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Match Thread Coventry City - Birmingham City Match Thread - Friday 8th Dec (2 Viewers)

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shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #806
This is going to be a totally normal post isn’t it?

 
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covmark

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #807
Sky Blue Pete said:
The header was a great chance
The save by Ruddys face was a clear cut chance
No judgement we had chances and could have own 3-4 nil
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Header wasn't a great chance. Floated cross and he had to generate all the power. He's getting in some really good positions though. The goals will come.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #808
Love how it's gone from sakamoto not really belonging to our previous system and looking like a pointless signing to now being one of the best players in the team and vital to our season
 
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shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #809
covmark said:
Header wasn't a great chance. Floated cross and he had to generate all the power. He's getting in some really good positions though. The goals will come.
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Super unlucky with his one on one that hit the keeper in the face.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #810
To be fair 433 doesn't allow for palmer and o hare really , 4231 allows for both to play their roles .
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #811
Evo1883 said:
To be fair 433 doesn't allow for palmer and o hare really , 4231 allows for both to play their roles .
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How would you fit both in?
 

Martin180

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #812
shmmeee said:
Super unlucky with his one on one that hit the keeper in the face.
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He was very unlucky tonight not to score and I thought his workrate was also very good tonight
 
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SBAndy

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #813
Evo1883 said:
To be fair 433 doesn't allow for palmer and o hare really , 4231 allows for both to play their roles .
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I think flipping between 433 and 4231 is what we’ll see fairly constantly now. Not convinced Eccles can do the holding role in a 4231 but looks v comfortable in a 433.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #814
fernandopartridge said:
Thought that looked a pen

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Looked it live
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #815
SBAndy said:
I think flipping between 433 and 4231 is what we’ll see fairly constantly now. Not convinced Eccles can do the holding role in a 4231 but looks v comfortable in a 433.
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I reckon we buy another pivot in Jan and stick with 4231 assuming O’Hare stays fit and we don’t sell him.
 

Martin180

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #816
Nuskyblue said:
Looked it live
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Was definitely a pen , player leaned into the ball and then had to move his arm even lower
 

pusbccfc

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #817
Haven't watched the highlights yet but it looked a penalty for Birmingham and the Simms one seemed a red? Can never tell from the corner.
 

Martin180

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #818
pusbccfc said:
Haven't watched the highlights yet but it looked a penalty for Birmingham and the Simms one seemed a red? Can never tell from the corner.
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Wasn’t a pen , Thomas did well not to hang a leg out but the Simms one could’ve easily been a red
 
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BlueSkiesForever

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #819
Can I just check, did we play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? I sort of thought it was a bit of both at times but not sure exactly what we set up as.
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #820
shmmeee said:
How would you fit both in?
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I meant as in one can start one can come on , both get gametime
 
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shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #821
Martin180 said:
Wasn’t a pen , Thomas did well not to hang a leg out but the Simms one could’ve easily been a red
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I think there way a guy covering from memory but the ref was a bottler generally so no surprised. Birmingham had about ten handballs and he gave two I think.
 

Greggs

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #822
They were shit, really shit.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #823
Greggs said:
They were shit, really shit.
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We also made them look really shit
 
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Martin180

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #824
BlueSkiesForever said:
Can I just check, did we play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? I sort of thought it was a bit of both at times but not sure exactly what we set up as.
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Was even 4-4-2 at times with Cal as the second striker and Wright out wide left , other times is was 5-3-2 with Saka at RWB . Just shows the hard work on the training ground
 
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TwistAndShoutCCFC1987

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #825
itsabuzzard said:
According to Oggy, it's O'Air.
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According to clive, it’s Grealish
 
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shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #826
Evo1883 said:
I meant as in one can start one can come on , both get gametime
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Thought you had some mad system with no strikers and two tens in mind.

Martin180 said:
Was even 4-4-2 at times with Cal as the second striker and Wright out wide left , other times is was 5-3-2 with Saka at RWB . Just shows the hard work on the training ground
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It’s such a lovely fluid system. And why I was recommending it for ages. You’re welcome Robins.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #827
shmmeee said:
I reckon we buy another pivot in Jan and stick with 4231 assuming O’Hare stays fit and we don’t sell him.
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Probably becoming boring with this now (nowt new there) but if we brought in Callum Styles and Max Bird we’d have the perfect options for both systems.
 
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stupot07

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #828
fernandopartridge said:
Collins has 4 clean sheets from 5 starts in the league, some going

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Yeah 4 clean sheets in 5 games for a back 4 instead of wingbacks, and 4 cleansheets in 5 with Bidwell back in the team!

Tonight Collins made some great saves, and his distribution is so much better than Wilson.

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SBAndy

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #829
stupot07 said:
Yeah 4 clean sheets in 5 games for a back 4 instead of wingbacks, and 4 cleansheets in 5 with Bidwell back in the team!

Tonight Collins made some great saves, and his distribution is so much better than Wilson.

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The amount of times Collins looks like he’s miskicked it and it goes straight to one of ours in space on the halfway line is glorious. Just not used to it.
 
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stupot07

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #830
Evo1883 said:
I meant as in one can start one can come on , both get gametime
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Palmers lack of movement would kill the system. If we can get O'Hare to sign a new contract Palmer should be moved on in January.

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stupot07

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #831
Martin180 said:
Was even 4-4-2 at times with Cal as the second striker and Wright out wide left , other times is was 5-3-2 with Saka at RWB . Just shows the hard work on the training ground
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And at times it was 4141.

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shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #832
stupot07 said:
Palmers lack of movement would kill the system. If we can get O'Hare to sign a new contract Palmer should be moved on in January.

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I think it’s more likely to be we move O’Hare on and play Palmer or a midfield three with Eccles/Allen and a new signing.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #833
Martin180 said:
Wasn’t a pen , Thomas did well not to hang a leg out but the Simms one could’ve easily been a red
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I must admit, my instant veiw was that it was a pen but I had an inkling he played for it...

We'd be screaming for it
 

shmmeee

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #834
What did Sky say about the handball first half?
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #835
stupot07 said:
Palmers lack of movement would kill the system. If we can get O'Hare to sign a new contract Palmer should be moved on in January.

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We can't and we won't.
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #836
shmmeee said:
What did Sky say about the handball first half?
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No idea but the Italy doco after our game was OK. Nowhere near as good as our highlight reel tho
 

MalcSB

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #837
stupot07 said:
No way the ref can give it from his view on the pitch. He had the players body between him and the view of the ball.

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Arent linesmen / assistant referees supposed to help occasionally?
 
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David O'Day

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #838
Martin180 said:
Wasn’t a pen , Thomas did well not to hang a leg out but the Simms one could’ve easily been a red
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Blatant dive, ref did well not to fall for it

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covcity4life

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #839
Nuskyblue said:
No idea but the Italy doco after our game was OK. Nowhere near as good as our highlight reel tho
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Complete with GTA 6 music
 
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wingy

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  • Dec 8, 2023
  • #840
curly_tom said:
Just watched that Rooney interview on Sky, he’s quite weird. Talks really quietly and looks very timid. When you think how he played the game he is a very different manager it seems. Can’t imagine him inspiring a group of dejected players. He looked desperate for the interview to end and just churned out slightly negative cliches which he got wrong. Birmingham will struggle while he’s there I think.
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Cognitive decline/disorder?
 
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