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So you'd advocate hoofing the ball up field and losing possession instead of crusing to victory by retaining possession and also using less energy?
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Ankergren?
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So you'd advocate hoofing the ball up field and losing possession instead of crusing to victory by retaining possession and also using less energy?
Mackenzie
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For those who moan about it, have you ever thought through WHY he does it?
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Its just WHAT WE DO. We were doing the same at 0-0, 1-0, 2-0. Its our style of play, thats how we roll.
Sure we dropped off a bit in the last 15, but the game was won and we were STILL creating opportunities late on with the slow build-up from the back, Glenn should certainly have completed his hattrick. Why do you want us to speed up and go gung-ho ?
Christ up a stick, there really really is no pleasing some people is there. "Boo hoo, it was only 4-1, why didn't we get 6 ?"
FalmerforAll!**
NSC's Most Intelligent
But he does hoof it anyway! Only on one occassion did he give it to Calderon after drawing the attacker (which I'm all for by the way) and we actually made something of it. Every other time he gave it to a defender, we'd already been well closed down and the ball ended up with Ankergren, and resulted with the ball either being sliced out of play or upfield.
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He doesn't hoof it all the time- sometimes it starts a flowing move which usually results in an opportunity. And sometimes, yes, he does hoof it. But that means we have retained possession for longer so the opposition can create less opportunities, and we were 4-1 up so we didn't need to go onto the offensive...
FalmerforAll!**
NSC's Most Intelligent
Its just WHAT WE DO. We were doing the same at 0-0, 1-0, 2-0. Its our style of play, thats how we roll.
Sure we dropped off a bit in the last 15, but the game was won and we were STILL creating opportunities late on with the slow build-up from the back, Glenn should certainly have completed his hattrick. Why do you want us to speed up and go gung-ho ?
Christ up a stick, there really really is no pleasing some people is there. "Boo hoo, it was only 4-1, why didn't we get 6 ?"
Re-read my first post, if you had done that you would recognise that I appreciate it's 'what we do'.
We weren't really creating opportunities, I can think of Murray's shot into the side netting and Chris Holroyd's slice after the fourth goal. I get that the build up was slower, but it didn't need to be.
Never did I say I wanted us to speed up, I just didn't think it was necessary to slow down to such a degree that we were time wasting with fifteen minutes to go. And it IS time wasting. It's not just Ankergren waiting ages for an attacker to come to him before diving on the ball, it's the goal kicks he takes ages to take too. Face it, the sole intention of Ankergren when doing this was to run down the clock rather than to attack.
Oh, and marvellous quote at the end there, yes that's exactly what I'm saying. Why wasn't Gary Hart brought on either?
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Utter gubbins.
Sometimes it was kicked upfield (as murray was winning most things in the air), and sometimes it was played out to Calde or Greer for them to work it through midfield. He sliced ONE clearance out of play, the rest of the time we were winning our fair share from his kicks. We mix it up, it means we're unpredictable.
Clearly this style of play doesn't work for you, and I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this afternoons thrashing. I'm afraid it really, REALLY doesn't get much better than this though - honestly, seriously...it won't.
FalmerforAll!**
NSC's Most Intelligent
Learn to read, never have I even got close to saying I was disappointed with the performance. Idiot.
Life After Bobby
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Bet Arsenal wished they were capable of playing like us in the second half, following last week's game at Newcastle.
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What do you suggest we do then? Go all out attack and go for 10
. No seriously, I'm sure Poyet would really appreciate your tactical advice...What do you suggest we do then? Go all out attack and go for 10
Don't twist my f***ing words, I just wished we carried on playing the way we were instead of going ultra defensive for 20 minutes, If you were there you would've noticed how many people left in the last 10 minutes.
FalmerforAll!**
NSC's Most Intelligent
I should have been clearer, I meant in the instances that we were discussing (i.e when he would walk the ball across the penalty area until the attacker came to him, before picking it up) rather than in the entire game.
You're clueless. End of.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
No, you're just whining about the team not going all-out for 5,6,7 goals when the game is already won. We didn't NEED to hurry things along, and we're too damn good for goal difference to become a factor this season anyway. We scored 4 at a canter and apparently this is STILL not good enough. Pathetic.
You don't deserve to watch this team.
I'm clueless for saying it's boring watching Ankergren time waste for the last 20 minutes, great logic.
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I don't think they left because they found the last 20 minutes "really f***ing annoying" I think they left because they knew we had won and they wanted to beat the rush. I don't see how I twisted your words either?!
Yes this winning comfortably with 30 mins left is just soooooooooooo boring. Go follow Eastbourne Borough.
LABHA
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Having played football amatuer,there is nothing more frustrating than the keeper taking the piss,and having to close keeper down all the time,more frustration = lack of concentration on your game, so, keep it up all he wants i say.
bristolseagull
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And what exactly should he do then? Boot it up field as soon as possible? You'd probably f***ing moan at that too. Get a grip for fucks sake. You are lucky enough to be watching the best football in league 1- just enjoy it.