FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

[llan bluebird]

Re: WALES v POLAND. Match thread

Pene are Pens can go either way

The subs were on another level, why was Rambo there if you are not going to use him the last 5 mins for pen. Wilson and Moore were gone for the last 20 mins?

Probably best for Page to go

[Nobody's Rep]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

I actually thought Page got it right for once, and we were the better side for most of the game. Poland didn't manage a single shot on target, with one of the best striker in the world.
I'm gutted but ultimately optimistic about this side going forward. The core of this team has huge experience together and loads of them are 23 and younger. The future is definitely bright.

Felt the momentum from Finland was lost by having Moore and we seemed to go long too early - personally feel brooks would have helped us move around and create space against what seemed a fairly imobile central defence that did pretty well to contain Moore

The rest I agree with re the future - it's a youngish side with quite a lot of experience already

[NYCBlue]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

It’s far from the first time Page has forgotten to use his subs in a key situation. Sorry, he’s done a passable job but not the manager to take us forward in my book. How you look at that last performance and decide to do the total opposite a few days later is totally beyond me.

This.

[LA Bluebird]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

Thing is the lineup against Finland is versatile because you have multiple ways to change players around and you can insert Kiefer against a tired defense and have him take advantage.

Starting with him is fine, and I agree that for the first 70 we played well and it was working, but then you have to have a plan that when he tires to change things around. By bringing Johnson off he massively limits his options there when he was one of our more dangerous players, and then when we are obviously knackered all over the field he just does… nothing. Like we have one tactic to start the game and there’s no option to change it after that.

Oh well, if Davies is two inches further back he’s a hero again but he’s very tactically limited for me.

[Keyser Soze]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

So, it's the fault of Page. Nothing to do with the outfield players who created not very much for 2 hours? I'm not being critical of anyone. Decent enough performance from Wales. Both teams pretty ordinary. We didn't really trouble Poland, we were at home, it's our job to trouble them.

No. I think he picked the wrong keeper for pens.

But overall I don’t think there is much more he could have done tactically. I thought first half was very good, and second half decent. I did prefer Johnson up the middle though the other night, because it gives the “ball down the middle” option v Poland’s less quicker defenders.

Kiefer did all right tonight but the pace ball was always wide. I do suspect that Johnson might have troubled them a little more but that is speculation.

We lost by slender margins. Such is life.

[Hilts]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

I am never really sure how this works, goalie guessed the right way or the plays that scored knocking it down the middle waited/tricked the goalie into moving.

If the goalie goes the other way James' penalty looks as good as some of the others.

The Polish players really put their boot the ball though. James penalty was totally reliant on the keeper going the wrong way. It was the perfect height for a keeper and not struck well enough. Just a bad pen , pressure told. Shit happens.

[Tuerto]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

No. I think he picked the wrong keeper for pens.

But overall I don’t think there is much more he could have done tactically. I thought first half was very good, and second half decent. I did prefer Johnson up the middle though the other night, because it gives the “ball down the middle” option v Poland’s less quicker defenders.

Kiefer did all right tonight but the pace ball was always wide. I do suspect that Johnson might have troubled them a little more but that is speculation.

We lost by slender margins. Such is life.

Fair shout :thumbup:

[Hilts]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

Page says Brooks has been ill and hadnt trained so thats why he came off.

[Nobody's Rep]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

And me, people on here always looking for someone to blame. Sometimes nobody is at fault.

Agree can't wait until 5pm Friday when we can legitimately blame the manager and any other cannon fodder in a blue shirt 👍👍

[jon1959]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

We shaded it for 105 minutes; were hanging on for 15 minutes; and their penalties were better.

Could have gone either way over the whole evening.

I expected Poland to win before kick off, and although it is frustrating and disappointing, Wales matched them.

A young(ish) team in transition that gives a lot of hope for the future.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

I actually thought Page got it right for once, and we were the better side for most of the game. Poland didn't manage a single shot on target, with one of the best striker in the world.
I'm gutted but ultimately optimistic about this side going forward. The core of this team has huge experience together and loads of them are 23 and younger. The future is definitely bright.

Absolutely.

[Dorcus]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

Agree can't wait until 5pm Friday when we can legitimately blame the manager and any other cannon fodder in a blue shirt 👍👍

Anyway let's put this to bed and go crazy when the Blooooobirds beat Sunderland on Friday. A win and the play off dream is still on 👍

[Garth Blue]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

Page says Brooks has been ill and hadnt trained so thats why he came off.

So why wasn't Colwill on the bench? Game was crying out for him. And he takes a good pen

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I thought the media and some of the pundits were far too cocky

Poland are an experienced international side

Not what they were but plenty of class and nous

We were at home and ultimately failed to open them up enough

If we had carved out lots of chances then we could have felt hard done by but we were not worthy of an outright win and that's the way it goes sadly

[Keyser Soze]

Re: FT: WALES 0-0 POLAND. AET. Poland win on penalties.

We shaded it for 105 minutes; were hanging on for 15 minutes; and their penalties were better.

Could have gone either way over the whole evening.

I expected Poland to win before kick off, and although it is frustrating and disappointing, Wales matched them.

A young(ish) team in transition that gives a lot of hope for the future.

Totally.