Chicken Mcgraw
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Godden is my favourite player we have ever had and yet I stick up for Simms more than most. I don’t understand what Bear83 is accusing you of.
That's almost certainly not what I'm basing my opinion of Simms on
Surprised Thomas is getting stick, I thought bar Dovin and MVE he was our best performer last night. It does look odd in those stills of being behind, but that's not like he's failed to step up, with that gap it must be intentional. He showed a turn of pace too a couple of times to get back in and block last night which I'd not seen before. I agree his distribution can still improve somewhat but defensively him and Kitching look miles better than any other options.
Mve? What did I miss?Surprised Thomas is getting stick, I thought bar Dovin and MVE he was our best performer last night. It does look odd in those stills of being behind, but that's not like he's failed to step up, with that gap it must be intentional. He showed a turn of pace too a couple of times to get back in and block last night which I'd not seen before. I agree his distribution can still improve somewhat but defensively him and Kitching look miles better than any other options.
I thought Rudoni was one of our better ones last night tbh.These are the Sofascore ratings from last night View attachment 41304
I said to my old man in the second half I thought he'd been wankI thought Rudoni was one of our better ones last night tbh.
These are the Sofascore ratings from last night View attachment 41304
To me he was the only one trying to get on the ball and I like his strength. I'm struggling to see any way he was worse than Torp and Allen.I said to my old man in the second half I thought he'd been wank
I think it can highlight how much our fans are blind to what certain players are doing in gameJust goes to show that some of these ratings on apps and websites can't be trusted as a true reflection.
No way on earth Torp gets higher than Rudi. BTA higher than Simms etc.
I do wonder how they are pulled sometimes. Maybe one of those things that's useful to track over a period if you a scouting far and wide but nothing can beat actually watching it.Just goes to show that some of these ratings on apps and websites can't be trusted as a true reflection.
No way on earth Torp gets higher than Rudi. BTA higher than Simms etc.
Rudoni was attempting to make things happen further up the pitch with strikers not doing very much. Allen was just sat in the middle, again not doing very much.Rudoni lost possession 24 times last night jamie allen 3 times
Rudoni was attempting to make things happen further up the pitch with strikers not doing very much. Allen was just sat in the middle, again not doing very much.
I somewhat agree but stats don't have player bias and fans only remember certain things in matchesI do wonder how they are pulled sometimes. Maybe one of those things that's useful to track over a period if you a scouting far and wide but nothing can beat actually watching it.
I'm not saying he was great, but he showed for it and he tried, which must have been very frustrating. I thought Allen and Torp were hopeless, and I'm a big Torp guy.Fair but I can't remember him doing anything well , he kept taking it down the line and getting himself trapped in then when he had the chance to cross it he kept passing it .
I'm not saying he was great, but he showed for it and he tried, which must have been very frustrating. I thought Allen and Torp were hopeless, and I'm a big Torp guy.
Not sure how those scores give Bidwell a 7 either. Geezer was getting roasted.
They can’t step out and defend the wide channels because they are too slow. They have to stay tucked in because they are aware they will be exposed and isolated, as soon as they step out wide.It was his unwillingness to defend the wide channels that was sending me loopy. Given they were doubling up on the wings, you needed him to go and engage one to free up Van Ewijk to press the other. He just stayed tucked in.
Leeds really gave us the runaround in the first half, pulling everyone out of position. Most seemed to correct in the second half; Lati didn’t.
They can’t step out and defend the wide channels because they are too slow. They have to stay tucked in because they are aware they will be exposed and isolated, as soon as they step out wide.
Bidwell can’t get back if he is caught up field,so doesn’t even try.
And MVE busts a gut to get back,which looks good when he is successful,but makes him look a tawt when he fails.
They are not quick enough shmmeee. And half the time they don’t anticipate what is happening.Wingbacks should be able to be “caught” up the field. That’s literally their job. CMs or CBs should be covering them when they do.
They are not quick enough shmmeee. And half the time they don’t anticipate what is happening.
Thomas was awful last night . He gets slack on here because he makes last ditch blocks and tackles . Problem is he makes them because he has been pulled out of position or hasn't reacted quick enough to a situation.Surprised Thomas is getting stick, I thought bar Dovin and MVE he was our best performer last night. It does look odd in those stills of being behind, but that's not like he's failed to step up, with that gap it must be intentional. He showed a turn of pace too a couple of times to get back in and block last night which I'd not seen before. I agree his distribution can still improve somewhat but defensively him and Kitching look miles better than any other options.
Just goes to show that some of these ratings on apps and websites can't be trusted as a true reflection.
No way on earth Torp gets higher than Rudi. BTA higher than Simms etc.
I feel like I'm bashing him because my opinions of his performances are so different ro many people's .. IMHO he's having a very poor season
I wouldn’t say that’s true. They had a fair few chances first half from slicing us open
That’s no way to speak to your father.I said to my old man in the second half I thought he'd been wank
Where were you for the other two one on ones?Dan James had a massive chance that was saved, yes. That was it other than the goals and at that point we were already 2-0 down and chasing the game. They were constantly a threat but we’d limited them to long range chances.
The sloppiness of the goals we conceded was really disappointing and made a difficult game almost insurmountable.
Could've been worse if he'd been a bit mutton and said yes please son.That’s no way to speak to your father.
Im firmly in the played well camp. If it wasnt for him we would have no striker capable at all of holding a ball up. He almost scored bar a wonder save and led the line well against a very good defence. Im not sure what you mean by fallping out of challenges. Generally if he is closing down a defender they either pass it to the keeper or across to the other centre half. Very rarely do strikers gain much from aggressively closing down all game.From watching the game I did feel like he was awful at the time. I was genuinely quite surprised when there was this echo going round that he played well second half. He held the ball up a couple of times but I saw him actively flap out of challenging defenders on a few occasions too. It was better than the first half no doubt, but the benchmark for that was extremely low.
I'm not sure if there are some people trying to over exaggerate his performances because they really want him to do well, or because they dislike the other strikers, but I was very surprised that some put him down as one of our best players. He got a full 90 minutes yesterday and I was surprised at that. For large parts of the game he was a problem for us and offered us very little rest bite against the waves of attacks that kept coming.
Im firmly in the played well camp. If it wasnt for him we would have no striker capable at all of holding a ball up. He almost scored bar a wonder save and led the line well against a very good defence. Im not sure what you mean by fallping out of challenges. Generally if he is closing down a defender they either pass it to the keeper or across to the other centre half. Very rarely do strikers gain much from aggressively closing down all game.
Where were you for the other two one on ones?
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