Fenway Frank
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When did we change our tactics for him, we've nearly always played with one up front.
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ZLF
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the last couple of games we have distinctly moved to a 4411; sat a turgid midfield deep and increasingly just gone longer ball - hoping DM wins a header to no one.
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GJP
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Didn't he basically cost us the 1st goal?
Dubai Mark
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Mbokani did OK, however for me Jerome offers much more movement and is a bigger nuisance, keep Naismith just behind......and don't switch him to the wing and then sub him.....wtf! As for Wes, we just seem to be living on memories I'm afraid, as when we really need him to deliver, after saving him for the big game.....where was he?
Unfortunately, and many will disagree or will be in denial.....but, AN is as bad this season as he was good last season, and is really being exposed right now. This squad in my view IS good enough to survive, but it needs a shrewd Coach at the helm to keep in this division. I did say in another thread that we should stick with AN, but now am not so sure......Acid test at the weekend.......keep Rudd between the sticks and play Wes and I personally will question his sanity.
Unfortunately, and many will disagree or will be in denial.....but, AN is as bad this season as he was good last season, and is really being exposed right now. This squad in my view IS good enough to survive, but it needs a shrewd Coach at the helm to keep in this division. I did say in another thread that we should stick with AN, but now am not so sure......Acid test at the weekend.......keep Rudd between the sticks and play Wes and I personally will question his sanity.
Wiz
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Only my honest opinion FF, no bull, I watched the whole retched game and I hold to my view on this.
PS. The PU banned me, thought you knew that. -_-
Fenway Frank
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Err, no I didn't know you'd been banned, I must pay more attention ?
Din
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Individual errors yet again costing us. Poor marking from Mbokani for Villa's first goal, and what the f*ck was Rudd doing for the 2nd? Not good enough for the 5th game in a row.
Offensively, particularly up until Villa's goal, we actually looked quite threatening. Mbokani and Naismith were causing problems and if we had taken one of the chances then it's a completely different game (the Bassong header is the most obvious opportunity),but we don't and we get punished. To be honest Aston Villa were poor as well but the only difference is that they didn't make the stupid errors we did, and took their chances.
Why Martin is back in the team I don't know. Pinto admittedly was poor against Spurs, but he was decent against Liverpool, and to drop him after 1 game for Martin doesn't make sense to me. I can also see why Mulumbu hasn't really featured this season. Looks so slow and off the pace, and his passing was horrific. Villa players (who are hardly world-beaters to say the least) were going round him like he wasn't even there. We have a lot of options in centre midfield, but when Tettey isn't in the team our midfield as a whole looks very vulnerable. Bamford also looked terrible in the time he was on.
That said we're far from down yet. We were in a pretty poor run of form going into the game against United at Old Trafford, but we won that and went onto win 2 of our next 3 after it as well. We have a run of games in March/April where we play practically all of the teams around us. If aren't picking up points in those games then I will reside to the fact that we are down, but we're not yet.
Offensively, particularly up until Villa's goal, we actually looked quite threatening. Mbokani and Naismith were causing problems and if we had taken one of the chances then it's a completely different game (the Bassong header is the most obvious opportunity),but we don't and we get punished. To be honest Aston Villa were poor as well but the only difference is that they didn't make the stupid errors we did, and took their chances.
Why Martin is back in the team I don't know. Pinto admittedly was poor against Spurs, but he was decent against Liverpool, and to drop him after 1 game for Martin doesn't make sense to me. I can also see why Mulumbu hasn't really featured this season. Looks so slow and off the pace, and his passing was horrific. Villa players (who are hardly world-beaters to say the least) were going round him like he wasn't even there. We have a lot of options in centre midfield, but when Tettey isn't in the team our midfield as a whole looks very vulnerable. Bamford also looked terrible in the time he was on.
That said we're far from down yet. We were in a pretty poor run of form going into the game against United at Old Trafford, but we won that and went onto win 2 of our next 3 after it as well. We have a run of games in March/April where we play practically all of the teams around us. If aren't picking up points in those games then I will reside to the fact that we are down, but we're not yet.
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