SolihullOwl79 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Last night we very nearly self destructed. We worked our goals well only to gift Bolton two sloppy equalisers. I feel Wildsmith was not commanding enough in his area and every attack they had i was worried. Sasso lost every challenge to Madine. We missed Hutch's presence in the middle to protect the back four. Nuhiu did a lovely flick back to lead to Forestieri's wonder goal and although he barely won any headers, he held up the ball well for support to arrive. When Joao came on the initial anticipation soon evaporated. He charged on and zipped about, but his control was poor and he appeared gangly and out of sorts. He was out muscled far too often. Great play by Forestieri for the goal. Two well taken goals from Hooper. Bannan played well, Lee was pretty quiet. Loovens did a job but is better with Lee's and need him back from injury. Pudil was quietly effective. Hunt and Wallace both had quiet games by their own standards. Glad we got the 3 point's, we didn't play particularly well but then successful teams play bad and still win so that's a good sign. We'll have to up our game against Leeds though. I loved seeing Carlos urging the fans on to sing louder, he's got real passion that guy and his interaction with the crowd is positive. He sees the importance of the fans and wants them in the relationship with the players. Uto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Really good summary. Just one where I would disagree. We didnt have Hutch protecting the back four v Wolves, Brum or Fulham, and we scored 8 and conceeded just 1. We went 433 in the second half, and the front 3 played really high up. We looked dreadfully thin in midfield after that. They walked through us. So, for me, it wasnt the lack of a Hutch, it was the complete lack of a 4th person. But reading his press conference, he clearly wanted to shake things up at HT. And it worked. We wanted him to take risks, he did, and it paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnsleyOwl96 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Very good post agree with it all Thought hunt got roasted a few time and like you say Wallace was poor tonight Missing hutch westy and lees but 4 wins from 5 Other players are dojng a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) When are they going to be back, only Lees was a long termer but Hutch and Westwood are dragging on a bit Edited January 13, 2016 by gurujuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 We need a fit centre half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlZfan84 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) I'd hazard a guess Hutch and Westwood will be back on Saturday. CC probably didn't want to risk them last night if they weren't quite right. Desperately need Lees back though. I'd imagine he can't be far off now. Chris Wood will absolutely dominate Loovens and Sasso on Saturday, if he's fit. Edited January 13, 2016 by owlZfan84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts0wl Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Disagree about wildsmith thought he looked very commanding, not saying he was listened too though. He rushed a couple of kicks towards the end when it was time to slow game down. Hunt had a bad game for me, gave it away too cheaply. Kieran Lee did ok but still lacking confidence to shoot unless he's 3 yards out. Helan came on and played some good football, closed down well and put in some great balls. Added some much needed strength. Nuhiu hold up was good and deserves credit for assist. Joao was causing problems for them at back, won a couple of corners and almost scored but agree needs to stay stronger on feet Hooper missed a couple of sitters and lucky his names not Nuhiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswfc1987 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 agree we all the first post, plus we would of lost that match last season and if anyone thought that last night was and should have been a walkover then they clearly have not got a clue. Bolton still have some good players and their not getting hammerd every week. we all knew madine was going to turn up so in my eyes last night was a very good result in terms on how we played with the key players out and to still win the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelphi1867 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hunt was clearly not fit, so it beg's the question, why did Palmer not play from the start?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 We need a fit centre half Sasso and Loovens are flipping gorgeous mate. Honestly, have you seen them. I can't get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 agree we all the first post, plus we would of lost that match last season and if anyone thought that last night was and should have been a walkover then they clearly have not got a clue. Bolton still have some good players and their not getting hammerd every week. we all knew madine was going to turn up so in my eyes last night was a very good result in terms on how we played with the key players out and to still win the game That's the last two games that we've managed to claim a victory when we perhaps shouldn't have. Wouldn't want to push our luck a third time against Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semedo's ferret Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Loovens is our weaklink. Too slow on the ball, too slow full stop, doesn't win enough headers v competitive fwds, not committed enough in tackles. Hutch and Lees need a run of games totogether (once fit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Loovens is our weaklink. Too slow on the ball, too slow full stop, doesn't win enough headers v competitive fwds, not committed enough in tackles. Hutch and Lees need a run of games totogether (once fit). Hutch and Lees would get slaughtered, far too similar to make a pairing, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieB Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The thing with Joao is he was coming on at 2-1 to be utilised for his pace on the counter as Bolton chased the game, and while he was waiting to come on they made it 2-2 which changed things for him in terms of the space he would have had, so he had to adjust his game/mindset slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlZfan84 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Harsh to say Joao was ineffective last night when he came on, I think he did ok. He was unlucky with a blocked shot too - I was right behind it, and it looked destined for the bottom right hand corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Having said all this, that was probably, in most people's eyes anyway, our strongest side, bar Westwood and Lees Of course Hutch was missing too, but he probably wouldn't have played if Lees was fit, and we wanted to keep Bannan and Lee in the middle. So although we talk about 8 or 9 players coming back, all they really do is give us a stronger bench, which is of course good in it's own right. For me, this is why any incomings in the transfer window, HAVE to be players who will improve the starting eleven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlZfan84 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Having said all this, that was probably, in most people's eyes anyway, our strongest side, bar Westwood and Lees Of course Hutch was missing too, but he probably wouldn't have played if Lees was fit, and we wanted to keep Bannan and Lee in the middle. So although we talk about 8 or 9 players coming back, all they really do is give us a stronger bench, which is of course good in it's own right. For me, this is why any incomings in the transfer window, HAVE to be players who will improve the starting eleven. So it wasn't our strongest side then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danswfc1987 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Having said all this, that was probably, in most people's eyes anyway, our strongest side, bar Westwood and Lees Of course Hutch was missing too, but he probably wouldn't have played if Lees was fit, and we wanted to keep Bannan and Lee in the middle. So although we talk about 8 or 9 players coming back, all they really do is give us a stronger bench, which is of course good in it's own right. For me, this is why any incomings in the transfer window, HAVE to be players who will improkve the starting eleven. Agreed i still think we need a new cb to come in with lees when hes fit and when westwood n hutch is back then that wpuld be our best team Edited January 13, 2016 by danswfc1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Once Hutch and Lees return we will be much stronger - Loovens in the twilight zone. Still think we need 2/3 as back up in the window to consolidate. Very little margin for error now and we have to be consistent and more ruthless if we are to reach the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Agree with most of this bar Wildsmith I honestly think people forget his age. He is getting better at commanding and think he's a very good keeper. Don't think we miss Westwood at all. Apart from that spot on. Nuhiu did well Joao was poor. Thought Bannan and Lee has very quiet games for them and Hunt clearly wasn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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