Lenny Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Some promising signs in amongst some slow, stuttery stuff. Realisation kicking in that our problems aren't gonna go away quickly, and that we may have to be patient with McClaren whilst he un-Pardews the team. Obertan has arguably been our best player. Haidara is frustratingly hit and miss and could be a liability for us this season. Can't see us bringing in a left back either. Everyone else has been much of a muchness really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been disappointed in them like. Lots of possession and one touch stuff but no threat up front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been disappointed in them like. Lots of possession and one touch stuff but no threat up front. You expected anything else from that lot though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Half time. We've been the better team so far IMO. We really picked it up in the last 10 minutes of the half. Comfortable off the ball and dangerous when we have it at times We've spent most of the game chasing the ball. The last 10 minutes were ours but before that we were insipid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Feels so good that we're not hoofing it at least. Hopefully we will continue with non hoof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Obertan has been out best player most threat. Janmaat's crossing has been awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 This is irritating as fuck, why aren't we selecting our first 11 to give them time to gel, if that is our first 11 God help Mclaren Because our pre-season schedule has been an absolute nonsense and playing our best eleven at this point would probably be counter-productive to their fitness levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Why do we cross so much when we're so so bad at it? Because they have be seen doing footbally things. Cross the ball when it's on the wing. Kick a goal kick as far as possible. No point intentionally trying to get the footbally things to link together though. Just pray for a miracle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Half time. We've been the better team so far IMO. We really picked it up in the last 10 minutes of the half. Comfortable off the ball and dangerous when we have it at times We've spent most of the game chasing the ball. The last 10 minutes were ours but before that we were insipid. Even then we were still creating as much/more than they were. They had some nice one touch stuff around the centre circle but they didn't do much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 This is irritating as fuck, why aren't we selecting our first 11 to give them time to gel, if that is our first 11 God help Mclaren Because our pre-season schedule has been an absolute nonsense and playing our best eleven at this point would probably be counter-productive to their fitness levels. What? I agree with you about our pre season but he always could have played a reserve side at York in preparation for this game being our first team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Will take some time to get the team to play some more properish football. Can't just wave a wand and expect that the Cardewism is going to just go away all of a sudden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Feels so good that we're not hoofing it at least. Hopefully we will continue with non hoof. This. But hate it when Krul is kicking it long and we have one player chasing the ball and no other around. Hopeless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Anita has been our best player IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 First I've seen of us this preseason - definite change to a more short-passing game, looking to build from the back, and pressing higher up the pitch in decent numbers as well. Obertan probably our best player 1st half.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 This is irritating as fuck, why aren't we selecting our first 11 to give them time to gel, if that is our first 11 God help Mclaren Because our pre-season schedule has been an absolute nonsense and playing our best eleven at this point would probably be counter-productive to their fitness levels. What? What's not to understand? They'll have been fatigued/jet-lagged from the America trip then had two daft away games in the space of a few days immediately after. If McClaren could have played his best eleven today he would've done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 This is irritating as fuck, why aren't we selecting our first 11 to give them time to gel, if that is our first 11 God help Mclaren Because our pre-season schedule has been an absolute nonsense and playing our best eleven at this point would probably be counter-productive to their fitness levels. What? What's not to understand? They'll have been fatigued/jet-lagged from the America trip then had two daft away games in the space of a few days immediately after. If McClaren could have played his best eleven today he would've done. See my edit mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been disappointed in them like. Lots of possession and one touch stuff but no threat up front. You expected anything else from that lot though? Know nowt about them but was expecting more from a team that finished third in the Bundesliga, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 First I've seen of us this preseason - definite change to a more short-passing game, looking to build from the back, and pressing higher up the pitch in decent numbers as well. Obertan probably our best player 1st half.... That's him nailed as a starter for at least the first five league games then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been wondering over the summer why I hate Colback so much and today I've realised. It's those stupid needless fucking fouls. He just has to make about 10 of them a game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been disappointed in them like. Lots of possession and one touch stuff but no threat up front. You expected anything else from that lot though? Know nowt about them but was expecting more from a team that finished third in the Bundesliga, yeah. My bad thought you were talking about us! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Decent corner kicks from Colback today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gomez Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think we've probably had the best of it. We look more organised in defence and maybe more patient in possesion... but still pretty uninspiring. Not much of a cutting edge or any real creativity. And, yeah, Obertan earning his annual run in the team to prove that he is in fact still shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I've only seen the last fifteen minutes or so, and it seems fine enough. The match is just a bit sterile and slow-paced in general. I don't understand people complaining about the team. Perez, Mitrovic, Aarons, and De Jong all started a match three days ago and Mbemba just arrived. Frankly, Obertan has earned his spot as fourth choice wide player, ahead of Gouffran (RIP), as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattfare Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Been wondering over the summer why I hate Colback so much and today I've realised. It's those stupid needless f***ing fouls. He just has to make about 10 of them a game? He constantly puts himself in situations where he can't keep up with the play so he needs to hack people down instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I've only seen the last fifteen minutes or so, and it seems fine enough. The match is just a bit sterile and slow-paced in general. I don't understand people complaining about the team. Perez, Mitrovic, Aarons, and De Jong all started a match three days ago and Mbemba is unavailable. Frankly, Obertan has earned his spot as fourth choice wide player, ahead of Gouffran (RIP), as well. Only natural people want to see as many of the talented players we have as possible IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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