Match Thread Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City Match Thread - Friday 17th Apr

[Grendel]

Just done well when he's got the ball to feet.

He’s touched the ball about 4 times. Hes really not good enough

 

[SlovakSkyBlue]

shite., boring, repetitive, predictable, and shite.

 

[wantageskyblue]

JDS playing like he did 2 years ago - having a shocker so far…

 

[Macca]

Just get the point and move on, team look like they are ready for beach

 

[jordan210]

The back 5 is creating their own problems. Keep being so negative and means no players can get any space in the midfield

 

[tisza]

Back 5 not working. Our mids don't look comfortable with it either. Nothing really working.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

Simms just isn't good enough to play a lone striker in this formation, he's not capable of coming towards his own goal so he's completely redundant when we have got the ball

I think any striker would struggle in this formation.

 

[Para1140]

I’ve been more involved than Simms first half, get Wright on.

What fckin service has he had

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

He’s touched the ball about 4 times. Hes really not good enough

Not sure if it’s that or he’s had absolutely no service up front.

No balls for him to attack really

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What fckin service has he had

Aimless hoofing over the top.

 

[Otis]

One bit of ill-luck (or maybe it's just FTT's boots), but he's slipped at least twice now and they have had breakaways as a result

 

[fernandopartridge]

He's barely had any service

You've missed the point

 

[Grendel]

I think any striker would struggle in this formation.

Oddly when it’s wright you have a different view. He’s what 16 games now without a goal?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

One bit of ill-luck (or maybe it's just FTT's boots), but he's slipped at least twice now and they have had breakaways as a result

He hasn’t looked much of a tank tonight or the last few games.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Simms just isn't good enough to play a lone striker in this formation, he's not capable of coming towards his own goal so he's completely redundant when we have got the ball

You say that but hes been the least of our problems first half and done some ok stuff when he finally gets the ball. The problems been most of what’s behind him. MvE and Grimes only ones playing to usual standard

 

[Evo1883]

Truth be told. I doubt we are as poor second half

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Truth be told. I doubt we are as poor second half

If we scrap this shape I agree. Carry on as is, we lose.

 

[covboy9]

Do we have a left back tonight?

Lati painful on the ball

come on boys let’s attack

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Come on city take those chains off and let’s get going

 

[Boicey]

JDS shocking defending. Central defenders slow and flat footed. The tank doesn't bring much centrally going forward.
Rudoni, MVE done well. Simms ok. EMC not in the game.

 

[covboy9]

The boys are shattered

 

[Otis]

Truth be told. I doubt we are as poor second half

Of course we won't be.

I expect adjustments. FL, I am sure will make the necessary changes

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

Onyeka has dropped off the last few weeks, but he's still better than Torp would be.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

The boys are shattered

They’re against a team that should be just as if not more so.

 

[Nick]

The boys are shattered

Who?

 

[Grendel]

The Ellis Simms appreciation society is all very nice but he’s just never really managed to improve his movement and take out defenders.

I hoped he may get a couple of goals between now and the end of the season to get his value up but like last season he’s going backwards

 

[Finham]

Oddly when it’s wright you have a different view. He’s what 16 games now without a goal?

Well, it's been a great season. That's no good...there must be someone to hate...who to hate, who to hate....ah, Ellis, step into my office!

 

[Otis]

Onyeka has dropped off the last few weeks, but he's still better than Torp would be.

To be fair to him, I don't think he's had a bad game. He's slipped twice and once robbed of the ball when it should have been a foul.

Some of the other stuff he has done has been decent

 

[Gleneagles65]

Truth be told. I doubt we are as poor second half

Definitely. It was meant to be to score the goals at the away end to win.

 

[shmmeee]

Onyeka has dropped off the last few weeks, but he's still better than Torp would be.

Disagree, Torp would show for the ball and pass it to our players which when we’re dominating possession is more important than disrupting play for me.

 

[Nick]

We are doing Ipswich team talks for them

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

The boys are shattered

Don’t even think that. They just look a bit panicked. Constantly playing safe and worrying in possession imo

 

[wingy]

Dasilva and EMC have been poor

Yet he could have scored, but he's been off his game for about a month by my reckoning??

 

[Paxman II]

Disjointed. Wrong formation. Wright on, Biwell on for JDS. Torp on Grimes off.

 

[EalingSB]

Talking about service, the 5G in the stadium is very good! Just whizzed through eight pages of this as no chance of getting a pint! Great pre-match atmosphere.