duo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 20 minutes ago, CPL said: Was just about to say the same thing. Barely mention of us at all never mind the disallowed goal. Just admiring the golden boys of Haaland and O'Reilly I thought the highlights were quite bias as well - we had a lot more of the ball second half but highlights didn't seem to reflect that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) Most competitive we’ve been down there in a longtime and still in the contest to the end. Looked like same old story when we went one down, but considering we played midweek in Europe can’t have many complaints. Not sure what the possession stats are but thought we controlled the game at times. They probably did have the highlight moments on the break but impressive how we dictated play at times. I thought Thiaw was poor defensively and we get out of shape to easily, teams are undoubtedly targeting the space behind Trippier. I thought Woltemade connected the play well at times but in that role needs to get in the box more. It was noticeable how we didn’t keep the ball as well once Joelinton and subs came on. I like this formation and we need to persist with it in my opinion. Edited February 22 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 12 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Most competitive we’ve been down there in a longtime and still in the contest to the end. Looked like same old story when we went one down, but considering we played midweek in Europe can’t have many complaints. Not sure what the possession stats are but thought we controlled the game at times. They probably did have the highlight moments on the break but impressive how we dictated play at times. I thought Thiaw was poor defensively and we get out of shape to easily, teams are undoubtedly targeting the space behind Trippier. I thought Woltemade connected the play well at times but in that role needs to get in the box more. It was noticeable how we didn’t keep the ball as well once Joelinton and subs came on. I like this formation and we need to persist with it in my opinion. We actually had more possession than them in the second half (52-48). Not that it really means anything in isolation, but it’s got to be the first time that’s been the case over a full half down there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Rod has been a miss in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Was really frustrated that our subs made us worse on Saturday. They didn't bring any intensity/extra running which you'd expect from a sub getting 20-30 mins. Thought Joelinton, Barnes, Murphy and Osula all just went through the motions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, JP said: Was really frustrated that our subs made us worse on Saturday. They didn't bring any intensity/extra running which you'd expect from a sub getting 20-30 mins. Thought Joelinton, Barnes, Murphy and Osula all just went through the motions Joelinton didn't go through the motions like. He definitely put himself about and gave us a bit of bite in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 They're just not the right subs to hurt a good team really. Barnes always struggles against clever and athletic defenders and Murphy was very unlikely to generate anything with his crosses. Guess we needed to freshen it up anyway but I never expected any improvement when they came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Joelinton did well, but the other subs were useless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, JP said: Was really frustrated that our subs made us worse on Saturday. They didn't bring any intensity/extra running which you'd expect from a sub getting 20-30 mins. Thought Joelinton, Barnes, Murphy and Osula all just went through the motions You read some ridiculous shite on here,mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I wouldn't say went through the motions but they were all pretty terrible and we got significantly worse after the subs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I think their introduction probably coincided with the rest of the team running out of legs slightly as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Maybe I'm mad, but I thought Joelinton was good when he came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Joelinton was good, he was just mugged off by the ref calling daft fouls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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