You never hear Defend Defend Defend going into battle do you?

Since NESV are embracing the systems that work(?) in NFL & MLB "building a team" and with the arrival of a "Football Strategist" Camolli, the plank Roy was walking on seems to have been replaced by one cut from a giant redwood sadly.


We know Roy works on shape, where to be when we don't have the ball and what to do when the opposition are in certain positions in the pitch, that's fine if that's his thing, but we are so disappointing when we go forward, and the lack of goals or even chances has been soul destroying.


It looks like Roy isn't going anywhere anytime soon. As the song goes a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down. Dr. Roy gets to do his dull thing of positioning and defence, and bring in Willie Wonka, an exciting attacking coach, one that details weaknesses in opposition and has new ideas with regard to positive attacking football when we have possession.


Obviously in the NFL there are different players on the pitch depending on who has the ball but why not try it in football? Roy gets the back 4 plus midfield setup while we don't have it.


Mr Wonka gets midfield, wing backs and strikers. Not only would it take more power from Roy (sadly give him even more excuses) it would also give Torres who I imagine doesn't enjoy the unrelating defensive positional training he currently has to endure a better outlet to improve and gain similar knowledge about weaknesses in his opponents that he had gotten so use to under Rafa.


The fact that Reina is being taught methods from the 60's is an absolute joke, you only have to look at the England team to see how few good keepers come up to the highest level in England and that's purely down to coaching techniques.


Is it surprising he would want to leave if he feels that staying is having a detrimental affect on his career (getting into the Spanish first team) and his goalkeeping abilities.


As John W. Henry has already said "Any unhappy players can leave" may set up a mini exodus next summer since its doubtful any world class players would want to hang around battling for Europa Cup qualification and a mid table finish, would you?

Will he be the future Captain that we had all envisaged or the sports car we had to trade in to buy a family wagon and a mid table position.. Depressingly it's all in Roy's hands.

For now..