It’s getting tedious now. Concede an early goal and then don’t have the ability to break them down. And I’m getting tired of it. Where was this “2 points per game” we were looking to achieve? We haven’t even achieved that in 6 now. It’s nothing short of a disgrace Their goal is an absolute shocker. Eliasson always cuts inside. It’s oxf*rd simple. I know that, so why doesn’t Omar Richards? And then the marking of Diedhiou is frankly pathetic. We have three centre halves FFS. It’s a shambles. Now it’s easy to say “we played well in the second half” but we wouldn’t have scored if we’d played till Christmas bar an individual wonder…
Decided not to go to the game, met up with Mrs SP in the Eldon aka Weather something as she’d not been before. Then went to the Retreat to watch the scores come in on BT score. Lovely afternoon all in all.
jog-on to the ‘Back from the Eldon’ thread :arrow:
Decided not to go to the game, met up with Mrs SP in the Eldon aka Weather something as she’d not been before. Then went to the Retreat to watch the scores come in on BT score. Lovely afternoon all in all. Not really back from the game in fairness then is it? Game of two halves (again). Tactics wrong first half, must have been told to let them have the ball as put no pressure on at all. Second half, different team, pushed up, harried, started to do the niggly fouls that City did all game that throws teams out of their stride. Puscas just doesn’t look like a top striker. We had enough good possession to have at least equalised but…
Broadly the right XI. Wrong tactics as usual. Gomes 2 Cabral - 6 not doing a lot to save games, but also not doing a lot wrong Yiadom - 3 brain dead. Doesn't cross, doesn't mark, doesn't get goal side, isn't as good as he thinks. Richards - 6 decent effort but not his best game. Cross more please. Miazga - 5 awful for the goal, but better after Morrison - 6 fine Moore - 6 clearly not a midfielder, but did what asked and not a calamity for a change Pele - 5 slow and cumbersome Rino - 7 best midfielder Ejaria - 6 you don't have to turn twice. Every. Single. Time. Play quicker ball. Puscas - 5 bounced off him a lot and missed a tough…
Are we genuinely capable of scoring in the first half?
Broadly the right XI. Wrong tactics as usual. Gomes 2 Cabral - 6 not doing a lot to save games, but also not doing a lot wrong Yiadom - 3 brain dead. Doesn't cross, doesn't mark, doesn't get goal side, isn't as good as he thinks. Richards - 6 decent effort but not his best game. Cross more please. Miazga - 5 awful for the goal, but better after Morrison - 6 fine Moore - 6 clearly not a midfielder, but did what asked and not a calamity for a change Pele - 5 slow and cumbersome Rino - 7 best midfielder Ejaria - 6 you don't have to turn twice. Every. Single. Time. Play quicker ball. Puscas - 5 bounced off him a lot and missed a tough…
Disappointing first half. As mentioned what is the point of 3 centre backs if they can't mark their only striker and stop a header from 6 yards out. Second half looked like a much better team, Moore at centre mid looked ok but Ejaria was clearly a class above the rest of the team. He was our only creative outlet and layed it on a plate for Puskas. Other than him we are pretty average but on another day had we scored early in the second half could have won. Draw would have been the deserved result. Gomes is running out of time as he has good players at his disposal but is not shaping them into a solid team that opposition sides need…
This Championship game took place 2465 days ago in the 2019/2020 season.