gurujuan Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 35 minutes ago, SiJ said: I was actually there tonight... problem is midfield. We are getting overrun and not winning the second balls enough. We don't have the players to play 4-4-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bouncing Owl said: We will make the playoffs. However, this result has been coming though as we have had some right luck this season, especially recently. I hope this result brings a change in our tactics from a very defensive pragmatic approach to a more fluent attacking philosophy from the first minute. We need to trust our abundance of quality players we have at our disposal. Look how Huddersfield are playing without spending a fraction of what we've spent! Dont get your hopes up - CC is going to stick with this come what may and we'll have to hope and pray it's enough. If we played like Huddersfield with this squad are we'd be romping away in this league.. It's so aggravating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Just now, gurujuan said: We don't have the players to play 4-4-2 It's not that. The system is is easily exploited and overrun if teams overload midfield. Its down to numbers really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 the result is a wake up call - we were dreadful in the first half and paid dearly. We have played the same in many games in first half this season but managed to keep a clean sheet so the damage was limited. We have to change the tactics or we could suffer the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlthekop Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The way we played in the second half shows to me that Carlos has the ability to fire the players up. What I can't work out for the life of me is why he cannot seem to do it from the off. By not recognising that our luck will run out (like it did today) and going for it in the first half so we're not playing catch up in the second, we've ended up loosing a very winnable game. I've said for a few weeks now that we needed McManaman from the start to inject some pace in midfield to create proper chances for Winnall and Rhodes, not the long ball scraps they're getting at the moment. McManaman came on after 64 minutes and gave us another dimension. 64 minutes too late. Either he's shagging Carlos's misus or he wasn't his signing and is trying to make a point, because why he's not starting I'll never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul92vr6 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 29 minutes ago, Owlthekop said: The way we played in the second half shows to me that Carlos has the ability to fire the players up. What I can't work out for the life of me is why he cannot seem to do it from the off. By not recognising that our luck will run out (like it did today) and going for it in the first half so we're not playing catch up in the second, we've ended up loosing a very winnable game. I've said for a few weeks now that we needed McManaman from the start to inject some pace in midfield to create proper chances for Winnall and Rhodes, not the long ball scraps they're getting at the moment. McManaman came on after 64 minutes and gave us another dimension. 64 minutes too late. Either he's shagging Carlos's misus or he wasn't his signing and is trying to make a point, because why he's not starting I'll never know! Why can we all see it but one man can't or won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 If we'd won the previous 8 matches 3 nil then this would still have been coming somewhere. We were bound to lose a game no matter how we were playing. Get back on it Saturday and all will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Horse Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I don't get the first half thing. I'm resigned to it but I don't get it. We have a ridiculously talented squad and the equivalent firepower up front of two Death Stars and / or a Super Star Destroyer. (One for the Star Wars fans.) We could blow most other teams out of the water by half time then rest players / take it easy in the second. But for whatever reason - the frustrating thing for many - is that we just don't attack in the first half and seem to revel in making life difficult for ourselves. I just want to know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owlthekop Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 44 minutes ago, paul92vr6 said: Why can we all see it but one man can't or won't Yeah exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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