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Absolutely pathetic management this
Waghorn scores goals when played through the middle? punted back out on the wing next game
Marriott dropped completely for Nugent
Huddleston plays a blinder one game and then dropped entirely the next
Bryson continues to get in ahead of everyone
He's useless I'm sorry, this team is better than its league position and performances, Morris continues to fu** up the manager appointments
GET A PROPER MANAGER IN MORRIS
Jokanovic is available so get him in you mor*n
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When will anyone realise 433 isn't ever going to work with the players at our disposal as well
Where is this "slick passing" and "high pressing" as well, we sit off and when we do have the ball its pedastrian at best ffs
442 or 4231 is the only way with this squad, look how improved they looked with 442 in the final 20 minutes on Wednesday?
This 433 myth is getting right on my fuc**ng nerves tbh
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Best part about it
He's kept Nugent on
Absolutely awful, He's not scored all season and he's starting ahead of our top scorer who cost 4m
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Oh the **** is back
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Sat 7th which is 5 places below where we were last year
Scored less goals
Conceded more
The football is turgid (although you wouldn't think it judging how some go off on these forums)
Easily bullied out of games
But we made a 3 yard pass forward and Waghorn pressed someone on 70 minutes so it must be "total football"
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Apart from not having a 2nd minute goal to our credit, this game was almost a replay of Wednesday's little escapade at Portman Road. Off the pace, harried into errors that we also managed to make even when not harried. Little to no movement off the ball meaning the man in possession had no outlet for the ball. Passes were off target and therefore difficult to control and there numerical superiority in midfield meant that every loose ball was easy pickings. All of the little movements we do to shake off opponents when in possession were all read by BHA and we looked even slower than we were.
Playing 3 in MF against a Premier League MF 5 meant we were facing a long, uphill battle.
We were better 2nd half without looking dangerous having slightly the better of things in the opening 30 of the half. Last 15 or so we went for it and............. not quite.
Turns and flicks and dummies that work week in and week out in the SBC were gobbled up by BHA's midfield.
As Stockers reminded us of with regard to Ipswich, we failed to get into position when not in possession and that made us look poor.
Where oh where is the side that was full of movement and passion and effort earlier this season? The team that we said looked the biz? It wasn't only successful, it was also nice to watch.
Having a half full glass (actually half full bottle of Grolsch at the moment) I don't think the wheels have come off but we need to get back to basics. Moving up and down the pitch as one. Giving teammates options. Pressing the opposition. Not backing off...... and more.
Disappointed? Yes. Definitely. Donhearted? No, not by any stretch of the imagination. Lots of work to be done between now and Wenesday for the visit of Millwall. They will pack midfield and harass and harry us into trouble/mistakes and also not be afraid to leave their foot in. It's a game we can win but we neeed the right players in the right formation in the right frame of mind.
It's a game where I would pack midfield with a 1-3-5-2 formation. I would also go for a balance of skill, speed, yourh and experience. I hope we get it.
Roos - decent game, not at fault for either goal, couple of very good saves. Deserves to keep his place
Bogle - worst game this season. Poor control. Poor passing. Off the pace.
Keogh - some misplaced passes often caused by a lack of teammates to choose. Solid in all othe raspects.
Tomori - slipped for that first tackle but the yellow was correct. After that he was lucky not to get a 2nd. Like Keogh, good in defence but distribution must be better although a lot of the problems were caused by lack of movement ahead
Malone - No major errors but nothing positive either. very average.
Bryson - Put himself about, put in some very necessary challenges, poor control due to poor balls to him. Once he got control he was under pressure.......
Huddlestone - Did what he always does but this time our MF was outnmbered and his usual bag of tricks was insufficient. Caught in possession to often.
Wilson - pretty ananymous. Deserved yellow which VAR looked at to see if it should be red. Never a red. To easily knocked off the ball and is poor in the tackle.
Waghorn - No decent service leading him to poor control leading to pressure on the ball and less than accurate passes
Nugent - Read Waghorn. They both worked hard but that was not enough today.
Holmes - Huffed and puffed all to no avail. Couldn't cope with their bigger physical presence
All in all not good enough. Not a crisis though, IMO.
The ref? First half he got all the calls against us spot on from the fouls he gave to the cards he gave. 2nd half he treated us a bit better. He let BHA get away with worse than we got done for first half and was slightly harsher against them in the 2nd than he had been in the 1st.
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We are 2 nil down Bryson picks the ball up in front of the back four , nobody near him within ten yards,he swings round without looking and gives it keogh . Keogh gives it the full back ,full back gives it the goalie
nuff said
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Good job he never got your besty Dean Smith doing a great job at moneybags Villa isn't heOriginally Posted by DCFCArmy
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[QUOTE=DCFCArmy;39148620]Best part about it
He's kept Nugent on
Absolutely awful, He's not scored all season and he's starting ahead of our top scorer who cost 4m
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Is it beyond your brain to realise Marriott not fit enough to start yet the
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