Match Thread Coventry City vs Fulham (H) - Coventry Building Society Arena - Sat 24th October (3pm KO)

[Skybluedogwood]

0.27 vs 0.33 XG says it all.

Surely Gboho on for BTA?

 

[stupot07]

First 10 mins aside, that's been a hard watch. Two awful teams.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I’m talking in general and not just for this game.

The passing, the pressing, the running, the anticipation, finding the space. Nothing we’re doing is quick enough. It is not up to standard. At all.

We're a newly promoted team in a league that is levels above the last one we were in. If you think we were going to seamlessly migrate into it you are pretty deluded.

 

[BackRoomRummermill]

They should have had a pen BTA pulling

 

[trueskyblue12]

How Grimes and Asante start over Ghobo and Onyeka is beyond me

 

[MAFF]

BTA got away with that. Should have been a pen

 

[Saddlebrains]

Straight in the top 20 of worst first halves ive ever seen

 

[Cally Fedora]

Decent half. Fulham are a real possession side so the pattern is as expected. BTA and Rudoni most lively for us. Don’t get the BTA hate

 

[Alkhen]

should that have been a pen to them?

Yep seen them given. Maybe us clinging on to the ball for a few mins at the end helped sow a few doubts in the VAR team and mean they couldn't make a snap decision

 

[fernandopartridge]

Not sure what hes supposed to do with the 200 long balls hes had to work with in fairness

Asante continues to offer zero quality

His movement isn't great and when we've got the ball in the box he hasn't shown that goalscorers instinct

 

[PVA]

BTA lucky to get away with that, looks a fairly clear pen.

Front four doing OK individually but not working together well as a unit.

Dasilva's touch and passing has been exemplary, but Bobb has been causing him problems.

Would like to see Gboho soon and see if he can give us something different

 

[Chris1987]

Fulham are there for the taking but we don't look like we know how to break them down. Rudoni the only bright spot in a tepid midfield. Surely Lampard must have seen enough of Grimes BTA & Saka to know that they aren't the solution

 

[covcity4life]

Boring game but we competing again. Would like to see more attacking intent second half and gboho and emc on at some point. Important not to lose it though

Yirenkis been fine. There most definitely is an agenda against him from some posters

 

[lowblocklounge]

Why play grimes if we keep going long. Gboho on for BTA.

 

[CovveeBreak]

About as expected really. Drab game, low on quality, but beyond their lad hitting the post, not much other threat.

I still stand by 1-1, but could even be 0-0 at this rate.

 

[wingy]

Yirenyki looking well out of depth today I’m afraid.

Truth is if it stays this drab you accept it for what it is and take the point. We don't want to be Hulled again. We'd have been annoyed with a draw there but in hindsight it would have been another important point.

That's exactly what it will be unless we pick the pace up.

 

[Briles]

That last VAR was stupid. Bassey grabbed him then he grabbed him back. Nonsense it was even checked

 

[RJASkyblue]

We look scared but I don't know why. We were tipped to go down. I would much rather go down by giving it a go than how we are playing.

 

[Deleted member 3487]

BTA got away with that. Should have been a

I missed this completely. What for?

 

[mrtrench]

All a bit meh for me so far. I hate all these aimless long balls straight to their defenders. We give the ball away too easily and far too often.

 

[lowblocklounge]

Boring game but we competing again. Would like to see more attacking intent second half and gboho and emc on at some point. Important not to lose it though

Yirenkis been fine. There most definitely is an agenda against him from some posters

He just needs a steady player next to him like Bobby has with Pinnock. Grimes dropping deep means it’s just Caleb on his own in the middle

 

[Evo1883]

His movement isn't great and when we've got the ball in the box he hasn't shown that goalscorers instinct

Im struggling to see it , every cross hits first man or fulham head .

Is what it is , asante will score the occasional goal and he works hard but we are losing quality in the final 3rd with whats on the bench

 

[Winny the Bish]

BTA is such a strange one. He lacks end product but is consistently our only player who gets chances to shoot.

 

[MAFF]

I missed this completely. What for?

Pulled Bassey down at the corner. Long VAR check. That’s why the HT whistle was so delayed.

 

[Tommo1993]

We do far too much backing off when out of possession, only ever seem to win it back by mistake. And we are ridiculously slow, indecisive and timid in possession.

 

[Evo1883]

I dont mind drawing today , but beat the mackems

Its just been a bad match to watch

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Why play grimes if we keep going long. Gboho on for BTA.

Grimes not working at all
Yirenki playing within himself probably been told to be more aware
Saka trying his heart out
Bobby and pinnock excelletn

 

[fernandopartridge]

BTA is such a strange one. He lacks end product but is consistently our only player who gets chances to shoot.

Because he's got good workrate and anticipation, hence why he's playing. Yes he hasn't always got quality but the scapegoating of him on here is just ridiculous.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

We look scared but I don't know why. We were tipped to go down. I would much rather go down by giving it a go than how we are playing.

We are giving it a go
Thought mve was excellent defensively

 

[Seymour_East]

Decent half. Fulham are a real possession side so the pattern is as expected. BTA and Rudoni most lively for us. Don’t get the BTA hate

Hate? Bit strong. Some people just pointing out he is not good enough to start, always plays like a headless chicken with little to none finesse

 

[Grendel]

I think some of our supporters are deluded - do we think we are going to dominate established PL teams?

 

[fernandopartridge]

He just needs a steady player next to him like Bobby has with Pinnock. Grimes dropping deep means it’s just Caleb on his own in the middle

Every time Yirenki gets on the in ball he wants to turn backwards, if Grimes was as regressive in his passing this board would fall over.

 

[wingy]

There was a var check going on for that last minute,basset donkey pulled Asante out of the way and then received the same back with a semi jump to accentuate his effort, luckily he didn't get rewarded

 

[CovveeBreak]

Caleb Yirenkyi playing like exactly what he is...a high potential 19 year old, but he's adaptation to this standard is slower than I think we all anticipated.

 

[Tommo1993]

We're a newly promoted team in a league that is levels above the last one we were in. If you think we were going to seamlessly migrate into it you are pretty deluded.

Hmm. I don’t think it’s too much to have thought we’d have shown even slight improvement in the mentioned departments. Was the hope to survive by looking as championship as fuck?