Match Thread Coventry City - Blackburn Rovers Match Thread - Wednesday 4th Oct (3 Viewers)

[hamil99]

I think the team will be;

GK Wilson
LCB Binks
CB Fadz
RCB Thomas
LWB Dasilva
CDM Kelly
CDM Eccles
RWB Lati
AM Allen
ST Simms
ST Godden

Hopefully Sheaf isn't to far from being on the bench, after his appearance in the Tavares video today.

Nervey 2-1 win, Simms and Allen.

I think this could be a difficult watch. If we can't score more than one I don't see us winning this game. Hopefully more balls forward than just played around at the back.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Players have good and bad games. We took off the player having the better game. Godden didn't do much after Simms went off. Do you still count taking off Simms instead of Godden was the right call?

The game was won. We don’t know MR’s reasoning behind the decision. With a game four days later maybe he chose to rest Simms. He did the same to Gyok a couple of times when he was on a hat trick.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

But Simms hadn't stopped running and you could see the disappointment on his face. He didn't look at all as though he is running out of gas.

All I can think....and it makes sense.....is he wants Godden to show them the way he wants them to play. My point is why take someone off who is making things happen for someone instead of someone who is a goal poacher when we already have a healthy lead. The pressure was taken off them at the back. We didn't need to score again but we needed them to be occupied by a 6'3" lump up front. The sub took the pressure off them a bit and allowed them to come at us more.

It isn't saying Simms is better than Godden. It's an observation on how the game went.

It's almost like I have already given you two likely reasons and said that Robins might also be aware of other reasons that we don't know of as fans.

 

[Finham]

There's another game nearly here with fresh disagreements to be had about who should be subbed when!

 

[Deleted member 7943]

There's no shock on the bench

 

[Deleted member 5849]

There's no shock on the bench

They wired in the earth cable after all then

 

[Finham]

They wired in the earth cable after all then

Is there anything pleasant, though?

 

[Tea & Busquets]

Don’t wanna jinx it but that’s a pretty sub par 11 they’ve put out. We’ve gone unchanged no surprises there.

 

[Martin180]

Whartons going to be some player , would love us to go in for him in January

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

View attachment 32020Don’t wanna jinx it but that’s a pretty sub par 11 they’ve put out. We’ve gone unchanged no surprises there.

Szmodics the main man to keep quiet.

 

[ptr]

They’ve switched to 3 at the back. They are not comfortable playing out from the back at all. Also, I would like to think we will be a threat from corners today, superior height advantage…bar Dasilva. Lati, Simms, Thomas, Binks and Fadz should be competing in the box.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Who’s on our bench?

 

[Happy_Martian]

Who’s on our bench?

 

[stevefloyd]

They’ve switched to 3 at the back. They are not comfortable playing out from the back at all. Also, I would like to think we will be a threat from corners today, superior height advantage…bar Dasilva. Lati, Simms, Thomas, Binks and Fadz should be competing in the box.

Only problem I see is getting the ball to them

 

[stevefloyd]

Who’s on our bench?

Nope I can't see Who maybe he's not been picked

 

[ExmouthNeil]

Who’s on our bench?

The substitutes.

 

[Tommo1993]

2-0 Cov. Simms hattrick

 

[Astute]

Simms was probably subbed ahead of Godden because a) Godden's atch fitness is currently higher and he can last the full 90, and b) if you're down on confidence, coming off to get the applause all to yourself after a couple of goals is probably no bad thing!

Putting that against Simms getting a hat-trick?

One of those subs where many of us are left scratching our heads over. Great manager but his subs are frequently questionable.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

One of those subs where many of us are left scratching our heads over.

And many aren't...

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Is there anything pleasant, though?

Werthers originals for McFadzean?

 

[MalcSB]

Putting that against Simms getting a hat-trick?

One of those subs where many of us are left scratching our heads over. Great manager but his subs are frequently questionable.

I have said this before, but some substitutions will be physiological data based.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I have said this before, but some substitutions will be physiological data based.

It's not a huge leap to make the assumption anyway is it, given he was openly behind the desired standard start of the season, blew hard against Huddersfield come the second half... and has other games to play going forward for which he needs to be in the best condition possible.

 

[Grendel]

I think Lati has only just arrived 10 minutes ago

 

[Great_Expectations]

Wouldn’t be surprised to see MR revert to his default tactics of a disciplined and steady first half, followed by unleashing the hand brake (at least a little) second half.

Really hoping Simms scores again; you can see him visibly growing in confidence which is a good thing for us.

 

[Astute]

The game was won. We don’t know MR’s reasoning behind the decision. With a game four days later maybe he chose to rest Simms. He did the same to Gyok a couple of times when he was on a hat trick.

Put that against he has never taken Godden off this season.

The game was won as you say. A perfect time for Simms and Wright together for the first time. Which brings me back to my original point. Should we wait until Godden gets an injury before we play Wright and Simms together?

And yet again this isn't me saying either are better than Godden. But can anyone name a better time to play Wright and Simms together than when one of them has just scored twice and the other is about to come on when winning the game is quite safe?

 

[Martin180]

It's not a huge leap to make the assumption anyway is it, given he was openly behind the desired standard start of the season, blew hard against Huddersfield come the second half... and has other games to play going forward for which he needs to be in the best condition possible.

Also it has been said he is quite a shy reserved lad so to get taken off early he gets a rousing reception off the fans

 

[Finham]

Put that against he has never taken Godden off this season.

The game was won as you say. A perfect time for Simms and Wright together for the first time. Which brings me back to my original point. Should we wait until Godden gets an injury before we play Wright and Simms together?

And yet again this isn't me saying either are better than Godden. But can anyone name a better time to play Wright and Simms together than when one of them has just scored twice and the other is about to come on when winning the game is quite safe?

I think it might just be time to let it lie.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

This apparently shit keeper looks pretty sharp in the warm up

 

[Jamesimus]

They've conceded 20 goals this season so far. I'm going for a 10-8 victory for us.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

This apparently shit keeper looks pretty sharp in the warm up

Whenever teams play their back-up keepers against us they always have worldies.

 

[Finham]

This apparently shit keeper looks pretty sharp in the warm up

Peaked too soon, it'll be fine.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Put that against he has never taken Godden off this season.

The game was won as you say. A perfect time for Simms and Wright together for the first time. Which brings me back to my original point. Should we wait until Godden gets an injury before we play Wright and Simms together?

And yet again this isn't me saying either are better than Godden. But can anyone name a better time to play Wright and Simms together than when one of them has just scored twice and the other is about to come on when winning the game is quite safe?

I agree with that but my point was we as fans don’t know the reasoning behind the decision. I suggested MAYBE to rest Simms

 

[Finham]

Oggy giving away his SBT log-in by comparing Godden to Quinn.

 

[Astute]

I think it might just be time to let it lie.

Putting that against two strikers that will have to play together for the first time if and when Godden is injured?

If Godden played close to 46 games a season each year it wouldn't be a problem. But he doesn't. A game already won was the perfect time.

I await the uproar on here when it happens.

 

[Astute]

I agree with that but my point was we as fans don’t know the reasoning behind the decision. I suggested MAYBE to rest Simms

I don't disagree. But as you say a MAYBE.