Birmingham City away match day thread

[bcfc01]

Usual knee jerkers on the thread.

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

1 minute ago, And Its Smith said:

I wonder when Pearson is gonna get a tune out of this team

Would anyone?

[MarcusX]

We do seem to get more than our fair share of deflected goals don’t we? Is it half hearted defending / blocking or just bad luck?

Seemed to have acres to shoot from, bakinson seemed to be in no mans land

[redsince1994]

We looked like we might have remembered how to pass the ball before the goal, now back to normal 

[Tin Soldier]

3 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

I think Bakinson should have probably been tracking him, watching the replay

Can someone PLEASE stick a rocket up Bakinson’s ass. So lazy.

[mozo]

1 minute ago, And Its Smith said:

I wonder when Pearson is gonna get a tune out of this team

We've had the best of the game but our players make such bad decisions at times.

[Porto Red]

23 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

I don't mind this line up at all if it is 352. A decent game by Bakinson on Saturday. We should be able to pass the ball with the back 3 all being comfortable on the ball, Atkinson could really advance a lot in that wide centre back position of the 3. Midfield double pivot and wing backs all very comfortable on the ball.

With all due respect as probably one of the more astute tacticians and deep thinkers about the beautiful game on this forum, isn't it high time that you changed your user name to "Double Pivot"?

[HappyClapper]

I know we’re one down, but I actually think we have done ok. There is much more purpose in our attacking play. If we can stay concentrated and tighten up a bit we will win this.

Edited November 2, 2021 by HappyClapper

[Banjo Red]

Ball's 

 

[Super]

As per usual our passing is awful.

[YGBjammy]

Was unlucky, but you make your own luck in this game. Was a good move from them, meanwhile at the other end we are wasting our chances.

[And Its Smith]

Just now, mozo said:

We've had the best of the game but our players make such bad decisions at times.

They have scored one and nearly scored three. I think they are the better side. We’ve created Weimann chance and that’s it 

[Alan Dicks]

It’s beginning to look like a shambles again, do we have more than 5 seconds of possession before a sloppy pass or a poor first touch gives Birmingham the ball again?

[Bobbie]

We have no pace and therefore zero outlets. Painful to watch. 

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

2 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Usual knee jerkers on the thread.

And I thought I was a happy clapper......

[Jefferz]

If you put aside self-delusion, blind faith and wishful thing, we are shit. Passing is shocking, first touch shocking, tracking back shocking, positional play shocking. We play at League  1 pace.

[Red white and red]

I can remember not so long ago we were a decent footballing side. We’ve turned in to one of the worst. We look awful.

[The Original OTIB]

Bakinson like Palmer always looking for the glory ball, can't do that with this team. Wasteful.

[old_eastender]

Martin so slow to react to the ball in, after good work by Weimann

[Bris Red]

Bakinson is ******* useless what does he offer?

[old_eastender]

Come on Bakinson, that's two hopeless through balls played now.

[The Original OTIB]

1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said:

Bakinson like Palmer always looking for the glory ball, can't do that with this team. Wasteful.

and again ....

[Bobbie]

2 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said:

Bakinson like Palmer always looking for the glory ball, can't do that with this team. Wasteful.

I actually think he’s playing well 

[Banjo Red]

Said it before some of these players just not up to it.

[Supersonic Robin]

2 minutes ago, MarcusX said:

We do seem to get more than our fair share of deflected goals don’t we? Is it half hearted defending / blocking or just bad luck?

Seemed to have acres to shoot from, bakinson seemed to be in no mans land

Probably just stats and probabilities. We've likely conceded far more shots than most teams in the league over the last 2 years, hence we're prone to a higher number of unlucky deflected goals. Some might argue that we also have more "lucky, got away with one there" moments than other teams for the same reason.

That goal did feel very unfortunate though (especially after a reasonable start).

[Bedred31]

BBC showing us at 60% possession so, a few errors aside, it’s not a complete shambles.

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

2 minutes ago, Red white and red said:

I can remember not so long ago we were a decent footballing side. We’ve turned in to one of the worst. We look awful.

It's amazing how much worse the squad is now, than a 3-4 years ago

[mozo]

3 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

They have scored one and nearly scored three. I think they are the better side. We’ve created Weimann chance and that’s it 

Opportunities aren't just shots. We've had plenty of play in dangerous areas but poor delivery and dodgy touches have let us down. I can't see what NP is guilty of here?

[Robin-hugh-blind]

3 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said:

Bakinson like Palmer always looking for the glory ball, can't do that with this team. Wasteful.

They had a shot, deflection and goal

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

1 minute ago, Supersonic Robin said:

Probably just stats and probabilities. We've likely conceded far more shots than most teams in the league over the last 2 years, hence we're prone to a higher number of unlucky deflected goals. Some might argue that we also have more "lucky, got away with one there" moments than other teams for the same reason.

That goal did feel very unfortunate though (especially after a reasonable start).

Birmingham might have got lucky with that one, but there were at least 2 other chances that we were very lucky not to concede. Swings and roundabouts.