The only way is S6 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Pigs were raving about their 0-1 defeat to City. Not good enough for us, for some on OT. We should have had a go! Real Madrid should have too. God, there’s some idiots out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazapeps Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I agree with the OP to a large extent. People don't half twist comments on here. No one has said we should have gone all out attack; obviously that would be suicide. But at 1-0 down with 5 to go, it might have been reasonable to release a few players from the edge of our own box. On the rare occasions we found Fletch on half way there was no one with a million miles of him. It's not unreasonable to try a bit more going forward in the last 5 minutes is it? I personally don't get the big love in for the display last night. Iorfa was solid and commanding but lets be right it was hardly a defensive master class. They still had 20 attempts, barely got out of first gear and their finishing was uncharatertically poor. In that respect we were fortunately. On the rare occasions that we had the ball, the inability to make a simple 2 yard pass and try and keep the ball for more than 5 seconds was utterly woeful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, bazapeps said: the big love in Nobody is having a 'love in' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growl67 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 hours ago, Sova said: If we played that way in the league, we'd be relegated before Christmas. Playing like that only makes sense in the Cup, where you might somehow manage to take it to penalties. It depends who we’re playing. We played pretty much like that against United under Jos and got something, but I really don’t see the point in us doing it in a cup game when we’re 1 down and there’s a chance of extra time and pens. For me we looked content to lose only 1-0 and yet plenty of clubs further down the leagues have given ‘big’ clubs a run for their money in cup games. We did do ourselves against the Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 11 hours ago, Socialist_Owl said: Real dire stuff. Would have preferred a 6-0 tonking if we ventured out past mid a bit more . It's the Fiddle Cup against FC Moneybags. Who cares? Show some verve. Do wonders for confidence wouldnt it getting spanked 6 or 7 nil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aingarth Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 16 hours ago, TodwickOwl said: Ive seen league one teams go at the Premier league boys and put in more of a performance We just whimpered our - not even ten minutes of going for it, nothing, absolutely f*ck all And some people paid 30 quid for it I disagree with you and assume you were there. I thought our team gave their all and the supporters who turned up gave good support, much better than a normal home game. We had good performances from Iorfa, Fox and Wildsmith. I also agree with others saying that if we had set up to attack then the score could have been much worse. Yes, we could have made the game more exciting but only by starting on the attack when the legs were fresh and then lost to a high number maybe with one for us. Man City made it clear how much sharper, faster and stronger they were and you could see by their passing that they knew where the receiver would be by the time the ball arrived. Impressive stuff. I believe our boys did their very best but we are light years away from their standard. We did have three good chances which we couldn't convert. And by the end, all our team were absolutely shattered so there was frankly no chance of mounting a last 10 or 15 minute attack, the energy and the speed had gone. I was proud of the team although there was one player who I had forgotten was on the pitch, you can guess who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, bazapeps said: I agree with the OP to a large extent. People don't half twist comments on here. No one has said we should have gone all out attack; obviously that would be suicide. But at 1-0 down with 5 to go, it might have been reasonable to release a few players from the edge of our own box. On the rare occasions we found Fletch on half way there was no one with a million miles of him. It's not unreasonable to try a bit more going forward in the last 5 minutes is it? I personally don't get the big love in for the display last night. Iorfa was solid and commanding but lets be right it was hardly a defensive master class. They still had 20 attempts, barely got out of first gear and their finishing was uncharatertically poor. In that respect we were fortunately. On the rare occasions that we had the ball, the inability to make a simple 2 yard pass and try and keep the ball for more than 5 seconds was utterly woeful. Yes but they have just beat Real Madrid You cant expect 5 yard passes to be completed against such a team you numb skull You'll be demanding corners beat the first man next ,which will inevitably lead to expecting free kicks not being floated out of play ........have a word with yourself!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, the monk said: Yes but they have just beat Real Madrid You cant expect 5 yard passes to be completed against such a team you numb skull You'll be demanding corners beat the first man next ,which will inevitably lead to expecting free kicks not being floated out of play ........have a word with yourself!! Ah sarcasm. The razor sharp edge of witty retorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mus Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Considering the opposition I thought it was ok, it's when we play crap teams like Luton and play the same is when I get annoyed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Another over emotional post game thread from @TodwickOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsidney Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 8 hours ago, bazapeps said: I agree with the OP to a large extent. People don't half twist comments on here. No one has said we should have gone all out attack; obviously that would be suicide. But at 1-0 down with 5 to go, it might have been reasonable to release a few players from the edge of our own box. On the rare occasions we found Fletch on half way there was no one with a million miles of him. It's not unreasonable to try a bit more going forward in the last 5 minutes is it? I personally don't get the big love in for the display last night. Iorfa was solid and commanding but lets be right it was hardly a defensive master class. They still had 20 attempts, barely got out of first gear and their finishing was uncharatertically poor. In that respect we were fortunately. On the rare occasions that we had the ball, the inability to make a simple 2 yard pass and try and keep the ball for more than 5 seconds was utterly woeful. Our entire team cost about 6 million quid they had at least 6 players who cost 50million each. Get some perspective ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Mus said: Considering the opposition I thought it was ok, it's when we play crap teams like Luton and play the same is when I get annoyed! Ah, but crappy Luton had a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopswfc76 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 04/03/2020 at 23:04, Rev Owl said: Sorry if you felt you wasted your money. I was doubtful about going and taking the lad, another £50, especially since I thought we would be battered. However I thought we played with commitment and our back four plus keeper put in a very good performance. I have seen us play far worse v far worse opposition this season. I suppose we could have lost in the cup 1-0 to any team, that's cup football, but considering recent form we weren't embarrassed. I haven't seen the TV version yet but understand from friends watching at home that the pundits were generally positive about us. It's all about expectation I guess. UTO He only wasted his money if you're talking about the BBC licence fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 15 hours ago, bazapeps said: I agree with the OP to a large extent. People don't half twist comments on here. No one has said we should have gone all out attack; obviously that would be suicide. But at 1-0 down with 5 to go, it might have been reasonable to release a few players from the edge of our own box. On the rare occasions we found Fletch on half way there was no one with a million miles of him. It's not unreasonable to try a bit more going forward in the last 5 minutes is it? I personally don't get the big love in for the display last night. Iorfa was solid and commanding but lets be right it was hardly a defensive master class. They still had 20 attempts, barely got out of first gear and their finishing was uncharatertically poor. In that respect we were fortunately. On the rare occasions that we had the ball, the inability to make a simple 2 yard pass and try and keep the ball for more than 5 seconds was utterly woeful. You’ll get slated for that on here What you need to be doing is applauding the performance that was a snore fest If we can even have a go for last 5 minutes and lob some more Players up - then it’s absolutely pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 7 hours ago, kingsidney said: Our entire team cost about 6 million quid they had at least 6 players who cost 50million each. Get some perspective ffs. Why exactly do you need perspective to just go and have a go for 5 minutes at the end and commit a few players? Laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I think a lot of the frustration either way is to us not having a definitive style of play. Fans of other clubs have a good idea of what they’re going to get when they turn up to watch their team. We go from one extreme to the other. For example amongst the lowest championship scorers at home but amongst the highest scorers away. It’s not as if you can see any sign of us building towards something. The reigns of Lukuhay and Monk have been mirror images and pretty despairing and depressing periods in all fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binky Griptite Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 As others have basically said, you run around for 80 minutes chasing shadows, putting 12km in the legs and it all of a sudden becomes far more difficult to execute bursts of speed to get forward / back. There was no lack of effort or will, it's just that some of our players seemed out on their feet. Thats the reality of the situation. However, that begs the question why they were out on their feet. Fitness and stamina should be a given. A £60m player is typically a £60m player because of their technical abilities, the fitness level of ANY professional footballer should be sufficient to run around like a headless chicken for 90 minutes if the need arises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsidney Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: Why exactly do you need perspective to just go and have a go for 5 minutes at the end and commit a few players? Laughable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, kingsidney said: No constructive answer there then hahahhahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, Great Big Galaa said: I think a lot of the frustration either way is to us not having a definitive style of play. Fans of other clubs have a good idea of what they’re going to get when they turn up to watch their team. We go from one extreme to the other. For example amongst the lowest championship scorers at home but amongst the highest scorers away. It’s not as if you can see any sign of us building towards something. The reigns of Lukuhay and Monk have been mirror images and pretty despairing and depressing periods in all fairness. Chalk and Cheese Why the home form is a stinker I don’t know, Bruce managed to have an identity and make Hillsborough a fortress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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