Wycombe Wanderers vs Bolton Wanderers – December 20, 2024
Good photos are Wycombe FC. Cover is mine, videos as well.
Was worth drying out the battery, and walk back to the station (walk back was easier, as the stadium is up a hill)
New favourite stadium
A word on Wycombe, coached by Matt Bloomfield.
Wycombe remind me of McKenna’s Ipswich.
Quick technical combinations wide to play out, 1v1 wingers who get in crossing positions (rather than turn it over in 1v1), fullbacks in support.
Wide players stay on the ball
Striker making a lot of runs in the channels and in behind
4231 super well drilled to press and pick up runners. They’re smothering you.
Distance between players, all on toes and dynamic enough to pick up runners and react to second balls. Team well coached, pushing in the same direction. Fit
Richard Koné (2003)
isn’t staying at this level very long.
His journey has been inspiring, and his pathway to reach the EFL has been chaotic, but proves there’s always room for good players.
Not sure my heart would have gone on if that one went in.
Celine Dion or Marco Van Basten?
Could trap an airbus, roll defenders and make runs, draw fouls and presses hard
Strikers who can play back to goal and carry are rare:
This is Premier League gait: the layoff, feline movement and leap from almost standstill.
Box movement; you got it or don’t.
Richard Koné going around the penalty spot, darting near post when the cross is hit.
Giving himself the best chance to connect with it
Scouting cues. On toes, the floor is lava in the box, ready to trigger a reaction shot to connect with a cross or second ball.
Richard Koné trapping an airbus:
Richard Koné making sure he’s got the preparation / separation movement ready before running
Fight with CBs look easy for Richard Koné, who can put a Ian Evatt’s CB (we’d imagine he likes a CB who can stand his ground, is what I mean) off balance like a bag of popcorn:
For strikers and centrebacks. GO NON LEAGUE to find your man
Non League education is education. Care for the ball when it reaches final third, this channel possession is very important in the Football League.
Football is a chain of events, draw a freekick, ping a diagonal on the big man at the far post for a flick. Recipe for goals.
He can also attack the box, get diagonally inside the box as soon as you can is the best piece of advice for strikers who can get on the ball
Creating chances for team mates
Bakinson does the job for the level, I like how he reads the game and picks any runner getting between defenders. I feel that heading and connecting with strikers going amiss at times will be exposed in Championship
Bakinson attacking the open space to crash the box:
Caleb Taylor
CB cut off trajectories. Gigantic left footed stick man who likes a carry.
Not everyone who “looks like someone” becomes someone, but if Dan Burn reached places and seemingly everyone wants Branthwaite, Caleb Taylor might be the next one
Garath McCleary, 37 years old. Definitely a Barclaysman (Reading 2012-13).
Oyedinma’s workrate is impressive
Never too far from a Cobham graduate with Nathan Baxter daring to stand in Jussi Jääskeläinen’s box.
Sometimes in the back 4, utter woke nonsense.
SĂ©bastien Chapuis 