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Match Thread Coventry City vs. Southend United Match Thread - Saturday 29th Dec (2 Viewers)

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  • Start date Dec 27, 2018
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ccfcway

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #211
We look well on top, just need a better final ball and a bit more composure.

They are there for the taking
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #212
Paxman II said:
I'd be very temped to bring Doyle on for Shipley at half time and Andreu for Westbrooke.
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Lol - what about Chaplin?
 

Otis

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #213
Great_Expectations said:
London’s only an hour on the train.
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Is it bollocks!

59 mins on Virgin.
 
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Paxman II

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #214
Grendel said:
If nothing changes after 10’minutes he needs to try clarke Harris and hiwula together
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tell me you have your tongue firmly in your cheek?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #215
Paxman II said:
I'd be very temped to bring Doyle on for Shipley at half time and Andreu for Westbrooke.
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Thing is Andreu is even slower so leaves sterling exposed
 

lifeskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #216
Don’t think westBrooke was bad at all. Out of position, first game, tending to play safety first, creative free kick. I would play him 10yds further inside second half.


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Grendel

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #217
ccfcway said:
We look well on top, just need a better final ball and a bit more composure.

They are there for the taking
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Well on top!
 

Esoterica

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #218
Fuck me these match threads have turned toxic. Just 2 or 3 people reaffirming their confirmation bias. Southend are here to work hard for a point. Our young team are the only ones trying to play football but are struggling to break their deep defence down. Chaplin should have done better with a couple of his half chances. This game will open right up 2nd half and we have a very good chance to win it.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #219
Grendel said:
If nothing changes after 10’minutes he needs to try clarke Harris and hiwula together
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If we are winning maybe
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #220
Hyam, Willis, Sterling and Kelly, good.

The rest, not so.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #221
Grendel said:
It was awful
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Hardly awful. I was right behind it and it was only a yard or so wide (after cutting in an beating his man).

At least be honest with your criticism !

Should’ve done better with the volley though
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #222
Esoterica said:
Fuck me these match threads have turned toxic. Just 2 or 3 people reaffirming their confirmation bias. Southend are here to work hard for a point our young team are the only ones trying to play football but are struggling to break their deep defence down. Chaplin should have done better with a couple of his half chances. This game will open right up 2nd half and we have a very goid chance to win it.
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Fingers crossed it's for us! They want to play in the air and direct and are trying to press us. Hopefully they will tire
 
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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #223
Nick said:
The keeper didn't bother with it, it wasn't that close need to be testing the keeper at least
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Just watched it back and the keeper absolutely did bother with it, he put in a full dive. It was about 2ft wide
 
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Grendel

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #224
Paxman II said:
tell me you have your tongue firmly in your cheek?
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If clarke Harris had played like Chaplin in the first 45 minutes you’d be saying he shouldn’t play again. You’ve slagged off a debutant whose at least played a decent free kick in for Chaplin to fluff embarrassingly
 

Frank Sidebottom

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #225
Otis said:
Is it bollocks!

59 mins on Virgin.
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Or an hour and 20 when HS2 is up and running.
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #226
Chaplin wasted best chance in a v poor first half. Shipley has lost confidence and we are too slow making decisions in their half. Must move the ball quickly when we have hiwula and Chaplin up front.


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Grendel

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #227
CCFCSteve said:
Hardly awful. I was right behind it and it was only a yard or so wide (after cutting in an beating his man).

At least be honest with your criticism !

Should’ve done better with the volley though
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You are behind the goal?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #228
PVA said:
Just watched it back and the keeper absolutely did bother with it, he put in a full dive. It was about 2ft wide
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Ah my bad then. Realtime I was following the ball and didn't see him that way.
 

MatthewWallis

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #229
We can’t pass properly at all, just hit and hope or give it away. On the occasional time we do the right thing, we take about 30 seconds too long to do it.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #230
Grendel said:
You are behind the goal?
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No I was almost directly behind where he shot from (just higher up)
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #231
Poor game but started coming into it a bit more last ten. Hopefully start second half on front foot
 

Great_Expectations

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #232
Lack of wingers in the overall squad, never mind the match day squad, really restricts our options. Westbrooke is clearly not a winger and is an absolute passenger. I’m sure it’s not helping his confidence.
As we know Shipley is not a winger, so regardless of how well (or not) he is playing, his instinct is to drift inside, so we are essentially playing with no width, the middle is too crowded, or players aren’t making space, which is why we are often reverting to long ball.

Only thing we could do is give McCallum a go on the wing, or put Andreu 10 with a narrow three behind him and two in front. However not sure that’s a great option.

As poor as Chaplin is, I don’t want to see JCH, at least not yet.

They look bang average, so if we press more they will struggle. However we look lethargic and clueless going forward.
 
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Otis

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #233
CCFCSteve said:
Hardly awful. I was right behind it and it was only a yard or so wide (after cutting in an beating his man).

At least be honest with your criticism !

Should’ve done better with the volley though
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Stop bringing a bit of common sense to the thread.

Awful? Ha. Laughable.

First one from the free kick, very poor, second one, decent turn and shot just wide. Not awful by a long chalk. .... unless you have an agenda of course.

Both Hiwula and Chaplin have been distinctly average today though.
 

stevefloyd

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #234
Paxman II said:
I'd be very temped to bring Doyle on for Shipley at half time and Andreu for Westbrooke.
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I'd be tempted to bring one of the ball boys on for Shipley
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #235
Nick said:
Ah my bad then. Realtime I was following the ball and didn't see him that way.
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Admitting that you talk bollocks in all match threads? Lovely stuff.
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #236
Paxman II said:
I'd be very temped to bring Doyle on for Shipley at half time and Andreu for Westbrooke.
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Andreu and JCH are our only real attacking option from the bench, not sure either will have an impact but I’d throw them both on
 

Grendel

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #237
Otis said:
Stop bringing a bit of common sense to thread.

Awful? Ha. Laughable.

First one from the free kick, very poor, second one, decent turn and shot just wide. Not awful by a long chalk. .... unless you have an agenda of course.

Both Hiwula and Chaplin have been distinctly average today though.
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Are we playing to Chaplin strengths yet? What about the free header which he managed to head into a defenders shoulder?
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #238
lifeskyblue said:
Don’t think westBrooke was bad at all. Out of position, first game, tending to play safety first, creative free kick. I would play him 10yds further inside second half.


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Few wayward passes but think he’s done reasonably well considering
 
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ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #239
Esoterica said:
Fuck me these match threads have turned toxic. Just 2 or 3 people reaffirming their confirmation bias. Southend are here to work hard for a point our young team are the only ones trying to play football but are struggling to break their deep defence down. Chaplin should have done better with a couple of his half chances. This game will open right up 2nd half and we have a very goid chance to win it.
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Stopped reading them during the game now as it’s crazy how negative they are
 

Great_Expectations

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #240
Otis said:
Stop bringing a bit of common sense to the thread.

Awful? Ha. Laughable.

First one from the free kick, very poor, second one, decent turn and shot just wide. Not awful by a long chalk. .... unless you have an agenda of course.

Both Hiwula and Chaplin have been distinctly average today though.
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I think Hiwula has worked pretty hard; he’s won a few headers and tried to link play. Especially considering he’s almosr playing as a quasi target man, which isn’t his game. He definitely has technical ability, but (similar to Chaplin) we aren’t playing to those strengths.
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #241
Grendel said:
Are we playing to Chaplin strengths yet? What about the free header which he managed to head into a defenders shoulder?
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Ha.

Block by the defender there to my mind.

Happy to look at the replay though.

The free kick miss was very poor.
 

Grendel

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #242
Great_Expectations said:
I think Hiwula has worked pretty hard; he’s won a few headers and tried to link play. Especially considering he’s almosr playing as a quasi target man, which isn’t his game. He definitely has technical ability, but (similar to Chaplin) we aren’t playing to those strengths.
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Christ we are still not playing to Chaplins strengths
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #243
hill83 said:
Admitting that you talk bollocks in all match threads? Lovely stuff.
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Yep happy to be wrong if somebody can watch a replay
 

stevefloyd

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  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #244
sw88 said:
Few wayward passes but think he’s done reasonably well considering
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But has he had a shit yet?
 
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Ashdown

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • #245
Chaplin really has been a nice piece of business........,.......for Portsmouth !
 
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