It's a no-brainer for me to say Boro Steve should just keep everyone else. While this may present a risk in authority being undermined, this can also be seen as a test of character. If anyone wants to leave, let him leave. If anyone wants to stay, let him stay. On the other hand, I doubt Boro Steve would have the time to gather his backroom staff anyway...
One person of note would be Leo "El León" Percovich. Boro Steve has to keep him. Yes, he's a visible page of the Karanka era. However, this only means said history is full of the good things (Let's admit it, lads and ladies. We wouldn't have gotten promotion without Señor. Period). In fact, there was this one time where he hulked up during a Championship fixture. I forgot which one, but I'm sure my fellow Boro-thers in arms would have remembered such a moment.
It feels so much like the Beatles' "Yesterday"...
A glaring pattern which I've noticed so far on Señor's signings is the fact that 90% of them are Spanish. Even though Adama "will he be the black George Best or the next Djimi?" Traoré isn't one, we all know he can speak Spanish because of Barcelona. Given Percovich's charisma (or at least that what I perceived from him) and the fact that he's an Uruguayan (even though the name Percovich sounds weirdly Serbian), he can play the bridge between Boro Steve and players like Gastón "hopefully still El Bestia Bello" Ramírez and Cristhian "still no Arnie on the right" Stuani.
In the event where Boro Steve got the Boro job from his namesake boss, who should he get as no.2? Or rather, who should be the first pick? Two names come to mind. The first will be Dave "the Mars bars wrapper guy" Parnaby. We need a stabilising factor in the light of whatever going on, both behind the scenes and on the pitch. Our Mars bars wrapper guy is definitely our Stan the Man if you're to ask me. The other person would be Fabrizio "will he be our Caesar Favoloso Aurelius?" Ravanelli. If our Mars bars wrapper guy represents the safe side of my advice, then our Caesar (?) Favoloso (?) Aurelius (?) would be that risk-taking aspect. Why I say that is very simple. Ravanelli got sacked before in the land of Franks. Since he has already stated the desire to be Boro's Next Top Gaffer, why not give him a chance? Like Boro Steve, I doubt he's the right man. Like Boro Steve, I'm looking forward to seeing whether he can prove me wrong.
Note: Because Ravanelli was part of the coaching staff of La Fidanzata d'Italia from 2011 to 2013, I decided to go Google search on who was the head coach back then. After all, the head coach may easily tell us a thing or two. You're not gonna believe my bullshit. If you think I'm really bullshitting, go Google search unless you're in China (then again, I doubt you'll be able to read this if you're really in China).
Add note: There's a good reason why I use La Fidanzata d'Italia instead of the more commonly known Juventus. I just want to impress my super mignonne legal housebreaker.
The players (because no formation can work without them)
The fans want a 4-4-2 asap. The reason why being that this is a 2 striker system. However, it must also be stated that 4-2-3-1 can also be seen as another form of 2 striker system so long the correct guy is playing in the hole. Back when Jürgen "Der Kop" Klopp was bossing both Borussia Dortmund and the Bundesliga, one player was scoring for free and I'm not referring to Robert "the Poles are still waiting for their Lews Therin Telamon" Lewandowski. It's Kagawa "he may have made the Kagawa Prefecture famous" Shinji. Despite not being a striker per se, he's still playing like a second striker. Which means with the right players, you can easily do a two-striker system with a 4-2-3-1. Don't forget, we still have Patrick "he's waiting to go BAM! BAM! BAM!" Bamford.
Because I don't want to give Boro Steve too much stress (after all, I'm gonna post this at the relevant Boro FB page), let me just focus on one aspect of the team and one player.
Aspect of the team: Midfield
You may think I'm barking mad like Ian "he's funny and crazy like me" Holloway. After all, we need goals! However, it must be stated that a great midfield will always contribute to a great attack. If the fans want to see our lads entering attack mode, something needs to be fixed where the midfield is concerned. If I tell you three holding mids are good enough, you'd most likely think I've gone off my rocker. And quite rightfully so. It's not rocket science, I don't have to be a Jewish rocket scientist to tell you THIS BS APPROACH WON'T WORK!!!!!
It's a no-brainer, we need someone to link up play from the midfield to the attack. We need a good midfield to retain possession and play it forward. Sounds like a tall ask? We have Viktor "yet to be crowned King Fischer I" Fischer the right Gastón, players who can play anywhere across the midfield. We have Adam "not Charles, but Stephen" Clayton who can win the ball and add some steel in the middle 3rd. As for Marten "he fights like a marten, he runs like the Roon" de Roon, I'd hate to see him go. Period.
Of course, there are also some notable names which I chose not to... well, name. After all, there's no point for me to do that. It's like telling me what do we need to do about our defence. My answer to this question?
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| Above statement means Señor was never guilty of messing things up when it comes to the defence. Just only the defence. |
Aspect of the player: Stewart "will he keep us from going down?" Downing
A lot has been said about Downing's possible role last time around. This time round, the bust-up looks far more real than whatever bs journalism coming from the Sun concerning the Hillsborough tragedy last time round.
If Boro Steve wants to rally the troops ahead of time, perhaps Downing is the key. As a local Boro lad, he can earn himself the hero status by being the standard bearer. In war, you don't let your standard bearer go down. Likewise, it's high time for Downing to prove his worth. Under Big Uncle Sam at West Ham, he reinvented himself as a deep-lying midfielder passing the ball from the left side of a three-man midfield. If there's a weakness in him, it would be asking him to play further up (in other words, he would just go down faster than a bird shot dead in mid-flight).
The only role I can foresee him playing is the same role Big Uncle Sam gave him last time round. We can laugh at the Fat Sam football logic, but there's no denying that West Ham was never guilty of play the Fat Sam football under Big Uncle Sam last time round.
However, this approach will only work if we have two wide players eager to run back and forth like two Anglo-Saxons frothing in the mouth. Either that or we may need to play the real Fischer and the right Gastón at the flanks.
P.S: Please note that 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 may present a great deal of difference to each other if Downing is to play that midfield fulcrum.
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