That draw should not mask a terrible performance. If Barnsley had anything about them,they would have strolled that.Three games in a row and we have been collectively terrible. IMHO Rafael 5 No chance with the goal,but his kicking was very poor. Gunter 5 Back to normal service after Leeds.He barely looks a Div 1 player. Obita 5 An absolute shadow of his best days,they simply strolled past him. Miazga 4 Looked so awkward.How did he ever get to Chelsea. Morrison 2 Horrible error .Whats wrong with him ? Moore 5 Started badly but TBF got better. Rino 5 Looked a non league player,zero poise on the ball. Adam 8 A shining light in a sea…
Rafael made some decent saves, but as you say, a couple of poor kicks Moore was OK, but looked a bit shaky at times. Miazga was fine. Morrison made a couple of decent blocks but gave away a ridiculous goal. Gunter and Obita, both predictably ineffectual offensively but didn't do too much wrong defensively Rino had an absolute shocker, looks leggy and needs a game or two off. Ejaria showed why Swift is the better player, no end product time and time again. Adam was a lot better than I thought he would be, but his shot at the end on the counter was ridiculous Wasn't happening for Joao until he seemed to drift over to the left in the…
Agreed. Five at the back is too restrictive. I really want us to play authentic wingers as well.
Awful performance. Ejaria needs to help us earn the right to play our football. First do the dirty stuff. Close down, press the opponent. Win us the ball. Then play your silky football. And make sure you release the ball earlier. Use your twinkle toes when it's necessary. But, please first of all seek to supply the strikers or wide players.
I also agree about the not needing five at the back. It's time to rest Morrison in my opinion. He made numerous mistakes against the Brummies as well as scoring for them. And tonight he made a terrible mistake which caused their goal. We need an extra body in midfield. We are not dominant enough and we lack width.
Agreed. Five at the back is too restrictive. I really want us to play authentic wingers as well. Works with decent wingbacks. Sheffield United play it with two high flying wingback (both on the scoresheet on Sunday against Norwich) Ours simply aren't. You can play Yiadom/Gunter/Obita/Richards or whoever you want there. More or less, you'll get the same outcome. Gunter is afraid to go forward, a non entity in that aspect. Obita can cross the ball in, but never has the chance to because he refuses to take a man on. Richards and Yiadom cut inside too much. And there's your problem. As soon as Meite came on RW, Adam picked up the ball…
Certainly not a great performance but there were positives Barnsley looked reasonably good going forward and had a lot of energy. Don’t think they are a terrible side. An away point is always handy We looked sharp up front I thought. Puscas held the ball much better, Joao a handful, Meite a bit better and Baldock showed what we’ve been missing. 6 goals for those 4 in the last 3 games. The midfield didn’t work at all. Adam did well but offers little defensively and Rino and Ejaria stunk the place out. Pele back for Stoke please if not Swift Nice to see Rafael make some good saves. Bowen’s subs worked quite well again Obvs a fair bit…
The third terrible performance on the bounce, totally have had enough of this 5-3-2 formation. Its clearly not working with these players, so time to change. Pretty sure Bowen wanted us to play fast attacking direct football!! that"s clearly not happening and for some reason the players have lost confidence and the basic ability to pass to each other. Its either back to basics with the good old 4-4-2 and wide fast wing play or maybe 4-3-3 or the popular 4-2-3-1. I personally would prefer the 4-3-3 with something like this: Rafael Yiadom Miazga Moore Obita Rhinomota Pele Ejaria Baldock Puscas Boye
This Championship game took place 2396 days ago in the 2019/2020 season.