[Football] Does one disaster matter that much?

Bozza said:

No, it doesn't.

The first half wasn't a 3-0 - despite the crazy line-up - everything went for them and absolutely nothing went for us.

At the beginning of the second, we were the better side, couldn't find a goal and then got hit as we chased. Heads and morals dropped, and they took full advantage.

What hurts us is all the other points we've thrown away. If we've got 6-8 points more, we put it down as "one of those days", reflect we're well-placed and move on.

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birthofanorange said:

Okay, worst result in decades, but does it matter? Not to me, no - it would be far more worrying if it was a regular occurrence, but it simply isn't.
The knee-jerk/wetting posts on here have me laughing, and there's no doubt that I needed a bit of cheer, after that.
All said and done, we're still doing 'reasonably' well...in the Prem, of all places.
Knock Chelsea out next week and the mood will be entirely different - quelle surprise.

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GrizzlingGammon said:

That was all down to the players overcoming a poor team selection with no plan or tactics. Oh, and being fortunate to score more than the opposition.

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birthofanorange said:

Okay, worst result in decades, but does it matter? Not to me, no - it would be far more worrying if it was a regular occurrence, but it simply isn't.
The knee-jerk/wetting posts on here have me laughing, and there's no doubt that I needed a bit of cheer, after that.
All said and done, we're still doing 'reasonably' well...in the Prem, of all places.
Knock Chelsea out next week and the mood will be entirely different - quelle surprise.

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cheshunt seagull said:

5-0 defeats can happen to sides that are generally sound. I can't think of a case where a good side has suffered a random 7-0 defeat.
The message of the last few months has been that if you have a game plan against us you will have a good chance of getting the result you want. The hype around our attacking prowess has meant that many teams have taken a defensive approach. Now that our weaknesses have been so publically exposed I can see teams being a lot more ambitious.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Dunk came out and said the players let Hurzeler down today, which suggests respect ?

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nsclurker said:

Luton away, Roma away. At least we kept those to four.

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The Optimist said:

I’m not Fab out but winning at Ipswich (who have just lost at home to Southampton) and Norwich (Championship) is hardly evidence of great form or playing well. We were just playing teams worse than us.

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Super Steve Earle said:

No it doesn't matter. We aren't qualifying for Europe. We aren't going to win the cup. We aren't getting relegated. Huërzler is learning Premier League on the job. We are preparing for next season now. No need to over react. Forest signed a glut of players last year. Look where they are now. Forest got battered last week by a hot team. We got battered by a team in a hot season this week. So no, it doesn't matter. I had already given up on this season. Nothing changed. Arguably Wieffer, Ferdi and O'Riley were the big summer signings outside of Rutter and Georgino. Wieffer and Ferdi haven't been seen for months and O'Riley is still coming back from a bad injury and operation. I'm not happy that Buananotte, Enciso and Ferguson have gone on loan but hopefully they will get three more months playing than they would have had had here and come back like new summer signings.

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LamieRobertson said:

What about 6/0…what’s your diagnosis on that one

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cheshunt seagull said:

Yes, I am conscious that putting so much emphasis on a 2-goal distinction may seem pedantic but I really can't think of an example of 7-0 just being a bad day at the office. I don't think any of the Albion players or coaches who played yesterday will ever forget this and the impact it could have on the morale of the players could be substantial.

I really hope that a solid performance next week makes me feel embarrassed about my over-reaction.

I guess 6-0 could go either way depending on the circumstances but I don't think it has the psychological significance of 7-0.

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