Preston North End Post Match Thoughts

[the_idiotb_stardson]

No big deal unless we lose all our games which isn’t going to happen

Mmmmmm. I am not as confident as you about that

[Townerslovechild]

We were poor at Birmingham, but this was worse !
What a weird Jekyll and Hyde team we are,the season has gone in blocks of 4 or 5 games, we look like a half decent championship club for a few games, then an average league 1 team for a few.
That's how it's been all season ,right now we are in the middle of another crap patch.
My players thoughts....
Viktor...without him we would without a doubt be in the bottom 3,player of the season.
Wes....apparently right back is his favorite position, could have fooled me !
Has he been told not to get forward, awful really, give PK a game.
Humphries...one of the highlights, excellent defender.
Peltier....thought he did OK,but is probably too slow for this level, can't last a full game.
Leo....where's that great young player from Leeds gone ?
Maybe his lack of experience is showing, but he's not really contributing at the moment.
Fosu....obviously a tricky,talented player, but last night nothing worked.
Haks....I like him,is basically the same type of player as Lindsay, at times he looks like he should be playing for the Pewter Pot,but does the dirty stuff well,nice goal,that's how you head a ball Jordan.
Coventry....a neat and tidy footballer who has little influence on the game as far as I can see...oh how we miss Dan.
Ferguson....I like him generally, great left foot, but no pace,not sure this more attacking position suits hm or the team .
Chio.....seems to be trying again, worries the opposition to death, but he still frustrates me quite a bit.
Hugill...basically a shorter Michael Smith, watching him wrestling with defenders for 90 minutes is not much fun,Smithy did similar but in my opinion was/is a much better player.
So Cardiff is now a must win game, why not revert to a 442,with Fosu and Chio as proper wingers,and get Jordan some help up top.
P.S.....how the f*ck can a team at the bottom score 6 ?

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

Absolutely ****ing shocking, it was like they’d never played together before

80% of game the players are just bunched together instead of spreading out leaving problems when we have the ball because there’s no ****er to pass to.

Agreed Millertop on the bunching of Millers players, especially bottom corner west stand / away end, I said to brother-in-law
what are we doing, playing to close.
Hugill not getting service is a problem, he needs Washington at the side of him from the start of the game, & Ogbene etc
getting the ball into the box to them.
Humphreys was the best Millers player on the night, as to Leo having a bad game, I thought he didn't get much help down
the left side from other players.

[Brin]

Brin Odoffin scored from a Ferguson corner I thought? It's a collective effort but last night certain players let the side down I've said before way to go.

gru, my sincere apologies you’re right. I was confusing myself with the cross Harding put in only for Hugill to head over.

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

gru, my sincere apologies you’re right. I was confusing myself with the cross Harding put in only for Hugill to head over.

Get a appointment at the opticians Brin, with your bad eyes, you might see things like, Eaves scoring a hat-trick.

[great_fire]

P.S.....how the f*ck can a team at the bottom score 6 ?

QPR having to play out of form defenders like Dickie due to injuries.

[GlennMiller]

Odoffin goes missing? Yet he is still our leading scorer in 2023…

But he still goes missing for key parts of the game. He scored a great header and made a tremendous block in front of Victor to stop a probable goal. Apart from that, his aerial ability was sketchy and his control and distribution were poor. He has the physical attributes to be a Patrick Viera but frustratingly he rarely uses them imo.

Agree comments about Bramhall - can't beat a defender unless he's running at them - so why don't we play to that strength?

Against Cardiff I would start with Kioso at RB and Blackett CB, Lindsey for Coventry, Washington up front with Hugill. We need a leader on the field and in the absence of Rathbone and Wood, it's difficult to know whose got the where-with-all. But here's an idea, give the arm-band to Oddofin and see if it encourages him to get more involved?

[mellowmiller]

Were you there? Harding crossed for Odoffin to score? That dint eleviate the fact that Harding shouldn’t play again for us this season…. he really doesn’t give a damn and is just seeing his time out and stealing a wage!

Yes he was there! Odoffin definitely scored from a Ferguson corner.
Perhaps you nodded off......😉

[Yak]

Could we play Brammall down the middle playing off Hugill. His pace would be a problem defenders.

[gru]

gru, my sincere apologies you’re right. I was confusing myself with the cross Harding put in only for Hugill to head over.

No problem Brin. Can you remember Hillsborough 1st time we beat them there under Ronnie was 6,000 millers there I can't remember who I thought it was who scored winning goal for us but it wasn't Barker didn't find out till later!