Barnsley Post Match Thoughts

[WanChaiMiller]

Shark you can't just try and reinvent yourselves as a high pressing team .

The fundamentals have to come with recruiting the type of players who fit the strategy .

The club made a decision which is on the record three year ago and wanted to see a high press , aggressive type of football played and recruited HC's and players to play this way .

Stendel , Struber and Val were hired because that's the type of football they played .

The recruitment was always matched to play this way .

It's had it's hard knocks and a massive stroke of luck last season admittedly .

We are a massively low budget championship club and you have to find a way with the odds massively stacked against you at this level .

It's bearing fruit right now which isn't to say It will last in the longer term .

We were in this position three years ago and were relegated the following season .

I didnt watch last night. However, we are a high pressing team. That is how we play under Warne. Played that way for 2 or 3 seasons. It was the basis for our peomotion last season.

[millertop]

Can tell who the wind up or knuckled rangers are on this thread

[Stovicmiller]

The only mistake we made tonight was in not losing 6-0. At least then, because of the COVID situation the tactical geniuses on here would have had little to moan about but because we made a fairly good fist of a bad job their expectations are elevated to the could have, should have, would have levels.

. Agree with the above .

[Stovicmiller]

What a load of crap on here..we were rubbish..don't blame lack of training or covid..nothing to do with it..they know how to look after themselves..we were garbage..the same long ball ..looking for sepiecess..I was always proud that we always played football..even if we lost..I'm sure we'd give the titans a game the way we play..shocking to watch and a disgrace..Wimbledon2 that's what we ought to be called ..well done Barnsley..at least you played like we used to do..this is the most disjointed football I have seen Rotherham play in 50 years..

. Talking about crap just read the above.

[Scum-Triumphant]

Remember going there a couple of seasons ago and getting done 4 or 5 nil?

The players and management got less stick for that than they are getting for last night.

I’m not sure what’s changed or why some fans have become much more victory driven over the last few years.

[MillerBill]

. Talking about crap just read the above.

I agree Stov, how predictable the fake fans dressed up as millers fans take a pop at the team,There are a lot of sick sad people,get a life.

[mellowmiller]

But a good manager must give his team (whoever they are) the best chance of winning a game of football because that is his job. From the start all Warny has done is play our team down and build up the other team. Same for tonights game, it was all, we dont want to play it but I didnt want to risk a fine... WTF!!! I thought he was progressing well and was going to be a good manager for us but unfortunately for right now and maybe a couple of more years he has reached his limit. It's not his fault because he still has a lot to learn but for right now league one is his natural home.

If only he was as clever as you think you are everything would be fine. Armchair management at its finest ☹

[flourbasher]

Unfortunately there's a pattern developing in that the opposition get two goals in the first twenty minutes and then it's game over because they know we don't have the quality to overhaul that kind of deficit. It's happened quite a few times recently
It must be the easiest instructions a visiting scout will write for any upcoming games. Cardiff will have done the same.

It's ok saying we competed in the second half but we were already heading for defeat being 0-2 down and the opposition had us largely where they wanted us to be. If it was a draw at HT then they would have done things a lot differently like Brentford did.

ITS a shame that Hirst hasnt clicked for us because that could have really changed our fortunes but alas it has not worked out. We need to try and address that in the transfer window but it's getting harder now as we're seriously on the back foot regarding safety

[MillersTime]

I think last night was fairly straightforward to analyse. When Barnsley were direct we coped pretty comfortably but for the two goals we allowed the better players to punish us. Mowatt on the ball, Woodrow makes a semi decent run which isnt blocked, straight ball kills us and he scores easily. Second goal styles gets all the space in the world down our right after a really ill timed turnover by Wiles, he passes to Mowatt and a quality finish. Basically their best 3 players made the difference and we allowed it through mistakes. Small margins as we had nowt else to really worry us all game. Pleasantly surprised that we didnt look fatigued particularly and, whilst we huffed and puffed, they were comfortable. Wiles does great work down the left considering he is very unnatural there but still runs down blind alleys, dont blame him for that because its just not his position, as hard as he tries. Hirst and Flo back in Jan for me and see who else we can get. Vass runs hard and puts pressure on but never looks dangerous, that extra few percent of quality unfortunately lacking

[mygiddypant]

I think last night was fairly straightforward to analyse. When Barnsley were direct we coped pretty comfortably but for the two goals we allowed the better players to punish us. Mowatt on the ball, Woodrow makes a semi decent run which isnt blocked, straight ball kills us and he scores easily. Second goal styles gets all the space in the world down our right after a really ill timed turnover by Wiles, he passes to Mowatt and a quality finish. Basically their best 3 players made the difference and we allowed it through mistakes. Small margins as we had nowt else to really worry us all game. Pleasantly surprised that we didnt look fatigued particularly and, whilst we huffed and puffed, they were comfortable. Wiles does great work down the left considering he is very unnatural there but still runs down blind alleys, dont blame him for that because its just not his position, as hard as he tries. Hirst and Flo back in Jan for me and see who else we can get. Vass runs hard and puts pressure on but never looks dangerous, that extra few percent of quality unfortunately lacking

But couldn't you spot that it was lost in the dressing room? Or that Warney made his usual catastrophic substitutions? Or that the tactics were, at best, pub car park?

You've got a lot to learn!