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They are there for the taking and we've turned up and barely laid a glove. Not enough conviction when we've got into good areas, just letting the opportunities pass by.

When he has little time to think with only one, two or three touches he's great and makes real positive contributions. Real instinctive player going forward and can contribute off the bench, still like to see Mehmeti getting more opportunities from the start. Played well like the rest of them today.

That Asprilla is killing them with not tracking Pring. Giving Mehmeti and Conway more space in the left side areas. Whole team fighting well, pinching the ball and breaking well but shout out once again for Rob Dickie, best signing we've made in a long time. Oozes calmness and hasn't been at his best over the last 2 games but his positioning is getting Pring right up the pitch and we are a big threat. Bit more calm in the final third and we can bury this game but expect them to come out firing. That Martins is a real threat and Tanner has a different danger to deal with now.

That Ekwah is a hell of a player, always passing forward - first time one-twos, very impressed by him.

have a long throw in opportunity in line with their 18 yard box and we end up throwing it back into our own half and hoofing it into their keepers hands, patterns and behaviours what a shambles

'Fix' what ain't broken and we lose what makes us a pretty solid team. Weren't we the second best defensive record in the Championship? what's happened there? We have a limited squad with players who do what they can and now they're being asked to play a totally different way and now we're getting caught out, serves us right. The Huddersfield manager ain't asking their limited squad to play some high-expansive football, he's getting the best out of the parts he's got and they're getting some results for him. Certainly not exciting football but they're winning and do you think their fans care?

we're in a transition, leave them alone...

The club's that are usually well-run from top to bottom are. And we ain't one of them.

But but but we're better with possession in our own half now... It's personal preference what type of football we all enjoy of course but it's so predictable what this team will do. Under Nige we maybe had less control and confidence on the ball but at least we'd rush teams and put it on them and stick a few balls into channels for us to hound and chase - feels like we've lost that part of us (which is probably the bit I enjoyed about NP's play the most) Been saying for a while that were missing that midfield drive, it doesn't have to be a number 10 but just someone who can roll past a man and get the other teams running back but nope it's a couple passes out the back then pass wide and then hit and hope. Really lacklustre and easy to defend against. I don't want to see Weimann play again, never really been his biggest fan. Just doesn't show for the ball at all and if he takes more than 3 touches he just kills any momentum we have. Give him a few first time finishes or passes in and around the box and he works off instinct and he's great but when he has time to think he's not a net positive for the team. They spoke about young players getting opportunities with the academy pathway yet Yeboah hasn't even seen a sniff of the pitch since LM has come in when he's been a real positive influence off the bench under NP. Very raw but an injection of pace/power/unpredictability. I would rather us stick long balls forward with a load of pace and strength and play from there but that's just my personal way of enjoying the game. Losing Scott (the midfield drive) and Semenyo (pace/power/unpredictability) without replacing those attributes just makes the games pretty boring. I want to see us driving forward and seeing other teams defences panic and fall apart. I think most defenders won't mind playing against us the way we play now. Hmmm a few passes and it's gone out wide? Thanks I'll just head that one out all day. Feels like the power and drive is slowly being picked apart for a more technical game - which is interesting because JL said we had finally found an identity. I guess that's getting changed now. Just all a bit deflating isn't it.

Pass it wide, hope the cross lands somewhere nice. So readable every game, a team in real trouble and we made it easy for them. But don't worry we keep possession a little better, fat lot of difference that makes. Usual City.

Too many passive midfielders too. I think that's more of a problem than the strikers. Knight, James, TGH, Williams all bring something to the team but no forward drive. The amount of times one of the Armstrong's or that Alcaraz span our midfield and drove forward shows the difference.

They didn't even look that good, disappointing to lose like that. Some top players for this division in their squad but thought a few other teams have been better than them against us this year. Second half, didn't even look like we could pass a ball, what does he say at half time? First half showed some real good signs, they made some tactical tweaks at the break and we just crumbled. I don't mind getting beat by better teams but that second half is so deflating.

First 35 of Boro and this second half ain't good, all the hard work of the first half undone by a wondergoal, its a shame.

He didn't just stand there under Pearson. We would play out a lot from the back with Vyner, Tanner, Sykes then Bell would usually be the diagonal out on the far left touchline where he'd have more space and usually be left with a 1vs1. I prefer him as an out-ball on the left side than him dropping in to try and link up - that's for sure. He did create space for Pring but he wasn't getting any movement from Cam as he was frightened Jones was going to get beyond him. He looked super frustrated all game, Jones had the beating of him quite a lot and Crooks kept sneaking out wide to double up too.

Patterns and behaviours du du du

Front four haven't done anything, TGH and Dickie our only standouts really

Well done young man. Been doing it all on his own all game, magic

Why is he asking Bell to constantly drop in to the midfield and try link up, he brings nothing to the game like that. He's better out on the touchline 1v1. Pring isn't offering an outlet to help him either

I think I see it. Bore Boro to sleep and maybe score on the counter.

Rennie up to his old tricks again I see

Quickly becoming my favourite player at the club. Did lose a few battles to Dykes today but didn't let it rattle him. Very calming influence and seems to be one of a few consistent stand outs even when we're not playing well. Would like to see both Big Rob's at the back soon!

Looks like the team spirit, fight and patterns have been coached out of us in 3 days. Lucky they were a poor side like us, most other sides in the division beat us based on that performance. They can feel hard done by as the Sinclair trip was debatable as a pen shout. Bell had his shirt almost ripped off in the box too. If we play like that at home we're gunna get picked off on the break constantly. Can't do much in three days but if that's the early signs then I'm not getting my hopes up. Feel for Cornick/Conway, barely got a touch because we're too busy knocking the ball around the back and hoping something will fall to us. We need to see improvements quick as that was mind numbingly boring to watch.

Wembley... Wembley

Pearson out!

People expecting much change this season even with a new manager will be disappointed. We haven't got the players to play attractive possession dominating football, 95% of the squad are terrified to dribble past a player in case they lose it, it's just not what we've got. Hell of a lot of running but quality on the ball when we get into the opposition third is something we are lacking in the squad. I can see a few tweaks to some players' games but it'll be the same old story until we get another midfielder or two who can drive past someone and get other teams defenders panicking. We already played at a high intensity and energy when trying to recover the ball, even Mark Robins said we had the metrics of the best pressing team in the division after we played Coventry. And the best players at passing forward into good areas are Vyner, Dickie and Naismith. Says it all really. I'm hopeful for LM but he's got a lot of work to do to try and get even more out of the midfield and forwards to create more chances.