“I thought he did OK,” said the manager who deployed the centre-forward in a changed position out wide.
“I thought he tired at the end but I had been looking how we could change the middle. You look at the left hand side and that was his responsibility today.
“For the goal he ended up the other side of the pitch and it looked more like two lop-sided strikers and he was off the right hand side rather than the left.
“I was looking to tighten that up when they put the ball in the box and scored that freak goal, really.
“He did OK and he worked hard enough but there is still miles more to come from him.”
Think only Robins could imply he had some blame for Walsall's first goal.
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Was it just me or was Shipley playing on the Left?
Was I watching the same game?
No idea how he could be blamed for the goal but I saw as CCFChoi87 from within the stadaium. 4-3-3 with Baka left of the front three. He drifted in now and then but predominantly was based off the leftHe was more central behind Chaplin wasn't he?
How would Bakayoko have prevented the goal? I don't get it.
No idea how he could be blamed for the goal but I saw as CCFChoi87 from within the stadaium. 4-3-3 with Baka left of the front three. He drifted in now and then but predominantly was based off the left
To be fair I don't think he is blaming him for the goal, after the match he clearly put the blame on Burge, but to point out he was out of position, is also not wrong?
I can't figure out what position he could have been in to change the outcome though? If the ball was his side I could understand trying to close the keeper down to put him off the long kick.
Scraping the barrel a bit too be negative isn't it? Mentioning him slipping on his arse when the ball came into him would probably have more about it.Well to be fair, a different player ina different position, might have meant a different outcome you never know, and to be honest it's all conjecture
Scraping the barrel a bit too be negative isn't it? Mentioning him slipping on his arse when the ball came into him would probably have more about it.
Not you, robins. Just seems strange
I don't think robin's has much time for baka
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I wasn't at the game, and have not seen the goals, perhaps if he had been on the left Walsall wouldn't have attacked on that side of that pitch? Purely by standing in a different position he could influence the game.I can't figure out what position he could have been in to change the outcome though? If the ball was his side I could understand trying to close the keeper down to put him off the long kick.
makes you wonder if Robins had anything to do with the signing of him
I wasn't at the game, and have not seen the goals, perhaps if he had been on the left Walsall wouldn't have attacked on that side of that pitch? Purely by standing in a different position he could influence the game.
I don't think MR had much say on signings that much other than Chaplin, which was probably to ease his frustration at losing McNulty. He's seemed less than enthused by both Hiwula and Baka, and he's pretty much openly said that all the U23 development signings were down to recruitment rather than him.
It's not a system I like - I prefer manager to have control of signings if he's deciding the team, formation and tactics. Give him the control but make it very clear he also then takes on more of the responsibility for how the team performs and he'll be under pressure much sooner if things aren't going well.
By all means have a guy to sort out deals so he can concentrate on the team during the season but Head of Recruitment should just be working their way down a list provided by the manager and if they get a deal set up the manager still has to green light it for it to go ahead.
That's shocked me. At no point did I think it was a 4-3-3. I just thought we were playing 442 (well 4-1-3-2) but Baka had a free role and the space was on the left as Shipley naturally had a deeper starting position than Hiwula had previously. He truly was all over the place if he was supposed to be playing in a 3 though. Does beg the question why Robins waited til the 90th minute to tighten that up though!I think in possession he was pretty central, defensively out of possession he was helping Shipley out on the left a lot. I just thought it was because Shipley needed a bit of help.
The goal from a long kick from their keeper on our right side, to the middle of our box where our defenders were lined up. Not too sure how he is trying to imply blame there?
It's a bit random. Especially when Burge went running out for no reason and Brown was stood about watching.
It just seems a bit random to try and claim he was partly at fault for their goal. At fault for falling on his arse yes, just can't see even if he was hugging the left touch line how it would have made any difference.That's shocked me. At no point did I think it was a 4-3-3. I just thought we were playing 442 (well 4-1-3-2) but Baka had a free role and the space was on the left as Shipley naturally had a deeper starting position than Hiwula had previously. He truly was all over the place if he was supposed to be playing in a 3 though. Does beg the question why Robins waited til the 90th minute to tighten that up though!
Burge error. No one else. Doesn't matter if we had 15 players on the pitch, if your goalie does that, you're fucked. All tactics and formations go out the window when on 91 mins your keeper does that
That's shocked me. At no point did I think it was a 4-3-3. I just thought we were playing 442 (well 4-1-3-2) but Baka had a free role and the space was on the left as Shipley naturally had a deeper starting position than Hiwula had previously. He truly was all over the place if he was supposed to be playing in a 3 though. Does beg the question why Robins waited til the 90th minute to tighten that up though!
Telegraph write up said 4141. Tho in the Cup game It was also a bizarre set up that seemed similar to Saturday by the sounds.
433 in a attacking phase, 4141 in a defensive shape maybe?
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I certainly was. It can be hard to see the shape changes through the phases of play on iFollow, especially at the smaller grounds where the camera is low to the ground.Yep pretty much, I'm assuming everyone who didn't see that was watching on ifollow?
Where in that would Bakayoko make any difference by being further out to the left though? It's not as if their right back ran the length of the pitch and he didn't backtrack and he put a cross in
I’ve just seen the last few mins on I follow, indeed Bakayoko was down on the right so technically out of position but it’s clear why.
Seconds before Walsall had a corner from the right, which Bakayoko cleared. Thomas chased the loose ball which went out for a throw. Bakayoko chased the ball out towards Thomas in support.
It’s at this point Bakayoko comes in for some harsh criticism I think.
Play moves on with the throw to the keeper who punts the ball up to the build up to the penalty incident. Bakayoko can be seen ambling back into shot as the penalty is awarded.
Very harsh comments I feel given the chaos of the last 3 mins
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Wasnt he on about the first goal? Either of them I can't really see where it is his fault.
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