I wonder who he's talking about

[weejockmcplop]

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche feels there are players in his squad who need to "develop into the truth and the reality of the Premier League".

The 54-year-old was appointed as Forest's new head coach on Tuesday and has already got his first win under his belt after the Reds beat Porto in the Europa League on Thursday.

Dyche has not had a lot of time to get to know a squad that has gone through significant changes since they were promoted into the Premier League in 2022, and when asked if this was the best squad he has worked with, he responded: "I don't know yet.

"It's like I have said, once things are on a piece of paper, [just] because you have spent some money then [all of a sudden] they're all brilliant. I don't know yet.

"On first impressions, it's a good squad. I've worked with some very underrated players, very good players who cost next to nothing who have delivered in the Premier League for many years.

"I don't look at price tags, I look at right in front of me; at what they are doing, what they know, what do they learn, how can they learn, how can they adapt to the truth of the Premier League? The Premier League is not just about quality. Every player in the Premier League has a form of quality, if you imagine technical quality.

"But what about the nuts and bolts of a player? What about understanding the Premier League? What about shape? What about discipline? What about getting into the right passing lanes very quickly? What about seeing the picture? They are the hardest things to coach and that often takes time. It takes maturation from playing in the Premier League.

"We think we have got quality and I must make that clear, but there are players who need to develop into the truth and the reality of the Premier League and I think that takes time."

That's a real interesting little monologue there from Dyche.
I wonder who he's referring to, specifically, here.

 

[CornishForest]

Given our league position, possibly most of the squad?
Use MGW as an example, great player but his capacity to lose possession in dangerous positions?
Possibly a lot of the newer foreign players?
Understandably they would need time to appreciate some of the harsh realities of the prem.

 

[Thewolf/jimmygordon]

To get into passing lanes its got to be forward players

So based on starters last match. All or any of.

Jesus
MGW
CHO
Ndoye

In the squad Wood should already know from previous work with Dyche

The wingers also have to learn to tuck in when opposition have the ball and break wide when we have it. MGW dropping for the ball when we have it but nowhere nrar as deep as before

This was the basics of how BC played and actually simple to play to. And appears to be what Dyche prefers.


Compared to other manager systems

However, the opposition will know how we set up of course and do things to make it tough for the above to work at times.

 

[BlackGold]

Yates?