Beth Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, The College Dropout said: A normal 442 defence protects that gap well. Or any 2 banks or 4 really. Yes, but that formation is about as fashionable as flares now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Where on earth has our intensity gone? Its like we're a different side to what we're used to seeing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Reckon he has the next three PL games and if things don't improve, PIF might get the itchy trigger finger. Then we’ve got ourselves some bad owners - that would be an unbelievably fucking stupid thing to do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 He had loads of success at Bournemouth playing 4-4-1-1 with Josh King and Callum Wilson. Really think we can get Isak in the King role and get them both on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 The last person I'm gonna lay into is Eddie Howe but there is definitely something wrong with the team atm and we've made a fairly dismal fist of that very challenging run of games. Glad to have a fortnight off where things can hopefully be repaired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Beth said: Yes, but that formation is about as fashionable as flares now. Man City defend in a 442 often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Reckon he has the next three PL games and if things don't improve, PIF might get the itchy trigger finger. Bedwetter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, The College Dropout said: Man City defend in a 442 often. They’re the best team on the planet though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Has he spoken post match yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Starting Joelinton today, given his obvious lack of sharpness seems such a needlessly bad decision. I really don’t understand that at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, MrRaspberryJam said: They’re the best team on the planet though. Aye but you can close gaps between the lines in that formation. That’s my only point. And you can move to it from other formation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Reckon he has the next three PL games and if things don't improve, PIF might get the itchy trigger finger. Based on what ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, joeyt said: He had loads of success at Bournemouth playing 4-4-1-1 with Josh King and Callum Wilson. Really think we can get Isak in the King role and get them both on the pitch They definitely both need to play, especially against weaker sides going forward. I love Miggy but for sides that defend deep I think we should have Gordon on the right with Barnes on the left. Can’t wait for Willock to come back so we’ve got more pace at moving with the ball in the side. Joelinton needs benched until he’s fit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, The College Dropout said: Man City defend in a 442 often. They have the quality to play any formation they want. Their second XI is capable of beating any team in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Even talk of losing Howe is mental in the head. Some fans never learn. Should we get Souness in too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, gbandit said: They definitely both need to play, especially against weaker sides going forward. I love Miggy but for sides that defend deep I think we should have Gordon on the right with Barnes on the left. Can’t wait for Willock to come back so we’ve got more pace at moving with the ball in the side. Joelinton needs benched until he’s fit I think with Trippier clearly being told not to go forward it meant we had no width at all because both wingers were cutting inside. Gordon or Murphy on the right would have at least held their width Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Beth said: They have the quality to play any formation they want. Their second XI is capable of beating any team in the league. Yes but Pep does it because it reduces space for opposition. We give opposition acres of space in rest defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 The players look like they're not playing for each other, no hunger, no drive. Individual errors are costing us dearly, but we haven't been running back or covering like we did last season. Bruno's been very mediocre for the last few games, in fact I'd go as far as to say the second part of last season saw him tail off, no idea why. Pope's looked suspect ever since he got that red card, the players in general look like they're waiting for the ball to come to them rather than chasing it down themselves. We're putting out what 'should' be our best eleven, it just feels like we've dropped off, like there's no spark or energy. For the record, I didn't think we played that badly against Man City and one nil against them is respectable enough, but we don't look solid enough across the board this season, even Tripps has been making some unexpected decisions and mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, STM said: Even talk of losing Howe is mental in the head. Some fans never learn. Should we get Souness in too? It's really more that fans know PIF won't just piss about and wait too long for things to get better, they will absolutely look to change things quickly if it's not working. Edited September 2, 2023 by Aiston Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, The College Dropout said: Yes but Pep does it because it reduces space for opposition. We give opposition acres of space in rest defence. Which brings us back to the point we have no decent defensive midfielders on our books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Based on what ? Based on "we want to be the best, we want to be number 1". If we don't pick up points from Brentford, Sheff Utd or Burnley we could be at the wrong end of the table and they'll probably panic. I didn't say I want him gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Aiston said: It's really more that fans know PIF won't just piss about and wait too long for things to get better, they will absolutely look to change things quickly if it's not working. "Know". There's zero to indicate that our board don't have full trust in Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1892er Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Armchair Pundit said: The players look like they're not playing for each other, no hunger, no drive. Individual errors are costing us dearly, but we haven't been running back or covering like we did last season. Bruno's been very mediocre for the last few games, in fact I'd go as far as to say the second part of last season saw him tail off, no idea why. Pope's looked suspect ever since he got that red card, the players in general look like they're waiting for the ball to come to them rather than chasing it down themselves. We're putting out what 'should' be our best eleven, it just feels like we've dropped off, like there's no spark or energy. For the record, I didn't think we played that badly against Man City and one nil against them is respectable enough, but we don't look solid enough across the board this season, even Tripps has been making some unexpected decisions and mistakes. Pretty much what I've just been saying to my mate. We were putting in serious distances last season and it looks like we're so passive and lethargic in comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Some people have got nerves made of cheestrings like, fucking hell Was a poor performance today but even so we had chances. Howe will be under no pressure other than to address recent performances and results, and rightly so. They'll work on it, we'll be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Every single fan that wants Howe gone are the same fans that booed Robson then cried at A Knight to Remember. Wind your necks in numptys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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