Major Isewater Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Arguably our two best performers are taken off . Djuric , who scored and was putting the fear of Bob in the heart of Boro's defence . Kelly who was making life very hard for Traoré , their best player . Not to mention the timing of the substitutions, a Boro attacking throw. Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singingsuperstar Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Major Isewater said: Arguably our two best performers are taken off . Djuric , who scored and was putting the fear of Bob in the heart of Boro's defence . Kelly who was making life very hard for Traoré , their best player . Not to mention the timing of the substitutions, a Boro attacking throw. Why ? Totally.... As I've said on another thread LJ thinking he's smarter than he really isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiderEyed Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'd be investigating LJ for match fixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Another senior moment Major? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 We have somehow forgotten how to defend corners as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 And the answer is ......................................... he cocked it up! Not for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: I'd be investigating LJ for match fixing. He wouldnt have won much with the betting odds on boro winning. They were odds on favourites whilst his substitutions are a bit bizarre, it seems to me that the lack of motivation is half the problem. We are simply not challenging for balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 24 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said: Another senior moment Major? That has to be the pinnacle of my time on OTIB. Tommy accusing me of a ' senior ' moment. Thanks me old mucker you have made my day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Dawe Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 32 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Arguably our two best performers are taken off . Djuric , who scored and was putting the fear of Bob in the heart of Boro's defence . Kelly who was making life very hard for Traoré , their best player . Not to mention the timing of the substitutions, a Boro attacking throw. Why ? Freudian self-sabotage, Major, driven by unconscious guilt, as the son approaches the point where he will, or can, or might, outdo the father. ie, a win today and we could still top Gary's 74 points in 2008, and make the play-offs, and be promoted. LJ will never get us there - as Freud knew a century ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezOfCity Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Looked like traore had Kelly on toast for me accept he didn't get much help from Bobby who is no LM, completely agreed with that change. And as for Djuric, not sure he is capable of 90 minutes, maybe the wrong decision to take him off over diedhou but we could have been facing any number of injuries, cards or other permutations at the time djuric was taken off and diedhou is obviously the more mobile of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggersno1Fan Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 I think Football is more fixed then we all think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 45 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Arguably our two best performers are taken off . Djuric , who scored and was putting the fear of Bob in the heart of Boro's defence . Kelly who was making life very hard for Traoré , their best player . Not to mention the timing of the substitutions, a Boro attacking throw. Why ? It is indeed beyond bizarre. Were either injured? Arguably, as you say, our two most effective players. If we were second best in the first half we were a downright Shakespearean tragedy in the second; Double double toil and trouble... LJ created his very own at the interval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, tezOfCity said: Looked like traore had Kelly on toast for me accept he didn't get much help from Bobby who is no LM, completely agreed with that change. And as for Djuric, not sure he is capable of 90 minutes, maybe the wrong decision to take him off over diedhou but we could have been facing any number of injuries, cards or other permutations at the time djuric was taken off and diedhou is obviously the more mobile of the two. After being skinned once or twice Kelly worked out how to play him . I think it was Twentyman who said that Traore is the quickest player in the league over ten yards . I thought Kelly stuck admirably well to his task . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Just now, Maggersno1Fan said: I think Football is more fixed then we all think. Oh i don't think its fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 He made the wrong calls, once again. Don't see a conspiracy tbh- just poor substitutions, tactical awareness and game management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Singingsuperstar said: Totally.... As I've said on another thread LJ thinking he's smarter than he really isn't. In game management is a real weak point for Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: He made the wrong calls, once again. Don't see a conspiracy tbh- just poor substitutions, tactical awareness and game management. Lets be more emphatic... Why would a manager take off the two stand out players, assuming neither were injured? I am giving LJ the benefit of the doubt here and saying both were injured. They must have been. Any other reason simply does not stack up for a competent manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 3 hours ago, havanatopia said: Lets be more emphatic... Why would a manager take off the two stand out players, assuming neither were injured? I am giving LJ the benefit of the doubt here and saying both were injured. They must have been. Any other reason simply does not stack up for a competent manager. May well have been injured, or carrying knocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Some of his changes are badly thought out, bordering on inept. I wasn't there yesterday but from accounts again the subs were baffling. Couple of weeks ago he swapped FD for Djuric in a game we had given the strikers no service and if you go back over his time here it's a regular theme. I don't think there is any point in calling for his head, or saying so and so would do a job. We are stuck with him until he finally has a full season of poor results, which looks more likely than making a concerted effort for the top 6. Year on year we have long poor runs, I agree with posts on here that say the players are just as much to blame but. It is a coaches /managers job to gel the side, get them playing and shake them out of poor runs, that is the sole reason the coach is the coach. He used to tinker too much, he learnt, what we have to hope is that he has learnt from this year too. My continuing worry is, if we don't start like a train next year then if we do continue the trend of downing tools after Christmas , we will slide inevitably into relegation. We have ended up playing hoof ball to short strikers because we have lost all shape and pattern to our play, what do they do all week? There is a good chance we will lose players in the summer, obviously these will be our better players and with our recent track record in recruitment I am not optimistic , I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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