Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, bladeshater said: 2 penalty misses in last few games have cost us True but that's not the be all and end all is it, it's a bit like saying letting 3 goals in in the last two games has cost us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Captain Sl-OWL-ly said: True but that's not the be all and end all is it, it's a bit like saying letting 3 goals in in the last two games has cost us.. And teams in the last few matches which hit our woodwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 minute ago, asteener1867 said: So being in the p[lay off places is just some sort of f.ookin' wierd anomaly then? TBF with the players we now have if a 5 year old sent them out they would (or should) get us near the play off's.. Last season Carlos punched well above his weight (and expectation) with the squad he had, this season he is punching well below and our position is about the same despite the increased investment with performances well down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third man Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, pgmetcalf said: And what tactics are you thinking of specifically? Have you not been watching us recently? or even all season? players in the wrong positions having to make changes at half time so we have the team on the pitch for the second half that we should have had on from the beginning (Tuesday night for the last instance, if not today) having the only two proven goal scorers we have, not on the pitch when we need to score playing the backwards all the time, not just when required need I go on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 20 minutes ago, Captain Sl-OWL-ly said: When Gray had decent strikers at his disposal we beat Leeds 6-0 And averaged 7 goals in 6 games.... in all seriousness we used to play with 4 fullbacks and our strikers were defending more than attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 And how many fans of teams in the top 6 are slagging their own team off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, pgmetcalf said: And teams in the last few matches which hit our woodwork. Yep. That's just as immaterial, it's the overall "team performance" that's missing.. As Reading Owl once said "it's the hope that kills you" and that still hasn't gone away despite the investment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyswfc Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, pgmetcalf said: And what tactics are you thinking of specifically? Playing not to lose at a slow tempo with slow build up, we dont go at teams like we did last season. Playing players out of position and Carlos sticking with his favourites. Today we were one down and needed a goal so he took Rhodes and abdi off an put Fletcher and bannan on. Now I don't know about you but that made no sense at all to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, the third man said: Have you not been watching us recently? or even all season? players in the wrong positions having to make changes at half time so we have the team on the pitch for the second half that we should have had on from the beginning (Tuesday night for the last instance, if not today) having the only two proven goal scorers we have, not on the pitch when we need to score playing the backwards all the time, not just when required need I go on? if we play backwards all the time, do we have a need for strikers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroswfc Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Fans think we should be winning every game and playing like Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 You get what you deserve, the league table won't lie at the end of the season. It's a bit of a cliche I know, but meltdowns on here and fans at matches having a go at individual players won't help the team get on track. What seems to be lacking at the moment is every player on the field doing their utmost to achieve the collective goal...be it winning or salvaging a point. The whole outfit seems to be very fearful of expressing themselves hence the short ineffective passes sideways and back and I wonder how much the fans expectations weigh on them, yes they are professionals, but also only human. Just look at the player ratings on here and rarely do all the players score well, it's always two or three out of 11. Carlos, has the job of getting them to gel as a collective force, no easy feat given the January transfers. I hope he has a long hard look at his team selection and rethinks how to get the right shape for this group of players. It's a great squad now but as the TV pundits have said they aren't giving full value. I do wish the fans who give our players abuse would turn it against the opposition at Hillsborough, make it hostile for them not us! If our players can hear it from the stands so can the opposites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Philb125 said: And averaged 7 goals in 6 games.... in all seriousness we used to play with 4 fullbacks and our strikers were defending more than attacking. Rubbish, stop being selective, when we had Wickham for the second time we had the mentality that it didn't matter how many they score we'll score more - and we did BUT only while we had Wickham.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyswfc Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, pgmetcalf said: if we play backwards all the time, do we have a need for strikers? How often do we provide the strikers with good service in good positions? Edited February 25, 2017 by smithyswfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, smithyswfc said: Playing not to lose at a slow tempo with slow build up, we dont go at teams like we did last season. Playing players out of position and Carlos sticking with his favourites. Today we were one down and needed a goal so he took Rhodes and abdi off an put Fletcher and bannan on. Now I don't know about you but that made no sense at all to me. Yes we do, in many matches last season, Huddersfield at tome springs to mind the most, we kept a tight ship, let them do all the running and tire themselves out before going into the kill. Perhaps you we think we should tire ourselves out first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, smithyswfc said: How often do we prove the strikers with good service in good positions? Right, now we're getting somewhere. What good positions are you thinking about specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 minute ago, aeroswfc said: Fans think we should be winning every game and playing like Barcelona. Nowt wrong with that, we all need a dream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyswfc Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, pgmetcalf said: Right, now we're getting somewhere. What good positions are you thinking about specifically? Well usually good supply would be into a position a striker can score from not a 50 yard ball to Fernando or rhodes head. We play narrow and very rarely use wide men to get a ball in the box, something we did alot of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Of The Roasters Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, aeroswfc said: Fans think we should be winning every game and playing like Barcelona. No. We think that with the players we've got we should be performing far better every game than we actually are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 minute ago, smithyswfc said: Well usually good supply would be into a position a striker can score from not a 50 yard ball to Fernando or rhodes head. We play narrow and very rarely use wide men to get a ball in the box, something we did alot of last season. I agree, almost every attack is played down the wing resulting in a high cross in we're lucky. Crosses are pisseasy to defend against - the defender has most of the field to aim at. In contrast a striker has to hit a small target and getting nudged very slightly lessens their chance of getting anywhere near the target. Also flighted crosses immediately lessen the options for a striker. I'm not saying we shouldn't attempt crosses but not on every attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, Roy Of The Roasters said: No. We think that with the players we've got we should be performing far better every game than we actually are. If you're talking about strikers, give them the service and they'll perorm better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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