Thing is it shouldn't be a surprise how Wolves played, fairly obvious they would set up like that. Sounds like we were poor today, been like that for a while now. We've more or less got everyone back now and 1 game a week, no excuses for the rest of the season.
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Thing is it shouldn't be a surprise how Wolves played, fairly obvious they would set up like that. Sounds like we were poor today, been like that for a while now. We've more or less got everyone back now and 1 game a week, no excuses for the rest of the season.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
They have beaten us 4/5 games now, 100% they have our number no matter who their/our manager is
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
They played really good football at home vs us.. although they should have been down to ten men
Today sounds more like they were functional and smart and knew we would make mistakes and they can counter us
DeanoAustin
Jimmy McCormick
They were very very impressive today I thought. Deserved the 3 points and really had the better of the chances. Aside from a Davies sitter and a Deki shot from the edge of the box, we created nothing. They had a game plan and executed it brilliantly.
Like most, I massively underestimated Gary O'Neil.
lurker of old
Gus Poyet
we have regressed back to the days of Conte & Jose it’s fudging boring
Sad but true. We carried no attacking threat at all in the first half, and not for the first time Kulu drove me mad with his backwards passing. Let's be blunt: Kulu is no Bale. Madders is no Erikson. Richy is no Kane. If we want to be an elite team, we need truly elite attacking players, and perhaps to have replacement full backs who are every bit as excellent as those in the first 11. But the first half is down to Ange - no pace on show at all. I have no idea how he thinks we will score when we are so ponderous.
Sad but true. We carried no attacking threat at all in the first half, and not for the first time Kulu drove me mad with his backwards passing. Let's be blunt: Kulu is no Bale. Madders is no Erikson. Richy is no Kane. If we want to be an elite team, we need truly elite attacking players, and perhaps to have replacement full backs who are every bit as excellent as those in the first 11. But the first half is down to Ange - no pace on show at all. I have no idea how he thinks we will score when we are so ponderous.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
I didn’t see the game
The commentary made it sound like a defensive block and counter
That can be impressive but isn’t “good football”
At their ground they played good, technical football
It’s a mixture
O’Neill is quality. Looked great last year and has progressed now
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
I doubt he is asking the players to play slow
I think it’s a knock on of having so many players back who may or may not be match fit AND on the same wave length as their team mates
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
We have a shed load of very rusty players still
I hope a 2 week break before our next game will mean some more fitness/sharpness work in training
Maybe even a behind closed doors friendly for the players just back too
I hope a 2 week break before our next game will mean some more fitness/sharpness work in training
Maybe even a behind closed doors friendly for the players just back too
90291Spur
Paul Walsh
Nice to read a sensible assessment of things. Add the lack of Porro and Udogie and a well-drilled Wolves team and we get this result. We are not yet seven months into The Ange Era
and need to be patient. Hopefully after the summer we can deal with rotation in a stronger manner.
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
I said something similar a few weeks ago, that our forwards weren’t elite and that the top teams have better forwards than us and I stand by it. I get Johnson is young and it’s his first season with us but he’s the same age as Saka, he’s actually a few months younger. Werner is quick but he’s not going to get many goals. I hope it’s the first area we address in the summer along with another creative player.
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
Nice to read a sensible assessment of things. Add the lack of Porro and Udogie and a well-drilled Wolves team and we get this result. We are not yet seven months into The Ange Era
I am not trying to take away from poor performance because today was poor but at the same time we cried out for a project manager, we therefore have to take the project. We will or should know alot more about what we and Ange have about us after these two weeks. There was an argument no here about putting teams to the sword, I think to bring it all back together (especially given the reactive nature of fans) it would help Ange out massively for us to put them to the sword.
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
We were never going to hammer Wolves. We’ve struggled against them for a number of years and we’ve often scraped wins even when we have got over the line against them. Like West Brom, I’d love them to go down because they’re just one of those teams that plays well against the top 6 but brick the bed against everyone else, they lost at home to Brentford last week.
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
Yeh I meant to but the next mob after two weeks to sword, who is it Palace?
One big thing working against us IMO is we have become lazy from what we were like early season. Critical for me its at corners and in defending, too many walkers and not putting in shifts, lots of finger pointing and not picking up men.....its not good
Bishop
John Lacy
No. I honestly think this result and performance would have happened even with them present and you know I'm a big fan. Today was a failing in performance by Maddison and Richarlison in the forward areas. Neither could keep the ball or pass it accurately to a team mate. Son was non existent on the left, we could could have honestly played with 10 men and you wouldn't have noticed the difference. If we are gonna play him there we shouldn't play him at all.
Bishop
John Lacy
The best football we've played was when Son played through the middled and combined well with Maddison. Richy has scored some goals but they've primarily been tapins and if we aren't able to create cast iron golden one touch finishes for him he's a big lost.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
He works hard but his touch & hold up play is absolutely awful
Craig_J
Mido
I did feel before the game like w have bad memories of facing Wolves.
Interesting to see the numbers confirm it.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
His hold up play has improved
But he does lack the aspects that would make him a top top player
Compare his impact in reality to someone like Toney and it’s a very different output
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
That’s kinda how I read the commentary
I’m in Egypt so didn’t watch it
Seen the goals and this it
But the commentary made it sound like spurs put the pressure on and wolves shoot… rinse and repeat
There were no names being mentioned of our front 3 until Kulu scored
FolkestoneSpur
Neil Sullivan
Strange comment re Maddison > Eriksen, the only time we haven't struggled so much against low block teams in the last 20 years was when Bale was winning games single handedly, we had the exact same problem we had today when Eriksen was here.
I see nothing to suggest that Maddison can't be just as effective if not more so than Eriksen.