Onderwerp: [NT] Mr-Llama

I'd like to continue coaching the USA NT for as long as possible. I advanced in the spot I was supposed to advance and would like to give it a good try at competing at the higher NT levels.

I can definitely say that I learned a ton over the course of the season and I will apply it in the upcoming season to hopefully bring us future success.

I am still one of the most committed players in the USA and now I can add experience at the highest level to my eagerness to achieve even better results.

Not only have I grown as a coach, but I have developed an understanding for our NT players and tactics, created my own personal database, and setup relationships with other NT coaches/trainers for USA players.

I am here to answer any questions you have

-Llama

what is your philosophy on subbing 2 strikers late in the match

lol well it is somewhere in one of those other threads but I'll go ahead and talk about it here so everyone can see.


Subbing 2 strikers late in the match has always been a controversial issue that it seems NT coaches are 50/50 on. In my mind there is no doubt that subbing in fresh legs at the end of the game is helpful. Almost everytime that I have seen a forward subbed in, there has been some quality chances because of it. Defenders don't tackle fresh legs as well, they lose the ball more, and are too slow to catch up to a subbed in striker. For all these reasons at least 1 sub generally makes sense.

That being said, the real issue comes with 2 strikers because of the risk that is involved. In sokker we are only allowed 4 subs and 1 gk sub.

Lets say your subs are as follows

GK
DEF
MID
ATT
ATT

This means that if during a match you get 2 gk injuries, 2 defender injuries, or 2 midfield injuries, you are screwed and have to sub in a different kind of player (like an ATT into a MID spot). This is kind of silly of the game in my opinion but whatever can't change that.

Subbing in 1 attacked still leaves you another ATT to sub in later in the match and so it makes sense. Subbing in a 2nd striker can be scary though because if one of your strikers gets injured after the sub time, you will be forced to sub a midfielder into the striker position.

for the first half of my NT coaching I would sub 2 strikers in around 60-65 minutes and I never had a problem with this. In fact I've only seen 1 NT game (I've watched hundreds) where this has actually been a problem.

That being said, after talking it out with you guys I have refined my subbing to not be as risky. The past does not predict the future and I don't want to end up losing a game stupidly because a midfielder is sitting in a striker position for 30 minutes.

I now use the following reasoning:
1. I will almost always sub around 60 minutes give or take a few. This is usually a striker but it could be a defender or winger depending on the match.
2. I will be using conditional orders for a 2nd substitute. If we are down by a goal at 75' and it's a must win/tie game, I may sub in that 2nd forward to try and give us that edge.
3. I will also be implementing a later substitution time for that 2nd player to minimize the risk. An example of this is in the last game vs china I brought in havlicek at the 85' mark. This was just enough time for him to almost get a sweet breakaway that was called back for a very very close offsides. If he would have gotten to that ball, nobody would have caught him and it would have been a one on one chance we would have missed with a player without fresh legs.

What are your thoughts about why I should continue to refuse to run?

Please explain the aggressive and evil behavior of your llamas as discussed in Golders Green:

http://www.youtube.com/v/hBaUmx5s6iE

@jonandabby - You haven't changed your tactic since 2009...with the exception of mirroring it.

@guac - still? Okay well having the Llamas out on the field is an aggressive tactic used to win games. Their beaks can be used to peck out eyes, their fins help protect the ball and move faster in the rain, and usually I can get a couple free goals because the other team is too busy shouting, "cuidado Llamas" when my players are charging at them with the ball.

OMG lLama's don't have #$%&'n beaks



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but...how would they eat honey then?

with there stingers

I am uncertain of your point. It is indisputable (as I have admitted as much) that I am tactically inept, and consequently I continually refuse to run for NT coach. I am asking what YOU think of my deciding to run an aggressive campaign to refuse to run for NT coach.

you should use a non aggressive approach when running for a non NT position

You guys need serious help. I might be the craziest of all by actually reading your comments.

You know, you make a good point. Llama (to stay on point) is making a serious attempt to explain his qualifications for NT coach in this thread. In order to maximize the vim and vigor of my campaign to avoid running for the NT coach position myself, perhaps I should be more passive aggressive....

Llama - could you provide your guidance about whether I should aggressively or passively refuse to be NT coach?

I think it's a different story for me than any other candidate. Most people such as yourself and Dag are generally liked by the community and thus other people are begging for them to take control of the NT and they need to be aggressive when saying "No!" and really put their foot down. If they want to be coach of the NT, they should use a passive approach and simply put their name up with a short speech.

I, on the other hand, require the opposite approach. Being a B leaguer who always creates controversy, I have to use an aggressive approach to become known by others and really prove I am ready for the task of coaching the NT. Heck, it took like 10 seasons of aggressively promoting myself before I finally got the job and even then not a lot of people were sold on the idea. If I ever don't want to run, I can passively refuse to be NT coach and there will be no uprising.

but...how would they eat honey then?

One of the best posts on SK evar.

That is a truly triumphant answer to a nonsensical question. You have my vote (unless McBetsey from HA runs for NT coach here - I'd have a conundrum then....)