Yep - I always felt if we could get to around 60 mins and still be level, the quality of our bench would tell.
It's a proper weapon to have 3-4 quality players coming on fresh at that point.
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[Albion] Did McKenna get his tactics wrong.
- Thread starter Mellor 3 Ward 4
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It's a proper weapon to have 3-4 quality players coming on fresh at that point.
Adingra , 1 in 5 goals in premier league as a winger - that would cost you 40million if looking to recruit based on stats
He's plenty good enough. He literally carried us alot last year when Mitoma was out until he burnt himself out. and we turned to real gash
He's better on the left mind
He's plenty good enough. He literally carried us alot last year when Mitoma was out until he burnt himself out. and we turned to real gash
He's better on the left mind
Stato
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Neither Adingra nor Mitoma had much involvement in the first half. They both like going past people, but the combination of Ipswich's low block and our slow build up meant that any time the ball was fed to them in attacking thirds, they faced a defensive wall and just recycled the ball centrally or back to Estupinan / Veltman. Their centre half Greaves pushed out to the left quite a bit. Adringa was doubled up a lot by him and Davis. It wasn't a starring role for Adingra, but McKenna doing this because of the threat from our wingers left a disconnect between their low block and Delap. I presume that Simon was told to stay very wide in order to stretch the pitch which meant that he was often bypassed by balls inside. This happened for the first goal. He was on the touchline and took Davis with him leaving the space for Ayari to get in behind Greaves. I think Adingra did the job he was told to do. It wasn't glamorous, but it helped.
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Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Yep.
I don't think it will be. 3 games in a week needs rotation, and on paper the game against Ipswich was the match to have that 11. Georgi and Minteh both had knocks from the weekend, and Dunk was coming back from injury so it was right they didn't start.
Adingra isn't a right winger, as others have said, that's not his fault. He won't start on Sunday. O'Riley played fine and got an assist. We were very restrained throughout the first half. Ipswich had very clear tactics and were tough to break down though
Despite our possesion in 1st half they did have better shooting chances but all outside box. Delap is an outstanding player but Ipswich never got players in box to support him. We are the opposite often I think far too many players in forward positions especially when leading
Ha! I was having this exact same conversation with the guy who sits next to me who nearly spat out his Bovril when I said he isn't fast.
.I stand by it! He looks like he should be fast. But somehow just isnt. He loses foot races against averaged paced defenders and doesnt move quickly with the ball. I have had my glasses changed recently though so I'll see what the Everton game brings!
hes such a confusing player. He also seems to have the weakest shot in all of humankind. Except on the occassions when he randomly spanks one into the top corner.
STOP BEING CONFUSING SIMON!
Pavilionaire
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Ipswich had some good chances to take the lead before Mitoma's goal. Had they got the first goal the crowd would have come into play and it could have been a different outcome, and so tactically I don't think McKenna did much wrong
He will rue their lack of quality for missing their chances when they came along. Equally worrying is their lack of fight in the final 20-25 mins.
All season it has looked like the promoted 3 will drop back down again, and I don't see anything to change that view.
He will rue their lack of quality for missing their chances when they came along. Equally worrying is their lack of fight in the final 20-25 mins.
All season it has looked like the promoted 3 will drop back down again, and I don't see anything to change that view.
tigertim68
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I thought we controlled the first half apart from a ten minute period just before half time , although we failed to create a decent chance ,
second half Ipswich could not manage a shot on goal , and we pretty much dominated the second half, never looked like losing or even sharing the points ,
They looked proper relegation fodder. Sit back and try and catch us on the break with very little ability to actually do that. I hope McKenna looked at he options FH had and thinks he made a mistake saying no to that last summer.
Would love to see them disappear without so much as a whimper.
Would love to see them disappear without so much as a whimper.
I find it quite hard to have too much animosity towards Ipswich. I think that was a bad day at the office for them. As a club they aren't particularly offensive in any way. And it's a learning curve for him. A good old club.
I think its to his credit to stick with the club that just got promoted to be honest. Big risk for him but a good moral decision showing loyalty to his players and the club that gave him the chance.
I appreciate that that last sentence is a bit ironic given how Herr Hurzeler arrived, but here we are!
*throws smoke grenade and makes hasty exit*
Moshe Gariani
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XG = 0.23 for Ipswich indicates that Albion limited the home side to very few unlikely chances to score across the whole 90+ minutes..
Whether McKenna got any obvious tactics "wrong", I don't know. Probably not.
Whether McKenna got any obvious tactics "wrong", I don't know. Probably not.