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People overlook the fact that we have a good looking guy to model our merchandise.

Worth it surely?

11 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I do too.  Kalas is a bit guilty of it.  I wonder whether for the Czech Republic the technical discipline of two banks of four in international football might lead him to do the same for us.

But by the same token, no point Martin trying to run long every time we clear.  Sometimes come short and allow Wells (or whoever) to utilise the space behind.

Thankfully I'm back to agreeing with everything you say again. The World is normal. The World is good.

11 hours ago, Bar BS3 said:

The only team I'd have put money on us managing to win against at home, would have been us...! 

I can't remember the actual match, but I do remember 3 of our players scoring at the Gate for us to lose 2-1.

At least we got a consolation goal.

45 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Haha, all part of good debate.  I agree he isn’t gonna change his technical ability now.

I should’ve explained better though.  The collective need to work harder / better on deciding how they want to defend those types of situation. For me he has to stop them dropping towards the 6 yard box (his domain) so he has room to decide whether to come or not.  In turn they need to stop dropping back.

I think we’ve dropped 3-5 yards too deep here.  That’s what needs to be worked on as a collective. Imho

 

Agreed.

Although I'm not great with tactics and shape, I feel we just defend too deep in general, inviting pressure we're frequently not very good at dealing with.

As for Bentley keeping the box clear, I don't think he can overcome the back line's herding instincts without a cattle prod.

(There's probably some silly rule about them on the field of play.)

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Hard work!!  With his GK coach and CBs!!

It somehow feels very wrong and dirty of me to disagree with your opinion for the first time.

Love and Appreciate your contributions normally though. (Perhaps he'll go easy on me now.)

"Hard work!!  With his GK coach and CBs!!" is the obvious and simple answer.

However, I haven't heard of anyone of the opinion that he doesn't work hard and is anything but professional.

Regarding coaching, he has been coached (and I assume working hard) for 17 years since joining Arsenal academy at the age of 11.

He is now 28 with over 360 1st team games under his belt and still has that weaker aspect of his game.

So minor improvements are possible, but likely he is close to being as good as he's going to be.

I'd be overjoyed to be proven wrong, but I don't see him ever being known as one to command the box. Improve yes, command no.

I'm still of the opinion that pressuring him to do so, (i.e. change his game drastically) could be detrimental regarding confidence/flappiness.

Brian Tinnion always appeared a dedicated professional among our drunkards of the time. (Story to follow one day)

I can't believe he didn't work on improving his right foot, however, at 28 he probably had to accept he had the right leg of a golfer or snooker player, and there was nothing more he could do to change that to any worthwhile degree.

5 hours ago, Davefevs said:

If you go for that cross, you go with conviction and make Brittain bottle it.  Got caught in no-man’s land, probably because his initial thought was indecisive and delayed.

But he made a couple of cracking saves.

 He must know it’s a development area. 

"He must know it’s a development area."

I assume he's been instructed just that, although it may have been his own acceptance, considering the number of punches he's made since conceding a goal, when most thought he should have come out to punch.

Don't get me wrong, I don't expect us to have perfect players in every aspect of the game at our level, and I'm very pleased we have him.

Having said that, I wouldn't object if he had better command of the area and wasn't caught in two minds quite so often.

However, I do wonder (not know) how much a player of his experience can improve in an area they are obviously not confident. Time will tell.

i.e Getting it right 8 out of 10 times (Both the decision and application) can still be very costly in his position.

I feel he, more than others is affected by confidence.

Remember, many of the fans from his 2 previous clubs were happy to see him go, due to his runs of mistakes.

With us, after his first goal conceding error, he was "Flappy" for the following 2 matches.

The next time it was just the following match.

The next time ...ok he was fine the next match, but the blame could be shared among a few players for that one.

I just hope he doesn't feel pressured by staff or fans to do stuff he's not comfortable with. I feel it could backfire on his overall performance.

So if he can improve on those aspects, great.

If not, I'm happy to take him as he is.

My own urine if that what it takes for a win, however, I much prefer Estrella.

I recently posted similar for Andi Weimann, and foolishly though words along the lines of "May be of Interest to some." would be enough explanation.

So ...

For those interested in stats, it may be worth having a look. For those not, it will waste their time.

Thus, if you just want to rant about Martin being Crap, a Donkey, a Crap Donkey etc., please join/start another thread.

No. - Stats Don't tell you everything.

Yes. - They can be misleading.

No. - They might not be 100% accurate.

Think I've got it covered this time. 

For those still here, I hope you enjoy and find it...er ..interesting.

https://eflanalysis.com/analysis/chris-martin-2021-22-bristol-city-stats

37 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

He’s decent

Clear and Concise. I like that.
If only they'd make it that simple. think of all the time we'd save.

Some may find this interesting.

(Now over to @DaveFevs to tell us what it means.)

https://eflanalysis.com/analysis/andreas-weimann-bristol-city-efl-championship-2021-22-data-stats-analysis

4 hours ago, forbespm said:

Your going in the river

He's big he's black he's leading our attack steve Johnson

Your going home in a Bristol ambulance

 

Stevie Jones.

4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Very average first half. Weimann and Martin non existent. Pring average. Atkinson poor. Everyone else has done okay but too many off their game 

Well done. Worked after 2 minutes.

Can you post that again in the second half please?

3 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Wonder what Wells is thinking sat on that bench…

Hope the service is better if/when I get on.

1 hour ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Just need a goal scorer now!

1 hour ago, old_eastender said:

Trouble is you just know that given a more straightforward chance in space on the edge of box or just outside, he will lean back and blast over the bar. That's why he will never get you more than a dozen over a season.

Sorry, this turned into a time lapse post as I found the match unusually distracting.

Ok, early days but in 4. 5 matches AW and CM have 5 goals. (Ooh. Almost 6 from C.M. then.) That's a level expected from top strikers.
Our main problem has been supply and creating chances, this is starting to change through tactics, selection and attitude, something within our current budget.
Yes, AW will blast over, he will also produce some very composed great finishes. It's a numbers game. However, his understanding with Martin,  combined with his running and reading of the game, will I suggest, produce many more opportunities than say, playing NW.

.....News Flash........WOW! He didn't blast that one over. Looks like he's starting to get match fit after his long lay off perhaps?

"Never score more than 12 in a season?"  When played centrally he did get 5 in 5 matches, and had 3 out of 4 good goals disallowed. Now with 4 in less than 5 matches, I reckon he has a chance if he stays in the middle. (I'm taking bets if you want.)

I would say we need a Fam type option, but realistically, we will not be spending on an established 20 plus goal a season striker for a long time.
It amused me 2-3 years back when many on here were suggesting we should spend big on Assombalonga or another previous 20 plus per season guy that was rumoured to be available for the right price.
We were half way through the season and both Fam and Andi were outscoring them in minutes played. I also suspect they were both getting better service than our guys. Previous reputation is not a wise 10m plus investment to me.

Ted Lasso Series 1 and 2 available to all on https://ww1.solarmovie.cr/tv/ted-lasso-season-1-41803/

I've used this site for years without problem, but suggest usual precautions.

In my opinion, yes if you are after a relaxing, easy to watch bit of comedy.

I had never seen anything from the States featuring (proper) football, that wasn't dreadful, so didn't have high hopes.

However, I found this highly enjoyable and heart warming. (In a masculine non girly way, honest.)

Don't expect too much match day realism, but it focuses on the characters involved in football, the players and their girlfriends, the coaches. kit men and board, rather than actual matches.

I'm reasonably sure I saw the first series on Amazon if that's of any use to anyone.

You can stream the rest of RB but it won't let you have match commentary on the internet.