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Ben

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1 minute ago, TotalWar said:

Mix voice, its all placement and support, no effort. Should be able to do that all his life.

*shouting upstairs* "Bens wife !! We've got another one !!" 

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midds

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Said a couple of months ago that there's a good to fair chance that teams have studied us relentlessly over the WC break and found a way to nullify us and almost shut us down. Recent results have borne that out tbh, we still look rock solid but we've looked blunt and toothless at times since Boxing Day. It's not Howe's fault but it is a problem that needs to be solved and we need to become less predictable and that might mean changing personnel, formation or buying players to mix it up a little to present a different challenge. 

 

Isak easily skinning the defender on the touchline and squaring it on Tuesday night for a tap in will have been noted and teams we play in the next 3 months will shut that down. We need to mix it up a bit. It's not a criticism of Howe but the reality of the situation is that if you become predictable then you become much easier to shut down. We need to start rattling a few cages again and give opponents different things to think about. 

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1 minute ago, midds said:

Said a couple of months ago that there's a good to fair chance that teams have studied us relentlessly over the WC break and found a way to nullify us and almost shut us down. Recent results have borne that out tbh, we still look rock solid but we've looked blunt and toothless at times since Boxing Day. It's not Howe's fault but it is a problem that needs to be solved and we need to become less predictable and that might mean changing personnel, formation or buying players to mix it up a little to present a different challenge. 

 

Isak easily skinning the defender on the touchline and squaring it on Tuesday night for a tap in will have been noted and teams we play in the next 3 months will shut that down. We need to mix it up a bit. It's not a criticism of Howe but the reality of the situation is that if you become predictable then you become much easier to shut down. We need to start rattling a few cages again and give opponents different things to think about. 

 

I think we need to freshen it up a bit in terms of signings tbh, given how paggered Wilson has looked and the lack of edge about the front 3 of Joelinton, Wilson and Almiron that we've seen. But even still we've had enough chances to win the league games we've had bar Arsenal comfortably imo. Leeds especially and we should've been leading the Fulham game at half time. Palace maybe not so, but on another day Joelinton connects with that shot better, Wilson gets his free header on target or Trippier's set pieces/crosses are better.

 

Likewise with Leicester two weeks ago and on Tuesday night, we should've been leading well before we got the first goals in those games. It's why I think we're building up to just totally battering someone.

 

But given the squad depth we can't afford to massively rotate bar bringing Isak and ASM back in, which is why I feel that needs to be rectified in the coming 4-5 days. Opportunity missed if we don't imo.

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Yeah main difference is loads of chances have fallen to Longstaff or Joelinton and they have been missing alot of simple ones lately. Whereas before Wilson was in form, Almiron was scoring everything he touched and Willock also was more useful. 

 

But yeah time for fresh faces in the attack. I feel ASM and Isak will take us to another level and we just need to adapt the rest of the tactics around it to ensure were still solid defensively.

 

As mentioned before ASM has an up side for defense also in that he pushes fullbacks back. Same way Rashford doesn't defend much but he would ensure Trippier can't roam forward much if we play them soon etc.

 

 

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Gallowgate Toon

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Think it's a more delicate job to balance things than meets the eye. ASM and Isak are both fantastic options for us but I think Howe will only make one change next week so as to not disturb so much of what we do well in terms of defence and control.

 

I have a feeling it'll be Isak for Wilson but I don't think that sorts the problem of players like Joelinton, Willock and Longstaff getting a lot of chances that they're missing, but it will help in taking Wilson out of the firing line who doesn't look mentally or physically at it right now.

 

 

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1 hour ago, midds said:

Said a couple of months ago that there's a good to fair chance that teams have studied us relentlessly over the WC break and found a way to nullify us and almost shut us down. Recent results have borne that out tbh, we still look rock solid but we've looked blunt and toothless at times since Boxing Day. It's not Howe's fault but it is a problem that needs to be solved and we need to become less predictable and that might mean changing personnel, formation or buying players to mix it up a little to present a different challenge. 

 

Isak easily skinning the defender on the touchline and squaring it on Tuesday night for a tap in will have been noted and teams we play in the next 3 months will shut that down. We need to mix it up a bit. It's not a criticism of Howe but the reality of the situation is that if you become predictable then you become much easier to shut down. We need to start rattling a few cages again and give opponents different things to think about. 

We are third top of the league!

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4 hours ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Given this man's love of A-Ha, surprised that's not something we've played/used for him yet.


play take on me after a massive win at home and let the crowd sing it to wor eddie 

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FYI

 

On 09/11/2022 at 16:13, Kid Icarus said:

Decent template for anyone who's good at drawing though, because that's the way I think it would have to work - do an a-ha take on me video style drawing of Howe - rather than take a photo of Howe and try and stylise it into being like in the video. 

 

a-Howe.thumb.jpg.9e626bb5ecaff7c11b262feec7df4eb7.jpg

 

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midds

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11 hours ago, Rod said:

We are third top of the league!

Aye I know and he's been unbelievable. Pointing out that other clubs have done their homework isn't a criticism of Howe. I'm just saying he may need to mix things up a little to offer a different type of threat between now and the end of the season. I wasn't having a pop at him, he's done an incredible job :)

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On 27/01/2023 at 04:50, Gallowgate Toon said:

Given this man's love of A-Ha, surprised that's not something we've played/used for him yet.

Sorry to big up myself, but this occurred to me when Eddie Howe came.

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Some high notes here, but everyone knows the tune and the riff makes a great chant.

 

Toon   Arr  Mee (Toon! Ar! Me!)

Eeh  Dee Howe (Toon! Ar! Me!)

Win the league!

In a year or two!

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

DA DA

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

DA DA

DA-DA-DA-DA-DA

I am pleased to say that winning the league now now looks a much bigger possibility now in Jan 2023 than it did in November 2021.

If the high notes are a non-starter, even a DA-DA-DA chant would be a great salute to EH.

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