frastheowl Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Palmer was poor today. But he's not at fault for the 1st goal. Borner and Iorfa HAVE to stop that ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, frastheowl said: Palmer was poor today. But he's not at fault for the 1st goal. Borner and Iorfa HAVE to stop that ball. Poor !! What does that say about the rest? He was one of the better performers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Soul Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I’m still trying to work out why we had right footed players at both left back and left wing. One position yeah, but both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 We haven't had a decent full back for decades. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraschenbern Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Liam Palmer is nowhere near as bad as people make out. He's an international and would arguably start for most other Championship teams. He has his flaws but is more than solid. Plus he has proved he can play on both sides and to be fair would probably do a better job in central midfield than the current lot. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Kraschenbern said: Liam Palmer is nowhere near as bad as people make out. He's an international and would arguably start for most other Championship teams. He has his flaws but is more than solid. Plus he has proved he can play on both sides and to be fair would probably do a better job in central midfield than the current lot. He's not an International. He plays for Scotland. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOwl1991 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 8 hours ago, torres said: The question is who else?? None of the other back 4 or keeper Lee? Nope FF?? Da Cruz?? Harris?? Nope Nuhiu?? Nope JP is the only one that would be close to it Which goes to show the lack of leadership on the pitch. This isn't just this season it goes back numerous seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ferkorf Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 8 hours ago, 1867_OWL said: He was being a dithering fool! I'd ship them all out on banana boats sharpish! No need for the racism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binky Griptite Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 What made the assist for the first so clever was it was in a corridor of uncertainty... - Well weighted so the keeper wasn't sure whether to come out - Central so the full back wasn't sure whether to track - Between the CBs giving them a decision to make on who intercepts it - To a runner on the blindside so the CBs didn't know if it even needed intercepting To blame the defence (and one particular defender) entirely takes away from the skill of the pass and run. If goals were as simple to prevent as they appear in hindsight nobody would watch football as every game would finish 0-0. Still, let's crucify someone, if we do it enough they might even take their own life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Was a good run and a decent move but a lovely through ball. The full back should be tracking the runner better and Börner had a quick look but the pass took him out of the game. I think that stopping the pass was the only way to stop that goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 8 hours ago, hugeowl said: Poor !! What does that say about the rest? He was one of the better performers. Not for me. Cowardly on the ball. Showed no composure. His only intention when he got the ball was to launch it forward in the general direction of Nuhiu. I'm not saying he was the worst player...but just because others were poor around him, doesn't make him any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frastheowl Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, Binky Griptite said: What made the assist for the first so clever was it was in a corridor of uncertainty... - Well weighted so the keeper wasn't sure whether to come out - Central so the full back wasn't sure whether to track - Between the CBs giving them a decision to make on who intercepts it - To a runner on the blindside so the CBs didn't know if it even needed intercepting To blame the defence (and one particular defender) entirely takes away from the skill of the pass and run. If goals were as simple to prevent as they appear in hindsight nobody would watch football as every game would finish 0-0. Still, let's crucify someone, if we do it enough they might even take their own life. Fair point to be honest. Our centre halves will be disappointed with the goal, but the assist was absolute perfection. Not only threaded through a small opening, but weighted perfectly also. Thought Ejaria and Swift looked top players for Reading today, and we're the difference in a game of little quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Lucas Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Ferkorf said: No need for the racism And there goes our British humour. Yours Sincerely Alf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 He's better as a right back, seems to lose his edge on the left. Or is it the other way around? Bloody hell, it gets so complicated when they change ends for the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorturner Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 13 hours ago, Justbeanz said: In fairness Palmer was playing quite well until December, hence his Scotland call up. Its another part of the enigma as to why his form has dipped. He seemed better at left back but Fox has re emerged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorturner Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 hours ago, frastheowl said: Fair point to be honest. Our centre halves will be disappointed with the goal, but the assist was absolute perfection. Not only threaded through a small opening, but weighted perfectly also. Thought Ejaria and Swift looked top players for Reading today, and we're the difference in a game of little quality. The positional play of Iorfa is not good ( acquired as a right back) and Borner has been shown to be a little flat footed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Repperton Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Palmer has always been garbage & playing for scotland doesn't make any difference. Lower league two at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ferkorf Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 3 hours ago, 1867_OWL said: And there goes our British humour. Yours Sincerely Alf. Lighten up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGRIM Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 The problem was our RB, playing LB and not covering the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 4 hours ago, 1867_OWL said: And there goes our British humour. Yours Sincerely Alf. not piling on ‘cos I’m sure you didn’t mean owt but that specific reference wasn’t funny in 1948, never mind SEVENTY TWO years later ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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