SeagullinExile
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It most certainly is not...Calm down. That's completely unreasonable mate.
It most certainly is not...Calm down. That's completely unreasonable mate.
That's big of you.If we work harder than the opposition then we are more likely to win. Not the best tactical nouse, hard to maintain, and likely to burn defenders out if he continues with the high line. We might get away with it for a while but let’s see. If we are in the top half in the new year I’ll be happy.
Thank you.That's big of you.
So you skipped over the calls to get rid of FH? As to Potter, I was always "Potter in" simply because I could see how we were playing and how the games had gone against us, as it turned out the Potter Ins (although there are still hardcore twits who will not admit they were wrong) were shown to be correct. The way people carry on you'd think the squad and manager haven't got a clue, don't care, are just in it for the money. The second half showed how FH wants us to play, really exquisite passing, and everyone helping out. He has already said the defense needs looking at, give the bloke some slack 6th in the PL after 7 games is f***ing magic, yes we have rode our luck but the second half showed where we are heading.
Enjoy the ride is typically an expression of ups and downs along the way. To your other point - clearly sales from other windows have left us with a void to fill this summer, especially with the likes of Dahoud, Undav not working out as well.Honest question. Did you go to Stamford Bridge last week and say, wow I enjoyed that! At halftime today did you turn to your mate next to you and say bit bad conceding two goals but this is an enjoyable ride
That’s what NSC is for, expressing opinions. Between the Chelsea game and the first half of the Spurs game that is the most lost I have seen us look defensively in years and I am including the way we press in that.We all said at the start of the season with him being a new manager, a young manager, and with lots of new players in the squad having to learn his tactics that we would need to have patience. There was inevitably going to be some ups & downs in his first season... and 7 games in people are starting threads like this.
& add to that last night he was missing Pedro, Van Hecke, and O'Riley. All would start in that spine of the team.
Fair enough. But we all saw what a toxic place Chelsea became last season when their fans were slaughtering all the new players for any little mistake. It would benefit us not to create that atmosphere, so I feel we need to initially give the manager a bit of grace in those moments while he's still getting used to his surroundings & learning the league.That’s what NSC is for, expressing opinions. Between the Chelsea game and the first half of the Spurs game that is the most lost I have seen us look defensively in years and I am including the way we press in that.
We also showed tactical and defensive frailties v Forest and Wolves.
I think he will continue to learn and he’s got us into a great position but that was how I saw it in that moment.
I was sat at home. I really hope the manager was not reading NSC at half time! Also for balance I regularly start the positives from today threads when we don’t win! I hope he does read them!Fair enough. But we all saw what a toxic place Chelsea became last season when their fans were slaughtering all the new players for any little mistake. It would benefit us not to create that atmosphere, so I feel we need to initially give the manager a bit of grace in those moments while he's still getting used to his surroundings & learning the league.
I've said it already but at half time there was nothing controversial in what you said. You didn't demand he was sacked, you didn't decide we were in a relegation battle. You just said it as you saw it, and you weren't wrong. I just resent the sanctimonious twats absolutely slaughtering you for daring to say it.That’s what NSC is for, expressing opinions. Between the Chelsea game and the first half of the Spurs game that is the most lost I have seen us look defensively in years and I am including the way we press in that.
We also showed tactical and defensive frailties v Forest and Wolves.
I think he will continue to learn and he’s got us into a great position but that was how I saw it in that moment.
This is the learning curve that I feel we need to give him a bit of grace with this season. There will be ups and downs. No 31 year old manager was ever just going to get everything right all the time.FH seems very switched on tactically and that pleases me. It's not that he hasn't made mistakes with our system, but when that has happened he has made the right changes.
No one's saying you shouldn’t be able to express an opinion, but equally, if your opinion seems a bit wild and over-negative, expect to get something back. That’s the deal.That’s what NSC is for, expressing opinions. Between the Chelsea game and the first half of the Spurs game that is the most lost I have seen us look defensively in years and I am including the way we press in that.
We also showed tactical and defensive frailties v Forest and Wolves.
I think he will continue to learn and he’s got us into a great position but that was how I saw it in that moment.
Second half he did what the majority of fans had already pointed out was the problem on this thread and dropped the defence back 10 yards.
No longer were we getting shredded and started to play football.
The high line was making the players nervy different game at Chelsea if we had adopted the same strategy from kick off.
Those now being smug did you place a bet on us to turn it around second half? Of course you didn’t nobody would we were garbage.
Nothing wrong with the OP discussing his concerns the majority agreed the same after Chelsea.
What did you think the problem was last week at Chelsea and first half yesterday?I just love how you lot are retroactively turning down the rhetoric.
Well as it turned out, saying it was the high line that caused the issue wasn't right because we continued to play with a high line after the break. It looked like that alone was causing the problem at half time, but it turns out this wasn't true.What did you think the problem was last week at Chelsea and first half yesterday?
Personally I think it’s about the team understanding there are different risk factors in areas of the pitch you might previously thought you were more safe to lose the ball.What did you think the problem was last week at Chelsea and first half yesterday?
Individual errors for most goals along with elite attacking play from Cole Palmer and facing two of the best attacking sides in world football?What did you think the problem was last week at Chelsea and first half yesterday?