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[DannyThomas_1981]

Still seething. If any one of those 3 key decisions had gone in our favour the result last night would have been different.

But in the bigger picture the performance for 70 mins away from home was first class - and the confidence is now there that we belong at this level.

From Big T leading the line, Rudoni, Gboho, Yirenki, Torp (didn’t think he was the answer but he is), Pinnock, Thomas, Mfuni, Saka - we have a core group who can get us to safety. A couple of additions in January and this could be a more enjoyable season than I would have predicted.

Yirenki - turning into my favourite player - he’s far more than a defensive mid - class touches.

Can’t wait to go again with this lot.

 

[jim20]

There was a lot of positives from yesterday, if we keep playing like that, keep improving we may have a chance of staying up.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Plenty of positives. 10 games with 9 points isn’t too bad. We need to grind another 3 wins by the end of the year.

For me Caleb is really turning into that class player we thought he could be. It’s not a surprise he’s playing his game now that Grimes isn’t there. Rudoni is at the level. Gboho has slotted in nicely. Pinnock and Mfuni are good. Thomas also stepped up.

For me there are a few areas we need to work on in the break or look to do something different.

Rushworth is a worry. He needs to very quickly sort his head out otherwise we need to do something in Jan. Far too many soft goals he should be stopping or would have last year. The stats don’t lie. He is the worst keeper in the league.

Full backs. MVE is not having a great season so far. Is it time to see what KKH can do because MVE lacks discipline with his positioning and general play. All the crosses and goals initiated from his side last night.

JDS has been mixed but last night showed how his height was a complete mismatch for the goals against Barry.

I wouldn’t mind us trying this defence as Thomas will be back after the break.

KKH Thomas Pinnock Mfuni

 

[Nick]

I think the difference is bringing Torp and Gboho in.

Quicker to play the ball and be more direct.

 

[PVA]

There is a lot to be positive about.

And don't forget we're missing our £20m centre back.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Still seething. If any one of those 3 key decisions had gone in our favour the result last night would have been different.

But in the bigger picture the performance for 70 mins away from home was first class - and the confidence is now there that we belong at this level.

From Big T leading the line, Rudoni, Gboho, Yirenki, Torp (didn’t think he was the answer but he is), Pinnock, Thomas, Mfuni, Saka - we have a core group who can get us to safety. A couple of additions in January and this could be a more enjoyable season than I would have predicted.

Yirenki - turning into my favourite player - he’s far more than a defensive mid - class touches.

Can’t wait to go again with this lot.

Yes, pretty much entirely where I am. Enjoyed watching us last night.

 

[prufrock]

before the season started many were saying they we would be happy if we just tried to lay a glove this season. We did more than that last night and were on top for large periods. Yes there are points to improve on, especially after we went 1-0 up. But how we played to get into that lead, away in the premier league, was really good stuff.

 

[Shannerz]

We got beat, but we looked a proper Premier League quality side last night.

 

[clint van damme]

Still seething. If any one of those 3 key decisions had gone in our favour the result last night would have been different.

But in the bigger picture the performance for 70 mins away from home was first class - and the confidence is now there that we belong at this level.

From Big T leading the line, Rudoni, Gboho, Yirenki, Torp (didn’t think he was the answer but he is), Pinnock, Thomas, Mfuni, Saka - we have a core group who can get us to safety. A couple of additions in January and this could be a more enjoyable season than I would have predicted.

Yirenki - turning into my favourite player - he’s far more than a defensive mid - class touches.

Can’t wait to go again with this lot.

To play devil's advocate slightly, once they scored our game management was poor and we stopped doing the things we'd being doing well.

But that's all solvable and in my opinion will come with players getting more experienced in this league.

I remain confident we'll survive.

 

[chiefdave]

We still have the same problems really. Need to be more clinical up front, cut out the stupid mistakes at the back and improve the game management.

But while we still have the same issues we are increasingly looking like we belong and compete.

Its going to be a long, and often frustrating, season but we have to get behind them and give it everything we've got.

If we start to turn on players, like we're seeing with Rushworth, that's only going to make survival harder.

 

[ptr]

For all his hard work, 1 in 8 for Awonyi worries me.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Yes there were positives from last night, but in the end we were outdone by a combination of dubious decisions that went against us, naivety as well as errors at critical moments. Think it’s time we shuffled the deck a little. Maybe drop JDS, MVE and Rushworth and give Mfuni a chance at LB, KKH at RB and Bentley in goal. We also need to pick up draws somehow if we can’t win.

 

[rob9872]

Still seething. If any one of those 3 key decisions had gone in our favour the result last night would have been different.

But in the bigger picture the performance for 70 mins away from home was first class - and the confidence is now there that we belong at this level.

From Big T leading the line, Rudoni, Gboho, Yirenki, Torp (didn’t think he was the answer but he is), Pinnock, Thomas, Mfuni, Saka - we have a core group who can get us to safety. A couple of additions in January and this could be a more enjoyable season than I would have predicted.

Yirenki - turning into my favourite player - he’s far more than a defensive mid - class touches.

Can’t wait to go again with this lot.

Agree with most of this, but need to get Thomas back in. As much as Mfuni is great on the ball and will be a special player, the first line is defend and he's not there in terms of positional sense. As much as we were robbed last night, I dont think Barry gets either of his goals if Thomas was playing.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Yes there were positives from last night, but in the end we were outdone by a combination of dubious decisions that went against us, naivety as well as errors at critical moments. Think it’s time we shuffled the deck a little. Maybe drop JDS, MVE and Rushworth and give Mfuni a chance at LB, KKH at RB and Bentley in goal. We also need to pick up draws somehow if we can’t win.

Tex I can definitely see the arguments for KKH, Mfuni. Rushworth I’d keep him in goal - I’m keeping the faith.

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

There is a lot to be positive about.

And don't forget we're missing our £20m centre back.

..and £15M striker

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Yes there were positives from last night, but in the end we were outdone by a combination of dubious decisions that went against us, naivety as well as errors at critical moments. Think it’s time we shuffled the deck a little. Maybe drop JDS, MVE and Rushworth and give Mfuni a chance at LB, KKH at RB and Bentley in goal. We also need to pick up draws somehow if we can’t win.

I dont think it's time to shuffle the deck, possibly MFuni for Dasilva if Thomas is back but that's about the only change I would consider for next match. We look to have stumbled upon an 11 and system that can compete at this level based on the performance levels of the last two matches

 

[walkingalongsingingasong]

The annoying thing is that we are genuinely looking like we are competing at this level. Just not seeing the result through by having moments where either we switch off or VAR/Ref's screw us over.

I'm confident we survive this year and make it into a second season in the Premier league.

 

[quinn1971]

both full backs were always going to struggle this season…all the goals came from our right and 2 were crosses where da silva got caught out, either give Hayden a start or strengthen in January…if we could strengthen both we’d be ok

 

[Cov. Kids. Never. Quit]

Plenty of positives. 10 games with 9 points isn’t too bad. We need to grind another 3 wins by the end of the year.

For me Caleb is really turning into that class player we thought he could be. It’s not a surprise he’s playing his game now that Grimes isn’t there. Rudoni is at the level. Gboho has slotted in nicely. Pinnock and Mfuni are good. Thomas also stepped up.

For me there are a few areas we need to work on in the break or look to do something different.

Rushworth is a worry. He needs to very quickly sort his head out otherwise we need to do something in Jan. Far too many soft goals he should be stopping or would have last year. The stats don’t lie. He is the worst keeper in the league.

Full backs. MVE is not having a great season so far. Is it time to see what KKH can do because MVE lacks discipline with his positioning and general play. All the crosses and goals initiated from his side last night.

JDS has been mixed but last night showed how his height was a complete mismatch for the goals against Barry.

I wouldn’t mind us trying this defence as Thomas will be back after the break.

KKH Thomas Pinnock Mfuni

When all fit I'd like to see, especially away from home, MVE THOMAS AMENDA PINNOCK MFUNI

 

[clint van damme]

both full backs were always going to struggle this season…all the goals came from our right and 2 were crosses where da silva got caught out, either give Hayden a start or strengthen in January…if we could strengthen both we’d be ok

I think the Mfuni for JDS switch that people have mentioned on here will happen when Thomas is back.

 

[quinn1971]

I think the Mfuni for JDS switch that people have mentioned on here will happen when Thomas is back.

He’s been brilliant at centre half but he looks like he can play anywhere…that’s the only 2 positions wer’e light in….just need rushworth from last season and we’ll be fine

 

[marrrkjay_ccfc]

The 1st block of 5 games, Dasilva was our best player. Thomas also did well.

The 2nd block of 5 games, Rudoni was our best player. Sakamoto also did well.

Pinnock, Mfuni and Yirenkyi have improved tremendously since they first came in, and Torp and Gboho have become 1st choice in their respective positions after back-to-back good performances.

van Ewijk has been consistently poor throughout, bar maybe the Newcastle and Sunderland games, but that's 2 out of 10 games. The rest he has been poor. I think its time to give Kesler-Hayden a start.

Dasilva was our best player in the 1st block of games, but since the last international break, his performances have dropped off. We don't have a 2nd left back since Mfuni is playing CB but hopefully when Thomas is back, Mfuni can move to LB.

Currently both MvE and Dasilva are guaranteed starters. Both fullbacks need competition to improve their performances.

Rushworth has largely been poor. His distribution has been good but his shot stopping has been poor, worst in the league in fact. Since Bentley and Wilson are worse options, the only thing we can do is stick by him, at least until January.

My main concern is our squad depth. Our bench looks very poor and there's too many players who I don't think are good enough at this level: Bentley, Wilson, Latibeaudiere, Woolfenden, Grimes, Thomas-Asante, Mason-Clark, Simms.

And the jury's still out on: Kesler-Hayden, Eccles, Hamer, Tchaouna, Wright.

I think we are going to have to be brave in the transfer market in January and bring in the quality we need to survive.

 

[long way home]

Massive improvement on performance of individuals and team made over the 10 games. But in the prem you have to do it for 95 mins week in week out. Every time we switch off or make a big error we get punished, which is why the prem is so hard.

That understanding of how to react in whatever the game situation is will come. Its just time but i think most of us are seeing who will make it and be able to progress with the club if we stay up. Got to keep working hard doing the right things and the mistakes will get less and decisions will start going our way. No reason to be down more players are showing they can than i thought they would, so good signs.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Just 9 points from champions league spot.

Im looking up!

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Massive improvement on performance of individuals and team made over the 10 games. But in the prem you have to do it for 95 mins week in week out. Every time we switch off or make a big error we get punished, which is why the prem is so hard.

That understanding of how to react in whatever the game situation is will come. Its just time but i think most of us are seeing who will make it and be able to progress with the club if we stay up. Got to keep working hard doing the right things and the mistakes will get less and decisions will start going our way. No reason to be down more players are showing they can than i thought they would, so good signs.

In game adjustments by both the manager and players is also very important. In hindsight, once we got to 1-1 at Spurs and took the lead vs eVARton, we needed to make subs, slow things down, shut up shop, shithouse and try to come away with something. Instead we returned home empty handed.

 

[Flying Fokker]

14th is the target for me. 41/42 pts.

 

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Another potential positive - We have Palace and Ipswich at home in the next 3 games.

 

[wingy]

Another potential positive - We have Palace and Ipswich at home in the next 3 games.

Not so sure myself,one with a potential new manager /Coach and the other with a sign over us last year.
Hope I'm wrong.

 

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Not so sure myself,one with a potential new manager /Coach and the other with a sign over us last year.
Hope I'm wrong.

Yeah I'm not saying we'll win them, but out of all the teams in the league they are probably the two I'd like to play at the moment. Just hope Palace keep their manager.

 

[Briles]

If someone had said 10 games in and we werent in the relegation zone id have snapped your hand off

 

[Gallacher#7]

Not in the relegation zone, near 1ppg, three wins, stuck four past Newcastle and 3 past Sunderland, above Man Utd. That first win away at Forest ... wow ... memories forever. Definitely would have taken it. And we're getting better. I'm old enough to remember us in the Premier League first time around and I'm loving every minute of seeing us back. Hope we can stay up but as long as we compete like we are I'm happy

 

[Ashdown]

Loads of positives from our performances for sure. We don’t look overawed now at this level. However my biggest misgiving after that shambolic/ corrupt showing by the officials is how many times that shit show is going to target us. I still think largely 3/4 of the PL teams are just cannon fodder for the monied elites and that’s how they’ll want to keep it.
For survival chances we are going to have to get a couple of wins at home to palace and Ipswich because there are some tough games coming up.

 

[Hutch11]

Let's not kid ourselves, Palace and Ipswich are tough

 

[skybluelee]

Let's not kid ourselves, Palace and Ipswich are tough

Well obviously, we're in the PL mate.

Easier than Arsenal or Brighton though.

 

[Offhegoes]

Mfuni was surely signed as a LB. Bidwell not named in the squad confirms that. JDS started brilliantly, but seems to have declined since that Forest goal a little. I am not sure if he deserves to be dropped though. I can only imagine Frank doesn't fancy KKH. He wouldn't play him last year even to rest MVE for certain games. I know he was injured a lot too.