Is it Celtic manager ? No, I don’t think it is.
Even after reading Ronny Deila’s comments about how he felt when Celtic lost back to back domestic games for the first time under his guidance. I use the word “guidance ” here very loosely. So loosely, in fact, I’m not even sure I’ve got the spelling right.
“Many times I have sat after games and thought that I don’t want to do this anymore, Because it is so painful to lose.
“It’s like you feel as though the police are standing outside your door in the morning, waiting to take you in because you have done something criminal. That’s how it feels.
“I know the players have the same feeling. It takes a day but then you have to get this away and look forward. Then you need to have fun when doing things. If you don’t, you will never improve.
“You don’t want to wake up at times. You just lie there. Sometimes you don’t sleep either, just lie there thinking. But that’s why I am here. Because I really care and want to turn things around.
“The hardest part in life is when you don’t know what the answer is. But when you know the way forward you can do that. For me, it takes 48 hours to get the disappointment and reflection out of the body.
“My kids said a good thing to me. When we lost the semi-final [to Ross County], they were here. It wasn’t easy to try and look at them after that game.
“Then they said to me: We know how it is daddy. We talk together, but you don’t listen. That’s what it is like when you come home from a loss. You are thinking and you are not actually there.
“You feel the pain twice, but that’s how it is and that is what I have chosen. I chose this life. I’ve done it for 20 years.
“It’s hell or heaven all of the time. That’s how football is.
“That’s why I have to try to deal with it, but it you don’t feel pain or happiness, then I think I would be very bored.
“It’s been intense. But to get out of this situation you must stay calm and keep believing in what you. Everyone has to drag in the same direction and bounce back.”
Somehow, reading that,I can’t get this image out of my mind;
Come on, man.
Pull yourself together.
Theres a league and a cup to be won.
Thats a call to arms, by the way. We’re economising on the pictures.
Sort of goes with the boards policy of economising on the team.
Ronny sent out his own rallying call.
“I know all the time that there is another world out there,But this is a lifestyle. It’s not a job. I say all the time.
“I can assure you that I have been as furious as this when I was in Stromsgodset as well. We didn’t win an away game for a year. Every time we went away, we came home with a loss. It was in the newspapers all the time.
“I said the same things that we had to learn from the experience, develop and in the end we would reach the goal. That’s how it has been in my football career. “
We didn’t win an away game for a year. Every time we went away, we came home with a loss
So, the guy who scouts the managers is exactly the same person who scouts the strikers….
But are we?
Surely he must hate the way he felt after the two defeats ?
Surely he must feel like kicking ass in the dressing room ?
One solution would be start giving motivational and passionate pre match talks.
I can help here. For tomorrows game anyway.
“See those players out there. they’re the reason you felt like shit two weeks ago. they’re the reason that we aren’t going to win the treble. “
” See that shirt you’re wearing. you let it down. “
“Listen to those supporters out there. you let them down. “
“You let me down. and you let yourselves down. ”
“Now go out there and out it right. I want you to kick everything that moves. And if it doesn’t move, kick it until it does. ”
” I want you to play with the heart. I want to see some spirit and I want to see some passion. ”
“Those supporters have worked all week, this is their day off and they have spent a lot of their money and taken a lot of their time to come and watch you today. ”
“And they want to see you put things right. ”
“When you come in after the game i want to see you still roaring. I want to see that you want to go back out and beat them again. ”
” Today you are playing for pride, your pride, my pride and the pride of the guys watching. ”
“You owe it to us, and to yourselves. “
“Now go out there and kick fuck out of them. ”
Piece of piss this management lark.
Its tim eto inject a little arrogance into our play. We should be proud of what we are, and who we are. There’s no need to cast envious eyes elsewhere,
And I would start the match with exactly the same team who lost to Ross County in the League cup. As far as i’m concerned, they made an arse of it, so they can put it right.
Then, when we are four or five ahead, Patrick Roberts can run at them and complete a thoroughly miserable day for the Highlanders. While he’s doing that, someone can go and let the tyres down on their bus and put some sugar in the tank, that’ll teach the bastards.
Ronny may have made some bad decisions, perhaps more than most, but he can take comfort in the fact that he had nothing to do with what is easily the worst decision of the twenty first century so far;
Its hard to believe someone, somewhere , watched the first one and thought a second one would be a winner.
Sorry, where was I ?
So, no, Ronny Deila doesn’t have the most difficult job in football.
That particular honour goes to the guy negotiating -or trying to negotiate -a new contract for Charlie Mulgrew. Due to injury, the utility player hasn’t started many games of late, and despite this, has apparently attracted interest from England. Claiming that Arsenal and Aston villa are interested in him wouldn’t work, so his agent has moved on to the letter B in his Rothmans book Of english clubs, and cited Blackpool and Bournemouth as possible suitors.
Or he could have been looking at a copy of “Weekend Seaside Breaks ” .
Yet Celtic need Mulgrew. He has a calming influence on those around him, who do have a tendency to run about a lot, with little gain. Its just going to be difficult to persuade Peter Lawwell of that.
We can’t afford to lose any experienced players, so get him signed, but also, make him take his coaching badges as part of the deal. you never know when we might need a spare coach.
Attitude is important, and sometimes you just have to alter your perspective to get what you want.
I’m in bother again, and not only has she seen her Valentines present, she’s not overly impressed with the card.
Caption competition ?
Well, it is Friday.
We should start with Boyata and Ambrose.
Fuck right off!!!!
surely the new centre back who has looked great,must start
Its hard not to like Ronny as a person,its hard not to show sympathy,but when it comes to the club that you love and have supported all your life then sorry but my love of Celtic overrides everything else.
Charlie Mulgrew has been missed since he was injured playing for Scotland some may not like that but its true,he is the Fulcrum of the team and gives it balance.
5-0 to the TIMS the morra.
HAIL.HAIL.
Caption, SUE arrives back from her holidays in TENERIFE.
Good one.
Great diary. Enjoy your weekend bhoys and Ghirls.
Caption: the nurses were well practised at dealing with deluded fools who thought rangers still existed. An administration of an Ashley injection would liquidate the problem!
Caption: Ronnie Deila is escorted to the after match interview after losing yet another.
Caption: someone actually listens to Monti when he continually claims “nurse, nurse”
Caption-Just relax Mr King. It’ll soon be all over:-)
Brilliant Brencelt
Great diary Ralph, but I would prefer if you rambled on a bit more it was over too quickly!
This morning I read about a post match interview with Mark McGhee after the Motherwell ICT game. He actually chooses his formation, selects the team and trains them based on how the opposition play! Imagine that! Have you ever heard of such crazy Advanced forward thinking? After hearing Ronny talk on Celtic TV he almost had me convinced again, but I just can’t get past our 2 winter signings from last year still being 1 footed with deliveries and our summer marquee signing being out on loan.
Uralias,
Imagine scouting and buying your own choice of players and playing them in the team and in the position that you chose them to play in.
IT will never catch on.
Imagine both Manager planned things exactly the same way.
Boths sides turn up clueless to what the other side is doing and with no real plan of action…
Magic.
I know let’s no botheR about what they are thinking,let’s just concentrate on our own game plan that has us on top of the League.
Oh hold on….
Ok Charlie Saiz,
We all know we are top of the league, most goals scored by this point since 2003. Blah, blah. Doesn’t c change the fact that we were tactically taken apart in Europe. Something I feel McGhee could prevent from happening 3rd year on the trot.
McGhee?
I will leave it there.
Caption:
Kerrydale suite, half an hour before kick off and this guy has just suggested that Efe Ambrose should be in the team.
Luckily there is a couple of Nurses in the building who have just left Pensionerbhoy’s hot tub and see to the clearly insane gentleman, and escort him from the ground!
EFE all day before boyata,Ambrose may have to be right back if lustig is not fit
Caption. After the second defeat in 2 weeks to Ross county, Charlie Saiz is finally escorted off to carstairs after yet another public backing of Celtic manager Ronny Deila
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🙂
DEILA OUT!
I think his comments to the press say a lot about the man, his character for me has never been in doubt, despite the canary islands stories, I know he cares but to say he feels like a criminal gives you an idea of his state of mind, you don’t want to wake up at times,,,,, REALLY, you feel like ending it, SERIOUSLY, this is a man who is charged with unifying, motivating our team to win the league??
massive alarm bells are ringing even louder now,if the team are sitting at lennoxtown now reading this over there sausage and egg doubler what must they be thinking??
god help us all
Five and three across
D_ _ _ _ _ _ T! 🙂
“if the team are sitting at lennoxtown now reading this over there sausage and egg doubler what must they be thinking??”
Mulgrew “That cunt disny know we huv broon sauce on wur egg banjos int that right Kris….”
Sausage and egg doubler,if RD saw them eating that he would go ape shit
…RD feels like a criminal after a Celtic liss? loss?he should try going into work on a Monday and see how it feels to get slaughtered by your Celtic hating workforce.
Caption – seriously ill man gets taken for the Mulgrew removal procedure,
After Ross county beat Celtic for the second time in 2 weeks, Charlie Saiz is finally escorted into carstairs after another public backing of Celtic manager Ronny Deila
Charlie Mulgrew passes medical at Rothesay Victoria Hospital before signing 5 year deal with Rothesay Brandane the Seaside Resorts premier outfit.
Rothesay Brandane….??
They bastarts cheated East Kilbride Dynamo out of the League Championship..in 19 somethin'(It wiz a long time ago admittedly)and I’ve not forgotten.
Bastarts…!!
I was probably playing….
Is Est Kilbride not full of huns?
I though the first Zoolander was great.
Fair enough. I think we have identified the guy in the caption competition picture.
It is. You were one of the guys at the petrol station singing wake me up before you go go!
Peneleope Cruz in a red catsuit. what more could you ask for!
apart from Penelope Cruz out a red cat suit!
Desi,
LEAVE HER ALONE i saw her first PHOOOOOOAAARRRRRRRRRR.
It’s a cat thing now fek aff the pairrrr of ye =^.^=
MEEDEOOWWEW,
WHATS NEW PUSSYCAT?
To be fair ralphs favourite film is Whisly Galore cause it reminds him of growing up in Dunoon and it reminds him of the day the island got moving pictures!
Dunoons an Island?
Did it break off the mainland after Hurrincane Bawbag?
caption,
we are the same club, we are the same club
PMSL
lol excellent
Caption
“Honestly Ralf, what have we told you about Crossdressing on a Friday”
“Come on, back to your room”
Caption: Pensionerbhoy at his first Ann Summers party, on his 21st Birthday.
The year is 1901 🙂
Charlie Mulgrew, Jesus wept. This guy is not the answer, one footed,one dimensional, slow and prone to errors. How many times did the ball roll under his feet or couldn’t control the ball against EK, basic stuff. I know he’s a Tim n aw that cheers for the service Charlie but a new contract, get tae. Would much rather see the lad McGinn fae hibs in his place. An early goal would be good tomorrow cause you know how the crowd go if it’s 0-0 after 30 mins.
Charlies the present, he is here the now,
Mcginn is the FUTURE.
Goose you just described 80% of our squad under Deila.
True mate, sad but true.
Caption:
Nicola Sturgeon finally opts furra heid transplant after catching her husband knocking one out to a highland cow in heels.
Highland Cow? No need to bring Ruth Davidson into it 🙂
I bet that lassie dicht’s her gravy up with a couple of slices of bread!
Jimmy Krankies sexy twin sister.
Ruth Davidson looks like she’s been dooking fur chips with the fryer on melt.
Or…
Her face had been on fire,and somebody put it out wi a shovel.
Hehe missed that one.
Neil Findlay MSP dragged off to have his Liar tongue burnt oot..which is nice
wish sturgeon would just die,ugly tory boot
Thats bang right out of order regardless of your political persusion. Its cooments like that Deadhead which makes me reluctant to post. Therfore I shant. Ill keep reading as my husband and 4 grown up children support Celtic.
caption.
right you, ye are going to the ross cty game whether ye want to or not
caption.
keech kackson
” he is a billionaire”
So Deila ” Feels like a criminal “?
Take it easy on yourself Ronny, the only thing that’s criminal about you is your European record!
I see he said he went ” a whole year at Stromsgodset without winning an away game “?
In Norwegian football?
Soccer Sensei?
I think he should just wax off…..
Surely a soccer sensai would take a team like that,turn it around and win the League within a few years?
Oh wait…..
It’s ok not to win games.
It was fine when St Martin lost our most important game in 3 decades though 😉
Jesus Charlie. Even for you that’s is desperate. The man guides us to a European final for the first time in 30 years and you produce a cheap who like that to justify your homosexual feelings towards the manager? Pathetic mate
Suck
You have to be in it to win it, or lose it in this case. I’d rather be losing Euro finals than losing qualifying rounds.
Ma
Caption: Charlie Saiz is carted of after trying to belittle MON for losing the UEFA Cup FINAL.
Baws
SHIRLEY that should say DICK,you depressed cherlie? or oan the bevvy,if no why no?
@Mike
Don’t drink so much nowadays Mike been there,done that,printed the T Shirt.
Same here Charlie,now i get my joy from the family and the wider Cellic family.
Mind you i like a wee argy bargy noo and again,just to get the juices going.
Ditto bud never backed out a challenge yet not going to start now.
HH
monti,
no away wins in a year, but lots of possession, shots on goal, corner kicks, bykicks, freekicks, throw ins and fouls against so ,,,, its aw right1
🙂
Caption: Take the bloody free kick, the defensive wall isn’t holding.
You get the feeling if he was called Ronny O’Deila then Monti would need an operation to remove his tongue from his farter.
Pretty pathetic when a grown man is on a forum repeating the same pish ad nauseam day-after-day.
Hahaha… Nice
Oi you can t just accuse Monti of repetition. Charlie Saiz is just as bad and I’m getting close to third.
What do you mean, just as bad? 🙂
Plum,
Why so serious?
Trying to be as objective as possible….Ronny’s comments read like those of a man who is lost.
Irrespective of personal views on should he stay or leave….this is how it reads.
Very worrying.
He’s under pressure and being far too open about his feelings.
Lenny was the same in that respect left himself wide open to ridicule and abuse.
All Celtic managers feel pressure. It goes with the job.
A concern is what Ronny is saying publicly is possibly more worrying in front of the players inside closed doors.
He MUST win tomorrow.
We are all Celtic fans wanting the best Charlie. I’m genuinely worried.
Hector,
Same goes for me, if we don’t win tomorrow he should immediately resign or be sacked! HH
I’m not worried bud.
I know it’s the defence that’s been our achilles this season it’s cost us just about every lost game or point.
I look at the table and look at the Goals tally and know once we get a settled back 4 we will kick on.
Aberdeen are at their optimum bud.
We have several gears to go though before we each ours.
Aberdeen had to score 4 goals last week to win that tells me they are struggling in defence too.Their defensive record would appear to back this up.
Too early for panic.
Might go watch Tony Watt make his home debut at Blackburn tomorrow.
But in sure you will be able to tell all of us at the Celtic game how many shots on goal we had all the way from ewood!!!!
Then again I might not.
I’ll warn Blackburn in advance….
caption- man is carted away from ewood park today after the home side lost 7-1… the man in question could be heard outside the ground pleading with fans not to be angered at the manager as it was raining, they had ran out of lucozade sport and had 12 corners and 16 throw ins.. he continued to preach that blackburn fans should stick with the manager as within a year the side will have progressed to the epl and win the fa cup… nurse ratched can be seen deploying a straight jacket and escorting him to the local institute for the mentally deranged
Nurse Ratched… wee freudian slip there bg 😉
No need they know me here.
Ronny Deila is doing a good job at CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB, and we are going to win the league and cup double.
Vino,
Is your first name, ‘ had copious amounts of ‘?
Ronnie get off this site now
Caption:”Devoy, it’s ok, calm doon, Nurse Monti says you can have your After Eight Mint at half past seven!” or
“Devoy has just heard the score of the Ross County game tomorrow.”
or
“It’s ok,it’ll be fine.It was just a joke. Our next manager is NOT going to be Roy Keane! We have Jimmy Calderwood in mind!”
Oh No! am i the only person that liked the first Zoolander?
Caption: Monti has just heard the Celtic board are going to give Ronny
a five year contract to prove he is the right man for the job.
The nurse he is always asking for on here has finally turned up 😉
caption crossdressing warbmiester finds out alloa narrowed the pitch
Hey now, what the hell? We can disagree about many things but having a go at Derek “Blue Steel” Zoolander!?
I love love love Zoolander, I once watched it three times back to back in a day!! So many quotable lines. I do like to puff on the odd jazz cigarette on my sofa, which might help explain things a bit.
Has Charlie Mulgrew really earned a new contract? To quote Zoolander, “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills”. He’s rarely selectable due to injury, and as players age recovery times extend, so the prospects are for longer periods out.
When he is available he can put in a decent set piece but is so slow Kris Commons can knock the ball ten yards by him and go collect it, he does a fair bit of the Peter Grant pointing which may be great older head experienced organising or may be “go on you run over there for me, I m knacked”. In midfield he’s not creative enough and in defence he is so slow the whole team have to come deep to help him out. For me I d let him go, thank him very much and invest the wage elsewhere.
“It’s like you feel as though the police are standing outside your door in the morning, waiting to take you in because you have done something criminal”
Says Ronnie, proving maybe he is getting the club after all, and can empathise with how the Green Brigade feel every Sunday.
Seriously though those comments are a bit concerning, the guy sounds genuinely a bit depressed. Watching Celtic this season I think we can all understand why. I m being frivolous but it is a worry, he sounds like the job might be beating him.
Ach, I like the guy, I feel for him, I wish it had worked out. Too often though his side has been really really ridiculously bad looking.
Bloody censorship!
I launch a passionate defence of Zoolander and it doesnt appear. Coincidence? I think not. Typical anti Zoolander lamb munching bias by the E tims Level 5 soup taking brigade. ; )
Caption:
Come back to your bed Mr Johnstone, and tell us again all about how Rangers is like a Kit Kat
I notice that the bigger clubs in Europe are trying to monopolise champions league entry. Worrying times for football indeed.
Makes no difference to use since we can’t qualify anyway.
us
elcormaco, if you can defend Zoolander do you fancy giving John Kennedy a hand since you are clearly the best defender since Baresi and Maldini retired.
It is worse than the image of Monti’s x-box after Ralph cruelly teased us all on Wednesday.
He he. Zoolander is great, I watched it three times back to back one day. Works best with some herbal tobbacco ; )
that said I ll wait til the sequel is out on DVD.
There once was a blog about Celtic that was a most enjoyable read
The patter was good, the content was light, and it laughed mercilessly at the undeid
Whether it was Dairy or Diary it mattered not to those wanting their Paradise fix
Dodgy strips and rumours from hell, it was all thrown into the mix
And as a compliment to the blog every day, there were comments from far and wide
Australia, America, ex pats aplenty, still wear the Hoops with great pride
Opinions and comments from our distant friends added to the local appraisal
Of the team’s performance from week to week, we all posted when we were able
Being a fiery support opinions differed and of course that’s always alright
Each fan among us tells it like they see it, and that should never be labelled as sh!te
Sadly in recent times this no longer appears to be daily the case
And for some reason an issue for some is the origin of our managers race
Most every day the discussion descends into a very repetitive pattern
A few posters appear not a few times but plenty, the comments section is their wee lectern
The sad thing is their opinions are valid and they make them with excellent clarity
But responding with “p!sh” and “pr!ck” all the time makes other readers continue reading wearily
One protagonist Charlie gives us all stats, who cares if he once was a squaddie
Our club welcomes all, never forget, be they Hindu, Muslim or proddie
Some of the arguments are won with fact and those we should just take on board
Hysterically shouting solves nothing at all, we could just reach some accord
Monti, Bgbhoy, and andybhoy too, your position is well known and clear
You’re sick of what you’re watching and see no prospect of improvement next year
Those opinions you came too are clearly your own, derived from watching with your own eyes
Understand that fact everyone, as the media we all equally despise
It is possible for some to watch what’s before them and say I’ve had enough
Of these dreary performances from those highly paid, to keep coming back is tough
I need no ex pro to tell me, to interpret for me as I know
I love the Glasgow Celtic, and I want to see a show
Of football played with pace, with passion and pride in the jersey
Not the lethargic side to side so often, O Mother of God have mercy
So hopefully in the future the debate of course must continue
But sack this slagging nonsense, it’s really becoming an issue
We all want the same, success for the bhoys, via trophies and fitba our way
The magic created by Stein long ago culminating in Lisbon one day
Such a repeat is not on the cards but should we all stop demanding
A bang for our buck from the team that we love, that debt remains outstanding
So join fans one and all and support our TEAM for the rest of the season at least
The manager’s staying, it looks on the cards, so arguing it really must cease
After all nothing he does in the interim will change your mind
Even if performances get better, in Europe we’ve fallen behind
I’ll leave you now as clearly I’ve rambled on too long
Just know like you I love Celtic, and for that I’ll never be wrong
I do admire a man who puts his feelings down in rhyme…
I’d like to try and do the same..I just don’t have the time.
But it’s good to know that guys like you are trying vey hard
To get the plebs to think that they can write things like the Bard.
More power to your elbow sir.. you did a smashin’ job..
And I’d like to bet some money that you are not a DOB…
So keep on writin’ stuff like this..and maybe you’ll go far..
But I’ve run oot of Kestrel..So I’m off doon tae the Spar.
Well done Gerry.
Cheers Mike, awrabest!
PISH!
You talkin’ ta me ya fanny…:0)
No..ya fanny! 🙂
I bet you never thought you’d ever see you name written down in the form of a poem. Hence with, you and your tag team ‘trollers’, should meet up and runs as fast as is humanly possible at each other and simultaneously give each other a ‘Glesga Kiss’, get a bit of three way action going on, at point of impact. It might help, but I doubt it and would gladly pay to watch it. Only My Opinion. hh 🙂
Schoosh,
Are you encouraging violence on the Internet, you do know that’s illegal?
shame you wouldnt pay to watch celtic schoosh!! why is that again?
I agree Monti! Drinking Kestrel is like shagging in a canoe. Fucking close tae water.
Gerry,
Excellent stuff.
Rebus
Quality.
Caption.
Now there Mr king , come along and we will get you back into your nice comfy padded cell .
excellent post. Bring back pensioner bhoy!
In case this gets lost …I need Charlie to read it…
Mike Bhoyle February 12, 2016 at 11:57 am · Reply →
Rothesay Brandane….??
They bastarts cheated East Kilbride Dynamo out of the League Championship..in 19 somethin’(It wiz a long time ago admittedly)and I’ve not forgotten.
Bastarts…!!
Caption:
Mr.Desmond you can play golf tomorrow…Today you watch the team !!
Caption…After using three bottles of white vinegar, a straight-jacket, a car jack, a winch and a copy of the bible, Minti was finally removed from his keyboard.
Mensa ⚠ alert!!
Caption;All I said,was,he’ll get us there,you wait and see.
mate oso ona!
eskerrik asko
caption monti bgboy and andyboy after a night out at the transgender loyal
Caption:
Charlie on his way for his third Liver transplant ” Hic ” he said as he was being carted away!
“I don’t want to do this anymore, because it is so painful to lose”
Still wondering where the lack of fightback comes from?
As Ralph is dragged towards his nemesis Peter Lawwell, a couple of Bond girls try and raise his spirits
Tomorrows team if fit
GORDON
LUSTIG
SCHIVATENKO(SORRY IF SPELLING IS CRAP)
AMBROSE
IZZY
ROBERTS
BITON
BROWN
COMMONS
KAXZIM RICHARDS
GRIFFITHS
Caption;It is just a poor reflection in what the NHS was and still is. Like footballers who want to do the bare minimum at work, the NHS is exactly the same. There is nothing funny about that picture, in fact it’s really brutal and incredibly sad. HH
schoosh please tell me your kiddin mate
Scoosh
I didn’t want to politicise the caption,but my first thought was
‘Wish we hadn’t chased all the junior doctors off to Australia’
Thatcher chose a union wi popular public support,then destroyed it,when she took on the unions in the industrial sector.
Her heirs have done the same in the public sector.
Wake up,remember that YOUR heirs may have to work under these conditions.
Aye, but the English love tae vote Tory.
Schoosh,
The only thing that’s brutal is your patter, ya fucking eejit!
Wow not like you to tag team Monti’s followers much Pandy?
That you back to trolling again Pandy?
https://imgflip.com/i/z3al7
Says king troll who dreams of a weird union with our hopeless head coach.
Comeback…
I can think of another union that is worse.
More than happy for Charlie Saiz to have any kind of Union with Ralph especially if it meant the breaking of another Union.
Tell us about the Muscle memory….
Lizzie and Micheal Fagan?
@ Charlie Saiz which part of it are you interested in? The weight lifting part or the learned motor skills after repetition? It’s like your fingers eventually being able to type the same stats on here without you having to think about it because you have provided them to us so many times in the past your muscles in your fingers know what to do already.
Which is all well and good on a flat keyboard that never alters shape of density.
Now when playing football on an uneven surface in all weather your instinct and brain are having to minutes adjustments to a ball that could be altering it’s movement,speed,bounce or trajectory at any moment and thus it comes down to natural ability to deal with it.
Take Jinky,Best of McCourt even playing on a wet shitehole of a pitch…
Muscle memory will only get you so far a footballing brain and natural ability will take you beyond anything taught on a training pitch.
Some players can produce no matter the circumstance,whereas others will continually fail to do so regardless of how much repetition midweek.
Hence why the likes of Forrest and Mackay-Steven are not Real Madrid or Barcelona.
or density’
to do minute’
to control’
Best or McCourt’
not at’
I Disagree Charlie, just an understanding of how those things might affect the ball initially should be enough. If taught these finer points scientifically, then with understanding the subconscious should quickly be able to make subtle changes to fix those issues. I suspect that the issues are far more likely to be nerves, right muscles, lack of self belief, always being told that our players need to improve etc.