[Albion] Matt O Riley [26/08/24 - sings on a 5-year deal]

[One Teddy Maybank]

Part of it is how we use our full backs, to be fair. Our RW is handicapped having Veltman behind him, no matter what anyone on NSC tries to argue. It’s part of the reason for Mitoma’s struggled this year too. For most of the season, teams have known that if they shut his side down, the right hand side won’t offer a threat because they only need to close off space to one player ie Minteh or Georgino when he’s played there.

But a large part of it is how poorly we move the ball through midfield now, as well. We don’t get the ball out to those positions quickly enough.

Spot on.

 

[Swimboy64]

I agree. But he’s, what, 20/21 years old? First time in this league as a guaranteed starter. He’s clearly doing what his manager is asking of him.

I’m not going to criticise BV for that. I’m going to criticise the manager for not giving him better options and not adapting accordingly to the flow of the game.

I don’t think his inability to read the flow of the game and adapt was the problem last night.In very simple terms we just couldn’t put the ball in the net.Enciso’s effort that hit the post should have been buried also a poor header from him that he should have put away and a few more attempts that were right at Flekken apart from the save with his legs that caused his injury. We could have been 2 or 3 up but we weren’t and we never are that it think is the real problem
They need to do their jobs in front of goal
Tactically good first half players letting him down I’m afraid

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

But if you keep repeating the same thing……

Is BV really that stupid that someone has to tell him?

I know what you’re saying, but his options are limited, the wingers and full backs go and stand on the touch line, other than Baleba there isn’t a pass into midfield, that leaves the 2 benches centre backs or lumping it to the forwards. A couple of times last night Pedro dropped in and BV found him with a pass, the problem is that nobody spins behind Pedro so he has limited options ahead and runs into a cul de sac of defenders.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

I don’t think his inability to read the flow of the game and adapt was the problem last night.In very simple terms we just couldn’t put the ball in the net.Enciso’s effort that hit the post should have been buried also a poor header from him that he should have put away and a few more attempts that were right at Flekken apart from the save with his legs that caused his injury. We could have been 2 or 3 up but we weren’t and we never are that it think is the real problem
They need to do their jobs in front of goal
Tactically good first half players letting him down I’m afraid

Finishing’s been a problem for 10 years though, hasn’t it. Aside from a year or two of Murray.

As I’ve said in other posts, it worked first half. I’m much happier overall with the performance. The issue for him as a manager is how he reacts when the opposition work us out. He’s just not very good at adapting tactically to keep that pressure up. That’s why we often have 45 good minutes and 45 bad ones, once the other team work us out.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I know what you’re saying, but his options are limited, the wingers and full backs go and stand on the touch line, other than Baleba there isn’t a pass into midfield, that leaves the 2 benches centre backs or lumping it to the forwards. A couple of times last night Pedro dropped in and BV found him with a pass, the problem is that nobody spins behind Pedro so he has limited options ahead and runs into a cul de sac of defenders.

But then every time, we were 4 on 4 up top, BV just has to clip it.

As you say he did drive it to Pedro, but although it worked maybe twice, he has to do better or Enciso needs to get closer.

I really would prefer Ferguson in this type of situation, with Pedro closer to him.

 

[Mancgull]

I’m stopping short of calling for him to be sacked as I’d previously said he was on ‘fraud watch’ at half time against Spurs, we dug ourselves out of that one so it was egg on my face. That said, I need to see something that resembles a coherent game plan, a clear working strategy which isn’t set up to fail the first time the opposition tweak their formation.
It’s easy to forget amongst the hand wringing that we were a narrow VAR call from losing that last night.

Same versus Southampton and a post width against Ipswich.
There’s a lack of control in games due to the under manned midfield.
We don’t seem to make positive tactical changes that influence games that other teams do when they play us.

 

[Swimboy64]

Finishing’s been a problem for 10 years though, hasn’t it. Aside from a year or two of Murray.

As I’ve said in other posts, it worked first half. I’m much happier overall with the performance. The issue for him as a manager is how he reacts when the opposition work us out. He’s just not very good at adapting tactically to keep that pressure up. That’s why we often have 45 good minutes and 45 bad ones, once the other team work us out.

Yes I guess it did work if 0-0 is it working

 

[Hendrax]

Just to bring it back on topic. Matt is some player. Graceful on the ball and seems to be 2 steps ahead of everyone around him.

Haven't seen a player with such natural ability since paddy.