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Reply | Budgies vs Rs Match Thread
at 21:35 29 Dec 2024
EDIt - in reply to Northern:
"Second... Madsen anonymous again. You didn't think Andersen played well? Fine. Look what that giant idiot did in the same role. Morgan, bless him, tired after a formidable effort. "We just want to know you're safe sweetheart". Field was my MOTM, Varane needed to come on and do a tribute act and didn't. Sunk too deep and abdicated responsibility. A lot of pointing, flapping about, and moaning. Reactive, not proactive. I'm still not as enamoured with him as many are.
The game really changed when Field went off. At one point one of their CMs miscontrolled a ball on the halfway line, fell over, and was still able to get up and recover the ball unchallenged. In the fcking centre circle."
Agree with you about Madsen. Second half against Swansea I watched him a lot and he's not improving. Can't be trusted.
Agree with you also about Varane. He's shown more passion of late, and looks a better player for it. But his effort is still inconsistent, and I I can't forget how gutless he was earlier in the season. It's a hard memory to shake. So, can't be trusted.
Midfielders shouldn't have to be reminded to tackle, bollock and bite. It should be second nature.
Edit: Agree also about EDB.
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Reply | Budgies vs Rs Match Thread
at 21:22 29 Dec 2024
Agree with you and with Burnley.
I found a couple of our recent away games hard to take, or at least large portions of them. Today, I thought we played some bright and ambitious football and tried to attack in possession and tried to attack the ball out of possession. In fact, I thought it was an enjoyable game for a long time. In the first half in particular both teams played a lot of smart one and two-touch football around good, hungry pressing.
I agree with those who say that Field's substitution (for a needless yellow) and Morgan's tiring cost us any hope of maintaining that form. After that, we were in serious trouble. We couldn't play short-and-through Norwich and we couldn't hold the ball up front when we went long. All that was left was to defend.
And that's where, imho, the naitivity and inexperience cost us. If all that's left is to defend then you hit it long and defend with eleven. We didn't and we finally got caught.
Still, a decent point, and a much better away performance. |
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Reply | Get well soon ludo
at 19:12 29 Dec 2024
Best wishes to him and to his loved ones. |
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Reply | Budgies vs Rs Match Thread
at 16:14 29 Dec 2024
Cifuentes said he was happy with his players. I read that diffferently to him saying he was happy with his squad. I love the notes in my wallet, but I wouldn't mind a few more of them. |
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Reply | Budgies vs Rs Match Thread
at 14:29 29 Dec 2024
Showed our inexperience and naivity at the end to concede that equaliser, but still a promising display. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 05:37 28 Dec 2024
Good post, slmrstid.
I'm guessing here, naturally, but usual practice is that the medical team tell the coaches how many minutes training and playing each player can do on a day-to-day basis.
If that's the case at Rangers, as it was under Beale who bragged that he ignored the advice, and if Cifuentes is following the medical team's advice then he's absolved of any blame on that front. If, however, like Beale he's ignored their advice then maybe some of the injuries are partly down to him. |
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Reply | The King's speech?
at 12:00 25 Dec 2024
Fair play to him.
Happy Christmas everyone! |
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Reply | Cook?
at 17:46 24 Dec 2024
Good news, it seems. Certainly better than it looked.
Asked a physio friend of mine, and he looked at the QPR statement. If it's a tear of the plantar fascia it could be months, apparently, but if it's plantar fasciatis (a heel spur) it could be anything from 0 to 6 months.
Hope that's accurate. It's not an injury I know much about, thankfully.
Good news that the club are telling us as well.
Fair play. |
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Reply | Happy Christmas Loftforwords
at 17:32 23 Dec 2024
Happy Christmas everyone. Love to you and to your loved ones.
Thanks for all the entertainment and camaraderie all year. |
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Reply | Where are the "Nourry out" comments now ???
at 14:07 22 Dec 2024
Very balanced conversation. Enjoyed catching up with it.
Some players have worked out nicely, some haven't, some might yet. I think that's fair to say, as it was fair to say under Ferdinand.
But the squad is chronically unbalanced in teerms of positional strength and style(s), and that's my concern. And that, imo, along with the injuries, is the main reason we've spent half a season playing poor football and propping up the division. |
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