SM
Real Madrid vs AC Milan: 10 hrs 26 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
B
Championship | 1st Leg
May 17, 2021 at 8.15pm UK
Oakwell
SL

Barnsley
0 - 1
Swansea

 
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ayew (39')
Ayew (52')

Cauley Woodrow: 'We will continue to disrupt teams with unique style'

:Headline: Cauley Woodrow: 'We will continue to disrupt teams with unique style':
The Reds have been transformed in just over six months under manager Valerien Ismael's gegenpressing brand of football.
Sports Mole

Barnsley's unique playing style has ruffled plenty of feathers this season and striker Cauley Woodrow is not about to start apologising.

The Reds take on Swansea in the first leg of their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final on Monday night at Oakwell and Woodrow says the visitors know they face an irksome task.

Barnsley have been transformed in just over six months under manager Valerien Ismael's gegenpressing brand of football, rising from the bottom four to the brink of the Premier League.

Woodrow told the PA news agency: "Everyone now is aware how we want to play. It's obviously a high press and high energy and that's why they employed the gaffer. That's the style he wants to play.

"People say we're direct, but there is a big thought process behind it. There is a full plan. I'm not going to tell you the secrets behind it all in what we do.

"But it's very difficult to play against as teams have found out this season. It's not pleasant for teams to play against.

"It's just us buying into what he wants and our different presses, our different styles, areas of the pitch we want to exploit.

"A lot of teams this season have given us a lot of credit and a lot have given us a lot of stick, but that's just how it goes."

Swansea, who finished two points and a place above Barnsley in the table, beat Ismael's side 2-0 in both games during the regular season.

But the Welsh club's skipper Matt Grimes has admitted Barnsley's approach is difficult to counter and the play-off "will be an interesting match-up".

Valerien, appointed by Barnsley as Gerhard Struber's successor in October, employed similar tactics at former club LASK in Austria and has tailored his approach specifically for the Championship.

"One of our players (Dominik Frieser) has played under him at their previous club and some things are very similar, but also some things are very different," Woodrow said.

"I think that's a sign of a good manager. The Championship is a tough, tough league. A few clubs try and play very pretty, nice football, but they're not quite good enough to get to where they want to be.

"Then you have teams that are set up very strongly, like we are. We make it unpleasant. High energy, high press, so I think he's changed his style in some ways, but stuck to his fundamentals in others.

"That's a sign of a good manager. He's played in England as well and understands it's totally different here to some of the clubs in Europe, that do just play possession football.

"You can't do that in the Championship all the time, it's a totally different league, totally different players. He's definitely changed some things."

body check tags ::

amp_article__447728 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-05-16 15:05:45:
html db last update - 2021-05-16 15:05:45 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!

Click here for more stories about Cauley Woodrow

Click here for more stories about Barnsley

Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Steve Cooper hopes playoff experience helps Swansea against Barnsley
Three left-backs, five Londoners: Sports Mole's Premier League Team of the Week
Sporting raid: Amorim 'wants to bring four players with him' to Old Trafford
FA Cup second round draw: Bruce handed Birmingham reunion with Blackpool
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham1292123111229
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe1282226161026
3Wrexham1374221101125
4Mansfield TownMansfield127322014624
5Lincoln CityLincoln137332016424
6Bolton WanderersBolton137242219323
7Huddersfield TownHuddersfield137151912722
8Barnsley136432118322
9Reading137152120122
10Stockport CountyStockport135622012821
11Exeter CityExeter126151310319
12Charlton AthleticCharlton135441514119
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough145362526-118
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham144551416-217
15Stevenage145271015-517
16Blackpool134452125-416
17Bristol Rovers135171520-516
18Northampton TownNorthampton134361720-315
19Wigan AthleticWigan133551211114
20Leyton Orient133281118-711
21Cambridge UnitedCambridge123181117-610
22Crawley TownCrawley133191225-1310
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1422101325-128
24Burton Albion120481325-124
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Tuesday's Champions League predictions including Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

1

TC

Two European giants 'to rival' Real Madrid for Chelsea midfielder

2

TE

Three left-backs, five Londoners: Sports Mole's Premier League Team of the Week

3

TL

Tuesday's Transfer Talk Update: Osimhen, Jackson, Fernandez

4

TT

Preview: Red Star vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PR

Preview: Inter Milan vs. Arsenal - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PI

Hoping for the best: Chelsea star Palmer 'to undergo scan' on knee injury

7

HF

Is Haaland injured? Guardiola reveals all ahead of Sporting clash

8

IH

Team News: Sporting Lisbon vs. Man City injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

9

TN

Team News: Liverpool vs. B. Leverkusen injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

10

TN


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .