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Match Thread Coventry City - Bristol City FC Match Thread - Saturday 18th Jan (1 Viewer)

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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #526
Freezing my nuts off and turgid fucking footy! I must be fucking mad
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #527
Ccfcisparks said:
I just do not get the amount of backwards passes we play. Is that coming from the coaches??
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Confidence and to an extent a lack of forward options. Jamie Allen used to look forward but he is turning backwards.
 

TomRad85

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #528
shmmeee said:
Really not sure how you can say his touch is poor today.
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By watching him. He breaks down every move, it never goes any further than BTA.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #529
Kitching has been our best player. Some good forward passing from him.
 
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larry_david

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #530
fernandopartridge said:
We've had literally no new manager bounce at all, there is just no zip to anything we do. It's laboured. It probably doesn't help with the injuries we've got but I'm not sure what sort of goal we're trying to score.
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Feels like MR is still in charge. He's not changed a single thing
 
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Seymour_East

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #531
AFCCOVENTRY said:
This really is average football.
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You have the right to build it up
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #532
Only chance of us hitting the net today is this dude doing kick it for a ticket. And he’s even brought his boots for the occasion
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #533
People slagging BTA off but Simms is the one who’s misplacing 2 of every 3 passes and has been dispossessed 3 times
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #534
fernandopartridge said:
Kitching has been our best player. Some good forward passing from him.
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He should never have lost his place to be honest. I don’t care if he’s got a bad attitude or is a bit of a head case, he’s our best defender
 
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Nick

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #535
shmmeee said:
Really not sure how you can say his touch is poor today.
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His touch is ok unless it's a pass. He holds it up then head down and runs or doesn't look before passing.

It's exactly what had us under pressure at Norwich.
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #536
TomRad85 said:
By watching him. He breaks down every move, it never goes any further than BTA.
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He’s retained the balls forward well. Yes he’s running into dead ends but his touch has been excellent.
 
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sw88

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #537
oh dear almost as good as AT
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #538
Another game another 90 minutes of slow sideways/backwards passing with no creativity
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #539
Nick said:
His touch is ok unless it's a pass.
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Yet his pas completion is near 70% and Simms’ is 33%
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #540
Ccfcisparks said:
People slagging BTA off but Simms is the one who’s misplacing 2 of every 3 passes and has been dispossessed 3 times
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The front two aren’t close to our issue today.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #541
Done ok. Bit shaky at back .binks been poor. But some good stuff too. Like the passing and two striker threat. Both Sims and bta doing well
 
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RoysterE17

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #542
So tedious watching this every week. I try to stay positive but these players make it so hard. Think rudoni has been quite poor today
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #543
Well hes dropped Collins and Kitching is playing
larry_david said:
Feels like MR is still in charge. He's not changed a single thing
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pusbccfc

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #544
Nick said:
Could do with getting them on bookings
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McNally should be walking a tightrope but because he walked away, the ref got nervous booking him. Never seen anything like it.
 
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usskyblue

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #545
BTA getting some pelters when the service into the front two is so atrocious that they’re having to make things happen on their own.

The team is totally disjointed and flat. No passion, no bite, no leadership and no guts.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #546
RoysterE17 said:
So tedious watching this every week. I try to stay positive but these players make it so hard. Think rudoni has been quite poor today
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He’s trying to make things happen
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #547
larry_david said:
Feels like MR is still in charge. He's not changed a single thing
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Don’t say that too loud. Frank really hasnt stamped his brand anywhere close on this team
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #548
Ref has been pathetic too.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #549
usskyblue said:
BTA getting some pelters when the service into the front two is absolutely atrocious that the front two have resorted to trying to make things happen on their own.

The team is totally disjointed and flat. No passion, no bite, no leadership and no guts.
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But …….
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #550
RoysterE17 said:
So tedious watching this every week. I try to stay positive but these players make it so hard. Think rudoni has been quite poor today
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He had a good spell but since then has been poor, we definitely need a lot more from him
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #551
Ccfcisparks said:
Don’t say that too loud. Frank really hasnt stamped his brand anywhere close on this team
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He doesn’t have a brand. He has zero tactical knowledge and he relies on having better players than the opposition and them doing something game winning. Really was a terrible appointment.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #552
We looked really poor 1st half.
Lots of passes going astray, and frequent massive gaps at the back, which if Bristol were a top side, would have cost us dear.
BTA and Simms have had scraps to deal with, mostly consisting of the ball being hoofed down the line at them.
Midfield seem invisible.
Need to be much better second half, or Bristol will eventually take advantage of our charitable defending.
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #553
shmmeee said:
Scrappy and crappy today. BTA looks good, Simms much better, Dasilva showing Milan how you should use the ball as a wingback (hint it’s not always backwards). Defence looks dodgy other than Dovin. Torp played a few nice balls. Allen busy and always available.
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DaSilva has Rudoni as an option to pass to though. Everytime Milan looks up there is loads of space but no fucker to pass to
 

Cov98

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #554
shmmeee said:
He doesn’t have a brand. He has zero tactical knowledge and he relies on having better players than the opposition and them doing something game winning. Really was a terrible appointment.
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Huh? I thought we hired an elite tactician?"
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #555
shmmeee said:
He doesn’t have a brand. He has zero tactical knowledge and he relies on having better players than the opposition and them doing something game winning. Really was a terrible appointment.
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I wouldn’t say he has zero tactical knowledge but he’s not going to be the man to progress us
 

Esoterica

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #556
Bristol had 40% possession with a 60% passing accuracy, 37% accuracy in the final third. They are terrible stats at this level and we turned that gift into one weak shot on target.

We are unable to keep possession when we pass the ball forward into the middle of the pitch as we are both poor with our back to goal and slow to play the initial pass. The consequence is we spend way too much time going backwards or down the wings where there is space. It's too slow, it's too predictable and we look toothless.

The only time we look dangerous is on the counter attack, which is the only time we looked dangerous when Robins was still here too.
 
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JoeCCFCPUSB

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #557
procdoc said:
I said a few days ago it was utterly pointless sacking Robins. It’s not like Lampard is going to be able to do too much transfer wise either. I don’t dislike Lampard, he’s doing ok with what he’s got but at least back him in the transfer market
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Remember the fluid football we used to play 2 seasons ago, the transitional play from defence to attack was so well drilled, defence to midfielders then o'hare was given the ball and then we had our forwards ready to receive.

You look at it now, the defence is constantly wide open, there is no cover in the midfield and it's always a last ditch pass back to the keeper, MVE having to use his pace to win the ball back, when the ball is played from defence to attack it's always played to our wingers, it's so clunky and predictable.

Torp, Eccles, Allen are not good enough, you need someone with an engine that sits in front of our centre backs and has leadership, we need a creative player that is levels above Rudoni, someone that the opposition fears.

Joel and Binks need moving on, they struggle at this level, I hate to say that, but it's true. They aren't quite ready at this level as it stands.

To think Tanganga and Binks came through the same academy, one was shipped out to the MLS and the other was playing under Jose Mourinho. Says it all really.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #558
shmmeee said:
He doesn’t have a brand. He has zero tactical knowledge and he relies on having better players than the opposition and them doing something game winning. Really was a terrible appointment.
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As someone who was open to a fresh change - it does feel like we’ve wasted an opportunity here

Lampard hasn’t once shown any enthusiasm for this job.
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #559
Come on City!
 

larry_david

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #560
Sky Blue Pete said:
Well hes dropped Collins and Kitching is playing
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Took him 5 games though to know what we knew 3 months ago
 
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