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we let in three
oh well , onto the next one
We lost that game not so much because of the sending off but the mindset afterwards. Virtually surrendered instead of giving it a go.
I'm so annoyed at Morrison. He's 30 years been playing at the senior level for 15 years and makes a challenge like that to put is under pressure. Wouldn't play him again personally.
Didn’t go, haven’t seen any highlights, but Morrison can go Crimbo shopping with his Mrs now.
Totally wrong team selection, what’s with this shite of resting players
Morrison was awful from the first minute of the game. It's ridiculous that our supporters were singing his name after he got sent off.
We had 70 attacks first half to their 48.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
They were the better side with 10 men.
Change had to happen with the fans as well, and our attitudes.
The negativity of some of our fans is starting to spoil my Saturday evening, the loss by the way hasn't.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Insanity to bring on Flint and stuck with 5 at the back and removed the pace from the side.
Should have gone to 4 at the back
The pace of the 2 young lads up top helped. You could argue for Moore to start over Collins but he didn't exactly play badly.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Wrong team my arse.
Negative be ****ed.
I was thinking Collins off for Flint myself but yeah your post also makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by AfricanBluebird
So you’re happy with him dropping Colwill, are you ??Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Disgraceful team selection
To be honest, their poor finishing is all that stopped them being 3 up before we scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
For the pace of Harris and Davies against a slow back 3 yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Words like "disgraceful " are stupidly over the top.
Fans are also a part of this, and our attitudes need to change as well.
Were you watching a basketball match?Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
We could win 3 nil and you'd find SOMETHING to moan about, negative dave I've pet named you to myself after noticing your 100 percent record in finding a negative to post about :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Blue
Cheers up a bit mate.
that seems like way too many attacks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
My first thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
I don't know what they base it on, but just going off the fact they use the same thing to measure ours and theirs then whatever the method was we had more than them..dangerous attacks were 17 each BTW.
My point is, it wasn't as negative as a few are making out, some that didn't even watch the game and "heard" were equally negative.
We need a change in attitude as fans.
Morrison cant play at the middle of the 3. Could have moved nelson into the middle to pick up sharp. Also disappointed how much flint retreated for the 2nd goal instead of just making the player go round him.
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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
I was very positive last Saturday. I was just intrigued by your 70/48 first half attacks comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Whilst the chap does seem to be a glass half empty man, your pet name doesn't seem to have much of a ring to it IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
How about something like errrm..... I dunno.... errrr... Dave Blue?
When Morrison got the winner at Luton, he was top of the pops. This week he gets sent off and he’s getting slated by the faithful. Make your minds up .”
My mind was made up quite a while ago…is he the future, no he’s not so in the summer bye bye and thanks for the memories.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
Think Marlon Pack is getting off really lightly here. Arguably his fault on all 3 goals. First one their player got past him too easily to shoot, second one he didn't follow his man, third his bad pass led to the goal.
Marlon Pack is outstanding at shifting blame, you can clearly see it every game, he finds someone else to blame, usually it’s GilesQuote:
Originally Posted by Doucas
I agreeQuote:
Originally Posted by Doucas
I wasn't at Luton but based on home matches this season including today. he's a shadow of the player he used to be. Never the quickest, but was this afternoon struggling with just the pace of the game, let along keeping tabs on Sharp. Currently I think Flint deserves to be picked ahead of Morrison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
No. It wasn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
We were 1-0 up in a very evenly matched game and then our captain got sent off. The manager made a decision and it didn't work. It happens.
Or Blue Dave Blue?Quote:
Originally Posted by MacAdder
Not sure we are talking about the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I was agreeing to this, which was after they had equalised....
I should have included the original bluebirds17's message.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluebirds17
At one stage they had the ball on halfway and we had 5 deeper than the penalty area and five just in front of them.
Did you see the game? There have been some terrible individual performances by City players this season, but Morrison's 52 minutes on the pitch today might have been the worst of the lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivortheengine
All true. Pack had a 'mare today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doucas
100% agree with this. When he first signed I enjoyed watching him play. He's never had pace but was a clever passer of the ball, rarely seeming to waste it. But two and a bit years on, he has even less pace and slows the play when he receives it. He should be called Marlon Back. Oh for a midfield with runners, taking the ball forward, at pace, and pressing the opposing defence, rather than passing backwards and sideways for the most part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doucas
Agreed all he does is point and shout. Got nowhere near to closing down Gibbs-White.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zowhore
I wasn't having a go mate, sometimes things don't come across as intended on here, maybe I'm wrong and you're just straight talking but I sense a negative vibe off your posts. Put that down to years of supporting city.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Blue
The stat I found was posted in reply to a post (I can't remember it word for word so may get this wrong) that suggested we hadn't been the better team in the first half.
I'm not sure how they work out the stat on the whoscored app but they'd judge us both on the same basis so however they score an attack we still had more than them, can't just go off stats because you can manipulate them to any argument, but I thought we did attack more than them in the first half and looked more dangerous when we did, some really good stuff.
Moving away from a rigid defensive minded approach where we didn't commit men forward will obviously come with its own dangers and leave us open to be attacked back and we need to improve defensively, but I'm just happy to see us playing with more freedom and purpose and actually entertain. I actually enjoyed the game up until the sending off and we had a few chances with 10 men.
Work to do but it's got to be a step in the right direction and won't fall into place overnight :thumbup:
That got the ball rolling. I've been a fan of pack thus season but he has had his moments this year where he hasn't covered himself in glory, noticed little things in games it's like he thinks he has more pace than he does and makes bad decisions due to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluebirds17
Example, he could have put a cross in last game and didn't, decided to try and beat his man to get a cross in a bit further up the pitch and basically lost the ball because he didn't have the legs.
He needs to factor his lack of pace into his decision making.
We lost because of the red card and Sheffield were good at playing against ten. We kept Davies on for a while when it was still 1-0, but once it got to 1-1, the writing was very much on the wall and clearly another Sheffield goal was a lot more likely than a second City one, so I understood the decision to try to hold on to the 1-1 rather than aim for the win. It didn’t work, but I’m sure the outcome old have been the same if we’d kept Harris and Davies on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Blue
Sheffield looked a decent side to me and we were lucky to be level after twenty five minutes, but then we had a good twenty five minutes and were playing as well as I’ve seen us this season when Morrison got done for pace by thirty five year old Billy Sharp, who has never really been a speed merchant.
Thats rubbish. If he hadn't tried to tackle him Sharp would have scored and then Morrison would have been pilloried by people like you for letting him go. He was man of the match last week and scored the winner. You need to get a sense of balance. We played well first half with some nice interplay and passing. Without the sending off we certainly wouldn't have lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluebirds17
Morrison was the slowest player on the park yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
We've now shipped 37 goals.
If we don't start getting points at home we're done for in this league.
Morison needs to work out his starting eleven and stick with it now.
Ralls had his best game this season.
Pack was dire.
Davies is the most exciting player I've seen in years and I want to see him start each match.
Morrison would have been better off letting Sharp through and staying on the park - we'd have had a chance of a draw or late winner but it cost us the match. Last week is history. This week we're 21st in the table.
I think on the pitch, we're heading in the right direction but we have to move up the table.
Fair comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Morrison has been shown up with 3 at the back and may be the reason why he has looked so off the pace this season.
If Morison is going to persist with this formation we desperately need someone with pace in that position. Connolly in the u23 looks pretty mobile.
I agree that we must somehow start winning home games sooner than later otherwise we will be relegated.
We were on top of them at the start of the half and even if we conceded we would have still been able to give a go. Going for that challenge he was only ever going to get sent off.Quote:
Originally Posted by dml1954
I admit saying I don't want him playing for us again is an overreaction but I certainly don't think he deserves a place in the team. He's been poor all season and looks like he's lost any pace he had.