Popular Post Davefevs Posted February 10 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 10 A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance. No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins? They played through us, around us, behind us. We had no answer. CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards. To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures. And chilllllllllll. 48 1 1 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance. No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins? They played through us, around us, behind us. We had no answer. CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards. To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures. And chilllllllllll. Totally agree but it’s early days and he needs results so can’t blame him for that 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Malago Posted February 10 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance. No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins? They played through us, around us, behind us. We had no answer. CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards. To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures. And chilllllllllll. Yes, the way we played in the 2nd half you’d have thought we had played 120 mins against a Premier leagues team less than 3 days ago. 53 2 4 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 We’ve dropped points in good performances. I’ll take today happily 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance. No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins? They played through us, around us, behind us. We had no answer. CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards. To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures. And chilllllllllll. What did they create, Max had one decent save to make? It was fine, we just needed to see the game out without expending too much energy and we did it. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UncleRed Posted February 10 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 10 As I mentioned in the matchday thread. Some people think having a “good” performance is dominating the ball for 90 minutes and the opposition keeper making 10+ saves. Not being 2-0 up away from home and defending the lead against a team who on paper, should be substantially higher than us in the league. Theyve also had 6 days rest instead of 3, and did zero travelling since the Chelsea game. If you thought Carrick wasn’t going to make sure they came back out after half time completely different then that’s just ignorant. We were never going to carry on playing 433 and go end to end like we did the first half. Especially when you look at the schedule and travelling contrast between both teams. Defending has been our reliable strength so far. I don’t think it’s stupid with the said parameters to rely on this and see if you could grind out the result. Happy for the travelling fans. 48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, UncleRed said: As I mentioned in the matchday thread. Some people think having a “good” performance is dominating the ball for 90 minutes and the opposition keeper making 10+ saves. Not being 2-0 up away from home and defending the lead against a team who on paper, should be substantially higher than us in the league. Theyve also had 6 days rest instead of 3, and did zero travelling since the Chelsea game. If you thought Carrick wasn’t going to make sure they came back out after half time completely different then that’s just ignorant. We were never going to carry on playing 433 and go end to end like we did the first half. Especially when you look at the schedule and travelling contrast between both teams. Defending has been our reliable strength so far. I don’t think it’s stupid with the said parameters to rely on this and see if you could grind out the result. Happy for the travelling fans. Bang on the money 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Hopefully we learn a lot from today..but can still enjoy the three points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 A superb win under any circumstances. Absolutely fantastic. Well in City. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) 5 minutes ago, UncleRed said: As I mentioned in the matchday thread. Some people think having a “good” performance is dominating the ball for 90 minutes and the opposition keeper making 10+ saves. Not being 2-0 up away from home and defending the lead against a team who on paper, should be substantially higher than us in the league. Theyve also had 6 days rest instead of 3, and did zero travelling since the Chelsea game. If you thought Carrick wasn’t going to make sure they came back out after half time completely different then that’s just ignorant. We were never going to carry on playing 433 and go end to end like we did the first half. Especially when you look at the schedule and travelling contrast between both teams. Defending has been our reliable strength so far. I don’t think it’s stupid with the said parameters to rely on this and see if you could grind out the result. Happy for the travelling fans. Still we are often more compact and cohesive with a 4-3-3. Not just in terms of dominant and or flowing football either. This could be a building block however. Edited February 10 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Great result but...even better if Rovers lost as well 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdivision Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 10 minutes ago, Davefevs said: A huge sense of disappointment, frustration and anger about the second half performance. No problem with a half-time sub (assume Cornick a knock), but why the change in shape from the first half where we controlled so much of the 45 mins? They played through us, around us, behind us. We had no answer. CB spacing went to pot as they slid in their forwards. To end, well done though, three points, winless run over, a big boost after a tough set of fixtures. And chilllllllllll. That’s a fair point if we’d had six days to prepare like Boro and not 120 minutes on Wednesday. But we looked shattered in the second half. Rob Dickie was knackered. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of his pie crust Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Thank **** we won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Anger 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Fast getting to the point where I throw something at the TV when LM reverts to three at the back. How much evidence does he need to see it doesn't suit these players? Gotta take on board what's staring us all in the face eventually I hope. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 12 minutes ago, Malago said: Yes, the way we played in the 2nd half you’d have thought we had played 120 mins against a Premier leagues team less than 3 days ago. That’s not the point. We were a cohesive unit 1st half, we were a mess 2nd. The system change a huge part of that. It’s not like we even just sat in and played on the counter, we didn’t even do that. 9 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: What did they create, Max had one decent save to make? It was fine, we just needed to see the game out without expending too much energy and we did it. Really? It’s just about keeper saves, it’s the chances they created and missed. How about the 1v1 or the unorthodox punch off a defkection…which one you not counting, plus the desperate defending in our six yard box. If we can praise the first half, we can critique what was almost a costly second half. Chasing the ball knackers you! We had 24% possession second half. 12 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, robin_unreliant said: Fast getting to the point where I throw something at the TV when LM reverts to three at the back. How much evidence does he need to see it doesn't suit these players? Gotta take on board what's staring us all in the face eventually I hope. I was all but shouting at the radio when we switched it up in midweek. It feels like the wrong shape at the wrong time in most circumstances atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Anger Yes, because I don’t expect us to play that badly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 @Super I await your comments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Would we gone for the throat when Pearson was in charge from the start,as someone who thought he was harshly treated I honestly don’t think he would of,then for people to criticise because after doing that and getting yourself in front and protecting is a bit strange 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Yes, because I don’t expect us to play that badly. And win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.D Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 4 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Anger Its not anger is it, we are all happy with the result but I question why the change at half time.. If Boro had scored mid second half we would have been in trouble and that would have been down to the half time change in tactics. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Just now, Port Said Red said: And win. What did I put at in my OP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Just now, joe jordans teeth said: Would we gone for the throat when Pearson was in charge from the start,as someone who thought he was harshly treated I honestly don’t think he would of,then for people to criticise because after doing that and getting yourself in front and protecting is a bit strange We did at times, it varied under NP. A succession of games in which we started fast..or a range. Swansea, West Brom, Plymouth, Stoke. Mixed results and the 2nd was a 0-0 but we came out with a strong tempo- Stoke game we kinda screwed ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) Manning just coming on RB - will be interesting if he gets asked Edited February 10 by Sheltons Army Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The turtle Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 He's experimenting. We are at that point in the season. Trying different things in each half v the same side. Seeing truly what works and what doesn't. What players can do, what they can't. Who he has in his plans who he doesn't. It's a super long pre season, ready to hit the ground running. I don't think we'll see a back 3 in any game until we are 2 up, allowing us to work on it while ahead. And yes, I'm joking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Manning "the plan worked well first half" So why did we change that plan then? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: We did at times, it varied under NP. A succession of games in which we started fast..or a range. Swansea, West Brom, Plymouth, Stoke. Mixed results and the 2nd was a 0-0 but we came out with a strong tempo- Stoke game we kinda screwed ourselves. That was well into his reign though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) Both Cam and Dickie picked up knocks in the first half, I would imagine he wanted to take the pressure off the defence. we dominated in attack in the first half and did the same defensively in the 2nd. 2 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Manning "the plan worked well first half" So why did we change that plan then? Has he said yet, or did you not bother waiting to hear before posting? Having to defend himself after a win now, for ***** sake. Edited February 10 by Port Said Red 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, Port Said Red said: Both Cam and Dickie picked up knocks in the first half, I would imagine he wanted to take the pressure off the defence. we dominated in attack in the first half and did the same defensively in the 2nd. Has he said yet, or did you not bother waiting to hear before posting? Did you not notice the quotation marks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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