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Reply | Marti party over?
at 11:24 20 Oct 2024
After sitting through 85mins of what I have recently termed my weekly charitable donation. It's clear that Marti has over complicated his tactics in a largely straightforward league. The upper loft gives you a good view of formations and players movement to which it’s very clear where it’s not working. Fox too slow at moving the ball to Paal or Saito allowing Portsmouth to screen cover. Dunne (and apologies to any huge fans here) is simply too clumsy and simply not good enough to play with ball at feet. Bar a switch to right back last season he hasn’t improved his overall game and reverts to panic hoofing the ball out of the stadium.
What surprised me yesterday was rather than showing for the ball in midfield we thought it was easier to play up to Frey and build. Where has the midfield gone? Portsmouth on the other hand played neat 3,4 passes and were on attack. If we are a possession based team why are we then bypassing our midfield and reverting to hoofball. The only time this changed was when Field (yesterday’s walking red card tight rope) went off and Morgan added some movement to our static midfield. If Marti plays Field and Madsen again in front of the back 4 or 3 or 5 he deserves all the criticism.
If we are to move upward then it has to go back to basics which Marti did when he first came in. 4-1-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 screen the back 4 with Field and Varane/Colback and give players who are seemingly struggling Dunne, Madsen, Fox to read the game from the bench and build their confidence with small cameos. The championship is a funny old league. Blink and it’s January. |
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Reply | Transfer deadline day
at 12:21 1 Feb 2024
I saw he played 38 games for Luton last year. Sort of player we need to liven up that left footed midfield of ours |
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Reply | Transfer deadline day
at 12:20 1 Feb 2024
Danish media reporting we're in for Lucas Andersen. Danish winger from Aalborg. Has played in a Cifuentes team previously. Doubt we'll get Ebiowei now from Palace |
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Reply | The actual Fulham thread
at 14:48 16 Oct 2021
Time to change the formation, or at least hire a defensive coach. Didn’t Clint Hill say on a podcast that when he was at Rangers with Warbs that they never ran defensive drills |
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Reply | Brentford....
at 22:26 28 Dec 2020
Because those comparing seem to discourage the hard work we’ve done in the last 6 years. Whilst we were pissing money at the wall in the prem, they were quietly going about their business. We’ve just seen our first real prospect go for big money. There’s more to come. We’re years behind them but where we are currently are, I’d take this set up everyday over the shambles witnessed in our latter prem days. |
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Reply | Brentford....
at 22:22 28 Dec 2020
Not actually the case. Do you need to split hairs here? They run a similar model in both clubs and would of course lend and borrow when they can. Case and point, they do it. |
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Reply | Brentford....
at 21:12 28 Dec 2020
Can we stop comparing the Brentford model to ours. People are obsessed. They do their thing and we do ours. Both very profitable in their own right. 6 years ago we didn’t have a single decent academy or youth player coming through and sold for big money. Eze was the first and now we have BOS (who we bought for £250k from Blackpool) being lined up for a big money move. Dieng, Dickie, Kelman, Dyckes will go onto bigger clubs for bigger fees than we paid. People forget, Brentford owners also own Midtjylland - both feed players to each club. I’m sure if we had similar we’d be doing much better. Ramsey is doing a great job with the U23. Fickle fans see otherwise. |
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Reply | Manning updates???
at 12:03 2 Oct 2020
Some have said Manning is working with a new agent who is demanding a higher wage from the club - using this as leverage to get a deal with a prem club. Personally don't think he'd start in the prem. Could easily end up like Josh Bowler. Nice to see club standing firm |
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Reply | Bonne signs - Official!
at 12:00 2 Oct 2020
Nice to have backup to Dykes - takes pressure off Oteh (would imagine a loan for him). Flippant fans on Twitter still screaming about our resources at the back. Can't please them all! |
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Reply | **Coventry Match Thread**
at 21:42 18 Sep 2020
Lumley not good enough at this level, a strong commanding keeper to sort the back four out. Too many backwards passes in their third. MW needs to consider hiring a defensive coach for the training ground or we'll concede another 70+ again this season. |
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Reply | Six Nations Thread 2019
at 11:18 31 Jan 2019
Can see Ireland going all the way. Borderline call or not he was offside, had the All Blacks held on to their chances they would've been out of sight. Difference between that game and the one where they lost in Dublin, was Ireland never took their foot off the gas. If England are to come close this year, they need to compete for the full 80. Will come down to whether Jones can motivate the pack and how fit they are. |
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Reply | Wigan match thread
at 15:57 25 Aug 2018
Nerves definitely. Would like to see the midfield take control second half. |
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Reply | Wigan match thread
at 15:49 25 Aug 2018
Glad to be ahead. Lumley playing well - very vocal. Don't understand the hoofball though. |
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Reply | At what cost??
at 19:08 23 Aug 2018
Their wages are £20k a week, we might be paying 50% of this who knows. |
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Reply | Hemed done deal
at 13:45 23 Aug 2018
Great business, contract up and the end of the season so could make it a permanent - bit like we did with Wzolek |
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Reply | What next?
at 23:56 21 Aug 2018
Other than Mick is there anyone else that could galvanise this dead bunch? |
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Thread | Manning
at 23:15 21 Aug 2018
No coincidence his first game on loan results in MOM - we've sent out best youngster out on loan. |
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Reply | Errors
at 23:00 21 Aug 2018
Since when did Mclarens teams play hoofball for 90mins. Why start washington up front and play long balls up to him all game. Nothing to do with errors the whole set up is shot and he's lost the players. Next. |
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Reply | Dave Mc on Twitter
at 13:59 20 Aug 2018
De Boer tried to implement a style which Palace were not used to which resulted in 4 back to back losses. Sadly we're heading down that same path - I would agree we should act quickly if this continues. However, I'm still giving hair island tomorrow and Saturday (both winnable IMO). |
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