Nattfare Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 At least in many games the cut scenes are skippable. Would be nice if we could speed up the match Football Manager style, it would look like we are playing with some tempo then at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Our delivery is also a big problem tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 No one's been able to take a half decent one since we shipped out Guthrie for free. Oh, he was miles better than this ginger fucknut btw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 So good he's struggled to get a game in The Championship the last 3 years? I'm no Colback lover (in fact I don't like him at all), but Guthrie at his best in this team would be awful viewing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozy Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. Depressingly true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. That's a good point. They studied the stats for the book Numbers Game and: "Corners are next to worthless; given the risk of being caught on the counterattack, with your central defenders marooned in the opposition’s box, their value in terms of net goal difference is close to zero." And with our lower than average conversion rate I'd bet our net goal difference over the last 5 years is minus something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Would be interesting/depressing to see how often we score from set pieces vs. how often we concede from counter attacks to them. Might be in our best interests to just lump them all into the stands. That's a good point. They studied the stats for the book Numbers Game and: "Corners are next to worthless; given the risk of being caught on the counterattack, with your central defenders marooned in the opposition’s box, their value in terms of net goal difference is close to zero." And with our lower than average conversion rate I'd bet our net goal difference over the last 5 years is minus something. Probably best knocking it short to retain rather than hitting front post every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Might be a bit better now we have Mitrovic to attack them. Big problem we've had is that we just don't have any aerially dominant players. Even Pardew has got Palace scoring plenty from set pieces this year, but it helps having 2 giant centre backs to aim for. Our delivery is also a big problem tbf It could be better, but it used to be awful even when Cabaye was here. I think having a few big players to aim for can make a massive difference. I've always been an advocate of passing football, but every team needs some aerial presence, and we just don't seem to consider this as necessary. Probably because we buy to sell rather than build a team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Still can't believe Colback finally missed a game and he was replaced with Gouffran. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Still can't believe Colback finally missed a game and he was replaced with Gouffran. it's incredible, I try not to think about it too much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 He'll be back in the team next week I suppose. One match ban only wasn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Aye, Debuchy was a far more aggressive player. Janmaat doesn't seem to fond of defending when it isn't 1v1. When there's a mistake with holding the defensive line, he's often the culprit. Not on his job with runners or effectively communicating to others to pick them up. Rarely drops a bollock though, which all the others seem to have at teh front of their locker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 He'll be back in the team next week I suppose. One match ban only wasn't it? He was injured not banned, once he gets his next booking he misses another game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 If it is a choice between him or gouffran in there again, Colback wins hands down. Fucking hell what a depressing state of affairs. Our midfield is shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Debuchy was great in the air for his size. Some games he would go the whole game and not have been beaten in the air once. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 If it is a choice between him or gouffran in there again, Colback wins hands down. Fucking hell what a depressing state of affairs. Our midfield is shit. Well we do have actual midfielders who we could play instead, such as Tiote or De Jong. Bearing in mind that we already have Anita covering the defensive side of things, plus Wijnaldum in the mix. I'm not really sure why McClaren thought a forward would be the better option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Debuchy was class in the air for his size, way better than Janmaat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Being good in the air is all about appetite and bravery. I say this as someone who's 6'3" and absolute shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Apart from Mitro, a lot of our taller players are crap in the air. Sissoko, Janmaat & Obertan all suck. Janmaat at the far post is beaten too often for a fullback of his size. Can't disagree with any of that. Seems odd to say it but Debuchy was arguably better in the air than Janmaat. Debuchy was class in the air for his size, way better than Janmaat I think Janmaat has the ability to compete in the air, just he sometimes switches off and gets caught by surprise which is infuriating. He played CB in one game IIRC. It's a shame because he's a fantastic player going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Being good in the air is all about appetite and bravery. I say this as someone who's 6'3" and absolute s****. Yep, that's me n'all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Fitness helps too like. I'm about 4ft3 and all I ever really do is give away free kicks, because my appetite and bravery leads me to climbing on people / pulling them down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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