Waconda Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: Therein lies the problem. Barnsley had two big centre halves and City kept hitting long balls to 5’ 10” tall Martin who can’t jump very high. As Albert Einstein said: ”The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Exactly - Over to you coaching staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, VT05763 said: Have to have a target man for direct style football. Their 2 CHs today were absolute monsters ! If you don’t have one in the pitch you can play differently. And even if you do go direct, you have to be better at picking up loose balls. We showed we could get in down the sides several times today. Martin really needed to come shorter and drag his CB with him and create more space in behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Davefevs said: If you don’t have one in the pitch you can play differently. And even if you do go direct, you have to be better at picking up loose balls. We showed we could get in down the sides several times today. Martin really needed to come shorter and drag his CB with him and create more space in behind. Think he is told to stay high but as you say after a few minutes today you could tell it wasn't going to work and it could have been altered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said: People would happily pick engine over talent almost every time it seems, which to me is sad. Do you like anything about the club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 minute ago, VT05763 said: Think he is told to stay high but as you say after a few minutes today you could tell it wasn't going to work and it could have been altered. Yep, if he stayed high, it leaves less room for Wells and leaves a hole between attack and midfield….which is where Barnsley picked up cheap possession. It surprises me and disappoints me in equal measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Yep, if he stayed high, it leaves less room for Wells and leaves a hole between attack and midfield….which is where Barnsley picked up cheap possession. It surprises me and disappoints me in equal measure. He did well for the 2nd goal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, lukebcfc1989 said: A goal line clearance and ANOTHER assist for the winning goal not bad for a striker not putting in a shift those 2 actions won us the game What is a striker to do without supply??? Find the Martin scapegoating very frustrating to be honest any striker would struggle in this team I assure you! Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted October 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, VT05763 said: He did well for the 2nd goal though. Yes he did, 1st half was fine….just 2nd half as he got tired. I like him as a player, but that isn’t playing to his strengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl&Toby Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 If we didn’t have him, and his goals, where would we be? Relegation zone anyone? Like many others out there today and for more months than I care to remember he isn’t good enough for a progressive, footballing side. But then out of that shower of shit who is? All very well prancing about to One Step Beyond and mutual back slapping. All very well singing about how much we all love Capn Dan and him shaking his head in disbelief at the end of 90 minutes. Fact of the matter as far as I can see is we were lucky. And poor. And unless Stevie L backs Big Nige we're going to be in for many more seasons of football like that. The monkey might be off our backs tonight but the ****** is still up the tree, looking down and grinning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, pongo88 said: ”The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” When you really think about it that quote is flawed. Whole point of training, practicing the same things over & over to get better/different results. Equally, Roll the same dice. Back the same horse. Play same pass. Etc Different result almost everytime. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Henry said: Before he scored, I would have taken him off at half time. I’m not sure of him in the number 10 role. He lacks the composure and the pass to play there IMO. Maybe that explains why you're not a football manager then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Loosey Boy said: Agreed today……was saying exactly the same…..until he scored Maybe that explains why you're not a football manager either then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 30/10/2021 at 22:03, Northern Red said: Do you like anything about the club? No not really, you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 Can’t knock his goals . He tries really hard and runs around lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 People knocking Weimann with the ‘he runs around a lot’ tag is laughable when that really is part of the problem. We have nine out field players that don’t run around enough. It’s why we get passed through so much. Ten effing men just beat us 3/1 in 45 minutes as they had more stamina and nouse than an an entire team. We can’t even track players or run back marking them. What shit is this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 No guarantee he will continue scoring at this rate but for a guy who has played several games on the wing too, 7 in 17 is very good (plus two assists). We talk about a 20 goal a season striker or even a 15-plus and say as long as they get in the 6 yard box that’s what matters, yet this guy does a lot more and we slag him off. I don’t think he’s been as consistent this season, but there’s no guarantee spending £5m gets you a better goal return. There are other problems in the team to solve first. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted November 6, 2021 Report Share Posted November 6, 2021 If our front six were all like Weimann I don’t think we’d be struggling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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