REDOXO Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just now, Bassomylord said: Kalas is having to babysit Vyner and Moore as well as defend. That is pretty much it! Those two are AWOL all over the last third....They are making Norwich look way better than they are....Couple that with no willing runner in midfield (Weimann b ashers please note) to close the long ball and we are screwed. Link to comment
2015 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Shocking. People seriously believe we can compete with this side for the top 6? Miles off Link to comment
Sheltons Army Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: Eff Eff Eff. Jeeeeeeeez. Three CBs, one striker.....no marking....many, many times. Not a lot else to say. Simply dreadful from all three and see my comment about Kalas Gonna raise it again - do we have the quality of players in key positions for this system at this moment ?? At the very least the balances are wrong Entertaining though ! Link to comment
Fuber Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: I won’t have O’Dowda in this particular game. When Norwich midfield have the ball they are destroying us. Need some bite in there. It's more of a selection issue, without Williams or Bakinson in Brunt's holding role, we simply can't have both Pato and O'Dowda in midfield. Every time Pato has got on the ball, there's no tempo. His only contribution was one shot, and the through ball to Wells that led to the corner. O'Dowda, as we know isn't amazing, but he's takin some responsibility to make himself always available. I just don't understand how Nagy can't get a game - I'd have him over Brunt or Pato at the minute. Link to comment
tin Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just now, Bassomylord said: It was not Kalas it was Moore. Kalas is on Pukki, Buendia has run from Moore side who is literally stood there in no mans land.....leaving Kalas to try and save the day. Kalas is No.22, last I looked. Happy to be proved wrong. Either way, it’s a shocking goal to concede and there’s a real lack of leadership. Link to comment
Kykoliko Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, tin said: Kalas firmly to blame for their third. There appears to be a real communication problem between our back three. Like the first goal, if Kalas steps up when the ball’s played, Buendia’s offside. Really basic stuff. Norwich are different class, though. What? It was clearly Moore's fault. He was in no man's land. Link to comment
mozo Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just now, JonDolman said: Played well going forward. Just terrible at the back. Norwich are a bloody good team though. Weak championship people have said? I don't thinks so Agree we have played well going forward but you have to capitalise on your pressure and we haven't been doing that lately. Link to comment
joe jordans teeth Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Defending does not get worse than that It might,still 45 minutes left to watch diagonal balls fly over our defenders head,what a joy Link to comment
Redrascal2 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, AshtonGreat said: "He was the best man for the job" Clowns. How many times can Lansdown get it wrong. It is hard to believe. Link to comment
chinapig Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Robin Wood said: We will get relegated if we don't get a defender in quick because this defence is absolutely terrible DH was adamant he was happy with our options. Seriously bad judgment. Rowe is the next cab off the rank, after which it is presumably our new utility man COD. Link to comment
MarcusX Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, IAmNick said: Norwich third: https://streamja.com/ZJzpQ What is our midfield doing? We’re 4 on 4 across the back there. We’ve got 3 across the middle doing sod all, not marking, not pressing the ball, just sat in no mans land Then it appears Moore has just let him run with no talk, sold Kalas out there Link to comment
Bazooka Joe Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, AshtonGreat said: "He was the best yes man for the job" Clowns. Fixed that for you. Link to comment
bcfc01 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Again, long ball over the top for the third. Just as we were getting back into the game. Our defending is shocking, very naive. We are also weak in the tackle which isn't a surprise given the lightweight midfield. No one getting stuck in at all. We'll and truly found out today. Not good enough. Link to comment
Matty Taylors a Red Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Seems like the ‘honeymoon period’ at the start of the season was helped with all teams being underprepared. Maybe we had the edge with a happy squad high in confidence - Gregor reported that all the players wanted Holden in charge before he was appointed. Now that teams have got going you can see the difference. Norwich are very well coached, superb movement and very organised. Whereas we look so poorly coached. The back line is all over the place. Don’t want to write Holden off after 8 and a half games but it’s starting to look like coaching ability is more important than being a good human being - who’d have thought? Link to comment
Lew-T Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 I think it’s safe to say we need to look into the free agent market... Link to comment
Sheltons Army Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just now, Davefevs said: As a back three that is probably the worst 45 minutes of defending I have ever seen from a City team. Abysmal....fuming. The rest of the team have been royally let down. Wow I was that way in my thinking but thought I was being harsh Struggling to disagree - They looked a L2 unit Link to comment
WECANDO Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Not only not marking tight, but not getting stuck in. Whats up with our players. Holden, get them fired up. Slap some f...g faces and get them out there battling or take the ***** off. In fact take lazy Paterson off and put Massengo on. Likewise leggy Brunt and put on Nagy. Link to comment
Denbury Red Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 They run, they pass, they make runs and have players to find the runners. A big lesson to us as to how to play at this level. Link to comment
mozo Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: As a back three that is probably the worst 45 minutes of defending I have ever seen from a City team. Abysmal....fuming. The rest of the team have been royally let down. Oo I'm having to think of another example now... Link to comment
Baba Yaga Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Third goal has killed us there, still had some (but not much) hope before that. Norwich playing some good stuff and their movement is just too much against our leggy defence. Commentary said it's too easy for their midfield to find the long balls too. At least we have created some chances, hoping we restore some pride at least in 2nd half but fear we will concede a few more yet. Link to comment
gordie Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 39 minutes ago, tin said: I didn’t say he was offside. I said if Vyner holds his line with the other two centre backs, Pukki would’ve been offside when Steipermann played the ball. Pukki was clearly onside because Vyner was in no-man’s land. Yes I reread your post and realised I made a mistake Link to comment
Bassomylord Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, tin said: Kalas is No.22, last I looked. Happy to be proved wrong. Either way, it’s a shocking goal to concede and there’s a real lack of leadership. You are missing the point. The reason Kalas is there is because Moore wasnt when he should have been Link to comment
Numero Uno Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, AshtonGreat said: Maybe that'll give Lansdown and Ashton the wake-up call they need they put Holden in and you honestly think they’ll sack him after 9 games Link to comment
Kingswoodactor Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Was never expecting to win this and completely understand how good Norwich are for this level, but if you can’t even get the basics right then you’re done, game over, plain and simple. So so frustrating to watch. Link to comment
Banjo Island Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: As usual, no threat up front and the defence having to work overtime. Norwich just bypassing our ineffective midfield and making it look so easy. Just not good enough. WHAT MIDFIELD we aint got one Link to comment
Davefevs Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Seriously, just mark Pukki. Someone take responsibility.....hes splitting two defenders and waiting to take advantage of any hand-off.....in fact there is no hand-off....just none of them marking full stop. Cant believe how angry I am at the three of them. Link to comment
Northern Cider Ed Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Although defending is individually poor there is no pressing from midfield. The two no10 experiment just aint working. Paterson poor again. Bring on another proper midfielder to play alongside brunt to win the ball and help protect the defence. Link to comment
MarcusX Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, tin said: Kalas is No.22, last I looked. Happy to be proved wrong. Either way, it’s a shocking goal to concede and there’s a real lack of leadership. Re-watch it Link to comment
Red Army 75 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said: Simply dreadful from all three and see my comment about Kalas Gonna raise it again - do we have the quality of players in key positions for this system at this moment ?? At the very least the balances are wrong Entertaining though ! No we don’t. I posted after the Bournemouth game I would of changed the formation for this game. 442/433. As soon as they break our pathetic midfield line we are ****** . And Farka knows this oh so well Link to comment
mozo Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 If we score to close the gap before 60 minutes anything is possible. Big 15 minutes coming up. Link to comment
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