Smal Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 terrible attack, but the best (by far) defence in the league so far this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 (edited) We are not clicking fully in attack and other parts of the game, but you got to applaud the defence. Edited October 5, 2025 by nufc123 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 Just now, nufc123 said: We are not clicking fully in attack and other parts of the game, but you got applaud the defence. It's games like this that a mean defence is the difference between winning and losing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 34 minutes ago, nufc123 said: We are not clicking fully in attack and other parts of the game, but you got to applaud the defence. I think tactically Howe has been ok this season so far. But he deserves huge credit for fitting in the new players. It’s never an easy job, look at the scousers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 (edited) He must have gave them a bollocking at half time cause we looked a very different unit in the second half. Been a slow start so hopefully we kick on. Edited October 5, 2025 by Menace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 37 minutes ago, TRon said: It's games like this that a mean defence is the difference between winning and losing. Exactly. When we're not playing brilliant, if your defence is as solid as ours has been, you still have a great chance of winning the game. First half was pretty crap, but we still looked solid at the back. That gave us the platform and opportunity to improve second half (which we did, massively) and go on to win the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis H Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 Got the feeling he hates Postecoglu based on the full time hand shake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 5 minutes ago, Ellis H said: Got the feeling he hates Postecoglu based on the full time hand shake. I don’t think so he was full of praise for him in the pre and post pressers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 (edited) One of the best managers in Europe - absolutely class. Edited October 5, 2025 by Heron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 20 minutes ago, Heron said: One of the best managers in Europe - absolutely class. Starting to doubt your devotion, like. He’s clearly the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 Deserves huge credit for today. If the refereeing had been fair that would have been an absolute pasting. Clearly the half time team talk had a big impact as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 3 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Starting to doubt your devotion, like. He’s clearly the best. Rightly so. You're right. He's changed tactics on 2 or 3 occasions, reinvented us season after season. Made like a dozen good signings and improved every single player under his leadership. Just to top it off he's been humble and as uncontroversial as possible Absolute fucking diamond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 2 minutes ago, Heron said: Rightly so. You're right. He's changed tactics on 2 or 3 occasions, reinvented us season after season. Made like a dozen good signings and improved every single player under his leadership. Just to top it off he's been humble and as uncontroversial as possible Absolute fucking diamond. He's had such a massive job, not just bringing in the new players into the team but planning for life after Voldemort, Woltemade is a very different player that brings very different qualities to the team and that creates a huge shift in how we have to play, we struggled at the start of the season as we tried to work it out but now we're starting to see the green shoots of that endeavour. It cannot be understated how much damage the sulky swede did, not just to preparations and a lack of a striker for a number of games, but we bought players and made plans that became void when he left. Howe has taken it in his stride and I have the upmost trust that he will have us firing on all cylinders again soon. Simply irreplaceable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 3 minutes ago, Mattoon said: He's had such a massive job, not just bringing in the new players into the team but planning for life after Voldemort, Woltemade is a very different player that brings very different qualities to the team and that creates a huge shift in how we have to play, we struggled at the start of the season as we tried to work it out but now we're starting to see the green shoots of that endeavour. It cannot be understated how much damage the sulky swede did, not just to preparations and a lack of a striker for a number of games, but we bought players and made plans that became void when he left. Howe has taken it in his stride and I have the upmost trust that he will have us firing on all cylinders again soon. Simply irreplaceable. You only have to look at Postecoglou and see how he is struggling to reinvent his philosophy or style of play. Howe has done that for us numerous times already and when he's had a tough spell he's shut his mouth, worked harder and found solutions without blaming anyone but himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted October 5, 2025 Share Posted October 5, 2025 Feels like things starting to click. That second half was much more like us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 Think it's going to be a huge test for us relying on Burn and Trippier at full back for so many games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 Just now, joeyt said: Think it's going to be a huge test for us relying on Burn and Trippier at full back for so many games In some games I think we could mitigate it by keeping possession more, but it’s a difficult balance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 14 hours ago, Danh1 said: Feels like things starting to click. That second half was much more like us. Agree. I don't think it was fluent or flashy football, but we rattled them and created quite a few chances even not at our best. The fluency will come, but this looked more like a trademark Howe side which is all about intensity. It will get better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 9 shots on target and 8 corners we had yesterday which is good going. The second half we had 7 and 5 of those so you could see we created a lot more. Those numbers don't account for the blocked Woltemade chance from Morato's slip-up or the one he put onto the post either. Strange really as it felt really disjointed for best part of an hour but the stats suggest we created loads of decent chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 1 minute ago, Pilko said: 9 shots on target and 8 corners we had yesterday which is good going. The second half we had 7 and 5 of those so you could see we created a lot more. Those numbers don't account for the blocked Woltemade chance from Morato's slip-up or the one he put onto the post either. Strange really as it felt really disjointed for best part of an hour but the stats suggest we created loads of decent chances. In the second half it felt much better, I said during half time that I found the last 10 minutes of the first half encouraging. Wasn’t so much the chances we created but the team was functioning much better together towards the end of the half. It continued in the second half and quite frankly if it wasn’t for Sels it could have been 4 or 5 by the end, which would have flattered us I think but it does show things were getting better as the game progressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 1 hour ago, joeyt said: Think it's going to be a huge test for us relying on Burn and Trippier at full back for so many games Could try and mitigate it by asking Burn to stay home and Trips to push up into midfield when we have the ball to create the box that seems so in fashion atm. Pope Thiaw Botman Burn Trips Tonalli Bruno Ramsey Elanga/ Gordon Wolt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Lotus said: Could try and mitigate it by asking Burn to stay home and Trips to push up into midfield when we have the ball to create the box that seems so in fashion atm. Pope Thiaw Botman Burn Trips Tonalli Bruno Ramsey Elanga/ Gordon Wolt THE EDDIE'S BREXIT MAGS FORMATION Edited October 6, 2025 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 16 hours ago, Heron said: Rightly so. You're right. He's changed tactics on 2 or 3 occasions, reinvented us season after season. Made like a dozen good signings and improved every single player under his leadership. Just to top it off he's been humble and as uncontroversial as possible Absolute fucking diamond. He has never brought a single thing upon us in terms of his quotes or statements about another team or player or our own. If there is ever shit in the press about our players it’s seemingly their own doing / agents doing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 6, 2025 Share Posted October 6, 2025 2 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: THE EDDIE'S BREXIT MAGS FORMATION Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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