David Icke - Son of God Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Its our inability to have the ball do the work that is proving a major hindrance when we are in front. For most of the first half yesterday Metalist pressed aggressively. They couldn't have kept it up for the entire match and yet once we had taken the lead we could not control possession. When we do hold onto results it seems that often it is by virtue of backs to the wall rather than controlling the tempo of the game and draining our opposition. You were watching a completely different game to me. They did fuck all until the half hour mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Controlling possession is one thing. Having decent possession is another, more basic problem. Barely a period after the first goal where we had the better of the ball for even a couple minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Much in the same way our team outgrew the likes of Nolan and Simpson, or even to a lesser extent Gosling and the style of players we had when he signed compared to now our squad has definitely outgrew Pardew. a year ago: Robson had belief in his own ability though; being high up in the Premier League didn't faze him in the slightest. I'm not convinced this applies to Pardew. It's as though he's so nervous about mucking up what we've acheived so far that he's trying everything possible to avoid it and it's at risk of backfiring. Our season is on a knife-edge at the moment IMO. I agree, which is why I've accused him of bottling it a few times this season, Liverpool was the worst. Like I said elsewhere it's only gonna take one or two upgrades to the first team for Pardew to look like the weak link every single week unless he changes his mindset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That's 9 points from 12, plus Europa League progress, since the new signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Don't want to knock after 3 points but we we're sleeping for the start of both of those halves. Plus the classic 2nd half keep it tight shit seemed apparent again and took ages for us to get going 2nd half. Feel we got slightly lucky to win that by two in the end. Basically same sort of tactics as earlier in the season but we have the players to bail him out now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Being carried by the new signings imo. If we're serious about kicking on, we need to find a new manager, one who isn't shit scared of every opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Being carried by the new signings imo. If we're serious about kicking on, we need to find a new manager, one who isn't shit scared of every opposition. That is utterly laughable. I suppose Mancini is being carried by Aguero, Toure and Kompany? Ferguson by RvP, Rooney and Evra? What else are managers supposed to do other than be 'carried' by signings - they can't turn water into wine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Why do we start every 2nd half like we've just seen Bruce Willis in the 6th Sense in the tunnel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Being carried by players like Sissoko, a midfielder playing in the hole and Gouffran, a centre forward playing out left. Aye, okay. The performances and results earlier in the season weren't good enough. They are now. It's unfair to say the manager is at fault for one and not to be praised for the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Well I say he's being carried because he's still making the same mistakes for example starting games slowly, sitting too deep and not fixing basic things like set pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Well I say he's being carried because he's still making the same mistakes for example starting games slowly, sitting too deep and not fixing basic things like set pieces. Set peices are baffling, why not try a inswinger at pace ffs. They're so shit my Set Penises description still stands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Once again invited pressure. Definitely being carried by a larger extent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 His HT talks must be the worst in world football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 His HT talks must be the worst in world football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That translator has gone rogue! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Being carried by players like Sissoko, a midfielder playing in the hole and Gouffran, a centre forward playing out left. Aye, okay. The performances and results earlier in the season weren't good enough. They are now. It's unfair to say the manager is at fault for one and not to be praised for the other. This. He's the one who's playing Sissoko in a role he never has done and is getting the best out of him. After the Reading & Brighton games I wanted him out but he's restored a lot of faith. Of course he's not perfect and will make mistakes again in the future but I'm happy with how he's getting results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Someone posted a table in the match thread which showed us at the bottom for second half performances. Hopefully that's started to turn round but I still think he brings a lot of that on himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 The midfield's a bit too muddled, especially when we don't have the ball. If we sort that put then we won't ship as many daft goals, I think it's an organisation issue, especially regarding covering full backs when they go forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 He's an odd-looking man at times. http://i.imgur.com/X0MUm8a.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 4 wins, a draw and a narrow defeat away to Spurs since the influx. Can't complain at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 His HT talks must be the worst in world football. I (like everyone else) would really like to know what he says in the dressing room at half time. How someone can consistently send the players out into the second half and get them to invite the pressure onto themselves is beyond me. All in all though, a solid enough performance so Pardew did something right today. Still a lot of things he can improve on though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Skip to 2mins 23 and watch his eyebrows http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/281513/video Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 4 wins, a draw and a narrow defeat away to Spurs since the influx. Can't complain at all. And some decent looking football too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 The midfield's a bit too muddled, especially when we don't have the ball. If we sort that put then we won't ship as many daft goals, I think it's an organisation issue, especially regarding covering full backs when they go forward. Was thinking this during the game, when we press we don't do so effectively, it seems to everyone or no-one, it's not consistant and generally fairly ineffective. One of the CMs should've filled in for Santon who was forward for a while before getting caught out for the second n all. Can't knock AP today though, 2 wins on the bounce in to must win games, job done. Looks like the brakes are off a little too which can only be a good thing RE: home form/entertainment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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