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All the more surprising that this happened tonight. Not the defeat itself, we are more than used to that, but the manner of it. It was just so feeble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
We lost the midfield battle. Boro were much sharper in that department. They got on Siopis early as he's the 'out' ball and they squeezed us well when we were in possession. Bad night.
I thought Goutas, McGuinness and Alnwick were very good and kept us together.
We are the best we've been for 2 years which is down to Bulut but some of his selections are beyond bizarre as are some of his substitutions.
His use of Colwill is also bizarre.
Players are not robots you know. They don't go into a game with a bad attitude, certainly not with this manager in charge. They've just won the South Wales derby, had an improbable away win against a very good Sunderland team, backed it up with a workmanlike performance against Rotherham but came up short against a rapidly improving Middlesbrough. No excuses, we just got beat and some players under-performed but 16 points from 10 games is a lot better than I was expecting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Blue
This is football
In a few games players who performed badly tonight will put in a shift and make us think wtf didn't he play like that against Boro ?
It's supposed to make us embrace the wonderful game but it's never made me smile
Erol Bulut admitted his Cardiff side were suffering with tiredness but was angered at crucial 'offside' goal
https://nation.cymru/sport/erol-bulu...the-bluebirds/
I did think the first looked offside when I saw it liveQuote:
Originally Posted by ccfcbluebird
Worst we’ve played this season IMO.
Adams at right back was a very odd choice and it really pegged us back.
Ng has been linking up very well with Tanner so I’d like to have seen Panzo given a go on the left.
Grant was as bad as Adams, don’t think he beat his man once and lost the ball so many times.
Can’t get on his back though as he has contributed a lot over the winning run.
I think Wintle did ok (better than Ralls) but don’t get why he was playing in an advanced role when Colwill or Robinson could have slotted in comfortably.
Then the decision to bring on Ugbo for Tanner?
Ahh well, the team and Bulut deserve praise for the great run that they put together.
Hope we bounce back against Watford, but I fear a shellacking with the players that we have out.
We're a team/squad made up of virtually free transfers and loan signings, couple with 4 injuries to players who probably would have been on the pitch tonight. Getting a team from being technically relegated to finish mid table in that situation would be nothing short of a football miracle.We're in a false position and so are 'Boro. If we are mid/lower mid table at Christmas that's success in my book.
Agreed, with our lack of technique in the middle of the park and our feebleness up front (Tanner’s shot against the post apart), the last hour or so was worryingly like watching us play last season - it was our worst away league performance of the season so far, but we’ve shown we’re better than that in most of our matches, even in defeat at Leicester and Ipswich, we aren’t half getting a lot of injuries lately though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
The injuries to key players probably confirmed to Bulut that we need better options, two transfer windows down the line and Bulut will build a much better successful squad than we have now.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
He’s done very well with the introduction of a couple of key players, Siopis and Goutas already and I expect more like that will follow.
It’s all ifs and ands but Grant and Tanner efforts go in on another day and it’s a totally different story.
Hopefully soon we’ll have Collins, ODowda and Bowler back in contention and obviously when Rambo is back, game on.
After the results tonight, we could be 7th or 8th in the league.
Who would have thought that after the dross we have been watching over the last few years
I've only seen the highlights which obviously don't give you a very good picture of the overall game. I will say though that Tanner was unlucky hitting the post and Grant shot when through on goal when Tanner had 5m of space right in front of goal (accepted that he missed a similar chance recently).
And I'm certain their goal was offside. So, irrespective of how poor we were, we weren't far off getting a result.
Also on a positive note, Bulut suggested Collins isn't far off match ready and Ramsey won't need an op - although he also said they are still awaiting a medical report so I don't know how he knows that.
Please me and you will be rewarded; disappoint me and you will be punished. No, not an extract from 50 Shades, the only way that I can fathom some of Erol's team selections and substitutions. Adams came on and ( I thought) played well on Saturday, so he gets shoehorned into the starting line up, despite having a right back ready to go. Ollie makes a mistake and gets hooked, despite being our main attacking outlet and (I thought) playing very well. Colwill has neither really pleased or displeased his master so remains in no man's land, sometimes on, sometimes off. I like Mr Bulut a lot, but I do think he needs to sort his head out a bit in a couple of areas.
Perversions aside, I thought that, for almost half the game, we controlled things well despite not looking particularly threatening. We have a lot of key players out, it was away to a team that will be challenging for the title. We continue to improve. Heads up, march on.
Probably because the game was there for the taking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moodybluebird
We had a few chances to go 1 up with the Boro crowd on their back.
We could have won that game even playing poorly and my opinion was 3 points dropped
Etete unlikely to be available against Watford
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67002095
Very unlucky with injuries. Could have been a different game if Tanner scores, or if Grant had squared the ball. Yes I also thought the goal was offside and was surprised it was given.
The worry was the lack of drive to get back in the match afterwards. It was like watching last season again.
What I'm hearing is 'bulut is good, but id be better', you wouldn't have made the mistakes he made, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by LA Bluebird
Bottom line is that none of us are in training, in the medical room or sitting on the bench. Pretending that you have any idea why subs were made or why tactical decisions were made is just childish.
Cool, anyone got anything else to talk about seeing as we aren’t allowed to talk tactics on a football message board then?
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Originally Posted by Eric Cartman
Someone got out of the wrong side of the bed :hehe::hehe:
speed limitsQuote:
Originally Posted by LA Bluebird
4 tablets a day !Quote:
Originally Posted by superfeathers
We might as well just stick to politics then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric Cartman
C’mon you have to agree that the selection at right back was odd and hampered us.
That bringing on Ugbo to replace Tanner would not have had a positive impact.
And possibly that there was not enough creativity in midfield.
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