I thought it was 4-4-2 from the moment the second half started and it was when I thought we looked the best, we still put some good attacking moves together but no passing it around the back four for about 10 passes which allows the opposition to set themselves up defensively, we got the ball...
The more you look at Coleman though the more of a failure he becomes imo. Under Coleman we had Westwood, Dann, Fox, Tabb, Gunnarsson, Best, Mifsud, Henderson, Ward all at the club at a similar time and he still never managed to finish ahead of 17th?
One man doesn't make a team, no one is saying it is Murphy's fault we are where we are or that Westwood would mean we would be loads better.
Murphy is average at this level where as Westwood was the best in the division imo.
I don't think Thorn has to go but I hope that 25 minute spell in the second half means the end of the diamond and the consistent backwards 3 yard passes between defenders. We need to attack in numbers and are good football needs to be in the opposition half going forward where it can hurt the...
Sorry but unless there is significant investment or a big change in tactics we will be relegated.
Is it any coincidence that our best spells of the season 20 mins vs Blackpool scored 2 and 30 mins today scored 2 have came when we have moved away from the diamond, played with some tempo, gone...
We were shit before Harrison came in, we will be shit when Harrison leaves. When Mcallister was boss and Black was assisstant/coach we were shit, did this make Black a bad coach? No.
I guess that is why Westwood was shit because he had Oggy as coach?
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7289386/Pardew-We-love-Lovenkrands
Pardew told the Evening Chronicle: "There is no chance of loan. Peter is a figure we love here.
"He is very important to us."
McPake also had the added pressure that his contract was up next summer, and having never been able to string a sustained spell of games together at City because of injuries – his first 12 months having been hampered by a double hernia and dislocated shoulder, both of which required surgery...