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We looked better after we scored and created some good chances, but Millwall still had the best opportunity to win the game when their player was 1 on 1 with Smithies.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
This team are ponderous in possession, play with no pace and spend most of the time passing the ball around in the middle third. If this is a tactic to draw teams out it clearly doesn’t work and bores me to tears.
I don't think Nelson has played well this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Yes , he looked good back end of the season , hopefully he is still developing , up and downs come with that gig.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
Couldn't agree more. There's a fair bit of impetus when we attack and press, it does leave a bit of space in behind, but so what, we look like scoring when we show urgency and attack second balls etc. Sleepwalk himself out of a job, great analogy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
He's way off. He sometimes looks like he lacks a bit of confidence, his touch isn't great either.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeningradCowboy
He did make a great block in the last 10 minutes but if you watch his movement for the Milwall goal, he created the space for Smith to get the impetus for his leap rather than blocking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
We have only been ahead in 3 of the 12 games played so far. If you were looking for a positive every time we go ahead we stay that way I supposeQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
he's 27 already, not sure how much more developing he's going to doQuote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Yeah, the other problem with his defending was that he was flat footed and square on, he put himself in a position where he couldn't even make things difficult for the bloke who scored the goal. Static. I'll pick up on the cross as well, nobody busting a gut to stop the delivery, the millwall player had time to light a cigar.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
That's something i suppose. I can't work out what Harris is trying to do. At least with Warnock it was give up possession, defend on the 18 yard line and try and hit teams on the break. It was pretty shit for the most part, but we sort of knew what to expect. Harris starts slow, conservative, shape seems to be everything to him, he defends the middle of the park with his life, no penetration through the middle. Fullbacks and wingers it seems. Bacuna can press, and ralls, even pack can get involved in the final third, they're not brilliant, but certainly not shit at this level. When we decide to play a little higher players like Moore and Wilson become more effective and our wide players can become more narrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
I agree he is risk averse. I was clumsily trying to say that with a bit less caution in the first 20 we seem to have a record of looking after leads. But not with that formation. Harry Wilson needs to be in central left or right midfield positions not isolated on the wing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I hate the new offside law. Parrott is offside, goes towards the ball and he's interfering with play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Wilson definitely needs to play central.Quote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
Moore - Wilson - Ralls - Morrison - Smithies is the spine. Build the team around it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
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once again we've drawn a game we had the better of
I actually thought that it was good play (on their part) in that Parrott purposely left the ball for the player running onto it (so a bit like a dummy, but as you say he influenced the move) and poor play by our defenders to stop for the offside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Is that part of the new interpretation of the offside law (I thought that it only affected VAR games where they let the game play on for 29 mins before blowing)? I’m not sure that it is. But someone on here will correct me I’m sure! 👍
I haven't a clue, but what I do know is that our defence is looking distinctly shaky, something that we are not used to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff
Reminded me of Luton’s winner in the FA CUP tie at Ninian Park in the 90’s
SmithiesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Bacuna Morrison Benkovic Bennett
Ralls Pack
Ojo Wilson Murphy
Moore
I'd quite like to see that (JOT back in when fit obviously), Harris has been far too conservative so far this season. We have the talent to punish teams (as is evidenced by our regular onslaught in the last 20 or so minutes), he needs to take the shackles off or it'll cost him his job
I was thinking of the goal that Everton scored at NP in the FA Cup which to this day I’m convinced was off side 🙄Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
I think it's time for Benkovic to step in. Perhaps push Nelson out to right-back and let Bacuna return to midfield at the expense of the pedestrian Pack (who can often start brightly enough, but almost completely fades away by the second-half).Quote:
Originally Posted by City123
Yesterday, I decided to make a start in thinning out assorted clothes and junk in what is euphemistically called a third bedroom and I came across some old City programmes, the one on the top of the pile being City v Millwall, dated 22nd August 1970.
The cover price was a round shilling (5p to the whippersnappers on here)
There are ads in it advertising the sale of new houses in Caerphilly, Newport and Swansea - all for less than £4,000
The 'Football League Review' insert refers to the 'first piece of football sponsorship' i.e. 'The Watney Cup'
The Review also states that only 12 of the Football League's clubs made a profit 'last year'
and last but not least.....
The programme's main editorial is by City's Chairman, Fred Dewey, who 'has made it clear he is in favour of the birch being brought back for the use against football hooligans'.