I thought he looked very strong for a little bloke, great close control with the ball too. That one where he had it in the corner and took one on but then got dragged down by his neck. Will be exciting to see him I think.
The officials weren't up to much at all, watched Grimmer get smashed by their player that lampard laughed at. Soon as Grimmer gets chance he puts the ball out and the player as well and no foul.
Can't believe they missed Davies take out their player in the box, he kicked his legs away.
yep Allasani on one wing & Jones on the other would frighten the bejussus out of me as a defender! Just hope jones is gonna be there or thereabouts for start of the season, cant see it if he isnt playing in matches now though
officials were pretty poor, That run Shipley made into the box from a cross ball looked well onside & linesman gave offside.
But the real question is which end of the division will this side be exiting?Ogogo will be ready for the first game of the season apparently
Add Bayliss and Sterling and it doesn't look bad at all
Kelly and Jones to come too
We're not far away from an exiting side
An attractive proposition for Robins and Viveash to sell to an experienced L1 goal scorer or top young England player on loan
Haha what a cock upBut the real question is which end of the division will this side be exiting?
Same with through balls, I saw a few nice through balls but our strikers were no where to be seen.
Anyone remember our record last pre season? I think I recall it not being a great one results or goal wise? But could be wrong
If the strikers were nowhere to be seen, are they really nice through balls?! Sounds like wasted possession
Ogogo will be ready for the first game of the season apparently
Add Bayliss and Sterling and it doesn't look bad at all
Kelly and Jones to come too
We're not far away from an exciting side
An attractive proposition for Robins and Viveash to sell to an experienced L1 goal scorer or top young England player on loan
shipley plays ball right through middle of defence , where McNulty would have seen the gap & normally have been making run in behind the defence last season onto the through ball & slotting into the far corner of the net... ball goes through, max is still facing the opposite way on edge of the box.
The through ball was good, the striker wasn't on the same wavelength as Shipley, nor on the same wavelength of McNulty last season
The ball through was good for a sharp striker... the fact we don’t have that is exactly the point I’m trying to makePersonally I'd say as a professional footballer you should know what your strikers are capable and I hope this doesn't end up becoming a regular excuse, that people are used to playing with McNulty and are playing in to empty space. It's pre-season so it could well change, but Max isn't going ever going to be a run in behind striker and Shipley should know.
The ball through was good for a sharp striker... the fact we don’t have that is exactly the point I’m trying to make
Which one was it?
It is the same as when Biamou held the ball up and took a player on by the Right Touchline. He put in a great cross at head height that the goalie couldnt come for but there wasnt actually a single player in the box because he had been forced out wide.
Which one was what ?
Not sure about that cross from max, i remember thinking at the time it was well over hit! A striker on stilts would have struggled to get a head on that !
I agree on derby though, they looked a real threat in the air, and the header for the goal was a bullit
agree to disagree.. I was sat right in line with it in main stand. if it was head height id have expected one of their defenders to have cleared it ( there were two of them stood either side of one of our players in the box - cant remember who it was but presume thats who max spotted ) ... it flew straight over everyones head & finished up other side of the pitchIt was about head height and no different to the one they scored from when it was whipped across. There wasn't a single player in the box.
They left it because they got a shout as the was none of our players even close to being near it.agree to disagree.. I was sat right in line with it in main stand. if it was head height id have expected one of their defenders to have cleared it ( there were two of them stood either side of one of our players in the box - cant remember who it was but presume thats who max spotted ) ... it flew straight over everyones head & finished up other side of the pitch
as I say, we'll have to agree to disagree. but I do get the general point, as its same one I was making... that even with supply of through balls or over hit crossesThey left it because they got a shout as the was none of our players even close to being near it.
The was none of our players attacking from the other side either at the far post
as I say, we'll have to agree to disagree. but I do get the general point, as its same one I was making... that even with supply of through balls or over hit crossesthere wasnt enough of a threat in the box
It is the same as last season when it was the strikers stranded on their own with nobody busting a gut to get in there.
When a Derby player got the ball you could see most of their midfield sprinting to get into the box, when we did there was none of that.
Is it s fitness thing... is it a desire thing... or is it simply an instruction from the manager ?
It looked clear to me that robins had switched Ponticelli and Andreu in the second half and Ponti was playing on the right hand side of the 3 attacking midfielders behind Biamou, with Andrei playing on the hole. You can't blame Ponti for being too deep, when it was a tactical love by Robins.That was Allassani, he looked lively when he came on...
My Thoughts on last night... we generally held our own in defence & midfield in first half, against a side competing at top end of championship. Junior brown prob looked best player, strong defensively & good in air - as some others have said though he didnt get forward much in first half & it was him that didnt stop the cross from their right back which led to the goal - to be fair it was tight though & great cross / great header!
Second half they made wholesale changes & I thought we had the better of the half, I actually think the strikers did have a bit of service second half, we were playing some decent balls over the top & max took a couple of them down lovely in the area, but then no end product. Same with through balls, I saw a few nice through balls but our strikers were no where to be seen. max was out wide right & Pontecelli had just gone missing second half. he was back midfield, certainly no where near the goal! so the balls we did play through ( where a McNulty would be running on to them last season ) were just running straight through to the keeper. As I say strikers playing too deep... or just not on it enough. Pontecelli should have been right up on shoulder of last man for those through balls as he is the supposed goal poacher & Max should have been the one playing the deeper number 10 role to feed him , I think it was clear what we were missing last night
Allassani looked skilful & strong on the ball he was only on for 10 mins though, so hard to tell if that would last a match / half , or if it was just a 10 minute burst. like to see more of him
We were always in there last night id say, and they didnt take us apart or anything like that, but conversely we never really looked like scoring. Missing a lot of key players last night too - Jones, Oggogo, Willis, Dujon Sterling and Tom Bayliss. Stick them in any side and its instantly lifted up a few levels right ?
Yeah he had moved him out wide as he had swapped with Andreu.It looked clear to me that robins had switched Ponticelli and Andreu in the second half and Ponti was playing on the right hand side of the 3 attacking midfielders behind Biamou, with Andrei playing on the hole. You can't blame Ponti for being too deep, when it was a tactical love by Robins.
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not blaming pontecelli. just pointing out where he was.. .or rather wasnt, which was in front of goal! Which you re-confirming, I think ?It looked clear to me that robins had switched Ponticelli and Andreu in the second half and Ponti was playing on the right hand side of the 3 attacking midfielders behind Biamou, with Andrei playing on the hole. You can't blame Ponti for being too deep, when it was a tactical love by Robins.
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not blaming pontecelli. just pointing out where he was.. .or rather wasnt, which was in front of goal! Which you re-confirming, I think ?
As you say its the managers job to tell the striker to get up there... if thats where he has been instructed to be
He wasn't playing as a striker then though, he was right midfield.
He wasn't a striker in the first half, he was more a number 10 sat deeper than Biamou.
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