[Albion] The club needs to employ an away manager.

[Stat Brother]

Even the acolytes and sycophants on here must now realise Hughton travels about as well as Boris Johnson.
He stifles the team, refuses to attack and leaves the best attacking player on the bench until he's needed to dig CH out of another self inflicted hole.

Shirley it's time for some lateral thinking.
There's plenty of good managers out there, some of whom don't even want to work full time, so let's employ one to take over the team for away games.
The first phone call should be to:-

 

[Dirty Dave]

Tbf, credit must be given to C.H as whatever was said in that dressing room at half time has had an impact in the second half

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[Driver8]

Tbf, credit must be given to C.H as whatever was said in that dressing room at half time has had an impact in the second half

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Perhaps he should have said whatever he said before the game rather than at half time!

 

[BN41Albion]

Tbf, credit must be given to C.H as whatever was said in that dressing room at half time has had an impact in the second half

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God knows what he said to them before the game

 

[Stat Brother]

God knows what he said to them before the game

"Don't lose, don't attack, play for the draw".


The same as usual.

 

[ozzygull]

God knows what he said to them before the game

I don't think he said "play like you have never met each other before" He look bloody livid when they showed him on the shy camera's during the first half. I guess the players were not doing what he asked.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Perhaps he should have said whatever he said before the game rather than at half time!

I'm sure he didn't say don't control the ball, don't find a team mate, give the ball away, let them have space etc.

 

[Surf's Up]

I don't think he said "play like you have never met each other before" He look bloody livid when they showed him on the shy camera's during the first half. I guess the players were not doing what he asked.

Maybe but I'm pretty certain he didnt tell them that the best form of defence is attack!!

 

[Springal]

I don't think he said "play like you have never met each other before" He look bloody livid when they showed him on the shy camera's during the first half. I guess the players were not doing what he asked.

Bissuoma looked clueless, like he didn't know where he should have been playing

 

[Me and my Monkey]

I don't think he said "play like you have never met each other before" He look bloody livid when they showed him on the shy camera's during the first half. I guess the players were not doing what he asked.

Agreed. I don’t think 15 minutes is long enough for a manager to change their entire footballing philosophy and strategy and instil that into their team. At the end of the day the players simply didn’t step up to the mark during the first half, they failed to take responsibility for their performance. They collectively played poorly, knew it, and simply needed that reinforcing at half time. It was thoroughly depressing to see them play so poorly in the first half, but very cheering to see that they have the balls to turn it around. Frustrating and reassuring in equal measure.

 

[lawros left foot]

Even the acolytes and sycophants on here must now realise Hughton travels about as well as Boris Johnson.
He stifles the team, refuses to attack and leaves the best attacking player on the bench until he's needed to dig CH out of another self inflicted hole.

Shirley it's time for some lateral thinking.
There's plenty of good managers out there, some of whom don't even want to work full time, so let's employ one to take over the team for away games.
The first phone call should be to:-

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Sorry, who is our best attacking player that’s left on the bench??

Locadia?, Jahanbaksh?
Neither are as good as Knocky was in the second half last night. He was our best attacking player, and he played the whole game.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Sorry, who is our best attacking player that’s left on the bench??

Locadia?, Jahanbaksh?
Neither are as good as Knocky was in the second half last night. He was our best attacking player, and he played the whole game.

Satire, Lawro, I feel Stat is trading in satire.

 

[lawros left foot]

Satire, Lawro, I feel Stat is trading in satire.

Yeah, reading it again, and seeing who the op is, you’re right.

Late night last night, it took an hour and a half to get out of Southampton.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I think the players need to take responsibility for the first team performance last night. Simple passing went out the window.

Chris has kept us up last season in possibly the toughest world league, with games to spare and last year and we only spent 1 week in the bottom three.

However erratic our performances this year, lets moan when we are marooned in the bottom three playing like a Steve Bruce or Mick MaCarthy manged side.

5 games 5 points this is what Chris does, sure and steadfast.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Even the acolytes and sycophants on here must now realise Hughton travels about as well as Boris Johnson.
He stifles the team, refuses to attack and leaves the best attacking player on the bench until he's needed to dig CH out of another self inflicted hole.

Shirley it's time for some lateral thinking.
There's plenty of good managers out there, some of whom don't even want to work full time, so let's employ one to take over the team for away games.
The first phone call should be to:-

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It doesn't even work as comedy, just more drivel from you.

 

[BN41Albion]

I don't think he said "play like you have never met each other before" He look bloody livid when they showed him on the shy camera's during the first half. I guess the players were not doing what he asked.

Fair point, but we've seen a lot of these type of performances now away from home, either in spells or for the entirety of the game (Watford, Hudds, etc).
Is it players not doing what theyre being asked to do, or the players not being comfortable in the roles they're being asked to play away from home? Imo it's happening so often that it has to - at least in part - be the latter? Which is the manager's responsibility.

I hate to criticise hughton, he's taken the club to an incredible place, but to go the next step I really think he needs to re think his away tactics. We cannot rely on starting slowly, going behind and scraping a point with a gutsy comeback. Ironically the few times we have played with confidence and drive away from home have been v some of the big teams. Probably because we feel we have nothing to lose anyway. That does show that we can play confidently and positively away from home though!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Fair point, but we've seen a lot of these type of performances now away from home, either in spells or for the entirety of the game (Watford, Hudds, etc).
Is it players not doing what theyre being asked to do, or the players not being comfortable in the roles they're being asked to play away from home? Imo it's happening so often that it has to - at least in part - be the latter? Which is the manager's responsibility.

I hate to criticise hughton, he's taken the club to an incredible place, but to go the next step I really think he needs to re think his away tactics. We cannot rely on starting slowly, going behind and scraping a point with a gutsy comeback. Ironically the few times we have played with confidence and drive away from home have been v some of the big teams. Probably because we feel we have nothing to lose anyway. That does show that we can play confidently and positively away from home though!

The players were off the pace in that first half....being outmuscled etc..I dont put that down to tactics but the players themselves....we've had three away games so far this season..Watford crap ..Liverpool good and Southampton 50/50 so the Jurys out on how we are trying to evolve away from home ...in the meantime I think we need to show a tad more patience and remember where we are and that its only the second season back....early days in the season but if you think we have problems then look at the other 2 clubs who came up with us

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Huddersfield in two successive seasons, the first half at Brentford, West Brom, Watford - sometimes you can see after ten minutes that they're just not at it in away games. But credit to the players and CH for turning it around this time. And when you look at it, even though we were almost at our worst, Stains only scored through an unbelievable strike and a penalty that was needlessly conceded.

 

[rippleman]

Bissuoma looked clueless, like he didn't know where he should have been playing

He did, yes. But then so did the usually reliable and solid Propper. The midfield was a total shambles.

 

[BN41Albion]

The players were off the pace in that first half....being outmuscled etc..I dont put that down to tactics but the players themselves....we've had three away games so far this season..Watford crap ..Liverpool good and Southampton 50/50 so the Jurys out on how we are trying to evolve away from home ...in the meantime I think we need to show a tad more patience and remember where we are and that its only the second season back....early days in the season but if you think we have problems then look at the other 2 clubs who came up with us

Yeah, great point. On reflection, my post is probably too premature. Still a long way to go and a lot of away games to play.