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  1. Esoterica

    Match Thread Derby match thread

    What I will say for the balance of the side vs the bench today, is that Derby are a much stronger first half team than 2nd and concede a lot of late goals. So if we were going for a solid 70 mins and then looking to Godden and Walker to win it, Derby are a good candidate to do it against. 75% of...
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    Match Thread Derby match thread

    It was a deliberate nod to this week's most divisive debate!
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    Match Thread Derby match thread

    Robins can pick whatever starting XI he likes but it is more about the positions we actually take up on the pitch that will influence the game. If we're defending the edge of our own box and the wing backs are deep then the 4 in midfield are going to have to cover a lot of ground to stop Biamou...
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    Match Thread Derby match thread

    I think it will be 2 or 3 changes. Marko in for Ben, Leo in for Michael and maybe Matty J in for Liam. Matty G for Max after 65 mins.
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    Match Thread Derby match thread

    Actually yesterday I was a lot worse, just couldn't see us being disciplined enough to nick a tight win or with enough quality to get a couple of goals up. But today the sun is shining, Osti returns and I hope Godden being back, even on the bench, is both the boost to the team and the kick up...
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    Ben Wilson

    He reminds me of a keeper that has played 5 a side all his life and then gets put in a full size goal.
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    Hamer

    Hamer is one of the few players that we have that is always looking to move the ball forward, and quickly too. You can see when he and James are on the pitch together that their understanding is on a different level with the way they play little 1-2s and change the angles. He has looked a bit...
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    McFadzean is a massive issue for me. Although he was the best of the defenders tonight individually, he drags the whole team so deep. He did for most of last season too but teams didn't have the quality to make it count, or at least we had the relative quality to get away with it.
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    That 25 million pound finish from Bolasie at the end when he was clean through, how can we compete?!
  10. Esoterica

    Ratings

    Wilson 5 Dabo 5 Rose 6 McFadz 7 Hyam 6 McCallum 5 Hamer 5 Kelly 5 O'Hare 6 Walker 5 Biamou 5 James 6
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    He annoys me when he stands there in the corner of his technical area with his hands in his pockets. And I know it's ridiculous and means nothing, but sometimes I just want to see him screaming and waving his arms about to keep the players going.
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    I can't tell whether we are knackered or just content with the point.
  13. Esoterica

    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    That would need 47,520 minutes of added time so it's unlikely we'll get that even if Robins uses all 5 subs.
  14. Esoterica

    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    I reckon if Hamer wasn't a pro footballer he'd be 110kg. Half Maradona, half fat Ronaldo.
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    Biamou, McCallum and Rose were great for the first 30 mins but that last 15 was poor. Kelly's strengths are also negated somewhat when both teams are playing longer football. We're essentially only playing with one wing back, because Dabo is nothing like his normal adventurous self and McCallum...
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    Rose was beaten staggeringly easy on the line there
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    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    Burgesque that was from Wilson. Start to go, stop, retreat to line, jump into own net.
  18. Esoterica

    Match Thread Middlesbrough ("H") - Tues 2nd March - 19:00 KO - St. Andrews

    Dunno, got no access to the internet, sorry.
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