Never to the dark side Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 and we still won 2-1 Don't you just love being a City follwer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Only one stat counts - 2 goals to 1. I thought Middlesbrough were well organised but overplayed the passing, they should try being a little more direct now and then, mix it up a bit. Having said that, they didn't seem to have anything up front really. But they're getting results under Wilder (no shock there), best of luck to them as they aren't an entitled lot, unlike some other clubs/supporters, and their supporters made a great effort to get down here in numbers and showed a lot of respect to the AG8. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Only one stat counts - 2 goals to 1. I thought Middlesbrough were well organised but overplayed the passing, they should try being a little more direct now and then, mix it up a bit. Having said that, they didn't seem to have anything up front really. But they're getting results under Wilder (no shock there), best of luck to them as they aren't an entitled lot, unlike some other clubs/supporters, and their supporters made a great effort to get down here in numbers and showed a lot of respect to the AG8. We always carried that threat certainly a lot more than Boro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 39 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Only one stat counts - 2 goals to 1. I thought Middlesbrough were well organised but overplayed the passing, they should try being a little more direct now and then, mix it up a bit. Having said that, they didn't seem to have anything up front really. But they're getting results under Wilder (no shock there), best of luck to them as they aren't an entitled lot, unlike some other clubs/supporters, and their supporters made a great effort to get down here in numbers and showed a lot of respect to the AG8. They’ve been rotating their four strikers of late, seems to be Balogun / Connolly or Whatmore / Sporar, Wilder plumping for the first pair on Saturday. I don’t think they caused us too many problems in the main. We were very effective at stopping McNair building attacks by coming forward from the left side, we were happy to let Fry have it centrally, and he looked lost if he had to moving forward with the ball. When they did get good “territory” in our third, I did like the rotation of their midfield runners, working in pairs to come short and go long. That 15 minute period at the end of the first half had me worried, but they didn’t create much. Second half the game became a bit more open, but although their shot count grew, it was mainly chances from angles or outside the box. We defended well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 I think there are two reasons for City’s low possession. One is the team plays a fast counter attacking game. This creates chances, and goals, but doesn’t retain possession for any length of time. The other is City needs another midfield player to help win the ball from the opposition. As it stands, once the other team has the ball, it’s difficult to get it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hertsexile Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, pongo88 said: I think there are two reasons for City’s low possession. One is the team plays a fast counter attacking game. This creates chances, and goals, but doesn’t retain possession for any length of time. The other is City needs another midfield player to help win the ball from the opposition. As it stands, once the other team has the ball, it’s difficult to get it back Thought these might be of interest to you…from TheAnalyst website. Passing sequences of 10+ passes: City well down the list. I’ve highlighted in green those teams that benefit from passing it a lot, and those in red who I’d say pass it for passing’s sake! Derby’s is probably a bit harsh, as they’d be higher up the table w/o their points deduction. Then I look at who creates the most direct attacks: City now in the top half, but none of the teams who are really struggling counter attack better than the top teams. Watch out for Coventry on the break tomorrow night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, hertsexile said: The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. Until 3 games ago we were the cleanest team in the Champ based on fouls committed. We’ve moved up 3 places due to some awful referees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, hertsexile said: The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. The previous match as well, the discrepancy between fouls for and against was extraordinary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, hertsexile said: The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. More to do with not having possession,you are of course more likely to commit fouls if you haven’t got the ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Yeah, the match stats don’t tell a neutral observer anything much and are frequently misleading and the Boro match highlights that perfectly. During the game I was aware that Boro seemed to getting numerous corners tho and eventually scored from one.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Good job the game was played on grass and not paper, as we would have lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, hertsexile said: The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. Apart from the last one thought we defended them really well in difficult conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Me The Money! Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Chris Wilder was very gracious in his post match. Didn’t grumble about them dominating the game. Just bemoaned his teams defending and quality in the final 3rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Show Me The Money! said: Chris Wilder was very gracious in his post match. Didn’t grumble about them dominating the game. Just bemoaned his teams defending and quality in the final 3rd Pretty straightforward like our manager. Doesn't take supporters for mugs and won't dress anything up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Super said: Apart from the last one thought we defended them really well in difficult conditions. Here’s 11 of the 13. EFL / iFollow cameraman / producer missed two cutting to replays!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 2 hours ago, hertsexile said: The corner count is interesting . what I found more interesting was the fouls for and against according to BBC with gave away 19 fouls to Middlesbroughs 6 so in short they had 19 free kicks to our 6 ! We are by no means a dirty team or so I thought ! However does this have something to do we poor/ inconsistent match officials. Happening a lot lately. Against Reading we had 26 fouls against their 5. Dives clearly do not count as fouls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 2 hours ago, VT05763 said: Good job the game was played on grass and not paper, as we would have lost. Or an excel spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Here’s 11 of the 13. EFL / iFollow cameraman / producer missed two cutting to replays!! Very interesting. I always look at these somewhat through the eyes of the goalie. He was quite happy to come for them in the six yard box. Boro mixed it up a bit, but compare the second one with the last one. Second one, they put a player on the goalie, and we have an ‘unblocker’ that gives Bentley space. Last one, we didn’t, and Bentley get completely blocked. Lost the runner as well of course, but don’t like letting them leave a player alone on the goalie. Edited February 21, 2022 by cityexile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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