The best sides play the game they’re in and play the opposition. Lampard has been guilty of trying to play the same way at the wrong times during this bad run but we played Middlesbrough perfectly tonight.It'll be interesting to see if any other teams press as aggressively as we did in the first 20. If they do, there is definitely some vulnerability about Middlesbrough.
Also interesting reading other forums, idiots who think that the team that has scored the most, had the highest xG, best goal difference usually plays long ball football on the break.
he's an aging attackng fullback trying to adapt to cb as he gets older, he was shite today.Never really rated Luke Ayling, but he's played in some good sides. Tonight though he made multiple mistakes for the Wright second goal, let the ball bounce, then didn't get his body across Haji Wright and then proceeded to give the keeper shit for not coming out.
If you are going to be attacking and open you can't be that soft at the back.
They are a good side but maybe a top striker and top CB away from being great in the Championship.
Every chance they get autos as it's so open and we also don't have that elite defence, but we have better striking options in my opinion.
I thought they looked getatable early on against the blunts last week. SU then shat the bed after going behind and Boro took control. They looked shaky again later on before the red card.It'll be interesting to see if any other teams press as aggressively as we did in the first 20. If they do, there is definitely some vulnerability about Middlesbrough.
Also interesting reading other forums, idiots who think that the team that has scored the most, had the highest xG, best goal difference usually plays long ball football on the break.
he's an aging attackng fullback trying to adapt to cb as he gets older, he was shite today.
Ayling is the championship Bobby Moore, not particularly quick, heading could be stronger, but reading of the game, vision, technical ability and leadership are second to none.
Particularly against teams that sit deep and are very defensive, he’s undroppable for me.
but, we're not sitting deep and defending thats why he looked shit, the pikey fuckerBoro fans love him:
Nah I don’t agree with this.Excellent midfield but not much elsewhere. Their forward line isn't great.
Also been reading how this Hellberg and his coaches are far superior to our lot. No they aren't. They are just blessed with that excellent midfield.
Sounds like one of my exes.They're a good side, a little suspect at the back and did overplay a bit but pleasing on the eye
As you say midfield is our strongest area, it dominates the league so Lampard did well to employ a succession of long punts from your half to a big lad, bypassing it.Excellent midfield but not much elsewhere. Their forward line isn't great.
Also been reading how this Hellberg and his coaches are far superior to our lot. No they aren't. They are just blessed with that excellent midfield.
fucking hellAs you say midfield is our strongest area, it dominates the league so Lampard did well to employ a succession of long punts from your half to a big lad, bypassing it.
We're actually very decent in defence too, but I feel it was was the wrong game to play Ayling in. He's 34 and has played every game this season so could do with a rest and Fry should have came in as he's bigger and better at dealing with long balls, barging and physicality which is a key part of your game so we'd have done well to include him.
Strikers...yeah, we could have done with getting an out and out poacher tbh. We don't tend to set up with strikers as our main goal threat so will feel it less than most, but it would have been ideal to bring one on in a game like tonight.
In terms of keepers, Bryn is ok, but he's not on Rushworth's level.
Hellball has been a revelation for us mind you. It's just you're never going to see it in any real full effect against yourselves for the same reason that you could play mediocre to good 5 times previously and have 1 absolutely awesome game against us..because Hoodoo. It therefore follows that our performance levels will drop, again because Hoodoo.
Against other decent sides such as the Blades obviously no Hoodoo exists so we were able to dominate to do the double over them no matter how well they played, which they did at theirs to give them credit. Against Ipswich whikst not guaranteed, we're also 3 or 4 times more likely to do the double over them than we were to get a single point off you. The reverse being true obviously for yourselves.
It remains that we've accumulated more points in the league than any other side since Hellberg rocked up, so it's doing him an injustice to claim that his methods aren't decent. A side with merely a good midfield and nothing else going for it including poor tactics racking up those kind of returns would be impossible and would render the entire league crap by comparison if that were the case. including yourselves. Which as both you and a clutch of other sides clearly aren't crap kind of refuses that theory.
Our PPG since he arrived and including tonight's result AND our christmas slump, expanded to a whole season would see us rack up 95 points plus. We may not get that high, but considering that, our manager's methods are certainly not slacking. And we only have 1 of our 4 Hoodoo games left to play. Other than that of course we expect to win most games.
Other teams will work out how to beat you - your players aren’t that superior to other teams in the league. Your lack of a proper striker upfront could well lead to you missing out, again.As you say midfield is our strongest area, it dominates the league so Lampard did well to employ a succession of long punts from your half to a big lad, bypassing it.
We're actually very decent in defence too, but I feel it was was the wrong game to play Ayling in. He's 34 and has played every game this season so could do with a rest and Fry should have came in as he's bigger and better at dealing with long balls, barging and physicality which is a key part of your game so we'd have done well to include him.
Strikers...yeah, we could have done with getting an out and out poacher tbh. We don't tend to set up with strikers as our main goal threat so will feel it less than most, but it would have been ideal to bring one on in a game like tonight.
In terms of keepers, Bryn is ok, but he's not on Rushworth's level.
Hellball has been a revelation for us mind you. It's just you're never going to see it in any real full effect against yourselves for the same reason that you could play mediocre to good 5 times previously and have 1 absolutely awesome game against us..because Hoodoo. It therefore follows that our performance levels will drop, again because Hoodoo.
Against other decent sides such as the Blades obviously no Hoodoo exists so we were able to dominate to do the double over them no matter how well they played, which they did at theirs to give them credit. Against Ipswich whikst not guaranteed, we're also 3 or 4 times more likely to do the double over them than we were to get a single point off you. The reverse being true obviously for yourselves.
It remains that we've accumulated more points in the league than any other side since Hellberg rocked up, so it's doing him an injustice to claim that his methods aren't decent. A side with merely a good midfield and nothing else going for it including poor tactics racking up those kind of returns would be impossible and would render the entire league crap by comparison if that were the case. including yourselves. Which as both you and a clutch of other sides clearly aren't crap kind of refuses that theory.
Our PPG since he arrived and including tonight's result AND our christmas slump, expanded to a whole season would see us rack up 95 points plus. We may not get that high, but considering that, our manager's methods are certainly not slacking. And we only have 1 of our 4 Hoodoo games left to play. Other than that of course we expect to win most games.
Seriously, stop this fucking nonsense. It means everything else you may say can't be taken seriously.because Hoodoo. It therefore follows that our performance levels will drop, again because Hoodoo.
We've spent a good 80% of the season playing teams that have realised we've got a shaky defence and therefore kick it long, play for time and grind out a result. Boro came with a game plan of play it out from the back Man City style which didn't work and your coach didn't change it until it was too late.As you say midfield is our strongest area, it dominates the league so Lampard did well to employ a succession of long punts from your half to a big lad, bypassing it.
We're actually very decent in defence too, but I feel it was was the wrong game to play Ayling in. He's 34 and has played every game this season so could do with a rest and Fry should have came in as he's bigger and better at dealing with long balls, barging and physicality which is a key part of your game so we'd have done well to include him.
Strikers...yeah, we could have done with getting an out and out poacher tbh. We don't tend to set up with strikers as our main goal threat so will feel it less than most, but it would have been ideal to bring one on in a game like tonight.
In terms of keepers, Bryn is ok, but he's not on Rushworth's level.
Hellball has been a revelation for us mind you. It's just you're never going to see it in any real full effect against yourselves for the same reason that you could play mediocre to good 5 times previously and have 1 absolutely awesome game against us..because Hoodoo. It therefore follows that our performance levels will drop, again because Hoodoo.
Against other decent sides such as the Blades obviously no Hoodoo exists so we were able to dominate to do the double over them no matter how well they played, which they did at theirs to give them credit. Against Ipswich whikst not guaranteed, we're also 3 or 4 times more likely to do the double over them than we were to get a single point off you. The reverse being true obviously for yourselves.
It remains that we've accumulated more points in the league than any other side since Hellberg rocked up, so it's doing him an injustice to claim that his methods aren't decent. A side with merely a good midfield and nothing else going for it including poor tactics racking up those kind of returns would be impossible and would render the entire league crap by comparison if that were the case. including yourselves. Which as both you and a clutch of other sides clearly aren't crap kind of refuses that theory.
Our PPG since he arrived and including tonight's result AND our christmas slump, expanded to a whole season would see us rack up 95 points plus. We may not get that high, but considering that, our manager's methods are certainly not slacking. And we only have 1 of our 4 Hoodoo games left to play. Other than that of course we expect to win most games.
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