A decent away point in many respects. It was a much better performance than Wednesday’s overall (still just as bloody cold though!) Thought Gunter did well, Gomes pleasantly surprised me and the front two at least managed to link up in Stoke’s half. However, it would be better if they tried it around the opposition’s box..... The two things I found most frustrating were A) our insistence on playing many of our G.Ks short....did we not learn anything from Barnsley? B) When we did launch it long, it was almost always to Baldock, who was half the size of their CB and barely won a header all match. Joao was hanging around, looking… More →
That really was a shocking game and I thought it was a flaccid and lazy performance. Happy with a point but we never felt like we wanted to win that. In Craig Revel Horwood words, a 2/10 game at best. No excitement, no passion from either side and little quality except a few moments from Ejaria.
A decent point but a terrible game almost devoid of any entertainment on a cold windy day. We had a lot of possession but it was Stamball going nowhere. The team seemed incapable of creating any threat and I barely recall a chance or a save at either end. Stoke had what few chances there where with shots going wide, they have a really decent team and if they could start scoring and get some confidence they'd be up there - a bit like us. We kept doing the short passing goal kicks and Stoke, no doubt having seen at Barnsley how shit we are at it, did the high press and nearly got something on a couple of occasions. Even when we beat… More →
Terrible game, however, it was a decent point against a team that really should be further up the table with the players they have at their disposal. Finally we got away from five at the back, that system was killing me, but i would prefer a 4-3-3 with Joao as the main striker and Meite and Boye playing as the inside forwards. The midfield and defense were fine. Our passing was much better today but still to slow to really hurt Stoke. Derby is turning into a must win game if we are to put some daylight between us and the pack at the bottom, and lets be honest, Derby are in a real bad run of form at the moment so we must be positive… More →
Not a single shot on target all game from either team according to beeb. #enthralling
Thought about going to this but ended up heading to Maidenhead Utd vs Hemel Hempstead in the Fa trophy instead. Good day out all in all.
You’ve done this a few times and we’ve all indulged you by not saying anything. Now shut the fcuk up.
Just a thought. Lots of people mentioning us passing the ball out short from the back. Could that be because, with it's two open corners, the stadium turns it into a tornado simulator on a windy day, making long kicks unpredictable?
Lolz. And +1.
Stoke fans really do voice their displeasure eh? Thought the game was really odd. We really struggled for large patches to transition the ball but then, when we did that part well (funnily enough Gubter was involved everytime we made good movement up the pitch), we looked unlikely to even shoot. Guess that's what Meite and Puscas bring? A willingness to shoot on sight? I know both have fluffed a fair amount if chances but is it better to see players fluff chances than not take them at all? It seems decision making is our biggest problem. We have experience, talent, fitness, aerial ability, options for each position and players… More →
We were shite. Sorry but there was little to be positive about apart from an away draw. ZERO shots on target all game. Just ‘safely’ passing it around the back. Adam did ok , no one was really shit. Blackett did ok. Given there was talk of 9 points against these easier sides this was just dismal. My talking points 1- now we see hw much we miss swift possibly 2- I have little faith in Cabral and his punches 3- have the wheels come off Bowen’s honeymoon?
1- Think that was evident before this game. 2 - As I said a few weeks back - A debate about Rafael is coming. 3 - Dunno. I think he is suffering from certain fans being overly positive early on. His game time tactical decisions are troubling and, even worse, now he is getting to the point (not his fault obviously) where injuries can start being blamed. It's going to be hard to evaluate him when he has had to go so many games where he can, justifiably, look at and say "I didnt get to pick the team I wanted because player X was injured".
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