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Post by portugalterrier on Mar 6, 2024 23:49:48 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo .
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Post by King Neil on Mar 6, 2024 23:50:32 GMT 1
This is so reactionary. Bar Helik from corners, Burgzorg has been our main attacking outlet all season. 1 good game, 1 bad game. He’s inconsistent but that’s why he’s at Town. He’s just as likely to score Sunday and win us the game than to put in a shocker imo. And tonight was probably his worst game, it's not like he plays like that every week, is it? Yes he's frustrating, but more often than not he's a breath of fresh air. Each to their own..I just don't rate him or want us to buy him |
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Post by htfcterry on Mar 6, 2024 23:51:27 GMT 1
Sat in a Spoons in Cardiff now and it is what it is. We weren't good enough to get anything tonight and cardiff took their chance. We don't have enough creative players, and it was clearly obvious in both summer and Jan but we didn't recruit well in either window.
Let's hope we have enough to get us over the line, I think we do.
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Post by philstarbuckscoffee on Mar 6, 2024 23:52:54 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . Agree. Spencer is clearly a top prospect. He will be better long term at right back than playing different positions every week. Would like to see him finish the season at right back every week and see if he can make that position his own/first name on the team sheet etc. He is a young player, so will inevitably make mistakes but it can’t be good for him being played at CB and LB then back to RB here ans there |
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Post by Captainslapper on Mar 6, 2024 23:54:43 GMT 1
Thats really frustrating. Anything like a decent performance and we beat Cardiff on that showing. We were very poor but if anything they were even worse.
We looked jaded I thought and Rudoni was the only player who looked to have any energy about him.
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 6, 2024 23:56:43 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . The sooner we start a back four of Spencer, Helik, Balker and Headley the better. To be fair Headley most likely didn't start because he has just come back from injury. Also Spencer has been excellent on the left despite being best played on the right |
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Post by King Neil on Mar 6, 2024 23:58:00 GMT 1
Headley tried when he came on and can look himself in the mirror tonight
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 6, 2024 23:59:23 GMT 1
Thats really frustrating. Anything like a decent performance and we beat Cardiff on that showing. We were very poor but if anything they were even worse. We looked jaded I thought and Rudoni was the only player who looked to have any energy about him. Sorba played decent in the first half but looked knackered in the second half. Also it should have been a straight swap of Ward for Radulovic and then Kasumu for Koroma. It shows just how poor the game was when other than one pass Edwards doesn't stand out for being particularly bad |
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Post by utttrooper on Mar 7, 2024 0:00:16 GMT 1
Headley tried when he came on and can look himself in the mirror tonight If he can he needs to start on Sunday. Him, Balker, Helik and Spencer will do wonders for us as a back four |
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Post by Waterloo Terrier on Mar 7, 2024 0:00:27 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . The sooner we start a back four of Spencer, Helik, Balker and Headley the better. To be fair Headley most likely didn't start because he has just come back from injury. Also Spencer has been excellent on the left despite being best played on the right Balker was massive in those games against Sunderland and Hull. Allowed us to defend miles from our own goal. |
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Post by kayeb222 on Mar 7, 2024 0:04:25 GMT 1
I want some of what you are on!!! 😁 don’t get me wrong, I’m as frustrated as anyone tonight but I still feel there are three worse teams than us. We only need 2 teams to be worse than us really since Rotherham only have 19 points with just 10 games left. I think we can safely write them off! |
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Post by portugalterrier on Mar 7, 2024 0:04:43 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . Agree. Spencer is clearly a top prospect. He will be better long term at right back than playing different positions every week. Would like to see him finish the season at right back every week and see if he can make that position his own/first name on the team sheet etc. He is a young player, so will inevitably make mistakes but it can’t be good for him being played at CB and LB then back to RB here ans there And as a left back had to face Asprilla, Gnoto, James and Bowler, give the lad a chance, play him on the right. |
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Post by irverino on Mar 7, 2024 0:09:54 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . Started on Saturday with a right back & a left back, Yuta gets injured then we go back to the same situation with Spencer & Pearson, he could have brought Headley on then but decided against.....Took a while for Lids to switch play from the left & Mackems didn't really, needs addressing asap. |
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Post by crux on Mar 7, 2024 0:14:11 GMT 1
Need to have Pat Jones as an option from the bench for games like tonight.
I know he's relatively untried and liable to knacker his hamstring. But seeing as we haven't got anyone in midfield who can pick out a defense splitting pass, someone who's quick and can dribble might open up a fairly static defense.
I'd certainly have him available on Sunday, as Carlos will make the game as compact as possible and try and force Lees, Helik & Pearson to look as inept in possession as they were tonight. How the f*ck Tom Lees got a 6 from Steven Chicken I've no idea, a 4 would be generous!
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Post by impact on Mar 7, 2024 0:15:52 GMT 1
All three goals in the last three games we have conceded have come from crosses from the right wing , defended by a right full back , when are we going to learn to play round pegs in round holes. Headley should have started tonight with Spencer on the right. imo . The Leeds goal was nothing to do with Spencer, he held the winger up. It was a man running free unmarked into the box that caused that goal. It also conveniently ignores how well he defended that flank all game. I think he should be on the right but you're making too broad a statement. |
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Post by Wingman on Mar 7, 2024 0:18:38 GMT 1
😁 don’t get me wrong, I’m as frustrated as anyone tonight but I still feel there are three worse teams than us. Maybe but we will have to be better than 3 other teams. Perspiration not inspiration is how we have won games/points, as soon as the new bloke accepts that he will pick the team accordingly and try to get them to do the simple things more often and quicker. If we are 'tired' then everyone else is, its not an acceptable excuse. 3 days after playing 90 minutes isnt an excuse, maybe doing 7x12 hour shifts and being tired is??? If we are more tired than other teams the fitness staff want a bollocking or worse?? I expect we will see a real Andre Breitenreiter team next season, he just needs to get ous over the line this time. |
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Post by Wingman on Mar 7, 2024 0:20:08 GMT 1
😁 don’t get me wrong, I’m as frustrated as anyone tonight but I still feel there are three worse teams than us. We only need 2 teams to be worse than us really since Rotherham only have 19 points with just 10 games left. I think we can safely write them off! Agree. Plus there's always a team down the tail end who go on a crazy streak to pull away. Fingers crossed it's us...AGAIN. Would love Brum to go through the trapdoor with the Massive. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Mar 7, 2024 0:58:47 GMT 1
To be honest chaps it was Cardiff away and we always fucking lose to Cardiff away, everything else pales into insignificance. One win last season in our great escape, but otherwise I can't remember us winning there ever.
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Post by willo on Mar 7, 2024 1:12:18 GMT 1
I don’t get people getting panicky based on one performance against Cardiff away. Yeah we weren’t great tonight but neither were they. Since the start of Feb, we’ve seen a big improvement on the field with the only 2 defeats being Southampton away (no disgrace there) and Hull at home where we very unlucky to concede so late in the game. Most of the results have gone our way this week plus on paper at least, we’re playing teams we have more than a chance against coming up. Tonight was an off night but no more. UTT
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Post by detox on Mar 7, 2024 1:28:10 GMT 1
If we're that knackered after 4 days rest what we going to be like on Sunday lunchtime..
Thought AB got it wrong today but he'll learn who's who soon. Just seems every time we get a chance to move up we flunk it.
It's not a crisis yet, but we can't afford many more games like that
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Post by westislandterrier on Mar 7, 2024 1:49:48 GMT 1
I don't think the side AB selected or the tactics chosen were the main problem (and I speak as someone who suggested a 433. The players just looked knackered.It’s definitely not good at all to have the players looking knackered at the critical business end of the season with ten cup finals to still to be negotiated... West Bromwich Albion will surely not play so statistically poor as they did at QPR tonight and will probably improve v Town on Sunday although surely we may improve as well as tonight’s reports on here indicate we were pretty poor overall - Rotherham on Sat 16th March might appear a walkover on paper, but unfortunately in The Championship the game sure as hell ain’t played on paper and they certainly won’t wanna go down so early and certainly not in front of one of their Yorkshire rivals... I always truly HATE The rancid international break as I call it - But d’ya know what - For once I might just welcome it with open arms... The Reasons - 1) - Town players might just get the rest that they look to need... 2) - Surely To goodness it will break up the very bloody dangerous momentum that’s been built up of late by Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall and QPR ! 🙏 |
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Post by arry11 on Mar 7, 2024 4:34:21 GMT 1
The sooner we start a back four of Spencer, Helik, Balker and Headley the better. To be fair Headley most likely didn't start because he has just come back from injury. Also Spencer has been excellent on the left despite being best played on the right Balker was massive in those games against Sunderland and Hull. Allowed us to defend miles from our own goal. Was not the problem we got forward enough we just didn't create anything of note apart from the Ward miss. It was just a bad day at the office. |
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Post by Fish & Chips on Mar 7, 2024 6:28:20 GMT 1
😁 don’t get me wrong, I’m as frustrated as anyone tonight but I still feel there are three worse teams than us. We only need 2 teams to be worse than us really since Rotherham only have 19 points with just 10 games left. I think we can safely write them off! QPR and SW are going to be safe based on recent performances, we’re the ones more likely now to drop than stay up. I think our luck is running out. Moore’s atrocious 3 wins in 23 has probably fatally damaged us. AB has unfortunately got no room for error, an extremely tough task ahead. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Mar 7, 2024 6:40:36 GMT 1
One game, let’s see what we can do on Sunday.
After the Leeds and Watford games many on here were saying we’d be OK, a few days later and one poor performance and we’re doomed.
Loads of twists & turns yet. At least it’s perm 2 from 7 or 8 clubs this time, the error margins are equally wafer thin for them as well.
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Post by drumriggend on Mar 7, 2024 6:49:00 GMT 1
Lacklustre performance all round..
Our front 3 all had shockers..
Headley did well and must start Sunday..
Also tempted to rest sorba…he looked foooked 2nd half..
Keep the faith..
Utft..
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Post by durhamterrier on Mar 7, 2024 7:06:33 GMT 1
It wasn’t a great one tonight but since the second half against Wednesday we’ve put in aggressive , entertaining performances for most of every game . It was bound to drop and it’s no shock it was this one after the weekend and the nature of the second half .
We’ve 10 games to go and a lot to play for - sometimes a team or manager needs a performance like that to galvanise them .
Team for Sunday (if all fit ) for me is
Nicholls
Spencer Helik Balker Headley
Thomas Matos Kasumu Rudoni Koroma
Burgzorg
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Post by dezzly on Mar 7, 2024 7:41:41 GMT 1
Thought Andre’s interview on httv was spot on.
Realised we have to move the ball quicker and better and that we have it away far too much,making it much easier for them to sit in shape and then break.Also acknowledged though without actually really saying it that that has been an issue for not just this season but further back and that realistically it will be difficult to majorly improve that with the players we have and also the time left.
Implied that simply having a much better intensity than last night and that we have shown since Wednesday second half and hard work will be how we stay up.He knows exactly what is needed and what we struggle with was what I took away from it.
You can always excuse a single performance like that if you are going to play with a high intensity as there will be games with our small and limited squad that they simply look a bit flat and lack the quality on the ball.As long as it’s not a trend you can accept it.
I mentioned in a previous post that west bell maybe a similar game however although they will be extremely well drilled and stick in shape to an extent,the fact they’re in the playoffs probably means they will play with more intent than Cardiff and also their superior player quality they will probably have more of the ball,so should suit us more if we can defend well.
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Post by dugnet on Mar 7, 2024 8:01:45 GMT 1
It's unfortunate that we don't appear to be allowed to play Matos for 90 mins in more games. In the first half we were too deep, Matos allows us to play higher up the pitch, and consequently didn't carry enough of a threat.
Overall there wasn't much in the game and if Danny makes contact we likely get a point.
We need to hold our nerve though. We look a more competitive team than we did at the start of the year and we need to maintain that mindset and momentum. The reason we are in this position is well understood, well I think so anyway ie a poor summer window and some poor choices before January.
It's possible we could be in the bottom three come kick off Sunday but if we are we need to focus on what we need to do. We know what Carlos will likely do, soak up and pick us off, so we need to find a plan to disrupt that. As long as the mindset continues as it has these past few weeks we will be ok.
The "drains up" of what we should have done and what we need to do can wait until May. We have 11 games to secure our Championship status so let's all focus on that, accepting our weaknesses and mistakes (which we can't change now).
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Post by ronaldinio on Mar 7, 2024 8:05:50 GMT 1
Sat in a Spoons in Cardiff now and it is what it is. We weren't good enough to get anything tonight and cardiff took their chance. We don't have enough creative players, and it was clearly obvious in both summer and Jan but we didn't recruit well in either window. Let's hope we have enough to get us over the line, I think we do. Wish I had gone to Spoons straight after as a mis judged “I’ll take the west by pass out up to Junc 33 on the M4 to miss or by pass all the city traffic” flopped as the M4 for one junction was closed! So a 2 hr journey back home to the South took longer BUT time to reflect. Was my car load unhappy - yes Did we think we are going down - no Were we all confused where our next win is coming from - yes! Plenty on here have called players out but simply put we were very poor, ineffective, but as someone posted earlier, André will have learnt more last night than ever. Prima Donna’s never suit our style of play Cardiff were poor, put from around the 5th minute decided to just wait for our unforced errors and counter attack. Easy win for them. Hope Carlos has a mid day visit from hell, but going to be very bumpy until May. Such a shame. |
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Post by ronaldinio on Mar 7, 2024 8:31:51 GMT 1
It's unfortunate that we don't appear to be allowed to play Matos for 90 mins in more games. In the first half we were too deep, Matos allows us to play higher up the pitch, and consequently didn't carry enough of a threat. Overall there wasn't much in the game and if Danny makes contact we likely get a point. We need to hold our nerve though. We look a more competitive team than we did at the start of the year and we need to maintain that mindset and momentum. The reason we are in this position is well understood, well I think so anyway ie a poor summer window and some poor choices before January. It's possible we could be in the bottom three come kick off Sunday but if we are we need to focus on what we need to do. We know what Carlos will likely do, soak up and pick us off, so we need to find a plan to disrupt that. As long as the mindset continues as it has these past few weeks we will be ok. The "drains up" of what we should have done and what we need to do can wait until May. We have 11 games to secure our Championship status so let's all focus on that, accepting our weaknesses and mistakes (which we can't change now). Hold our nerve totally, but looking at the ten games left “we” think 46 should be the magic number, maybe 47 - so thats 8/9 from 30. Big ask tho! |
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