The Prophet Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I see we're in good spirits again tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Not sure he could do much more with the subs available in all honesty - though when we’ve got a squad back I’ll be interested to see if the last few months has changed his thinking. With a full squad, subs seemed to be made to a pre-planned sequence rather than reacting to the game unfolding in front of us I’ll happily back Howe on the Hall situation - he’s the manager, he sees the lad everyday. If he thinks he’s not good enough to play at the moment, then that’s the right call for me. The question mark arises over why he’s here and will he be here next season, but that’s not the same as questioning Howe bringing him on or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: Areet Legga! Hope you're doing well. It's the more emotional posts about it I think are fair game for ribbing. Howe's in an unenviable position, imagine if he makes changes on 2-0 and we go on to lose, it's not unlikely either with the players available. Hello Michael! Nah, I get that with the OTT posts. Like I said earlier, fuck knows what Howe can do. We know this approach will win us the odd game, and then leave us knackered for the following 2/3 games. It's a shit cycle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Matt Ritchie isn’t the answer like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Surprisingly disappointing performance. When your goalie is a big candidate for man of the match in a win, there's a problem. No big issue with the subs though, apart from the Hall situation being weird. I expected and wanted us to put our best team tonight. I just thought the rest and prep would've delivered us more than spending most of the night penned in. Thank god Fulham were allergic to goals! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4 minutes ago, Weezertron said: Hello Michael! Nah, I get that with the OTT posts. Like I said earlier, fuck knows what Howe can do. We know this approach will win us the odd game, and then leave us knackered for the following 2/3 games. It's a shit cycle. We're gonna have much bigger gaps between games for the rest of this season, so I'm hoping we've kicked that problem into the long grass for the time being Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Why was Dubravka a big candidate for MOTM? He made one good save, after he looked to be unsighted or wrong-footed. But people would have rightly been disappointed if that had gone in. As it wasn’t hit hard and not in the corner. Didn’t have much to do after that. Nobody played particularly well. But Dubs wasn’t any better or worse than most of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, Lush Vlad said: Why was Dubravka a big candidate for MOTM? He made one good save, after he looked to be unsighted or wrong-footed. But people would have rightly been disappointed if that had gone in. As it wasn’t hit hard and not in the corner. Didn’t have much to do after that. Nobody played particularly well. But Dubs wasn’t any better or worse than most of them. It was more the dearth of alternatives. We were lucky to win tonight, they could have had 5. We got a lot more cute with our football at the end of the match, so hopefully it's boosted our confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 6 minutes ago, 80 said: It was more the dearth of alternatives. We were lucky to win tonight, they could have had 5. We got a lot more cute with our football at the end of the match, so hopefully it's boosted our confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, huss9 said: Easily, with a proper striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, 80 said: Easily, with a proper striker. so not with the team that played, then. we would have been better with joelinton in the team but we didnt have him either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, 80 said: Easily, with a proper striker. Which proper striker are you referring to that would have bagged 5? Haaland? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, huss9 said: so not with the team that played, then. we would have been better with joelinton in the team but we didnt have him either. Being carved open is being carved open. This wasn't a steely, forbidding defensive display, it was a smash and grab, with unlikely goalscorers making up for our main attackers fumbling almost everything they touched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, 80 said: Being carved open is being carved open. This wasn't a steely, forbidding defensive display, it was a smash and grab, with unlikely goalscorers making up for our main attackers fumbling almost everything they touched. what game were you watching man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, 80 said: Being carved open is being carved open. This wasn't a steely, forbidding defensive display, it was a smash and grab, with unlikely goalscorers making up for our main attackers fumbling almost everything they touched. Tart's arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 52 minutes ago, Weezertron said: I think for the most part people are suggesting subs are made as a means to get ahead of fatigue and injury crisis. I agree with this normally, but we had a two week break and looked even worse than when we were "fatigued". Seems more of a confidence thing, because as soon as we went 2-0 up, suddenly we were passing all around their press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, Dancing Brave said: Tart's arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 41 minutes ago, 80 said: It was more the dearth of alternatives. We were lucky to win tonight, they could have had 5. I thought we played pretty badly for the most part. But that just isn’t true, is it? We could have had 5 and all then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 They could have had 5 with 3 shots on goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 24 minutes ago, 80 said: Being carved open is being carved open. This wasn't a steely, forbidding defensive display, it was a smash and grab, with unlikely goalscorers making up for our main attackers fumbling almost everything they touched. Eh? I watched a really scrappy game… one where both teams were poor… one where Fulham had 2/3 shots on goal all game… and where we took two chances that fell our way. We didn’t play well with the ball, but defensively we were pretty good. The midfield for me is the problem. A seeming lack of confidence / ability to keep the ball. Understandable considering the absentees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 5 minutes ago, Menace said: They could have had 5 with 3 shots on goal If they had better players they would have had more shots, obviously. this forum man, can’t people find any enjoyment anymore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, Menace said: They could have had 5 with 3 shots on goal Their problem wasn't just the shooting, they just had no one to attack the ball. There was one particular cross in the first half which I was worried our defenders might deflect it in even if their forwards were too timid to attack it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 7 minutes ago, Menace said: They could have had 5 with 3 shots on goal They had 14 shots on goal? Not counting the fairly marginally offside goal and the ball whizzing across the face of our goal untouched by attackers or defenders several times. Maybe this is some strange new breed of defensive genius I'm not familiar with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 minute ago, TRon said: Their problem wasn't just the shooting, they just had no one to attack the ball. There was one particular cross in the first half which I was worried our defenders might deflect it in even if their forwards were too timid to attack it. Doesn't count mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 5 minutes ago, 80 said: They had 14 shots on goal? Not counting the fairly marginally offside goal and the ball whizzing across the face of our goal untouched by attackers or defenders several times. Maybe this is some strange new breed of defensive genius I'm not familiar with. Yep, I thought it was as much to do with poor decision-making and a lack of composure from Fulham. You can’t rely on that being the case every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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