skybluelee
Well-Known Member
I don't think I've heard our style of play described better than this.
"It's the way we play, mate"
I don't think I've heard our style of play described better than this.He’s struggling now through being criminally overexposed.
This is the footballing version of Bazball.
I don't think I've heard our style of play described better than this.
"It's the way we play, mate"ook how
Bazball looked great at first and then gradually it failed.I don't think I've heard our style of play described better than this.
"It's the way we play, mate"
ArroganceDisappointing interview where instead of admitting hes got it wrong hes decided to be sarcastic to Gurney.
I'm officially worried
Its pathetic..unless you have the personell to be effective.Bazball looked great at first and then gradually it failed.
Im fed up of Asante running around like a headless chicken.
One of the goals started from his headless chicken impersonation trying to press and was flat out on the floor. They then proceed to score from that chance.
Yep, teams started to play on England's arrogance just like teams are now doing to us (although with us its more naivety than arrogance I think). I wish I'd come up with this analogy as it describes our approach perfectlyBazball looked great at first and then gradually it failed.
Trying to re invent the wheel.Bazball looked great at first and then gradually it failed.
Agree more naivety than arrogance . Need to adapt quickly.Yep, teams started to play on England's arrogance just like teams are now doing to us (although with us its more naivety than arrogance I think). I wish I'd come up with this analogy as it describes our approach perfectly
Id rather Jamie Allen if we are persisting with this mental gung hoI'd rather have Sheaf in that midfield than Torp in that shape away from home...
Thats a fair summary, but to be fair, under attack we should have 5 in midfield with the wingers covering. However, it seems once they lose the ball upfield they lose interest. This where more discipline is required.We play three midfield one of which plays almost as another centre half and the other one as a second striker. This is leaving one in the midfield and a huge gap between Torp and Our defence including Grimes which is being exploited every time we loose the ball and it was so evident last night with norwich running with the ball through our midfield unchallenged to the edge of our box.
Lampard needs to change these suicidal tactics and formation especially away from home because its not like we are even out scoring other teams now and we are conceding two goals every game
Lampard did it last season soon after the Portsmouth debacle and we went on a 9 out of 10 winning run of mostly 1-0s. Can he do it again?One things Robins was good at, a mid season tactical and formation switch to steady the ship....
Not sure that's true. Not for me anyway..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
He went super conservative after that..playing 5 at the back.Lampard did it last season soon after the Portsmouth debacle and we went on a 9 out of 10 winning run of mostly 1-0s. Can he do it again?
He has that option, but will be reluctant given he has just loaned in two wingers, albeit Esse can play centrallyHe went super conservative after that..playing 5 at the back.
And that is exactly our problem, we get forward to the opposition third, slow the game down, pass backwards to play the possession game, make a mistake and put pressure on ourselvesWe have been worked out the full backs are either to far up the pitch or to narrow and teams are getting down the outside and the wingers aren’t tracking back I said early in the window a left back was urgently required and that hasn’t changed.
The midfield is to far apart Grimes to deep and Torp needs to drop closer to him as we are getting over run.
we need to learn to play in their half we have gone back to the pissing around at the back.
Let's hope so. He's built an expensive squad of wingers and attacking players....so let's hope he can work a miracle and sort the chuckle brothers and their little sidekick out while he's at it.Lampard did it last season soon after the Portsmouth debacle and we went on a 9 out of 10 winning run of mostly 1-0s. Can he do it again?
We played shit with our supposed best team.So what are you saying big fella?
They had loads of chances, all game. They were far the better team.What chances then? Both of their best chances were their second half goals…
I didn't. I said play five at back.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
He can do it...just requires our forwards to sit in a bit more. Just small tweaks like he did vs Leicester after that first half.Let's hope so. He's built an expensive squad of wingers and attacking players....so let's hope he can work a miracle and sort the chuckle brothers and their little sidekick out while he's at it.
We literally had the better chances... A quick watch of the highlights show that.They had loads of chances, all game. They were far the better team.
Don't like the idea of playing Grimes further forward at all.It's obvious that we need to tighten up at the back and look to gain more control in midfield.
With our current squad I think the options are (a) play a third CB (b) play Grimes a bit further forward as more of a ball-winning midfielder and/or (c) use our backs more as conventional full backs rather than wing backs, bearing in mind that we already have conventional wingers. I don't think (b) on its own works. Perhaps we have to try all three together, certainly away from home.
To gain one of the automatic spots, bearing in mind that we have lost a lot of our points advantage and Ipswich will probably soon have a better goal difference than us, we are going to have to be one of the top three or four teams for the rest of the season. Given that for the last two months our performances have been little better than the teams just outside the relegation zone this seems unlikely.
Unless things change for the better very quickly we will just have to accept that we have blown our chance.
I watched the game. Norwich were dominant. We were all over the place defensively, again! We look a very poor team.We literally had the better chances... A quick watch of the highlights show that.
You'll get Mucca boys defending that game last night!It's obvious that we need to tighten up at the back and look to gain more control in midfield.
With our current squad I think the options are (a) play a third CB (b) play Grimes a bit further forward as more of a ball-winning midfielder and/or (c) use our backs more as conventional full backs rather than wing backs, bearing in mind that we already have conventional wingers. I don't think (b) on its own works. Perhaps we have to try all three together, certainly away from home.
To gain one of the automatic spots, bearing in mind that we have lost a lot of our points advantage and Ipswich will probably soon have a better goal difference than us, we are going to have to be one of the top three or four teams for the rest of the season. Given that for the last two months our performances have been little better than the teams just outside the relegation zone this seems unlikely.
Unless things change for the better very quickly we will just have to accept that we have blown our chance.
I agree with this. Our CB's are bad enough with Grimes playing deep. God knows what they'd be like without him there. Oh yeah, I remember.Don't like the idea of playing Grimes further forward at all.
He needs to stay where he is, but desperately needs help around him.
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