Romared Match Thoughts Blackpool v Barnsley

[pass_and_move]

Back 3 shocking with the second goal summing them up perfectly , a cross from their right without any challenge & the Blackpool lad is allowed to jump unchallenged with all our three central defenders rooted to the spot , pathetic , we must have the worst central defenders in the league , they certainly are the slowest , who ever produced the spreadsheet for those three needs to take up knitting , I really feel sorry for Killip who was left totally exposed for both goals .

Ent seen game Shads but the bad defending for Blackys winner doesn't surprise me at all.

[Dingle council]

Toothless second half
They sussed us out and took their chances
It’s starting to become a worrying pattern
Styles is a complete dead weight we are carrying
Sort it out now colllins because the season could slip away in the next month

[SBRed48]

Put the Wembley suits away unless we reach the Play Off Final.

Out of the League Carabou Cup

Out of the FA Cup without losing a game

Out of the Bristol Street Motors Cup

[Young_Nudger]

Correct Shadrack. That second goal is exactly the reason Williams should not be in the back 3.

Take another look at the 2nd goal.
Kane puffing and blowing, struggling to get back - and then stood 10m away looking at the Blackpool player who had time to have several touches of the ball - then look up - take his time - then plant a cross straight on their strikers head.
It was like he was taking a free kick and Kane stood there watching him.
Reaction - Barnsley players whip round to look at Kane as to say ‘why didn’t you get near to him’.
Kane shrugs and walks away.

Their 1st goal is very similar - a cavalry charge straight through the Barnsley mid midfield without a tackle being made by the 3 midfielders.

And I would vote Kane as our best midfielder tonight - the other two Philips and Styles were just bystanders.

All this can’t just be the fault of the 3 midfielders - I think some of it is that they don’t know what their role is.
Organisation of the team is unrecognisable compared to the Ismael and Duff teams.

[Shadrack the Red]

Take another look at the 2nd goal.
Kane puffing and blowing, struggling to get back - and then stood 10m away looking at the Blackpool player who had time to have several touches of the ball - then look up - take his time - then plant a cross straight on their strikers head.
It was like he was taking a free kick and Kane stood there watching him.
Reaction - Barnsley players whip round to look at Kane as to say ‘why didn’t you get near to him’.
Kane shrugs and walks away.

Their 1st goal is very similar - a cavalry charge straight through the Barnsley mid midfield without a tackle being made by the 3 midfielders.

And I would vote Kane as our best midfielder tonight - the other two Philips and Styles were just bystanders.

All this can’t just be the fault of the 3 midfielders - I think some of it is that they don’t know what their role is.
Organisation of the team is unrecognisable compared to the Ismael and Duff teams.

You fail to mention that the 3 central defenders are rooted to the spot whilst the lad jumps totally unmarked to put the ball in the net , you can blame other players all day long but surely these three should at least make an effort to defend but they simply stood & watched

[SBRed48]

You fail to mention that the 3 central defenders are rooted to the spot whilst the lad jumps totally unmarked to put the ball in the net , you can blame other players all day long but surely these three should at least make an effort to defend but they simply stood & watched

Correct Shads.

Crying out for a Helik, or a Solbauer, or an Andersen.

Plus the keeper rarely comes to collect/ intercept a cross to dominate the area.

[Shadrack the Red]

Correct Shads.

Crying out for a Helik, or a Solbauer, or an Andersen.

Plus the keeper rarely comes to collect/ intercept a cross to dominate the area.

With out a doubt , we have no winners , no dominance & no leadership & one glaring problem is that if you take Williams out of the back 5 there is zero pace, the French lad is as slow as a tortoise with a broken leg , Leoparta , McCourt & Cadden are pedestrian at best so any ball over the top gives us big problems , thankfully Williams has got some pace but he cannot do it on his own , this problem needs urgent attention in january or maybe introduce a sweeper , what is Matty Appleby doing these days ? Another thing has crossed my mind, did we send out a search party last night to find Philips because he was nowhere to be seen on the pitch, Kane & Styles get all the stick whilst this lad seems to be ignored , is it because you never see him on the ball or even in the game at all ? out of sight out of mind possibly ? Anyway which ever way you look at it we currently resemble an average 3rd division outfit .

[Arblasterfromthepast]

Take another look at the 2nd goal.
Kane puffing and blowing, struggling to get back - and then stood 10m away looking at the Blackpool player who had time to have several touches of the ball - then look up - take his time - then plant a cross straight on their strikers head.
It was like he was taking a free kick and Kane stood there watching him.
Reaction - Barnsley players whip round to look at Kane as to say ‘why didn’t you get near to him’.
Kane shrugs and walks away.

Their 1st goal is very similar - a cavalry charge straight through the Barnsley mid midfield without a tackle being made by the 3 midfielders.

And I would vote Kane as our best midfielder tonight - the other two Philips and Styles were just bystanders.

All this can’t just be the fault of the 3 midfielders - I think some of it is that they don’t know what their role is.
Organisation of the team is unrecognisable compared to the Ismael and Duff teams.

Absolutely no doubt the cross should have been stopped. But Williams hadn't got the physical attributes to deal with the attackers. He's not a centre half and I feel sorry for him being put in that position, set up to fail.

[SBRed48]

Don't forget Nudge that Collins was the choice of your much praised leadership group of Parekh, Cryne and JAQ.

It was they who appointed him as HC and it was they who oversaw the recruitment of players handed to Neill and Jon to work with.

[Young_Nudger]

With out a doubt , we have no winners , no dominance & no leadership & one glaring problem is that if you take Williams out of the back 5 there is zero pace, the French lad is as slow as a tortoise with a broken leg , Leoparta , McCourt & Cadden are pedestrian at best so any ball over the top gives us big problems , thankfully Williams has got some pace but he cannot do it on his own , this problem needs urgent attention in january or maybe introduce a sweeper , what is Matty Appleby doing these days ? Another thing has crossed my mind, did we send out a search party last night to find Philips because he was nowhere to be seen on the pitch, Kane & Styles get all the stick whilst this lad seems to be ignored , is it because you never see him on the ball or even in the game at all ? out of sight out of mind possibly ? Anyway which ever way you look at it we currently resemble an average 3rd division outfit .

Agree that we resemble an average 3rd Division outfit.
What my differences of opinion is to yours is - who is responsible for that?

IMO it’s not the majority of players who are to blame - it’s the organisation and tactics of the team that’s at fault - which of course is the responsibility of the head coach.

For example - on organisation - Kane is not a defensive midfielder - he’s no pace and he can’t tackle.
Add to that two cardboard cut outs in Styles and Philips stood either side of Kane and that’s a remedy for failure.

Then of course there’s the poor tactics - which was touched on gingerly at the supporters meeting - but out of respect for Collins would IMO have been spoken about in depth if Collins wasn’t present at the meeting.
Only question relating to that asked during the meeting was about wingbacks automatically turning around and playing the ball backwards.
And we saw the exact same against Blackpool.

Unluckily for Collins we have seen recent teams under Ismael and Duff that knew how to get the best from the players available.
Collins is struggling with this.

The directors have the stats that shows the potential of these players.
I’m guessing here - but directors - especially James who signed these players - must be as frustrated as hell watching what’s happening at the moment on the field.
The directors won’t be happy with this.
They have made a poor appointment.
It’s an appointment that will cost £££ millions in potential lost revenue.
Has Khaled taken the blame for it ???

And I’ll have another guess - looking at the dynamics of the supporters meeting I believe there is only JAQ capable of dealing with the rough and tumble of football people.
Hence the reason to appoint a Director of Football as a go between the directors and those in the changing room.

Prediction.
DoF appointed in January.
Collins gone in February.
New HC prepares team for a push for promotion next season.