jonnyowl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Our passing accuracy in that half was 48%. I'm just happy for once, we have put in a, what i think is awful to watch but winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, Gob_Bluth said: If Windass keeps playing like this for the season then that 500k is looking very very shrewd indeed Windass the standout player that half.. What a finish as well. And that one the keeper tipped over. We got a right bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookeh Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Good half score-wise. We're very very deep, not supporting the forwards at all. Rhodes and Windass with a lot of pretty thankless chasing. Izzy Brown is much deeper than expected. We're repeatedly looking to play thru balls from deep, just like the first goal. Rhodes is doing really well tbh. Not just the goal, but playing with his back to goal drawing tonnes of fouls while isolated. van Aken not too bad, some fouls he didn't need to make. Penney given the ball away few times. Bannan took a little while to get his eye in it seeemed. Overall, can't be unhappy with the scoreline. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Happy with that. Worked hard couple of good goals. More of the same second half lads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Give 'em nothing this half, this is where we need to close the game off...don't care if we stink the place out... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooogs Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, CalmJimmers said: But I thought we were playing horrendous and had no strikers and would be down by the end of the month?? Are people on here NOT the experts??? Nobody told me! I thought we'd be 2-0 down by now with no shots on target. Delighted to be completely wrong... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spondon Owl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, Pieman said: Windass brilliant assist for Wednesday's second Lucas would be a perfect striker for us right now. All the physical attributes we need to complement what we already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, WalthamOwl said: And scoring goals Wasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S72 Owl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Not the best 45 minutes you’ll see, but it’s all about taking your chances and that’s what we’ve done. We need as many points on the board this first month as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 HT reflections Really happy to see us being much more aggressive out of possession Perfect game for us really, very little of the ball and look for Windass on the counter We look a bit suspect defensively out wide - but Iorfa in particular has done a good job of covering I’d look to try and have a little more composure on the ball if possible. We’re just hacking it away too often which is taking the midfielders out of the game Bannan, Brown and Luongo look more than capable of bettering Cardiff - the guys behind and alongside them just need to trust them a bit more Good half keep it up 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGaffer Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I love Rhodes winning all those free kicks. This is when he's at his best. Picks up those free kicks from which he's there for the knockdowns in the 6 yard box. Players don't know how to nick the ball from him without conceding a foul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spondon Owl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 minute ago, cookeh said: Good half score-wise. We're very very deep, not supporting the forwards at all. Rhodes and Windass with a lot of pretty thankless chasing. Izzy Brown is much deeper than expected. We're repeatedly looking to play thru balls from deep, just like the first goal. Rhodes is doing really well tbh. Not just the goal, but playing with his back to goal drawing tonnes of fouls while isolated. van Aken not too bad, some fouls he didn't need to make. Penney given the ball away few times. Bannan took a little while to get his eye in it seeemed. Overall, can't be unhappy with the scoreline. Correct but not sure your Van Aken tells the whole story. He's playing against a canny striker and he settled into it with a few silly fouls but since then he's managed him well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooogs Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, Spondon Owl said: Lucas would be a perfect striker for us right now. All the physical attributes we need to complement what we already have. I thought you meant David "Leadboots" Lucas rather than Joao for a minute then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Down South Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2-0 lead and I’m already preparing myself for the worst! Very unconvincing 1st half for me, but 2 good goals from very little possession. Hope we don’t sit back too much and cut out some of the soft fouls, because I don’t fancy our chances of defending high balls into the box for another 45 minutes without conceding. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls66 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 If we win today I can't see us losing this one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Well pleased with that first half. A typical away performance if anyone can remember far back enough to when we did it well. All about competing for every ball, getting back to defend, keeping organised and keeping the defensive shape, not drifting out of position or switching off. Fitter, sharper, more organised, and working hard off the ball. The trick then is to take the opportunities, which may be few, when they present themselves, which we did. Two goals from our strikers. Nothing to complain about. We go away getting something from an away fixture unless Cardiff score three 2nd half goals. Honestly can’t see that happening. We kept working hard when we went a goal up, didn’t deliberately relax and sit back, so I expect the same to continue. Fingers crossed, this could be an excellent 3 points away from home against an average Cardiff side. UTO FTEFL 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Iorfa had a great half. Shut down everything on his side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 minute ago, jonnyowl said: Our passing accuracy in that half was 48%. I'm just happy for once, we have put in a, what i think is awful to watch but winning. It’s never pretty against Neil Harris teams. Hard to get it on deck and pass it about, but hopefully we can gain but if confidence and try holding onto it a bit more as they press us. Very good away performance and nice to see a bit of fight in the lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scilly owl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 “ And there’s nobody more deadly from three yards than Jordan Rhodes “... another Merson classic ! ( he’s right though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lime Tree Heros Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I'm confused... Scored 2, by strikers who according to many aren't good enough for the season ahead. Kept a clean sheet by a defence including a goalie lots think isn't good enough to be a championship no 1. And reading this thread we're apparently woeful. Can only be a team better than the sum of its parts - all seems to be going in the right direction to me. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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