Personnel or mentality? - RedPassion.co.uk

TomWFC · 30th March 2018, 18.44:50

Interested to see what people’s opinion is...

Is our amount of draws this season down to the personnel we have and the chosen style of play? Or is it a mentality issue?

I’m quite interested in sports psychology and my view is that the core mentality of the squad is lacking and there’s a lack of collective mental toughness and ruthlessness that seems engrained.

You could argue the management should set the mentality, or does a squad’s playing ethos/culture go deeper than just the man/men at the helm?

It’s a difficult one, I guess mentality,personnel etc can all be linked together.

Thoughts?...

Redted · 30th March 2018, 18.55:01

I think it's down to personnel but that goes hand in hand with the management's take on how to setup for games. We are structured not to concede and grind out results. The problem comes when we have to chase a game after conceding, we just don't have the attacking options to do that and the consequence is playing out numerous draws.

Part Timer · 30th March 2018, 19.09:30

We haven’t had to chase many games though we just concede the lead too often

Redted · 30th March 2018, 19.19:35

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Originally Posted by Part Timer

We haven’t had to chase many games though we just concede the lead too often

And then can't score after conceding an equaliser, hence the numerous draws

RemovedUser · 30th March 2018, 19.32:01

We have the mentality and personnel that is set up not to lose.

Birdy · 30th March 2018, 19.33:04

We don't have any winners at the club apart from Pearson.

NottsRed · 30th March 2018, 19.38:16

Personnel and tactics. 21 points dropped from a winning position speaks volumes. Add into that Boden being dropped when forming a good partnership with Quigley and the Masanka fiasco etc etc and we've probably blown the best chance for automatic promotion in five years.

1984 · 30th March 2018, 19.43:22

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Originally Posted by NottsRed

Personnel and tactics. 21 points dropped from a winning position speaks volumes. Add into that Boden being dropped when forming a good partnership with Quigley and the Masanka fiasco etc etc and we've probably blown the best chance for automatic promotion in five years.

Boden couldnt form a partneship with Jordan
His stats are ficking piss poor awful - unlike Jordans

dixienormous · 30th March 2018, 19.43:30

If Keates was still here you could argue the personnel are a reflection of the bis/our current mentality. Having said this I honestly don't think he had a clue what he was doing with regards to our attacking game, we've just lumped the ball up to midgets since August.
Have we got fullbacks who can go beyond the halfway line? Wingers who can get to the byline? Have we got that elusive creative midfielder? No we haven't, which suggests a conservative negative mentality.

The football this year is on a par with the end of the Morrell era.

30th March 2018, 18.44:50	#1-0 (permalink)
TomWFC Legend Joined: Jul 2011 Racecourse Spot: Upper Yale Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Personnel or mentality? Interested to see what people’s opinion is... Is our amount of draws this season down to the personnel we have and the chosen style of play? Or is it a mentality issue? I’m quite interested in sports psychology and my view is that the core mentality of the squad is lacking and there’s a lack of collective mental toughness and ruthlessness that seems engrained. You could argue the management should set the mentality, or does a squad’s playing ethos/culture go deeper than just the man/men at the helm? It’s a difficult one, I guess mentality,personnel etc can all be linked together. Thoughts?...

30th March 2018, 18.55:01	#2-0 (permalink)
Redted Legend Joined: Mar 2005 Racecourse Spot: G U Stand Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? I think it's down to personnel but that goes hand in hand with the management's take on how to setup for games. We are structured not to concede and grind out results. The problem comes when we have to chase a game after conceding, we just don't have the attacking options to do that and the consequence is playing out numerous draws. __________________ "The night when it was confirmed that Wrexham could no longer preserve their league status was one of the saddest of my life" Mickey Thomas - Kickups, Hiccups, Lockups

30th March 2018, 19.09:30	#3-0 (permalink)
Part Timer Legend Joined: Nov 2008 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? We haven’t had to chase many games though we just concede the lead too often

30th March 2018, 19.32:01	#5-0 (permalink)
RemovedUser - (info) Joined: Jan 2009 Racecourse Spot: - Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? We have the mentality and personnel that is set up not to lose.

30th March 2018, 19.33:04	#6-0 (permalink)
Birdy Legend & True Fan (info 1 & 2) Joined: Nov 2004 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? We don't have any winners at the club apart from Pearson.

30th March 2018, 19.38:16	#7-0 (permalink)
NottsRed Part Time ITV4 Pundit Joined: Oct 2013 Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? Personnel and tactics. 21 points dropped from a winning position speaks volumes. Add into that Boden being dropped when forming a good partnership with Quigley and the Masanka fiasco etc etc and we've probably blown the best chance for automatic promotion in five years.

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dixienormous Printing My Own Banknotes Joined: Dec 2011 Racecourse Spot: Upper Yale stand, town end Real Name: Gavin Davies-Jones Twitter: @	Re: Personnel or mentality? If Keates was still here you could argue the personnel are a reflection of the bis/our current mentality. Having said this I honestly don't think he had a clue what he was doing with regards to our attacking game, we've just lumped the ball up to midgets since August. Have we got fullbacks who can go beyond the halfway line? Wingers who can get to the byline? Have we got that elusive creative midfielder? No we haven't, which suggests a conservative negative mentality. The football this year is on a par with the end of the Morrell era. __________________ "We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." -Brian Clough Last edited by dixienormous; 30th March 2018 at 19.47:42..