Can't remember oneHow many games since he’s been here could you say his performance has been a big contributing factor in earning us points? I imagine you could probably count them on one hand.
If he continues playing poorly but also keeps being picked then squad morale will sink further.I don’t normally change my mind on players this quickly but Palmer is currently offering the team nothing. If we insist on playing him we need to go back to the box formation
Nice one, get down the Black Chicken and forget about itNo mate, just come out here with a couple of mates for a few days on the piss. Unfortunately I’ll be back in time for the Huddersfield game. Can’t wait to watch our expensive strike force be anonymous for 90 mins!
Pace, ability to turn sharply, intelligent running. He'd suit us playing a breakaway style which makes this attempt to play slow passing football seem all the more bizarreCan you? He’s a bit quick (though not MvE quick) what else do you see? I’ve not seen any strength, shooting ability, technical ability. I’d hoped he was a Wanchope style muddles his way through type, but he’s not. He’s just bad at football.
As is Robins saying that’s not how he wants us to play despite Godden saying that this was the new approachPace, ability to turn sharply, intelligent running. He'd suit us playing a breakaway style which makes this attempt to play slow passing football seem all the more bizarre
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Not having a someone lined up to replace Gus was criminal, we are only ever an injury away from Kelly being near the starting line up.
His crosses into the box were fantastic yesterday, if Gyokeres was upfront he would have been all over them.Not sure about Sakamoto, he's got a lot of the Kasey Palmer about him so far. Nice trick but no end product
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Wright certainly can run, I don’t doubt his physical pace and I’m sure that he’s stronger than he showed but he did look dreadful last night. Although tbf to Wright he has shown bits and pieces in other games where he’s held the ball up well or run through well, we just have to hope there’s still a decent player in him.Pace, ability to turn sharply, intelligent running. He'd suit us playing a breakaway style which makes this attempt to play slow passing football seem all the more bizarre
That was a very worrying performance.
And while the focus is on the deficiencies in midfield and attack let's not forget we were abject defensively.
Need Ayari playing deeper in that case. Though he again needs time to bed inKelly & Eccles can't/Dont make the key balls that guy used to make. Not having someone who can tread a ball behind is killing us.
Kelly & Eccles can't/Dont make the key balls that guy used to make. Not having someone who can tread a ball behind is killing us.
I dont want to dell on Gus as he has gone. But when he dropped deep to collect a ball he would then push forward. Kelly and Eccles tend to stay deep.
Hasn't been all season , feels like any shot of note against him is going inKeeper wasn’t great either.
You're amazingSo many of you panicking! I thought everything was amazing???
Hasn't been all season , feels like any shot of note against him is going in
Absolutely, they just don’t offer anything in almost any direction. Eccles has got away with people sticking up for him because he’s put in the odd decent cross or decent corner here and there but for 90 mins, consistently, game after game after game, he’s just not up to it in my view.Kelly & Eccles can't/Dont make the key balls that guy used to make. Not having someone who can tread a ball behind is killing us.
I dont want to dell on Gus as he has gone. But when he dropped deep to collect a ball he would then push forward. Kelly and Eccles tend to stay deep.
So many of you panicking! I thought everything was amazing???
You're amazing
It makes me angry that Gus left things to the last minute with his contract and decided not to sign it. Sheff Utd played a good game with the transfer.
By the same token, I'm surprised we didn't have a potential replacement lined up, 'should' Gus go. Maybe there just wasn't one that MR fancied to come in and do the job?
Regardless, it's clear we miss him and with an influx of new players who are all talented (I still think the majority will be classed as successful signings), it seems we've not settled on a good formation/system/style of playing that best covers the hole left by Hamer.
We need to get it sorted soon...whilst we're technically ahead of where we were last season and only two defeats in 8 looks ok on paper, we need to start picking up points. MR will have favour with the majority of the fan base - who knows how patient DK will be.
Hopefully we bounce back from this one the way we did vs Luton a couple of seasons ago when we were hammered 5-0 at KR. We beat Fulham 4-1 after that and I think only lost about 2 in 10.
We needed a Gus backup well before we needed a Gus replacement. Really no excuse.
In fairness to Kelly and Eccles they rarely had an option for a forward pass, wing backs too deep and Palmer hiding
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We did ok when he was suspended didn't we?
In fairness to Kelly and Eccles they rarely had an option for a forward pass, wing backs too deep and Palmer hiding
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Hamer is being used as an excuse.
There were plenty of games last year where he was having an off day and we still got a result.
And even going back two years where we were play off contenders for most of the season, of the “big 3” at the time, most fans would’ve seen Hamer sold over O’Hare
Absolutely, they just don’t offer anything in almost any direction. Eccles has got away with people sticking up for him because he’s put in the odd decent cross or decent corner here and there but for 90 mins, consistently, game after game after game, he’s just not up to it in my view.
Just the thought of Kelly and Eccles playing together drains any excitement out of my bodyImagine if someone said to you before the start of the season, with all this transfer hype, that we’d be playing Eccles and Kelly in midfield for a fair few games this season, you’d be pretty appalled, and yet that’s the situation we’re in because for whatever reason we didn’t manage to get a decent midfielder in the team, it’s horrendous tbh.
Yeah tbf for once I agree with you completely, if we had Hamer it would be massively different, and the same view on Palmer, I’ve been defending him so far this season but the last 2 performances from him have been completely indefensible. He’s got to be dropped next game.We'd get away with having Kelly and Eccles if we still had Hamer, or a player who could carry the ball and use it effectively in the oppositions half.
We need Sheaf and O'Hare back ASAP and even then O'Hare is surely going to need time to get up to speed.
Until then we can't afford any more injuries and we need Robins to work some magic.
I've defended Palmer but he's was shocking last night, contributed nothing.
In the short term you pair Kelly with Ayari and tell the wing backs to press up so he can play it either through the middle or the flanks. And for fuck’s sake stop bringing everyone back for corners!We'd get away with having Kelly and Eccles if we still had Hamer, or a player who could carry the ball and use it effectively in the oppositions half.
We need Sheaf and O'Hare back ASAP and even then O'Hare is surely going to need time to get up to speed.
Until then we can't afford any more injuries and we need Robins to work some magic.
I've defended Palmer but he's was shocking last night, contributed nothing.
Don’t forget the bit about losing the ball after every tap tap tap, highly important step in our strategy atm!We’re really missing a player who can switch play or even just make that pass out of the press into space. So often yesterday it was just tap tap tap five yards until we’re closed in and everyone is either three feet away or fifty yards away.
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