ricky2tricky4city
Gary Stevens
I watched the post match presser earlier....nothing really of note to get concerned or heated about.
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Muttley
Simon Davies
ricky2tricky4city
Gary Stevens
I think the 'excuses' he gives are valid and traceable. Basically adds up to explaining a below average start.
But, it's also true that every game has looked a step forward. That first 25 mins was great in many ways.
The 'no goals' headline is a gift for the media. (If only we'd lost a game 5-1. Roll eyes). And by it's nature, it will be the loudest voice in the room. An easy juggernaut to pile all kinds of other negativity on. eg Think he's 'a bully' today.
I hope he's good at ignoring all this nonsense. It's literally a faux created works of zero importance.
We played well, fitness and availability will improve and results will come. And I'm guessing goals will be part of that, by default
But, it's also true that every game has looked a step forward. That first 25 mins was great in many ways.
The 'no goals' headline is a gift for the media. (If only we'd lost a game 5-1. Roll eyes). And by it's nature, it will be the loudest voice in the room. An easy juggernaut to pile all kinds of other negativity on. eg Think he's 'a bully' today.
I hope he's good at ignoring all this nonsense. It's literally a faux created works of zero importance.
We played well, fitness and availability will improve and results will come. And I'm guessing goals will be part of that, by default
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
The issue is it’s football with no risk still
Their is very little gambling on things happening
We have seen some high quality passing being taken into a player who either panics or takes 5 or touched
Neither aspect leads to goals at this level
Their is very little gambling on things happening
We have seen some high quality passing being taken into a player who either panics or takes 5 or touched
Neither aspect leads to goals at this level
SissokoWasGood (BoL)
Nick Barmby
He's saying the quotes you've seen from RDZ aren't actually what he said. In his actual comments he didn't berate Tel.
This is what he actually said in the presser.
That's all he said directly about Tel. Any other quotes are being mischievous and aren't actually from RDZ.
Quite! It genuinely concerns me if actual fake news is driving opinions of our players, or how our manager handles those players.
I understand being disappointed RDZ went straight to him on the pitch. But those quotes are purely tactical, and then reinforcing how much he loves him as a player and a person. If those quotes are considered too harsh from our manager then I’d respectfully disagree there. The fake ones? Absolutely, too much!
glorygloryeze
Nayim
Interesting.
From what you see, which players are doing the high quality passing and which are panicking and/or taking 5 touches?
SissokoWasGood (BoL)
Nick Barmby
I do wonder how much of that is the confidence of the players and the chemistry between them. I really think in that first 20 minutes there was lots of 1 touch, line breakers, and half turn under pressure type stuff. It really opened things up. For the rest of the game we looked very disjointed, like the players didn’t know what each other would do. And you could see like Savio having a go at Gray for the angle of his run. This is the stuff I hope works out quickly. We at least have that first 20 as the example to draw from now.
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
Well Saturday there was elite passing imo from JPvH for exmaple
Tonali played some great passes
But the final third decision making has been bad
I do also think we’re playing an extra midfielder which gives us control and makes us hard to score against but as none of the 3 really have that creative profile we have the creative issue
We’re not making the opposition keepers work for their money are we .
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
It looked great
But it didn’t open them up otherwise we would have had a shot or two
We didn’t really muster any shots of any quality in that spell but it was great on the eye
That’s the balance and the risk I mean
JerusalemMan
Les Ferdinand
A lot's already been said in reply to you, but I'll say that Branthwaite again looked extremely capable
Bishop
Ian Walker
There were at least 2 occasions when we should have shot. I remember the Fernandes one in particular when he took the extra touch. In the first 20 ish minutes we had a few of those moments, it felt like if we got one the flood gates might actually open but alas we never actually tested the keeper.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Branthwaite is a great player. I would have liked him to have replaced Romero.
ricky2tricky4city
Gary Stevens
Agreed.I think we've looked better each game....and we are 360+ mins in.
(As the Charlton game isn't allowable)
Bedfordspurs
Bert Smith
parklane1
Ralph Coates
You mean that some fans are making mountains out of molehills again. What a surprise.
Mikey10
Ian Walker
Coventry don't look set up to cope at this level.
Fulham look like they could struggle this season.
Could be them and A.N. Other.
I still wouldn’t say we looked ‘bad’ I’d say we looked ‘toothless’. Which, sure, you can argue is bad, but really what I mean is we’re 85% of the way there, and the final 15% is someone actually sticking the ball in the net. I don’t think the rest of the team is useless and so devoid of talent that we’re playing like relegation fodder.
I think, cliche as it is, we need one to go in off an arse cheek and the tension will lift and we will suddenly find that actually we are ok at scoring goals. I still think these need to be spread round the team as we don’t have one player that I’m expecting to be banging them in (Marmoush most likely for me). However I still don’t think we’re an awful team playing terribly, I think we’re playing decent and not putting the final touch on it yet. It’ll come.
I think, cliche as it is, we need one to go in off an arse cheek and the tension will lift and we will suddenly find that actually we are ok at scoring goals. I still think these need to be spread round the team as we don’t have one player that I’m expecting to be banging them in (Marmoush most likely for me). However I still don’t think we’re an awful team playing terribly, I think we’re playing decent and not putting the final touch on it yet. It’ll come.
MartyFunkhouser
Vivian Woodward
Fulham will be fine, they were great in moments in the games I watched, if they can cut out some mistakes they will be ok.
Coventry look doomed already.
Small sample size but so far we aren't creating nearly enough chances - so i don't think it's a case of one just going in by any means necessary unlocking anything.