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Tactically - Lampard is pretty good (1 Viewer)

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quinn1971

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #211
clint van damme said:
I'm not sure how anyone else sees that as some sort of positive
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Just saying, some on here have been quick enough to jump on Lampard for tactics when he’s done the best with what he’s got, could of quite easily just set up not to lose against mboro and today, he didn’t , shows some bollocks that does, got It spot on the last 2 games
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #212
Ccfcisparks said:
we got 15 points in 13 games. it was not exaggerated at all
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It is exaggerated though because it is compared with a run of unbelievable and unsustainable form
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #213
fernandopartridge said:
It is exaggerated though because it is compared with a run of unbelievable and unsustainable form
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well isolating just those games ignoring previous form it’s relegation form in those 13 games
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #214
Ccfcisparks said:
well isolating just those games ignoring previous form it’s relegation form in those 13 games
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The last two games are automatic promotion form, and more importantly the last 33 are.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #215
fernandopartridge said:
The last two games are automatic promotion form, and more importantly the last 33 are.
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not really the point though is it.

You said people were exaggerating the poor form. they weren’t. statistically it was relegation form
 
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Chris1987

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #216
covcity4life said:
It is. But I never thought we were playing terrible that's all. Only a few games where I did.
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In all honesty we were terrible in a few games and not very good at all in a good few others. Something needed to change tactically and it looks as though it has.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #217
covcity4life said:
I've always been in the camp that we wernt playing that badly. Going ahead and then having lapses does indicate a better team than one that goes behind first and loses all time. I didn't bedwet and now things look better. It was what I expected.

People can say it's a terrible run etc but if you look at 2025 league form it's 3 wins 2 losses 1 draw? So for 6 weeks the form hasn't been too bad at all yet all we have heard is relegation form, will doug sack frank, is lampard good tactically, bottlers etc

It's not a gotcha or anything. I just feel like what I said made sense and it's proven to have gone the way I thought.
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Spot on , don’t think we realise the pressure we’ve been under for the last 4 months, it’s been relentless, with players who aren’t used to it, we were written off 2 weeks ago, we’d bottled it, weren’t up to it, look how it’s affected mboro,they were top for a week, wev‘e turned it around in 2 games, brilliant
 
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quinn1971

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #218
Ccfcisparks said:
not really the point though is it.

You said people were exaggerating the poor form. they weren’t. statistically it was relegation form
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It wasn’t though was it,we were only struggling away by the odd goal, not like we were getting turned over every week, Lampard saw what we needed and we’ve fixed it,
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #219
quinn1971 said:
It wasn’t though was it,we were only struggling away by the odd goal, not like we were getting turned over every week, Lampard saw what we needed and we’ve fixed it,
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it was just over 1 point a game. that is relegation form it literally cannot be argued
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #220
covcity4life said:
I've always been in the camp that we wernt playing that badly. Going ahead and then having lapses does indicate a better team than one that goes behind first and loses all time. I didn't bedwet and now things look better. It was what I expected.

People can say it's a terrible run etc but if you look at 2025 league form it's 3 wins 2 losses 1 draw? So for 6 weeks the form hasn't been too bad at all yet all we have heard is relegation form, will doug sack frank, is lampard good tactically, bottlers etc

It's not a gotcha or anything. I just feel like what I said made sense and it's proven to have gone the way I thought.
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We've had our slump and got over it, maybe Boro and Ipswich are just starting theirs??
 
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Skyblueabo1111

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #221
TomRad85 said:
Feeling called out?
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No, the opposite Tom, as admitted,by you.
TomRad85 said:
Feeling called out?
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quinn1971

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #222
Ccfcisparks said:
it was just over 1 point a game. that is relegation form it literally cannot be argued
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Relegation form would be losing at home as well, you don’t get relegated having the best home form in the league, think,that’s what people were forgetting, and if you watch the QPR and Norwich games again we weren’t even that bad, just silly mistakes, look what happens when you cut them out, we Were never playing like a team in relegation form
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #223
quinn1971 said:
Relegation form would be losing at home as well, you don’t get relegated having the best home form in the league, think,that’s what people were forgetting, and if you watch the QPR and Norwich games again we weren’t even that bad, just silly mistakes, look what happens when you cut them out, we Were never playing like a team in relegation form
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you get relegated on 1 point a game average which i what we had for those 13 games
 

TomRad85

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #224
Lampard did a remarkable job to get us into that position (as well as what he did last season.) Its quite clear we were running out of steam a bit, he needed to be backed by King in Jan, particularly with a player in the Onyeka profile. Thankfully he was and we are starting to purr again.
I'm not saying don't get frustrated at poor form, that's just being a fan, but some of the bollocks aimed at Frank was, well, bollocks.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #225
fernandopartridge said:
The longest run we've had without a win is three games, this "fall off" is an exaggeration and ignores the great form shown by Middlesbrough particularly and Ipswich in that period.

Our record breaking form was never realistically going to continue indefinitely, a lot of people on here were saying in early December they'd be pleased to still be top by the turn of the year. We were, and we were still top by the end of January.
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Middle of February.
 

RoysterE17

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #226
Looking now though dont anybody feel the slump in performances was potentially avoidable? Just even the past 2 games I feel the players have been told to hold back abit and it seemed to of worked wonders! Also the singing of onyeka has been key
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #227
RoysterE17 said:
Looking now though dont anybodyfeel the slump in performances was potentially avoidable? Just even the past 2 games I feel the players have been told to hold back abit and it seemed to of worked wonders! Also the singing of odyeka has been key
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He’s got a lovely tenor voice to be fair
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #228
Ccfcisparks said:
not really the point though is it.

You said people were exaggerating the poor form. they weren’t. statistically it was relegation form
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The point LG was trying to make that Lampard isn't good tactically based on cherry picking of an at worse indifferent period of form which he exaggerated to be worse than it really was. Further to that, in doing so also ignoring that Lampard got the team into record breaking form in the first place.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #229
Ccfcisparks said:
you get relegated on 1 point a game average which i what we had for those 13 games
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You're so much more likable when you're not being a troll
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #230
quinn1971 said:
Relegation form would be losing at home as well, you don’t get relegated having the best home form in the league, think,that’s what people were forgetting, and if you watch the QPR and Norwich games again we weren’t even that bad, just silly mistakes, look what happens when you cut them out, we Were never playing like a team in relegation form
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This is pretty much where I was/am at. We were still creating chances and good stuff was happening, even in games we weren't playing particularly well.

Just look at Norwich, we had two great chances before Norwich got the winner, it could easily had been the reverse scoreline. That is not to say we would have deserved to win, we probably wouldn't have on the balance of things, but much more encouraging than if we were creating nothing and losing 2-0 or 3-0.

Hopefully we've got a bit of form back, and not the worst time to get it back either. Going to be a cracking final few games. I think I said before, we're closer than we think!
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #231
Perennial Lurker said:
You're so much more likable when you're not being a troll
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What is trolling about stating the facts
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #232
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #233
fernandopartridge said:
The point LG was trying to make that Lampard isn't good tactically based on cherry picking of an at worse indifferent period of form which he exaggerated to be worse than it really was. Further to that, in doing so also ignoring that Lampard got the team into record breaking form in the first place.
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My position is that Lampard has done incredibly well overall but we went through such a terrible spell I’m remaining cautious.

You may disagree on our winter form but for me it was nowhere near good enough and performances neither.

If we have turned a corner and maintain it to the end of the season then I will agree he’s done fantastically well. I’m not prepared to do that after two games.

The lead we had it would be unprecedented for a team not to be promoted. He gets the plaudits for building that lead but he also has to take criticism for squandering it.

Basically, I need an extended period of good form to be sure that our poor performances are over.

I don’t think it’s a biggie, we both want him to succeed. You’re just more certain than I am.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #234
The calls for him to be sacked were beyond ridiculous.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #235
I saw posts saying lampard doing what expected with cov 1st and sack him if he fails

Whilst saying robins doing a good job at stoke

This all comes down to being the manager to take on directly from robins and if people were honest they would admit it.
 
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Skyblueabo1111

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #236
Jamesimus said:
If he can learn, then so can you (maybe).
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About what? Just replying to a post
 

Calista

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #237
Anyone else think it wasn't necessary to wait for the recruitment of Onyeka before tweaking the tactics? IMO Eccles would be capable of providing similar support for Grimes, and if Onyeka becomes unavailable that's exactly what I'd do. Quite strange to me that Lampard only ever seems to want to play Josh further forward.
 
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mrtrench

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #238
My wife made the point that flu has a long full recovery time. The extreme symptoms may go in a couple of weeks but one is sub par for a long period after that.

Could this be a factor in the loss of form? The flu outbreak was in December. Are we now winning again because finally the players are back to full fitness?
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #239
covcity4life said:
I saw posts saying lampard doing what expected with cov 1st and sack him if he fails

Whilst saying robins doing a good job at stoke

This all comes down to being the manager to take on directly from robins and if people were honest they would admit it.
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It's also the general antipathy English football fans have towards any decorated player becoming a manager.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #240
Calista said:
Anyone else think it wasn't necessary to wait for the recruitment of Onyeka before tweaking the tactics? IMO Eccles would be capable of proving similar support for Grimes, and if Onyeka becomes unavailable that's exactly what I'd do. Quite strange to me that Lampard only ever seems to want to play Josh further forward.
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But he did tweak them in that Oxford game when Onyeka wasn't playing. The change would have happened regardless, Onyeka will just help to execute it better.
 
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Skyblueabo1111

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #241
TomRad85 said:
Feeling called out?
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Perhaps you can restart your Simms and Assante are shite thread? Just a thought.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #242
Skyblueabo1111 said:
Perhaps you can restart your Simms and Assante are shite thread? Just a thought.
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Luckily I don't need to argue with you any more as most people seem to have noticed you are a clown since you started posting more. I thought you were one of those drips who hated any player who's been shite for ages being called out when you nearly pissed your pants over Simms getting stick. Turns out you are just related to Simms as you seem to have no issue with our top scorer being called a "waste of oxygen" and you seem to love joining in pile ons about a manager who has frankly been phenomenal for us.
You are one of the most clueless and easily rattled members of this forum and that is saying something.

Maybe I should start a thread with your name in the title dedicated to the absolute shite you've posted about Wright and Lampard?
 
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TomRad85

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #243
covcity4life said:
I saw posts saying lampard doing what expected with cov 1st and sack him if he fails

Whilst saying robins doing a good job at stoke

This all comes down to being the manager to take on directly from robins and if people were honest they would admit it.
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Bang on tbf
 
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Grendel

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #244
Skyblueabo1111 said:
Perhaps you can restart your Simms and Assante are shite thread? Just a thought.
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Unless wright is injured we won’t be seeing much of Simms again here - I suspect also he will be gone in the summer
 
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TomRad85

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  • Feb 22, 2026
  • #245
Grendel said:
Unless wright is injured we won’t be seeing much of Simms again here - I suspect also he will be gone in the summer
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Simms has improved a lot since last season where he was fucking hopeless tbf. He has good attributes and goes on streaky runs but when he's off it, he's borderline comical. Wright is obviously the better player.
 
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