God I hate when he uses that phrase before and after every game ! Maybe he should try bigging us up for once !
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[Albion] Hughton Article in the Argus today.
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God I hate when he uses that phrase before and after every game ! Maybe he should try bigging us up for once !
I am critical and FWIW it's not about being 'more attacking' but it is about playing with more pace and energy, movement off the ball, creating space and moving upfield. Too often I saw Propper and Gross in good positions to receive a ball but they weren't spotted ... surely that's coaching, maybe discipline?
Cardiff looked like world beaters on Tuesday night, largely because we persisted in giving the ball back to them, leaving huge holes in midfield, being predictable (CB's to FB's who sent it up the line to be chased or who tried to play triangles in a hugely crowded area). As we became more frustrated I saw the discipline going (long balls over the top, more misplaced passes and players out of position)
Of course 'tightening up our defence' is needed but if we're going to let teams like Cardiff glide through our midfield the way we did and offer no forward threat whatsoever, then hoping we might sneak a couple of draws is fanciful at best
#stillangry
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
That 12 to 5 is looking very tempting at the moment
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Personally I wouldn't base my decision on an article in the argus which states the obvious...which looks to be your assertion, but then it is your money
I completely agree but, and obviously it's a massive BUT.
No shots on target.
Currently going 1-0 down is the end of the game, whether it's the first or last minute it really doesn't matter.
No shots on target = No points.
In the words of our dear departed mutual friend Roy Chuter (from a banner he took to Stoke)
"REPENT and DEFEND"
oldboyroy
Well-known member
The most important thing is we need to defend and if we stop the opposition scoring we get a point.. Nick 1 goal and we win..beat wolves 1 nil on Saturday and Chris will be a hero again
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
But when you are where we are, every minute that passes is a minute you might have the confidence you will score. Conceding is a hammer blow when your confidence is on the floor. We'll never know, but had we not conceded that first goal Tuesday, perhaps the shots on target would have started to come. We have to give ourselves that chance.
When you're not scoring very many, and it's feeling like you're not going to, once a team scores, it's like going 2 nil down at any other time. We have to give ourselves the chance that 1 goal will be enough to win a game.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
conceding at the rate we are = no points
maffew
Well-known member
This is frustrating. I'm in the hughton in camp. Or am I. I dont know now.
This just says to me let's park the bus for the season and hope for 0 0s to stay up. Get on the bore draws with every bookie that does them folks. It's not going to be pretty while Chris battens down the hatches and inspects the damage after
This just says to me let's park the bus for the season and hope for 0 0s to stay up. Get on the bore draws with every bookie that does them folks. It's not going to be pretty while Chris battens down the hatches and inspects the damage after
studio150
Well-known member
71 PL games played, wins after conceding the first goal = 1
Logically therefore don't concede the first goal, and we may have a chance
Flip it round. Imagine he said “we’re not gonna become defensively solid anytime soon”. **** me.
Being really really cautious and playing 1 up front at home against shit teams not working? Go MORE cautious and HOPE they don’t score.
His heads gone. No wonder the players aren’t playing for him.
AlastairWatts
Active member
I don't think that's fair: he's always struck me as a decent, honest manager. That said, things are going horribly wrong with most everyone losing 'form' at the same time. But now is not the time to start vilifying him, much as many of his tactical decisions and late substitutions probably deserve it. Surely the only thing to do is give as much support as we can and leave the rest till the end of the season. And then we might think of a new manager. Pity that Nathan isn't still here...
"So Chris, we've had one shot on target per game for the last 5 games. What do you plan to do about that?"
"Be more defensive."
"Be more defensive."
BensGrandad
New member
I just hope that he can get the message across to Duffy and Dunk and they get back to what they were doing pre Christmas.
If he'd said "we’re not gonna become defensively solid anytime soon” I'd have had more of an issue with it because we were defensively solid until 3 months ago. On the other hand, we haven't scored more than 2 goals in a game since Palace at home (4th Dec) and that isn't changing any time soon because we don't have the players.
nwgull
Well-known member
And that win was against the worst team in the league that had a man sent off with an hour to play.
Not been wrong though have I?
Last season I was very positive and happy. This season has been shocking, could see this coming months ago.
I genuinely fear for what could happen on Saturday.
We were very fortuitous to nick that win back in October and Wolves can now focus on securing the 7th place spot that is likely to see them playing in Europe next year.
We were very fortuitous to nick that win back in October and Wolves can now focus on securing the 7th place spot that is likely to see them playing in Europe next year.
