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Post by JonsonClarkParis on Feb 5, 2023 10:31:36 GMT 1
Get energy and pace into the team
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Lowton Pearson helik Headley Hogg kasumu Hungbo Knockheart koroma Waghorn
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Post by buckers on Feb 5, 2023 10:35:51 GMT 1
I don’t think knockeart is fit enough to do 90 mins yet. Let’s not rush him in and end up with another one benched.
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Post by drewden on Feb 5, 2023 11:22:33 GMT 1
Good luck to those going, I have a feeling the team will be clueless again, instincts told me not to go yesterday, but like a terrier I went, I left half an hour to go total predictability dross.
2 - 0 Blackpool.
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Post by joeyjoneslocker on Feb 5, 2023 11:37:51 GMT 1
Good luck to those going, I have a feeling the team will be clueless again, instincts told me not to go yesterday, but like a terrier I went, I left half an hour to go total predictability dross. 2 - 0 Blackpool. More like a pug than a Terrier then?
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Post by tepidterrier on Feb 5, 2023 11:38:48 GMT 1
One of the positives from Saturday was that I sense we have enough good players in the squad now, and at least some kind of selection headache.
If I were picking the side I'd be starting:
Vaclik Turton Helik Pearson Jackson Diarra Camara Kasumu Hungbo Waghorn Koroma
In an asymmetrical shape, where Camara drops into the middle of a back 3 or 4, allowing Jackson gets right down the line and Koroma can tuck in and do what he does. Diarra in for Rudoni as he looks much more like making things happen from the same position.
Game plan: get into em!
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Post by specialun on Feb 5, 2023 11:54:09 GMT 1
I’m all for 3 in the middle and a more attacking approach than 541 but yesterday the 2 on left and right High & Kasumu looked lost first half
And as one of his biggest fans Hogg had a mare, no question - but…
That imo was as much down to our lack of tactical preparation as it was him having an off day
It was clear we’d set up in a new system where the players had no idea where the quick triangles would be, where the spaces would be - and that’s entirely down to training
The amount of times Hogg looked up and didn’t have a 5 yard right / left / forward ball
End result was Hogg trying to run 5 yards sideways / back to get space to try find a ball to play to a man & it failed miserably
We failed to recognise that and adapt
If we do anything between now and Tuesday that has to be a focus otherwise we’ll continue to lose the ball in daft positions, fail to get any grip or momentum in the game or we go 4231 with a clear two to share the work and a clear 10 more advanced
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Post by pauldaltonsboots on Feb 5, 2023 14:26:02 GMT 1
Other than long term injuries, if the rest of the guys are available, I’d go something like:
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Turton Lees or Pearson Helik Camara
Kasumu Hogg Holmes
Knockhaert Rhodes Hungbo
That team imo is good enough to get us out of trouble.
GK - good pedigree. Not Nicholls but will be good enough. Bilo very capable back up.
RB - Turton is solid. Lowton back up if needed
CB - 3 good CBs - confident in any 2 of them
LB - sadly I don’t rate Ruffels. Nice guy but not good enough. I’d play Camara there in inverted FB role. Jackson as back up who could play similar role.
HM - Hoggy - we are in a scrap. Forget yesterday - he is our captain and leader. We need him in there. Camara back up for this role if needed with Jackson then filling in at LB.
RCM - Kasumu - great energy - box to box. Lacking competition here - Diarra or High best similarish options depending on opposition.
LCM - Holmes - same as Kasumu with extra licence to work in left hand half spaces with Camara tucking in to LCM. Rudoni back up.
RCF - AK - get him narrow and close to the striker. Licence to get in pockets and number 10 position to influence game in final third. Pat Jones as back up here.
CF - Rhodes - get players near him and quality service, he will score goals and link play. Ward if fit as back up. Then Waghorn.
LF - Hungbo - get him playing high and wide and using his pace to beat his man, find space and get quality in to the box. Koroma back up / providing competition for this role.
Others contending for matchday squad:
Boyle - defensive cover Headley - attacking wide FB option if chasing game
That 24 man squad played in the right positions with even a half decent coach gets us clear of relegation.
We need a new manager and quick. UTT
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Post by irverino on Feb 5, 2023 14:30:17 GMT 1
Graham Scott is still down to ref the game, did the South Yorks derby yesterday & 4th official at Spurs v City today where Town fan Andy Madley takes charge.......Gets about a bit.
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Post by jqhtfc on Feb 5, 2023 14:37:39 GMT 1
4231
Vaclik
Turton Lees Helik Headley
Hogg Camara
Hungbo Rudoni AK
Rhodes
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Post by Big Ern on Feb 5, 2023 14:48:54 GMT 1
I can't fathom why anyone would have Lees in before Pearson. I don't think he has been good at all this season.
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Post by wildhogg on Feb 5, 2023 15:14:29 GMT 1
All of the 'I'd go with' talk etc is absolutely pointless, sadly. It'll be the same performance, irrespective of which players/formation he chooses. We're not properly coached and there are no tactics. Unless you've got outstanding players who are able to win games using their own individual brilliance, that's crippling. Someone mentioned yesterday that QPR's commentators described us as a disorganised 'mess' of a team after watching only 20 minutes of the first half. They weren't wrong.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Feb 5, 2023 15:24:45 GMT 1
Get energy and pace into the team Vaclik Lowton Pearson helik Headley Hogg kasumu Hungbo Knockheart koroma Waghorn Koroma? Come on, has everyone forgotten how bad he was before we shipped him out. He didn't get any better while at Portsmouth, they couldn't wait to send him back. He made a meal of a great chance yesterday but did put a good ball in from which we should have scored. As much as I havent been the biggest fan of Thomas, to send him out on loan and then bring Koroma back in to the side is just mental
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Post by royalflush on Feb 5, 2023 15:29:04 GMT 1
Makes me smile now that everyone clamouring for Headley. Nobody has any idea or seen him play but we're that desperate at left back. The Lowton signing confuses me. He's clearly a capable right back at this level but so is Turton who was fit again. He looked to me exactly like he is yesterday. A fish out of water on the opposite side. Surely of the options we've got, we play Jackson over Headley. The question also needs to be asked straight out in the presser. "Where is Camara and what does High bring to the team"?
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Post by Tinpot on Feb 5, 2023 15:29:35 GMT 1
All of the 'I'd go with' talk etc is absolutely pointless, sadly. It'll be the same performance, irrespective of which players/formation he chooses. We're not properly coached and there are no tactics. Unless you've got outstanding players who are able to win games using their own individual brilliance, that's crippling. Someone mentioned yesterday that QPR's commentators described us as a disorganised 'mess' of a team after watching only 20 minutes of the first half. They weren't wrong. Yep. Apart from the baffling determination to stick with Josh Ruffels the team selections don't seem too bad. That ain't the problem.
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Post by royalflush on Feb 5, 2023 15:31:05 GMT 1
Don't be fooled by Koroma having a decent 15 minutes yesterday either. He absolutely isn't the saviour. The 2020 Koroma was a flash in the pan. We've seen enough since here and at Pompey
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Post by terriersyndrome on Feb 5, 2023 15:37:17 GMT 1
Vaclik
Jackson Pearson Helik Turton
Camara Kasumu
Hungbo Diarra Knockaert
Waghorn
Some stinking performances over the last couple of games from our experienced leaders and need to be benched.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Feb 5, 2023 15:38:18 GMT 1
Graham Scott is still down to ref the game, did the South Yorks derby yesterday & 4th official at Spurs v City today where Town fan Andy Madley takes charge.......Gets about a bit. Sounds like a bit of an expedition for him…
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Post by softboy on Feb 5, 2023 15:45:51 GMT 1
GIven Blackpool excellent result at Boro nailed on home win
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Feb 5, 2023 16:04:20 GMT 1
Are we starting on +1 goal on Tuesday?
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Post by drewden on Feb 5, 2023 16:09:33 GMT 1
All of the 'I'd go with' talk etc is absolutely pointless, sadly. It'll be the same performance, irrespective of which players/formation he chooses. We're not properly coached and there are no tactics. Unless you've got outstanding players who are able to win games using their own individual brilliance, that's crippling. Someone mentioned yesterday that QPR's commentators described us as a disorganised 'mess' of a team after watching only 20 minutes of the first half. They weren't wrong. Best post yet.
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Post by boooothy on Feb 5, 2023 18:44:02 GMT 1
From a Blackpool point of view this is stinker of a game. Cold Tuesday night, half empty stadium in 3 stands, a game that will stink from a quality point of view fresh from a bummin on Saturday. It’s easy to forget we are not the only shit team in the division.
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Post by nicovaesen on Feb 5, 2023 18:55:32 GMT 1
Can we pay on the day does anyone know?
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Post by boooothy on Feb 5, 2023 19:04:33 GMT 1
Can we pay on the day does anyone know? I don’t know but i’d think it unlikely
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Post by duncfost01 on Feb 5, 2023 19:39:25 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are.
I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful.
Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins.
If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea.
UTFT
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Post by 3Pipe on Feb 5, 2023 19:44:01 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are. I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful. Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins. If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea. UTFT Would you start Waggy and Knocky from the start?
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Post by Tiro on Feb 5, 2023 19:48:33 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are. I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful. Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins. If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea. UTFT Oh that’s classy of you, Frosty, calling myself out on another thread when others have also raised the Q. It’s ironic because If anyone needs Huggies around here, it’s you….
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Post by Dan on Feb 5, 2023 19:59:31 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are. I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful. Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins. If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea. UTFT Hope Highy starts now
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Post by duncfost01 on Feb 5, 2023 20:07:17 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are. I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful. Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins. If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea. UTFT Would you start Waggy and Knocky from the start? No. I would start Huggy. Knockaert , tempted but we don’t want a daft muscle injury. He was very effective on Saturday. What I loved was he was totally up for it… patience i think.
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Post by duncfost01 on Feb 5, 2023 20:08:35 GMT 1
Well working away in Cardiff it gives something to watch in the flat. The Cardiff fans down here are as just as pissed off as we are. I don’t believe for a second that anything will change in this performance. MF clearly has no game plan, the last games have been truly dreadful. Knockaert and Huggy (just to annoy tiro) the only positives. Waghorn did a job. Koroma had a lot of stick. Fair play to him for a bright 15 mins. If high starts then the flat tv (belonging to casualty ) is going into the sea. UTFT Oh that’s classy of you, Frosty, calling myself out on another thread when others have also raised the Q. It’s ironic because If anyone needs Huggies around here, it’s you…. Believe me if I had had less “Huggies “ I would be a rich man….
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2023 20:09:03 GMT 1
One of the positives from Saturday was that I sense we have enough good players in the squad now, and at least some kind of selection headache. If I were picking the side I'd be starting: Vaclik Turton Helik Pearson Jackson Diarra Camara Kasumu Hungbo Waghorn Koroma In an asymmetrical shape, where Camara drops into the middle of a back 3 or 4, allowing Jackson gets right down the line and Koroma can tuck in and do what he does. Diarra in for Rudoni as he looks much more like making things happen from the same position. Game plan: get into em! I would agree with that however Jackson is, alledgedly, injured and he won't drop Lees. I would play Rudoni for Diarra and have Diarra as a sub. I would also put Bilo in until Vaclik is fit and has trained with the others a bit more, he looked rusty on Saturday.
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