Well....what can you say about that? We started poorly and could have been 1-0 down on two occasions inside the first five. However, we then took control of the match and played really well. Meite was an absolute handful and if he could shoot accurately, we would have gone 1-0 up. 0-0 at HT was pretty fair overall. Second half we started poorly (again) and they scored the simplest goal we will concede all season. Again, that seemed to wake us up and we were excellent in pouring forward to get level.....until it came to shooting.....Joao, Ovie, Boye, Meite and others were guilty of taking one too many touches time and again. Nobody… More →
sorry no excuses. Boro were a poor team but we were just as bad. I know its early in the season and, and, and but today was very disappointing
We played well, but failed to score. This is where we are at the moment. I said we’d finish mid-table at the start of the season, all the evidence so far suggests that will be the case. A nice, quiet stabilising year would not be a bad thing.
Was watching Norwich vs City earlier. You know, 12 months ago approx Norwich went to Ipswich and went 1-0 down. Had they lost that game, Farke may have gone, a lot of fans were calling for him to be sacked. They got an equaliser and never looked back. After seven games last year, they had 1 more point than us The point being is that managers do need time nowadays. Some managers can fix things quickly, but the majority need time to instil their philosophy. Even Pep at City only just sneaked champions league first season Now Gomes makes mistakes. Some big ones I think. Freezing out certain players is one, dropping too deep is… More →
This
Yes. Also, whilst we’ve spent some money on new players, it sounds like it certainly wasn’t a case of going shit or bust this season. Definitely a longer term plan Am worried we’re starting to turn into Brentford mk2 - stats in our favour, who scored ratings high but not winning games - conceding soft goals under little pressure The save from Joao was excellent on another note
Good post, and I agree. Also I agree that time is needed, sometimes a season or two. I think that SSC had 3 seasons before he delivered. Patience is a virtue.
This again.
I think we suffered from a perceived over confidence. I felt the exact same way after that first half as I did after the first half against Charlton. We looked like a good team who presumed we would win against both. I think it is either the fault of the players or the coaching staff that we have had 2, essentially identical, first halves in a row (with an international break in between) where we have struggled to looked bothered to not score. The confidence that we will score seems to not actually help us as it does many teams. The subs were shocking. We looked over and done after the double sub. Yes we had chances but mostly from… More →
When do we start to get concerned about the amount of sitters Puscas is missing?
The problem we’ve got is the owners “Want” promotion...so regardless of what the supporters want or the fact that he should be given time to make mistakes & learn, Gomes will be on a shorter leash in their eyes than ours
Being an adopted Northerner, I only make a handful of games most season and was unfortunate to have my holiday booked for the Hull and Huddersfield matches. Being my first game of the season, I had several observations. I follow our reports, podcast etc. closely, so it's not off today alone. - we are a long way ahead of last season. We controlled most of the game and didn't deserve to lose. Rudolph made several big saves. - Our defence looks solid most of the time, but the goal was utterly woeful. We had been let off the hook a couple of minutes earlier with a well worked offside set piece. So disappointing set piece defending and… More →
Days since This Championship game took place 2533 days ago in the 2019/2020 season. ID: 1310