i used to be sc_owl Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Fair enough if people wanna have the opinion a player is crap, or his performances have been crap - but that doesn't mean they should be blamed for everything bad that happens - especially when it's not their fault For eg - i've just responded to a poster that said Taylor had made 4+ mistakes that didn't lead to goals that were shown on the highlights - i didn't see them apart from the penalty appeal - and i was looking for them as well The highlights didn't show much to be honest. My issues with Taylor's performance today... His heading was poor, with either not enough power on them, or directing them straight at a Bolton player or simply straight up in the air resulting in another clearance being necessary. His passing was poor. Many clearances were just him swinging his boot at the ball with seemingly no thought to directing the ball - just "hoof". Basic errors of judgement and technique. A lot of people will jump on the goal as an example, or the challenge on Eagles. But over 90 minutes he pretty much got all the basic stuff you'd expect from a centre back wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'm not arguing about his performance or if he's playing well or not though My point is that people are blatantly just making stuff up in order to have a go at him. I don't know one serious football person that would pin the blame for the 2nd goal on solely Taylor - poor clearance happen all the time in football - it doesn't make the absolute shambles that followed excusable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand owl Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 we can start blaming who we want it doesnt make a difference, if they hadn't have scored that second through Davis (which by the way was gardeners fault for telling jones to go to the left then following him like a lemming allowing a massive gap for davis to run into) they would've scored later on. It was all far too easy for them...we are just poo poo at the moment...simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I hate us not having players on each post when defending corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Teetowl Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 "Liam Palmer causing chaos in the Crawley defence" is not something I thought I'd hear. But well done to the lad. Seems to be playing well and is getting some great plaudits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 flip me How can you defend Taylor? flipping useless at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 The marking for the first goal was pathetic. Who was marking Alonso?! Was it Pecnic? If it was then his attempt at marking was dismal, much like his performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'm old enough to remember fans booing Sheridan and Sterland. Nobody admits it though. Moronic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 He's come in and been a disaster from day one, he's gotta improve on his performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Sadly, the writing is already on the wall for Taylor after just a brief spell in the team. He has been judged and sentenced already by those who know a lemon when they see one. Rob Jones and Danny Batth are both better players based on what he's shown so far. But as always, he will get 100% backing once he improves and can show he is worth a place in the team. It is possible to change opinions but he needs to show that he isn't a bad player first. The scapegoating here is embarrassing but the fact remains he looks cr4p so far Talking about previous scapegoats, I think Danny Jones was ok yesterday. Only ok though. He looks much better when not galavanting up front leaving his team mates to cover for him when he's miles out of position, and when he stands up to his man rather than diving in and getting skinned. You can see someone has been working on him and that there is a small amount of improvement there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Seriously what is the point of Birmingham City? There's never anyone at their stadium Not wanting to defend them, but, I live the catchment area for Blues (as a baggie its been hard) would you want to give your money to Carson Yeung? it was glorious last night though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinowl Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just watched second goal again. Schoolboy defending really. Why not show him the right side and take him away from goal, just basics really gave that away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foreverSWFC Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 In the first half Taylor was alright, a shaky start but he got better as the half went on. Second half he was poor, just like against Huddersfield. The second goal was his fault, he had time to deal with it and he didn't. His heading was poor, never gets a distance or direction on them, they seem to bobble and loop into the air. He is a scapegoat at the moment, he's only been here two weeks and he has been made captain already? Very strange, you should know your captain by July, not by late September it just screams poor organisation and a lack of stability in the camp. The fact he has put in a couple of below par performances is not helping him, espeically when Llera, a fans favourite, is out of the team, nothing so far has suggested to me Taylor deserves to be in the team ahead of Llera or Beevers. Also, i don't like the huddle he does before the game. Darren Purse and Dean Smith did that and they were both captains of losing sides, and they were both dreadful centre halves for us. Not a very good omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
since59owe Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Just watched it again- rogering car crash defending. Not impressed with Gardner or Taylor. Davies surrounded by Wednesday players- none who put a challenge in and they all turned their back on him. poo pooe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteG_1984 Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Agree with scram that Taylor is being scapegoated here. Once he'd cocked up, all of our defenders just stood off thd Bolton players (like they did all through the match) and surprise surprise we get punished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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