Old school just back thread
It occurred to me I hadnt seen a " just back" thread on here in a while after an away game.
Anyway just back from the game at a freezing Amex. They announced there were 451 City fans at the game but it looked half that number to me ( guess some had tickets and didn't bother a second time!).
Brighton fans were complaining at the end about our anti football tactics and they had a point but it nearly saw us getting a point. We gave possession to Brighton, stopped Lewis Dunk bringing the ball out from the back and man marked (and sometimes doubled up) on Knockaert and first half especially this was pretty effective. They were clearly frustrated by our tactics and we created the better chances, a Morrison header tipped over and a good save from a Hoilett shot. Second half we didn't create anything of note, there was one sequence where Halford took 4 consecutive long throws down the touch line resulting in a long throw from Gunnarson into the box, effective to a point but not very pretty! We also took our time over all throw ins and free kicks, understandable but also a sign of our limitations.
Brighton didn't create much but had so much possession you felt they would eventually find a way and it took a good turn and shot to finally break the deadlock.
We then brought on Noone and Healey and actually played some decent football for about 10 minutes but one blocked effort from Noone was all we achieved.
We all know we desperately need a striker, Brighton had their 2 back up strikers playing today and they both looked more threatening in front of goal than anything we have. In fairness to Zohore, like the rest of his teammates ,he worked tirelessly and ran all night. He is strong and pacy and willing to keep running but he simply doesn't look like he will score a goal ( mind he was very isolated this evening).
Halford only seems to be in the side because he is big, can head the ball and throw it some distance but is not "a footballer". Gunnarson covered a huge amount of ground tonight and Bamba was impressive, apart from that one slip that lead to the goal. All of the team worked very hard and stuck to their task but there is little flair in this side.
I expect we'll see more of the same against Reading on Saturday
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Originally Posted by
Don Corleone
It occurred to me I hadnt seen a " just back" thread on here in a while after an away game.
Anyway just back from the game at a freezing Amex. They announced there were 451 City fans at the game but it looked half that number to me ( guess some had tickets and didn't bother a second time!).
Brighton fans were complaining at the end about our anti football tactics and they had a point but it nearly saw us getting a point. We gave possession to Brighton, stopped Lewis Dunk bringing the ball out from the back and man marked (and sometimes doubled up) on Knockaert and first half especially this was pretty effective. They were clearly frustrated by our tactics and we created the better chances, a Morrison header tipped over and a good save from a Hoilett shot. Second half we didn't create anything of note, there was one sequence where Halford took 4 consecutive long throws down the touch line resulting in a long throw from Gunnarson into the box, effective to a point but not very pretty! We also took our time over all throw ins and free kicks, understandable but also a sign of our limitations.
Brighton didn't create much but had so much possession you felt they would eventually find a way and it took a good turn and shot to finally break the deadlock.
We then brought on Noone and Healey and actually played some decent football for about 10 minutes but one blocked effort from Noone was all we achieved.
We all know we desperately need a striker, Brighton had their 2 back up strikers playing today and they both looked more threatening in front of goal than anything we have. In fairness to Zohore, like the rest of his teammates ,he worked tirelessly and ran all night. He is strong and pacy and willing to keep running but he simply doesn't look like he will score a goal ( mind he was very isolated this evening).
Halford only seems to be in the side because he is big, can head the ball and throw it some distance but is not "a footballer". Gunnarson covered a huge amount of ground tonight and Bamba was impressive, apart from that one slip that lead to the goal. All of the team worked very hard and stuck to their task but there is little flair in this side.
I expect we'll see more of the same against Reading on Saturday
I like your comment about Halford. I actually said to my son during the game that he doesn't look like a footballer (like Scott Malone didn't until he scored that goal at QPR!) but as you say, he was clearly selected for a specific job which he did quite well until he was taken off.
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Just got in, Brighton were shite, but we were shiter (is there such a word)
"OUR NEIL'S" first mistake.
THEY WERE THERE FOR THE TAKING
Re: Old school just back thread
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Originally Posted by
Don Corleone
It occurred to me I hadnt seen a " just back" thread on here in a while after an away game.
Anyway just back from the game at a freezing Amex. They announced there were 451 City fans at the game but it looked half that number to me ( guess some had tickets and didn't bother a second time!).
Brighton fans were complaining at the end about our anti football tactics and they had a point but it nearly saw us getting a point. We gave possession to Brighton, stopped Lewis Dunk bringing the ball out from the back and man marked (and sometimes doubled up) on Knockaert and first half especially this was pretty effective. They were clearly frustrated by our tactics and we created the better chances, a Morrison header tipped over and a good save from a Hoilett shot. Second half we didn't create anything of note, there was one sequence where Halford took 4 consecutive long throws down the touch line resulting in a long throw from Gunnarson into the box, effective to a point but not very pretty! We also took our time over all throw ins and free kicks, understandable but also a sign of our limitations.
Brighton didn't create much but had so much possession you felt they would eventually find a way and it took a good turn and shot to finally break the deadlock.
We then brought on Noone and Healey and actually played some decent football for about 10 minutes but one blocked effort from Noone was all we achieved.
We all know we desperately need a striker, Brighton had their 2 back up strikers playing today and they both looked more threatening in front of goal than anything we have. In fairness to Zohore, like the rest of his teammates ,he worked tirelessly and ran all night. He is strong and pacy and willing to keep running but he simply doesn't look like he will score a goal ( mind he was very isolated this evening).
Halford only seems to be in the side because he is big, can head the ball and throw it some distance but is not "a footballer". Gunnarson covered a huge amount of ground tonight and Bamba was impressive, apart from that one slip that lead to the goal. All of the team worked very hard and stuck to their task but there is little flair in this side.
I expect we'll see more of the same against Reading on Saturday
It seems everyone tried hard last night although I was a little surprised at the team selection.
There are clearly 3-4 players who offer very little (apart from battling ) which will no doubt cause NW problems if he does not replace for next year.
This team is very limited, hence, our league position. It seems that NW does not want to waste money on January signings which will be little more that fighters to get us away from the relegation scrap.
He may be right but I fear a similar story on Saturday.
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Yes almost the perfect away performance was impressed with Brighton they were so comfortable on the ball and played some envious football on times.
We defended very well but eventually conceded ... it was coming. When we did concede we showed we can go forward with a tweak to the team but by then all too late.
We played and selected a team for draw it also showed how far behind challenging in this division we are. We have made steady progress and I believe it will continue but with this side it is not going to be champagne football!
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Wokingbluebird
Yes almost the perfect away performance was impressed with Brighton they were so comfortable on the ball and played some envious football on times.
We defended very well but eventually conceded ... it was coming. When we did concede we showed we can go forward with a tweak to the team but by then all too late.
We played and selected a team for draw it also showed how far behind challenging in this division we are. We have made steady progress and I believe it will continue but with this side it is not going to be champagne football!
Completely agree with that.
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BLUETIT
Just got in, Brighton were shite, but we were shiter (is there such a word)
"OUR NEIL'S" first mistake.
THEY WERE THERE FOR THE TAKING
Er, sorry, I think that we might have been at different games.
Brighton are certainly an accomplished team. We could have given them more of a game if we'd approached the match differently but on the other hand, I suspect that if we'd picked the team that we ended the game with to start with, we'd have conceded more than one goal and have always been chasing the game.
Colin probably saw this as a game that we'd in all likelihood not get anything from.
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Bobby Dandruff
Er, sorry, I think that we might have been at different games.
Brighton are certainly an accomplished team. We could have given them more of a game if we'd approached the match differently but on the other hand, I suspect that if we'd picked the team that we ended the game with to start with, we'd have conceded more than one goal and have always been chasing the game.
Colin probably saw this as a game that we'd in all likelihood not get anything from.
If Brighton were so great, how come from the 80th minute on-wards they were the one's trying to see the game out by wasting time.
if we would have gone for the jugular earlier, it is my opinion, we would have got something out of the game.
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BLUETIT
If Brighton were so great, how come from the 80th minute on-wards they were the one's trying to see the game out by wasting time.
if we would have gone for the jugular earlier, it is my opinion, we would have got something out of the game.
Yes, of course, it is your opinion.
Interestingly it is the only one like this - every other one is to the contrary.
Just opinions though as you say.
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BLUETIT
If Brighton were so great, how come from the 80th minute on-wards they were the one's trying to see the game out by wasting time.
if we would have gone for the jugular earlier, it is my opinion, we would have got something out of the game.
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Bobby Dandruff
Yes, of course, it is your opinion.
Interestingly it is the only one like this - every other one is to the contrary.
Just opinions though as you say.
They used the old trick of sending the fella who is going to be substituted, to the far side of the pitch 3 (that's THREE) times, to soak up the minutes.
Their goalie couldn't kick for toffee and we put no pressure at all on their centre halves.
workmanlike display, but we could have got something out of the game if we would have attacked them earlier.
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Bobby Dandruff
Yes, of course, it is your opinion.
Interestingly it is the only one like this - every other one is to the contrary.
Just opinions though as you say.
A very polite way of saying he hasn't got a f ucking clue! :hehe:
