MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by South Coast Royal » 14 Feb 2021 11:44

I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
Joao is regularly marked by 2 or even 3 players therefore there has to be space for our midfield 5.

Rino was getting forward a bit yesterday but IMHO I don't think the midfield work hard enough.
We need 2 or 3 busting a gut to get alongside and /or breaking into the box and the stats show that we don't score many from midfield.

When Meite plays it's different but the key thing there is "when Meite plays" because he just doesn't play enough and with Puscas also hardly ever being available the weight on Joao's shoulders is excessive.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Mid Sussex Royal » 14 Feb 2021 11:54

On a different point, why was the Brentford game played on Wednesday and not Tuesday? Surely as a rearranged game we would have had the main say as the home team but this seems to have suited Brentford more than us as they are playing today.

Rowett admitted after the game their tactics played on us only having 2 days prep

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Hound » 14 Feb 2021 12:28

South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
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Solid hard working champ striker, 14 goals last season, capable of brilliance on his day

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by South Coast Royal » 14 Feb 2021 14:58

Mid Sussex Royal On a different point, why was the Brentford game played on Wednesday and not Tuesday? Surely as a rearranged game we would have had the main say as the home team but this seems to have suited Brentford more than us as they are playing today.

Rowett admitted after the game their tactics played on us only having 2 days prep


Doesn't seem as though the extra day helped Brentford much. :D

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Notts Royal » 14 Feb 2021 19:35

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South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
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Solid hard working champ striker, 14 goals last season, capable of brilliance on his day

Not going to suddenly score 15 in the rest of the season but a very useful
Option to have knocking about


Scored 14 in a season when the team was very average. Imagine he’d score more in a functional set up like this season


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Orion1871 » 14 Feb 2021 21:46

South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
Joao is regularly marked by 2 or even 3 players therefore there has to be space for our midfield 5.

Rino was getting forward a bit yesterday but IMHO I don't think the midfield work hard enough.
We need 2 or 3 busting a gut to get alongside and /or breaking into the box and the stats show that we don't score many from midfield.


When Meite plays it's different but the key thing there is "when Meite plays" because he just doesn't play enough and with Puscas also hardly ever being available the weight on Joao's shoulders is excessive.


What do you expect when you have Ejaria slowing the game down? We need a player in the Andy Hughes mould who has the silky skills but also the drive to propel the midfield forward.
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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by SouthDownsRoyal » 14 Feb 2021 22:04

South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out .


Couldn’t agree more. On his day he is unplayable but sadly those days are very rare, he is a luxury.

I’d rather have someone else in our armoury up front who maybe isn’t as talented or well known but is more reliable and available more often.

When is his contract up?

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Hendo » 14 Feb 2021 22:38

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South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
Joao is regularly marked by 2 or even 3 players therefore there has to be space for our midfield 5.

Rino was getting forward a bit yesterday but IMHO I don't think the midfield work hard enough.
We need 2 or 3 busting a gut to get alongside and /or breaking into the box and the stats show that we don't score many from midfield.


When Meite plays it's different but the key thing there is "when Meite plays" because he just doesn't play enough and with Puscas also hardly ever being available the weight on Joao's shoulders is excessive.


What do you expect when you have Ejaria slowing the game down? We need a player in the Andy Hughes mould who has the skill but also the drive to propel the ball into row z on every cross

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by JR » 14 Feb 2021 22:39

Interesting comments from Rowett - claiming that being made to change and give teamwalk in horrible facilities was extra motivation for his side.


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Pepe the Horseman » 15 Feb 2021 09:45

JR Interesting comments from Rowett - claiming that being made to change and give teamwalk in horrible facilities was extra motivation for his side.

Doesn't sound like a very Reading thing to do.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by SCIAG » 15 Feb 2021 09:56

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South Coast Royal I think Puscas is one of those that gets better and better (in people's minds) the longer they are out injured.
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Solid hard working champ striker, 14 goals last season, capable of brilliance on his day

Not going to suddenly score 15 in the rest of the season but a very useful
Option to have knocking about


Scored 14 in a season when the team was very average. Imagine he’d score more in a functional set up like this season

Yeah if anything Puscas’s stock seems to have fallen while he’s been out of the side. He’s a great second choice. If we’d had him up front ahead of Baldock when Joao was out we’d have had the benefit of Puscas’s hold up play as well as his goal threat.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Westwood52 » 15 Feb 2021 10:45

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Solid hard working champ striker, 14 goals last season, capable of brilliance on his day

Not going to suddenly score 15 in the rest of the season but a very useful
Option to have knocking about


Scored 14 in a season when the team was very average. Imagine he’d score more in a functional set up like this season

Yeah if anything Puscas’s stock seems to have fallen while he’s been out of the side. He’s a great second choice. If we’d had him up front ahead of Baldock when Joao was out we’d have had the benefit of Puscas’s hold up play as well as his goal threat.


Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Mid Sussex Royal » 15 Feb 2021 11:51

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JR Interesting comments from Rowett - claiming that being made to change and give teamwalk in horrible facilities was extra motivation for his side.

Doesn't sound like a very Reading thing to do.



Yes I saw that - no one else has moaned though.

Colin won't be impressed on Sat then after what he said after they'd played at Stoke


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by SCIAG » 15 Feb 2021 17:17

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Scored 14 in a season when the team was very average. Imagine he’d score more in a functional set up like this season

Yeah if anything Puscas’s stock seems to have fallen while he’s been out of the side. He’s a great second choice. If we’d had him up front ahead of Baldock when Joao was out we’d have had the benefit of Puscas’s hold up play as well as his goal threat.


Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.

Disagree. He’s too slow to threaten many players in behind (although obviously there have been exceptions). Hold up play is a major part of his game, and he’s reasonably good at it, particularly in comparison to someone like Baldock. See e.g. his goal earlier in the season when Holmes fizzed a pass into him, he turned his man and scored.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Feb 2021 17:22

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SCIAG Yeah if anything Puscas’s stock seems to have fallen while he’s been out of the side. He’s a great second choice. If we’d had him up front ahead of Baldock when Joao was out we’d have had the benefit of Puscas’s hold up play as well as his goal threat.


Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.

Disagree. He’s too slow to threaten many players in behind (although obviously there have been exceptions). Hold up play is a major part of his game, and he’s reasonably good at it, particularly in comparison to someone like Baldock. See e.g. his goal earlier in the season when Holmes fizzed a pass into him, he turned his man and scored.

He's not very good at either IMO. His hold up play improved in his few appearances this season, but to suggest it's a major part of his game is baffling. His first touch was consistently poor last season and very little stuck with him at all.

He needs to show a lot more to be a decent lone striker in the Championship. Lots to like in a pair, if we had the right partner and played 2 upfront. But the closest to that is Baldock and we don't.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Notts Royal » 15 Feb 2021 18:44

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Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.

Disagree. He’s too slow to threaten many players in behind (although obviously there have been exceptions). Hold up play is a major part of his game, and he’s reasonably good at it, particularly in comparison to someone like Baldock. See e.g. his goal earlier in the season when Holmes fizzed a pass into him, he turned his man and scored.

He's not very good at either IMO. His hold up play improved in his few appearances this season, but to suggest it's a major part of his game is baffling. His first touch was consistently poor last season and very little stuck with him at all.

He needs to show a lot more to be a decent lone striker in the Championship. Lots to like in a pair, if we had the right partner and played 2 upfront. But the closest to that is Baldock and we don't.


I think the signs at the end of last season and in the few appearances this, were that his hold up play had improved. He was certainly showing that he was adjusting to the Champ. But agree hold up is not his major attribute.

I think he’s got a lot more to offer the club than much of the fanbase think; judging him against Joao is not the best barometer really. What they both have in common is they both have flashes of brilliance and can both blow hot & cold quite regularly, fk me they’re lazy at times!

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Orion1871 » 15 Feb 2021 18:47

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Scored 14 in a season when the team was very average. Imagine he’d score more in a functional set up like this season

Yeah if anything Puscas’s stock seems to have fallen while he’s been out of the side. He’s a great second choice. If we’d had him up front ahead of Baldock when Joao was out we’d have had the benefit of Puscas’s hold up play as well as his goal threat.


Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.


Disagree, he was great in his day but now he's dead his movement just isn't what it used to be.
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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by SCIAG » 16 Feb 2021 13:23

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Puskas is rubbish and hold up;he is at his best exploiting space behind the CB s.Then he is very good.

Disagree. He’s too slow to threaten many players in behind (although obviously there have been exceptions). Hold up play is a major part of his game, and he’s reasonably good at it, particularly in comparison to someone like Baldock. See e.g. his goal earlier in the season when Holmes fizzed a pass into him, he turned his man and scored.

He's not very good at either IMO. His hold up play improved in his few appearances this season, but to suggest it's a major part of his game is baffling. His first touch was consistently poor last season and very little stuck with him at all.

He needs to show a lot more to be a decent lone striker in the Championship. Lots to like in a pair, if we had the right partner and played 2 upfront. But the closest to that is Baldock and we don't.

And yet he scored 14 goals last season which were probably nearly all scored as a lone striker.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Hendo » 16 Feb 2021 13:27

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SCIAG Disagree. He’s too slow to threaten many players in behind (although obviously there have been exceptions). Hold up play is a major part of his game, and he’s reasonably good at it, particularly in comparison to someone like Baldock. See e.g. his goal earlier in the season when Holmes fizzed a pass into him, he turned his man and scored.

He's not very good at either IMO. His hold up play improved in his few appearances this season, but to suggest it's a major part of his game is baffling. His first touch was consistently poor last season and very little stuck with him at all.

He needs to show a lot more to be a decent lone striker in the Championship. Lots to like in a pair, if we had the right partner and played 2 upfront. But the closest to that is Baldock and we don't.

And yet he scored 14 goals last season which were probably nearly all scored as a lone striker.


<insert dumb comment from someone regarding penalties>

Just getting it in there, before anyone else :wink:

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Millwall (h)

by Millsy » 16 Feb 2021 13:32

I like Puscas.

Yes of course we're probably magnifying his ability while he's absent but the guy can be a real danger. Would be great to see him return.

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