Is this a mistake?....Knockaert 9?....That rating equates to " outstanding "
It was a performance full of everything that is currently letting him down in the PL. Passing without looking. Snatching at shots. Continually ' overplaying ' Losing control of the ball, when running freely with it...
As a side, we have been giving cheap free kicks away ( in dangerous areas ) for the last 3 seasons now. Main culprits...Stephens, Bruno, Knocky and Solly. A tug here, a nudge there. All petty, unnecessary and lazy stuff. At Championship level, we got away with it much more. There isn't the...
Wasn't it a record for away wins as well, something like 12 or 13? I remember 5-0 at Halifax and 0-0 at HT at Shrewsbury, that turned into a 5-3 win. Don't show CH the stats, he'll have nightmares!!
See....it takes a great mind to come up with the answer.
I was wondering last night about how we get round this problem of ' long term ' defending. Now its obvious. Score later. Ten men behind the ball for 75 mins, frustrate and bore the opposition into mental fatigue and then bring your...
Our GD " substantially better?
Bmuff -8
Watford + Saints -11
WHU + Newcastle -12
Palace + WBA -15
BHA -16
Swansea -18
Huddrsfld + Stoke -25
I'll give you Huddersfield and Stoke but don't hold yer breath over our GD. With our run-in, it will get progressively worse. ( Beginning of Dec it was...
Great corner that, wasn't it. All the big men up for one last effort. Cmon Solly, give them a quality ball to attack. Ah....no.....a little, high, misplaced, gentle chip, that by-passed everybody and was comfortably caught by an unchallenged keeper. Cue...groan and head for the exit.
p.s Been...
Ok. Shambolic was too harsh. I am just venting my frustration at watching us sit back against a very ordinary side, devoid of confidence and not making more of an effort to try and win the game. I understand that it was first and foremost " a must not lose game " but our lack of ambition smacked...
...and could you, in your heart of hearts, honestly say that we deserved anything more than a draw out of that shambolic display? We are past masters at snatching dull, lifeless draws from the jaws of awaiting victory.
I acknowledge our poor scoring record but to some extent, up to the end of November, we were being kept in games by our defence. Opposition and media alike were labelling us as a difficult team to beat. We looked disciplined and organised. We had conceded 14 goals in 14 games with a goal...
Even if TB didn't say it, I am sure that he is thinking it.
Despite the confidence of some fans, that relegation is a mere blip and we can bounce back again, in my book, it would be a disaster. This club hasn't undergone this investment to put a top level infrastructure in place, to see our hard...
You can focus on the forward line all you like but we have been a shambles defensively for the last two months and the manager persisted with certain defenders, whose mistakes have cost us dear, whilst we had more than capable deputies in reserve.
Indeed.
Too much reliance, from too many fans, on certain teams continuing to struggle and a blind faith that everything will be alright in the end, just so long as we sign a pacey striker. Meanwhile, our defence has been falling apart ( 19 goals conceded in the last 10 games ) Our goal...
No, they are not but having just beaten Liverpool and Arsenal, they have thrown down a marker to the rest and shown they mean business, whilst we limp along and keep making the same mistakes.
Too many fans have been clinging to the hope that certain struggling teams wouldn't have a resurgence....." Oh its ok, Swansea are shit...they are doomed....West Brom haven't won since August....Huddersfield will start to slide " etc etc. Well its wake up and smell the coffee time now. A number...