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Match Thread Coventry v Rangers (2 Viewers)

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BackRoomRummermill

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  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #806
clint van damme said:
Fucking hell.
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it was not me , it was someone using my phone trying to be clever , the joys of being here I am afraid , did not even see it till now
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #807
SeaSeeEffCee said:
A bit off topic but seems a bit odd that Dabo and Rose both travelled while injured to stick with the squad while in rehabilitation but Allen, McFadzean and Westbrooke didn’t. Anyone know the reason behind that one?
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Would only make sense for them to travel if all the physio team was going but then why leave the rest of them behind. Odd one.
 

skyblueelephant76

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #808
chiefdave said:
Would only make sense for them to travel if all the physio team was going but then why leave the rest of them behind. Odd one.
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McFadzean has concussion and so probably just needs rest and Allen has done his ankle so is probably in a protective boot. Not practical for them to travel. Rose and Dabo are both walking around so fine to go and keeps them involved.
 
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Marty

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #809
SeaSeeEffCee said:
A bit off topic but seems a bit odd that Dabo and Rose both travelled while injured to stick with the squad while in rehabilitation but Allen, McFadzean and Westbrooke didn’t. Anyone know the reason behind that one?
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Maybe dabo and rose are in a fitness building phase of recovery, so can train to high intensity but not ready to play and the others are in a more delicate state, light training, plenty of rest etc. Pritty sure altitude has a negative effect on muscles and joints too.
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #810
Happy with that. 1st half We came into it well and whilst didnt look like scoring we looked secure. And we were missing vital players

2nd half expected the drop. Played inferior players and a inferior tsctic. 3 in middle with these players does t work

Nice to see Jodie skill in corner but if we play him he has to be more advanced

Only a friebdly and vs a good team after just 10 days. That said if we can sell and replace likes of baka biamou mason we shoukd tey. Godden too shouldn't be starting striker for a team looking to do v well in this league. However I concede its v early days and recruitment is not as simple as improving all players in 1 window

Overall happy!
 
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BackRoomRummermill

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #811
covcity4life said:
Happy with that. 1st half We came into it well and whilst didnt look like scoring we looked secure. And we were missing vital players

2nd half expected the drop. Played inferior players and a inferior tsctic. 3 in middle with these players does t work

Nice to see Jodie skill in corner but if we play him he has to be more advanced

Only a friebdly and vs a good team after just 10 days. That said if we can sell and replace likes of baka biamou mason we shoukd tey. Godden too shouldn't be starting striker for a team looking to do v well in this league. However I concede its v early days and recruitment is not as simple as improving all players in 1 window

Overall happy!
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I agree but don’t agree about Godden , he finished well today
 
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johnwillomagic

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #812
Tbh I think this may be slightly too early for us but it is a great pre-season friendly to have.

You cannot read too much into pre-season wins or defeats but a 2-0 defeat to Rangers who are much further advanced in terms of fitness
is in my opinion a very commendable result!
 
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covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #813
BackRoomRummermill said:
I agree but don’t agree about Godden , he finished well today
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He did and I mentioned to my cousin it was nice to see him pick that up again

Hwoever he did little else. Maybe it's fitness but i he didnt hold ball up much and looked slow as fuck
 

BackRoomRummermill

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #814
covcity4life said:
He did and I mentioned to my cousin it was nice to see him pick that up again

Hwoever he did little else. Maybe it's fitness but i he didnt hold ball up much and looked slow as fuck
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but he ran and got a little too ahead of their defender and was a great Kane like finish
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #815
BackRoomRummermill said:
but he ran and got a little too ahead of their defender and was a great Kane like finish
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He was well offside. I didn't celebrate even for a second. Only reason he got to ball first
 

BackRoomRummermill

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #816
covcity4life said:
He was well offside. I didn't celebrate even for a second. Only reason he got to ball first
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I was jumping about like we won World Cup I was sat with 2 rangers fans
 
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oldfiver

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  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #817

Tap on the picture for comments - the supporters get praised
 
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mr_monkey

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #818
covcity4life said:
Happy with that. 1st half We came into it well and whilst didnt look like scoring we looked secure. And we were missing vital players

2nd half expected the drop. Played inferior players and a inferior tsctic. 3 in middle with these players does t work

Nice to see Jodie skill in corner but if we play him he has to be more advanced

Only a friebdly and vs a good team after just 10 days. That said if we can sell and replace likes of baka biamou mason we shoukd tey. Godden too shouldn't be starting striker for a team looking to do v well in this league. However I concede its v early days and recruitment is not as simple as improving all players in 1 window

Overall happy!
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Did you watch the game? If so I don't know how you can say get rid of Baka, he looked a different player today
 
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covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #819
mr_monkey said:
Did you watch the game? If so I don't know how you can say get rid of Baka, he looked a different player today
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He did 2 good things in entire game. Both where he won the ball back. He needs to do that aggressive stuff all game now not sporadically

I stand up for baka all the time. All I have said is we are a championship side now so if we can improve upon him or max or godden we should try.
 
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mr_monkey

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #820
covcity4life said:
He did 2 good things in entire game. Both where he won the ball back. He needs to do that aggressive stuff all game now not sporadically

I stand up for baka all the time. All I have said is we are a championship side now so if we can improve upon him or max or godden we should try.
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He scared the shit out of that defense with his power and shocked me with how well he did the strength stuff... Don't get me wrong I think we need another striker but not at the expense of Baka as I think he will come on leaps and bounds this season, he has shown flashes of it before
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jul 25, 2020
  • #821
mr_monkey said:
He scared the shit out of that defense with his power and shocked me with how well he did the strength stuff... Don't get me wrong I think we need another striker but not at the expense of Baka as I think he will come on leaps and bounds this season, he has shown flashes of it before
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Ok fair enough if that's how you saw it mate. Be interested how other forum members thought he did

As he is young it makes sense to keep him as one of rotational options. It just depends on what newbies we could bring in. They must be markedly better or no point
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #822
covcity4life said:
Ok fair enough if that's how you saw it mate. Be interested how other forum members thought he did

As he is young it makes sense to keep him as one of rotational options. It just depends on what newbies we could bring in. They must be markedly better or no point
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Baka looked decent. But, I’m not going to get excited over a preseason performance. MR extended his contract for a reason. Hopefully, Baka is able to crack on and develop well as a player.

Personally, I think we need a striker or 2 to join us.
 
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procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #823
My take on the game:
First 10 minutes you could see how much sharper they were with their movement and passing. If we had conceded early then it could have been a hammering. However we defended resolutely and grew into the game and certainly matched them.
Second half we made so many changes it was always going to be difficult.
I thought the young centre half Drysdale was superb overall. Liked the look of Hamer as well.
More positives to take from the game than negatives
 
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cooperskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #824
Really enjoyable. And great to see the team out there again after so long. Was pleasantly surprised with how sharp we looked in 1st half. Full fitness and another 4 or 5 weeks of training together that 1st half team wins that game today I'm sure of it. Lots of positives.
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #825
Just having a watch of these highlights somebody has put together, very impressive from Pask at 3:05

 

SeaSeeEffCee

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #826
fernandopartridge said:
Just having a watch of these highlights somebody has put together, very impressive from Pask at 3:05

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Brilliant pass from O'Hare at 2:15 (Commentator says Hamer but he's the one with the double sweatbands who chests it down)
 

Johhny Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #827
Tommo1993 said:
I’m sure Celtic are shitting themselves.
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More like pissing themselves
 

Nonleagueherewecome

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #828
covcity4life said:
He did and I mentioned to my cousin it was nice to see him pick that up again

Hwoever he did little else. Maybe it's fitness but i he didnt hold ball up much and looked slow as fuck
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Lovely headed knock-down to Shipley for a shot too, those two have a burgeoning understanding.
 
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aloisijohnnyaloisi

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #829
Anybody know why Dacosta didn’t play today?
 
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Garryb80

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #830
aloisijohnnyaloisi said:
Anybody know why Dacosta didn’t play today?
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Injured. Was in the robins interview on the site
 
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DazzleTommyDazzle

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #831
aloisijohnnyaloisi said:
Anybody know why Dacosta didn’t play today?
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The club said that he was injured.
.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #832
Have to say we looked pretty good with our first half team which had the majority of our first team starters. Bodes well.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #833
SeaSeeEffCee said:
A bit off topic but seems a bit odd that Dabo and Rose both travelled while injured to stick with the squad while in rehabilitation but Allen, McFadzean and Westbrooke didn’t. Anyone know the reason behind that one?
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Injuries where the players could still train Vs injuries where they couldn't.
 

Irish Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #834
cc84cov said:
Not for me mate I’m afraid I’ve seen him plenty also
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I've been impressed with Eccles every time he has played in competitive games. I think he will be a good player.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #835
Promising signs were Hamer looked a baller and Giles looked good as well. Few more shrewd signings and I think we will do well.
We need a different type of striker up front to challenge or play with Godden. Once with pace.
 
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standupforcity

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #836
covcity4life said:
Happy with that. 1st half We came into it well and whilst didnt look like scoring we looked secure. And we were missing vital players

2nd half expected the drop. Played inferior players and a inferior tsctic. 3 in middle with these players does t work

Nice to see Jodie skill in corner but if we play him he has to be more advanced

Only a friebdly and vs a good team after just 10 days. That said if we can sell and replace likes of baka biamou mason we shoukd tey. Godden too shouldn't be starting striker for a team looking to do v well in this league. However I concede its v early days and recruitment is not as simple as improving all players in 1 window

Overall happy!
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Biamou is a vital player for us. He's been a game changer in the past ...holds the ball up well and has a devastating finish....great off the bench.
 
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Crazy daisy

New Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #837
At least it was a defeat to rangers and not that other rabble.
 

better days

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #838
I thought we did really well and looked a match for them in the first half
2nd half we created a few opportunities but naturally were not quite as organised as what is probably the starting 11 from the current fit players
Had to smile at Gerrard's interview where he said they were much better in the second half without acknowledging the changes we made
Still a very worthwhile exercise where a number of players exceeded expectations
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #839
better days said:
I thought we did really well and looked a match for them in the first half
2nd half we created a few opportunities but naturally were not quite as organised as what is probably the starting 11 from the current fit players
Had to smile at Gerrard's interview where he said they were much better in the second half without acknowledging the changes we made
Still a very worthwhile exercise where a number of players exceeded expectations
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Yeah, nobody wanted to acknowledge it. Did they even realise that?
 
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Garryb80

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 26, 2020
  • #840
standupforcity said:
Biamou is a vital player for us. He's been a game changer in the past ...holds the ball up well and has a devastating finish....great off the bench.
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He isnt vital. Sentiment aside he isnt good enough for the championship.
 
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