Dan Robin

I'm not sure I understood the positions. Something like that? 

.............Bentley

Bell.....Kalas....Klose....Dasilva

................Massengo

..Scott................Benarous

.............Weimann

Semenyo.......Martin

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If it's right...another tough test for Bell in that unfamiliar position, whereas Massengo as a defensive shield could be useful.

I'd have given Wells a chance, but not surprised he's on the bench as usual...

COYR!

Great win.

We coped quite well with the pressure and Dan gave a huge contribution (no surprise). Many protagonists (Kalas and Williams for example) but most of all a good team effort: we had a bit of luck too in our area, and made some good combinations in attack (awesome second goal). 

Decent first half, with a great goal, some good counterattack and pretty solid defending (helped by Bentley).

Boro's pressure will probably continue in the second half, so we'll need cohesion and a little bit of luck if we want to get something from this game.

Really strange selection. Maybe a 4-3-3 with Scott RB and Weimann in midfield, or a 4-4-2 with Bell and Weimann as LM & RM?

44 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Hang on. Hang on.

Are people genuinely suspicious that there could be a cabal of second division referees organising to ensure that Bristol City never get a penalty, and in doing so are possibly benefiting from some sort of insider info or betting ring? 

Some years ago, thousands of Italian football fans thought that having suspects about referees was a laughable idea. Then Calciopoli arrived.

Like I said, I guess it's improbable that someone (in the FA, clubs, etc.) want to damage our club for ''sports reasons'', but like a player bets on matches for his own economical advantage, is it so unrealistic to think that some referees could do the same (not only in our matches)?  Only making assumptions, obviously. I still want to think that there is nothing dirty going on, but I can't rule out anything, given the amount of money and interests in football.

Anyway, the negative trend against City remains, so maybe creating a video dossier with all the episodes against City and send it to the FA/EFL/Refs Association could at least make the referees a little more concentrated/equal during our future matches.

13 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Have you ever watched Alex Scott play? Goes down easier than a whore's knickers.

Rare episodes involving him and Semenyo don't mean much, especially when you compare our players to the trend of other teams (see Reading's constant diving in the recent match), and in Scott's case, being phisically weaker than many of his opponents is a thing to consider.

1 hour ago, BTRFTG said:

We've a known bunch of 'cheats' who in all areas of the park either look to go down or do fall over at the faintest of touches - it fools nobody, they've developed a reputation and when they are occasionally fouled their reputation precedes them, hence don't get as they should.

 

Are you a troll?  It's totally false. The contrary may be true, because our players rarely go down/dive...whereas players of other teams do that (at least against us) and are often rewarded by referees.

It can't be simply poor refereeing, not if it's so often one-directional.

At this point, IMO we should make a collective effort - as supporters - and invite the club to act.

I can't think about someone who could corrupt referees in order to harm our club, but this trend is becoming too suspect to be ignored. Maybe betting? Recently the FA investigated clubs (I don't know if only in Non League or EFL too) about betting, and many players were found guilty...so maybe worth an investigation about referees too?

I really feel angry about this situation: I've always hated referees corruption in Serie A, and the possibility of seeing dirty things in the Championship is disheartening....BUT even if there is a 1% of possibility of bad things going on off the pitch, the club should do something (like a dossier of the episodes).

1 minute ago, Ecko said:

I would say they definitely deserved 3 points. We were shocking second half.

They played better but didn't have so many chances 

A second goal conceded made ou unlucky rebounds and maybe offside too. Then a clear penalty not given. Could have ended 1-1 or 2-2 and it ends somehow 3-1.

So undeserved, so frustrating. When I see these matches, I hate football.

ANOTHER penalty not given!!! The club MUST complain to the EFL or FA.

Super unlucky goal.  FFS!!

Even first half, with chances for both teams. We managed their passing quite well, and most of our threats came from pressing their defence, while they caused more problems when our area was crowded.

ANDIIII GOOOOALLL!!!

Great assist by Antoine.

I needed some minutes to make my heartbeat returning normal. 

That being said...MASSIVE win: well done, Robins! 

A great start of second half, Semenyo's big chance, City in control of the match for most of the time, and then...the bastard referee invents a penalty, Reading score and regain confidence, the game changes. I really feared the worst, especially in the final minutes...but the lads resisted and got us three crucial points. 

Negative points: being harmed  AGAIN by refereeings (should the club make an official complaint to the FA?!?) and the injury list still growing (O'Dowda after Massengo).

Anyway, results on the other pitches were good too so...overall happy night! 

Great timing for a goal. 

Positives of the first half: result, nice defensive work, decent passing in defence &midfield, good impact by Williams. Negatives: our attacking play was mostly confused and uneffective, Massengo's injury (free agent needed soon?  ) and refereeing (except for a foul not given against Klose, he gave them free kicks for almost every contact).

Mission for the second half: not concede or at least not more than 1 goal. 

Defensive horrors seen in the last match and City's ability to complicate things make me feel pessimistic about tonight: hoping for a draw, expecting a loss.

Anyway...COYR!

Isn't Bentley unavailable because of Covid?

52 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

So, we are doing better on the injury front, but more exposed by a smaller squad.

Is that fair?

Better but not much better, because the influence on the team is - unfortunately - quite similar, not helped by our current ressources (probably not enough money to bring in more free agents in case of further injuries).

The faster we get the points required for survival, the better is.

56 minutes ago, headhunter said:

Please tell me what he has done in any game this season, in fact over the past 5.5 years to justify inclusion in your suggested team.

Unbelievable that in the current squad he has amassed more appearances than any other member, FFS!!!

Not much overall: his best moments were probably some performances at the beginning of the 2017/18 season and last season when he played as CM to replace Weimann and co.

However, right now we don't have many options: Benarous could be needed in midfield, and my suggestion of exceptionally playing Andi in midfield leaves only the likes of Bell & Conway as attacking options, choices that in my suggested team would make the turnover excessive.

Talking about the original poster's question...I prefer Kalas as CB, so even in a back 4 I would leave him there, using Dasilva or Vyner as RB while waiting for Tanner's return. Theoricallly we have Simpson too, BUT...

Normally a crucial match should be played with the best team available, but the risk of getting even more injuries because of dense fixtures frightens me even more than a possible bad result, so I'd give some rest to Martin and Klose and possibly Williams too.

_______________O'Leary_______________

Dasilva___Vyner_____Kalas____Pring

__Weimann____Scott____HNM_____

__Semenyo___Wells___O'Dowda_____

I guess that playing Williams after only four days would mean 90% injuring him again, and with no other experienced midfielders available, Andi's versatility could help a lot (he should be rested too, but he's our most influencial player).

Medical team changed, our dose of bad luck unfortunately didn't. 

Palmer may be out of the project, but given the amount of injuries we have, Pearson would have been forced to use him sooner or later, so...another problem to add to the long list. 

Disappointing afternoon.

Three games against teams of our level, one point taken. Honestly I'm not confident about our next games...

The match is over so I'd bring in Bell and Benarous.

Didn't expect a thrashing today. Sorry but these are worrying signs.