Tinpot
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Post by Tinpot on Sept 20, 2020 13:40:34 GMT 1
I'm not concerned that we lost to Norwich. They're the side I've tipped for the title. Nor am I concerned that we lost to Brentford. They're another side that I expect will do well.
What does concern me is that Norwich beat us without having to play well. Wycombe are favourites for the drop but I think we'll face a far sterner test from them, particularly if we catch them on a good day.
Rochdale (favourites for the drop from the division below) beat us at home too.
Mostly though, I'm concerned that we do not look like scoring. If we were creating loads of great chances & were being let down by referees failing to award us stonewall penalties, or having perfectly good goals chalked of for spurious reasons, some unlucky deflections, facing keepers at the top of their game or even just narrowly missing with a lot of shots - then you could say that we're due to give somebody a hiding. But we're not. We can't break down even the flimsiest of defences. Unless things improve we are nailed on for the drop.
Naby Sarr might be useful for helping us get the ball forward more quickly from defence. Carel Eiting will add another dimension to our midfield play. But unless we improve our keeper, our defence will remain shaky, which in turn will hamper their ability to focus on the attacking side of our play. Unless we sort out our forward line, we're going to still struggle to create chances, let alone take them.
We need 5 more players. Hopefully the sales of Flo, Kongolo & Grant will go through soon & the funds will be freed up to get them in. Otherwise, the Polyannas amongst us will be talking up how much they're looking forward to their first visit to Salford next season.
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Post by nicovaesen on Sept 20, 2020 14:41:00 GMT 1
About as rough a start as we could've had in terms of opposition. Brentford had the right game plan today, press from the front because we don't have the quality to progress from the back. Hopefully that'll change with Sarr and Eiting coming in. There were encouraging aspects of both games. We matched Norwich for most of the game but made no chances. Today we were totally outclassed but created slightly more, although still not nearly enough. Two improvements in the starting lineup- Mbenza offered more than Bacuna in a front 3 (although he still didn't play very well), and Bacuna offered more than Jackson in midfield. That being said, there's some serious cause for concern about the squad depth that's so obvious it's not really worth stating. Combined with 2 players coming down with hamstring injuries, I think even if we reinforced the squad the required amount we'd be in for a tough time this season injury wise. I'm generally quite optimistic about Town, but the attacking options we have available are scarily lacking. We barely scraped up with 52 goals last season, and the players we still have contributed 14. This season would be a real baptism of fire for Carlos even if the club was backing him properly. But if they continue not to, we'll lose to much worse teams than Norwich and Brentford. We already have..,.,,rochdale |
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Post by tobbyg on Sept 20, 2020 15:16:31 GMT 1
Fuck me the tone of posts in this thread would have been from the moaning brigade a year ago, worrying thing is their not and it’s actually balanced imo.
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Post by ACW on Sept 20, 2020 15:40:15 GMT 1
Fuck me the tone of posts in this thread would have been from the moaning brigade a year ago, worrying thing is their not and it’s actually balanced imo. With the exception of Positive I think we're all worried and voicing our concerns. Some are more balanced than others, but we are all concerned. It's rare for so many of us to be singing from the same hymn sheet. As you say, that's a worry in itself. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on Sept 20, 2020 15:50:48 GMT 1
Fuck me the tone of posts in this thread would have been from the moaning brigade a year ago, worrying thing is their not and it’s actually balanced imo. With the exception of Positive I think we're all worried and voicing our concerns. Some are more balanced than others, but we are all concerned. It's rare for so many of us to be singing from the same hymn sheet. As you say, that's a worry in itself. You would have to be absolutely insane not to be concerned at what’s happened over the last 2 years and is still occurring. |
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