Skyblueabo1111
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Stats mean nothing, all about chances. Both were dominant first half. We got lucky, same as first half today. We are getting completely overrun. Amazed people can't see it.
Stats mean nothing, all about chances. Both were dominant first half. We got lucky, same as first half today. We are getting completely overrun. Amazed people can't see it.Statistically we’ve created more chances than the oppo in all 3 matches.
Torp was awful tonight him and Grimes are so slow infact we have no pace in there at all .Torp is more of an option at 10 in this system, in my opinion, and not a player to play alongside Grimes in games you’re going to get overrun or countered…
Hamer can do the job there, with a bit more creativity than Grimes, Sheaf would’ve been ideal, and yeah Onyeka sounds like a solution.
The only issue I have is Grimes severely lacks pace, and we could do with a player there with stamina and pace to cover as they will get through a hell of a lot of work between now and the end of the season
Not in that context. If we get caught on the break and he gets done for pace, or makes a mistake under pressure, or even a progressive pass that goes astray, that’s fair enough and those errors happen.As he should be, but you can see why a system that exposes him is going to affect his game.
We had a higher xG in both halves so whatever chances you think they should’ve scored, we literally had better chances.Norwich could have been 3 up, at half time. Same as Leicester and Millwall.
Ok, I'm not saying the system directly resulted directly in an unforced error, in the sense that it put him in that position. It didn't.Not in that context. If we get caught on the break and he gets done for pace, or makes a mistake under pressure, or even a progressive pass that goes astray, that’s fair enough and those errors happen.
He’s just miscontrolled the ball under no pressure and Norwich react quickly, it’s unforgivable.
Your back 3 idea seems to not take into any account our current in possession shape has a back 3, the issue is the cover and space left in front of them.Stats mean nothing, all about chances. Both were dominant first half. We got lucky, same as first half today. We are getting completely overrun. Amazed people can't see it.
No idea what you posted. We did it at Portsmouth and won 3.1.Your back 3 idea seems to not take into any account our current in possession shape has a back 3, the issue is the cover and space left in front of them.
We can play 4 CBs and they still struggle if we keep giving away so much space in the midfield.
Yes because the midfield was deeper and left no space for the opposition to flood through.No idea what you posted. We did it at Portsmouth and won 3.1.
Oh and we also played a back 3 against Charlton and were not great.No idea what you posted. We did it at Portsmouth and won 3.1.
It would only take two changes to make us look stronger:
1. Tell Dasilva to stay back at all times
2. Change the midfield to a proper double pivot, instead of the 8 being closer to the CF than Grimes
It's been MONTHS of us getting ripped apart on the counter and Lampard has done fuck all about it.
Also the pedant in me has to say it was 2-1No idea what you posted. We did it at Portsmouth and won 3.1.
Xg means nothing. They should have been 3 up at half time. Again.We had a higher xG in both halves so whatever chances you think they should’ve scored, we literally had better chances.
That’s not even including EMC missing from a yard out and Haji having one cleared off the line.
What chances then? Both of their best chances were their second half goals…Xg means nothing. They should have been 3 up at half time. Again.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that when he's been in charge at other clubs once they have gone on a poor run it's usually been unable to turn it around. Hope I'm wrong ,but we've not been much good for about 2 months. Rushworths either sav d us and we've relied on home form . Charlton , Watford , WBA, Millwall sliced through our midfield and defence but luckily missed their chancesWe’ve been dreadful since Ipswich and he’s not done much to change it. Definitely his worst month in charge.
The decision not to sign Bamford has come back to haunt us.I am not crowing for his head btw, far from it
But tonight is the first time this season I have felt genuinely let down/concerned by Lampard - the set up was completely baffling tonight
Well, we should’ve scored 1 of the 2 big chances we had before they scored…
All the complaints about the midfield and so on isn’t what lost us the game. Thomas gets caught flat footed for their first and Kitching loses the ball with an unforced error in a suicidal position.
We need a player like Onyeka playing as we do. Torp did well winning ball high up the pitch for the first half, didn’t have the intensity for full 90. BTA also struggled to link play and thought we lost control (or lack thereof) when we were in the ascendancy.
The decision not to sign Bamford has come back to haunt us.
The 2 loan signings were and no matter what people will say remain to be the most important signings. Cover on the wings was needed most of all. The issues with the midfield and how we defend against transitions can if needed be solved tactically.2 Loan players wasn’t and isn’t enough, we need a marquee signing to lift everyone before the window closes imo.
He’s often like that, it’s not something new. Their goals were also down to individual defensive errors.Disappointing interview where instead of admitting hes got it wrong hes decided to be sarcastic to Gurney.
I'm officially worried
Why? What he says in the privacy of the dressing room and what he says to a local BBC journalist who he clearly thinks is an idiot are likely to be very different things.Disappointing interview where instead of admitting hes got it wrong hes decided to be sarcastic to Gurney.
I'm officially worried
For some reason very rarely do both play together up front when we are chasing an equaliser.Away from home set up with a back 5 4 in midfield and make us hard to break down at home play the way the way he likes us to play.When you make changes change the formation to help us have a chance ,changing personal and expecting us to score isn't working last night we should of went kept hadji on with simms.
Yup. Even without the errors, we were still getting completely overrun in midfield and it's just asking for troubleThe complaints about the midfield are valid even if it was ultimately 2 errors that cost us. Teams have been over running us for weeks away from home.
As for Torp, he was dreadful in possession in the first half. Yes he won a few balls high up the pitch but proceeded to lose possession again almost straight away.
It is valid, but more people are talking about that than the 3 mistakes/errors that actually cost us the game.The complaints about the midfield are valid even if it was ultimately 2 errors that cost us. Teams have been over running us for weeks away from home.
As for Torp, he was dreadful in possession in the first half. Yes he won a few balls high up the pitch but proceeded to lose possession again almost straight away.
Its now become mental this obsession to leave Grimes with ZERO help.I think we need to change the system away. We’ve got good enough forward players to score enough. We just can’t keep playing this kamikaze midfield.
What's annoying is it's so obvious what the problem is and how he can try and solve it.I am not crowing for his head btw, far from it
But tonight is the first time this season I have felt genuinely let down/concerned by Lampard - the set up was completely baffling tonight
Why? As it looks like we are close to signing the guy from Brentford (if Nigerian reports are true) then we are signing a very different type of midfielder to what we have now, a defensive midfield that would if playing last night have helped plug the gaps in our midfield.What's annoying is it's so obvious what the problem is and how he can try and solve it.
But he can't, won't, is in denial when the writings been on the wall for weeks on end.
So you are saying we kept playing a stupid system and playing shit and losing away because we might sign someone in the future?Why? As it looks like we are close to signing the guy from Brentford (if Nigerian reports are true) then we are signing a very different type of midfielder to what we have now, a defensive midfield that would if playing last night have helped plug the gaps in our midfield.
So what are you saying big fella?Hang on a minute. Before we kicked off last night, 99% of you were saying that it was our strongest team, pleased Rudoni out, blah blah. Now it seems a different story because the result didn't go our way
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