lucablight
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So I came across this article today and I noticed an interesting comment by Adam Blair regarding one of the reasons he moved to the Tigers. I remember at the time he was off contract the Eels were one of the favourites to get his signature but that never eventuated. The comments are as follows
Apparently Blair's asking price was too high which is why the Eels didn't sign him but I did recall reading a few comments that he wouldn't be coming to the Eels because he had no interest in playing anymore grinding style of football. It got me thinking. One of the main things that the new coach has supposedly tried implementing in his first year was playing more "structured" ala the Melbourne Storm. Apparently this means placing more value on possession by withholding offloads and playing percentages. I have to say I wasn't too impressed with this new style of play because I felt the team was too predictable in attack and dare I say it boring to watch. I'll reserve judgment for now because we didn't have the best roster but I'm hoping something more in season 2012. I really hope with the likes of Hayne, Tonga, Sandow the team does play more ad lib football rather than repeating one out stuff of 2011. I would hate to see the Eels team lose the ability to play an exciting brand of football for the sake of playing "structured". Thoughts?
link: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-for-kiwis-blair/story-e6frexnr-1226186546482"I felt like I was pretty structured down at the Storm so that's part of the reason why I made my decision to move to Sydney," Blair said.
"I thought I had a bit more to offer and I felt like I couldn't really express too much of what I could do, so getting the opportunity to go to the Tigers will hopefully pay off.
Apparently Blair's asking price was too high which is why the Eels didn't sign him but I did recall reading a few comments that he wouldn't be coming to the Eels because he had no interest in playing anymore grinding style of football. It got me thinking. One of the main things that the new coach has supposedly tried implementing in his first year was playing more "structured" ala the Melbourne Storm. Apparently this means placing more value on possession by withholding offloads and playing percentages. I have to say I wasn't too impressed with this new style of play because I felt the team was too predictable in attack and dare I say it boring to watch. I'll reserve judgment for now because we didn't have the best roster but I'm hoping something more in season 2012. I really hope with the likes of Hayne, Tonga, Sandow the team does play more ad lib football rather than repeating one out stuff of 2011. I would hate to see the Eels team lose the ability to play an exciting brand of football for the sake of playing "structured". Thoughts?
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