Birmingham City - v Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***

[Jezleeds]

I do wonder at some of TCs decisions though. Firstly not playing Saiz from the start (although he wasn't beyond criticism, there were a few times when he took 6,7,8 touches when a quick pass was the better option) - surely given the way we play the best approach would have been to really run at them from the start, try and get an early goal then play from there ? Also, was Phillips + Shaughnessy a better option than Phillips + Anita, or even Klich + Anita ? I worry that TC really does have his favourites, and struggles to see beyond them.

After the first 20 minutes i felt like he'd set up the team for a draw today, and nothing in the rest of the game really changed my view of that - especially the substitutions - Saiz was a sort of 'hit and hope' that something might happen going forward, but Klich coming on was a bit of a clincher for me - it was like TC had realised the squad was a bit knackered and he needed to use other players in this game, against the 'bottom team', assuming we had some depth and freshness to at least get a draw.

Unfortunately we didn't and the experiment did suggest we don't have much of that there strength in depth after all.

Like you, i wonder about Anita too, given his previous midfield credentials. Weird.

[costa_blanca_white]

You really are a sh1thead. I'm NEVER "happy", when we lose, just pi55ed off that the reason we lose is plain for all to see. WTF was that, a supposed save? Might as well have tossed it up to get it smacked back into the net.

NOW will someone concede that he is costing us points?I

I tend not to take sides on here nor anywhere else but im my opinion - for what it's worth our keeper is complete dog sh!t & there is no way that we can possibly get promoted with him as our number one choice - the back four & our complete midfield are sh!t scared and thus over compensating defensively - there, i've said it now.

[Rev72]

Just seen the goal..pushed it straight out to their player for a belated Xmas gift..but it has to be said it was feckin p1ss poor defending on our part to allow the shot to come in..schoolboy stuff really.

Problem we have now is he is becoming known for flapping or pushing the ball straight out..so what do you think opposing managers are going to be telling their midfield/strikers???

Not going to get into a heated discussion but in my honest opinion he ain't good enough..as he keeps proving and our defence must be concerned every time a shot comes along.

Be very surprised if we finish top 6 with this keeper between the sticks.

[Billyni]

But the stats will say we only conceded one goal . What's this pushing out shyte about. Whatever happened to catch?

[Billyni]

And anyway; isn't pushing out a bit random as to who receives the pushout.

[Billyni]

Sorry to reply again,, but is a pushout compared to shotstopper?

[spaldy]

No felix fan but...

if you can't score a goal against the last place side it's not likely world class keeper wins us that game.

we looked like we couldn't put a series of touches together. Often with with no defenders in the vicinity.

at least we aren't in a relegation battle.

[WTF11]

Sorry to reply again,, but is a pushout compared to shotstopper?

NO!

[WTF11]

No felix fan but...

if you can't score a goal against the last place side it's not likely world class keeper wins us that game.

we looked like we couldn't put a series of touches together. Often with with no defenders in the vicinity.

at least we aren't in a relegation battle.

But he can (and did), lose us the game!

[WTF11]

Well he made a damn good save just before that, Why the *** would anyone blame the keeper when rest were ****e is beyond me..

He did no such thing, he patted it back to the one place it shouldn't have been. He is sh1t and the sooner he is replaced (with my dead grandmother if required, whitestomper!), the better.