Millwall away match thread

[A Horse With No Name]

Robins TV just gave out Benarous has been booked

[One Team]

Just now, old_eastender said:

Fair yellow card for Williams stopping a Millwall break from our corner.

Pre-empting my question, nice! 

[George Rs]

1 minute ago, One Team said:

What is Williams thinking there? Was going to be a booking all day long. 

Thinking, we’ve had 60% possession so far this half, silenced the majority of the den let’s not let that all go to waste on this possible counter 

Edit: In saying that, joe is 100% the type of player to get a red in a game like this 

Edited August 12, 2023 by George Rs

[IAmNick]

1 minute ago, One Team said:

What is Williams thinking there? Was going to be a booking all day long. 

"There's a faster player than me heading away on a dangerous counterattack I have to stop by any means possible" is my guess

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Just now, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

Robins TV just gave out Benarous has been booked

Quickly changed it to Williams!

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

Benarous booked

[Numero Uno]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

I mean it's differing opinions. I mean I'm not unhappy that we're stopping them but we're also incapable of breaking them down, I mean unless we're going for a 0-0 draw every game

I don’t disagree that we need a bit more invention in the final third but sometimes games are won by being solid, creating two or three good chances and making sure you take at least one of them.

[pillred]

As an aside what do people think of the coverage of SSN? I'm finding it very professional but lacking the matey humour of past seasons.

[DaveF]

Commentary is painful, he's trying to convince us this has been an entertaining first 25 minutes...

[RUSSEL85]

Just now, pillred said:

As an aside what do people think of the coverage of SSN? I'm finding it very professional but lacking the matey humour of past seasons.

Yes, it’s a bit dull these days.

[INCRED]

1 minute ago, pillred said:

As an aside what do people think of the coverage of SSN? I'm finding it very professional but lacking the matey humour of past seasons.

It’s bang average, Mike Dean is the joker though

[Lanterne Rouge]

3 minutes ago, pillred said:

As an aside what do people think of the coverage of SSN? I'm finding it very professional but lacking the matey humour of past seasons.

Not bad. I wish Simon would look at the camera more than read his notes. Not a fan of the vidiprinter though - I find it a bit hard to read.

[BasSavage88]

2 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

You do realise there is a team trying to nullify us and close down our passing options? And a team that are pretty good at it.

Then surely you change formation or try something different rather than just hoofing the ball up to a short striker being marked by a giant? All it ends up in is loss of possession over and over and over 

[downendcity]

4 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Fair yellow card for Williams

 

2 minutes ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

Benarous booked

Bailey Wright banned!

[Major Isewater]

3 minutes ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

Robins TV just gave out Benarous has been booked

He doesn’t have the best of luck does he? 
 

[Simon bristol]

8 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

James is definitely level with or behind Williams for me.

Hopefully when hes fully fit naismith takes williams place, at least he can get some good passing going off his left foot.

[The Swan and Cemetery]

Two teams better without the ball than with it so far. Not thrilling, but doubt Millwall supporters thinking “Blimey, we’re smashing it” any more than we are. 

[cityal]

3 minutes ago, George Rs said:

Thinking, we’ve had 60% possession so far this half, silenced the majority of the den let’s not let that all go to waste on this possible counter 

Edit: In saying that, joe is 100% the type of player to get a red in a game like this 

Especially given that Keith Stroud is "refereeing" the game.

[old_eastender]

First 30 mins much like the Preston game, don;t think we have had a shot yet. Knight can't get into the game, Bell and Sykes seem reticent to take their man on out wide.

[pillred]

Cardiff losing 1-0 long season for them I hope :laugh:.

[Simon bristol]

2 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

Then surely you change formation or try something different rather than just hoofing the ball up to a short striker being marked by a giant? All it ends up in is loss of possession over and over and over 

This must be our smallest ever attack?

[DaveF]

2 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

Then surely you change formation or try something different rather than just hoofing the ball up to a short striker being marked by a giant? All it ends up in is loss of possession over and over and over 

We aren't even hoofing it forward that much...

[IAmNick]

Zak has been playing some great forward passes through the middle and on the floor so far this season.

[old_eastender]

First real chance and Bell makes the wrong choice and comes to nothing.

[BasSavage88]

1 minute ago, DaveF said:

We aren't even hoofing it forward that much...

We did against Preston all game and started this one doing it 

[robinforlife2]

Who are we wearing black armbands for today?

[Numero Uno]

Just now, robinforlife2 said:

Who are we wearing black armbands for today?

Millwall Chairman.

[The Swan and Cemetery]

Just now, IAmNick said:

Zak has been playing some great forward passes through the middle and on the floor so far this season.

Think he’s key against teams who set up this way, someone who can bring it out and play an ambitious pass. 

[LondonBristolian]

2 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said:

Then surely you change formation or try something different rather than just hoofing the ball up to a short striker being marked by a giant? All it ends up in is loss of possession over and over and over 

I think the thought process - right or wrong - is we start with a solid, disciplined team who won’t let Millwall get too much of a foothold and may grab something on the break but lack some of the creativity and risk-taking of Naismith or Mehmeti (both a plus and a minus).

If we fall behind or it stays 0-0 part way through the second half, I suspect that is when the tactics will change. Right now I suspect the coaching staff are relatively satisfied to keep it tight.

[elhombrecito]

So much buffering...