| Joey & Mikey 08:20 - Oct 28 with 2790 views | pencoedjack |
What a centre half pairing.
A few superb tackles by VDH especially the one on the edge of the box.
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| Joey & Mikey on 08:27 - Oct 28 with 2342 views | CopaMundial |
Reading had far too many free headers yesterday, I agree that they both made some great tackles, but there was some shocking marking from both of them also |  | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:29 - Oct 28 with 2324 views | ItchySphincter |
We are very weak at defending crosses at a he moment. Not sure what’s gone wrong there.... |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 08:31 - Oct 28 with 2309 views | jackrmee |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:27 - Oct 28 by CopaMundial |
Reading had far too many free headers yesterday, I agree that they both made some great tackles, but there was some shocking marking from both of them also |
Yeah there were a LOT of chances for Reading yesterday. However, both CBs are top notch in recoveries, blocks, tackles and playing the ball out of defence.
I'm not sure why we are conceding so many chances though. Hopefully GP is and can sort it out. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 08:32 - Oct 28 with 2308 views | raynor94 |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:27 - Oct 28 by CopaMundial |
Reading had far too many free headers yesterday, I agree that they both made some great tackles, but there was some shocking marking from both of them also |
Got to agree, we were lucky a few times second half, we looked ropey at the back, better teams than Reading would have taken advantage |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 08:44 - Oct 28 with 2251 views | icecoldjack |
Yep, they are doing great but they look less assured with Nordfelt than they did with Mulder.
VDH just looks like he owns it out there, complacency will be his only enemy this season. |  | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:48 - Oct 28 with 2223 views | Whiterockin |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:31 - Oct 28 by jackrmee |
Yeah there were a LOT of chances for Reading yesterday. However, both CBs are top notch in recoveries, blocks, tackles and playing the ball out of defence.
I'm not sure why we are conceding so many chances though. Hopefully GP is and can sort it out. |
There are always many more chances in the Championship compared to the Premier League. This is why your require real quality to score in the top flight and less so in the Championship. Your finishing needs to be better in the Premier League and your ratio of goals to chances needs to be so much higher. This is why some players are prolific in the Championship and fail to make the grade when they step up. |  | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:57 - Oct 28 with 2189 views | Kilkennyjack |
Big Joe also had a fantastic recovery tackle in the box second half.
Looking good as a pair.
Good number of clean sheets evidence of this.
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| Joey & Mikey on 09:58 - Oct 28 with 2037 views | Badlands |
On defending crosses
1) Where the **** is Nordfeldt?
2) it looked like the CBs were preventing clean headers rather Han compete - dangerous but has the advantage of keeping the CB aware of position following the cross and prevents attackers getting power or direction on a header. Ashley Williams is the master of this defending. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 10:11 - Oct 28 with 2009 views | Whiterockin |
| Joey & Mikey on 09:58 - Oct 28 by Badlands |
On defending crosses
1) Where the **** is Nordfeldt?
2) it looked like the CBs were preventing clean headers rather Han compete - dangerous but has the advantage of keeping the CB aware of position following the cross and prevents attackers getting power or direction on a header. Ashley Williams is the master of this defending. |
They had several "clean headers" yesterday and should have scored from at least 2. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 10:15 - Oct 28 with 1995 views | ploppy |
VdH was a good shout for MoM for me. Some great tackling - including the one in midfield that started the counter attack for our second goal. It's a little worrying that teams are getting headers in against us but I think Nordfeldt has to take some of the blame. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 10:21 - Oct 28 with 1980 views | exiledclaseboy |
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| Joey & Mikey on 10:34 - Oct 28 with 1944 views | CopaMundial |
The highlights of the game are available to watch, have a look at them and you'll see that both VDH and Rodon both fail to pick up their man on several headed chances that Reading had,
I do agree about Nordfelt, he doesn't fill me with confidence either. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:35 - Oct 28 with 1829 views | pencoedjack |
I'm sure there's a song in there for the more artistic ones amongst PS posters. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:37 - Oct 28 with 1817 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
If that's a great game for the pair then we're in deep trouble. Reading's forwards had little trouble losing their marker every other cross, imagine what Premier League strikers would do to them. Joe has a very long way to go. 'Mikey' has likely peaked and is a solid second division centre back.
That could have very easily been another Ipswich result if they had taken just 2 of their numerous chances. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 11:46 - Oct 28 with 1802 views | jacksfullaces |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:37 - Oct 28 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
If that's a great game for the pair then we're in deep trouble. Reading's forwards had little trouble losing their marker every other cross, imagine what Premier League strikers would do to them. Joe has a very long way to go. 'Mikey' has likely peaked and is a solid second division centre back.
That could have very easily been another Ipswich result if they had taken just 2 of their numerous chances. |
what's your solution/alternative? | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:48 - Oct 28 with 1794 views | ItchySphincter |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:44 - Oct 28 by icecoldjack |
Yep, they are doing great but they look less assured with Nordfelt than they did with Mulder.
VDH just looks like he owns it out there, complacency will be his only enemy this season. |
Danny Graham had Mike in his pocket, did you see that game?
He's gone off the boil a bit in the last couple of games imo. | |
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| Joey & Mikey on 11:53 - Oct 28 with 1777 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:46 - Oct 28 by jacksfullaces |
what's your solution/alternative? |
I don't think there is an alternative, they're a very capable pair. However the manager and his coaching team need to address the glaring weakness to our game, which is defending crosses.
Whether it is the goal keepers fault, or poor positioning from the centre backs is for Potter to look at and address. However if it isn't we'll be conceding poor goals from crosses every other week which will surely damage any chance we have of sneaking into the playoffs. | |
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| Joey & Mikey on 06:42 - Oct 29 with 1500 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Joey & Mikey on 08:44 - Oct 28 by icecoldjack |
Yep, they are doing great but they look less assured with Nordfelt than they did with Mulder.
VDH just looks like he owns it out there, complacency will be his only enemy this season. |
I have to say that VDH lost us the Ipswich game almost single-handedly. He needs to be a lot more on his game than he is right now. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 08:10 - Oct 29 with 1442 views | Cooperman |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:53 - Oct 28 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
I don't think there is an alternative, they're a very capable pair. However the manager and his coaching team need to address the glaring weakness to our game, which is defending crosses.
Whether it is the goal keepers fault, or poor positioning from the centre backs is for Potter to look at and address. However if it isn't we'll be conceding poor goals from crosses every other week which will surely damage any chance we have of sneaking into the playoffs. |
That’s quite right Dwight. The only difference between the Ipswich and Reading games is that Ipswich took their chances.
I’m sure that Potter and his team are acutely aware of the issue and will work on in to improve what is an already tight defence; the goals conceded stats prove this. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 09:05 - Oct 29 with 1389 views | LeonWasGod |
| Joey & Mikey on 09:58 - Oct 28 by Badlands |
On defending crosses
1) Where the **** is Nordfeldt?
2) it looked like the CBs were preventing clean headers rather Han compete - dangerous but has the advantage of keeping the CB aware of position following the cross and prevents attackers getting power or direction on a header. Ashley Williams is the master of this defending. |
We don't seem as comfortable at the back with Nordfeldt; a couple of real comedy moments yesterday. There was much less panic with Mulder imo, but that's been discussed to death on here. |  | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 09:38 - Oct 29 with 1351 views | Loyal |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:35 - Oct 28 by pencoedjack |
I'm sure there's a song in there for the more artistic ones amongst PS posters. |
Joey and Mikey,
Onhhhh my crikey,
When the balls in the air
Onhhhh you couldn't care
Bloody lovely,
Day off on Thursday.
Mikey and Joey,
When it gets snowey,
Wrap up warm
With a good quality snood.
To the tune of Beethoven's 9th in oral B. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 10:30 - Oct 29 with 1307 views | Uppa_Swans |
We do seem to be conceding too many crosses into the box. But that's not really the fault of the centre halves. Full backs and midfield should be preventing those balls from being played. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 10:42 - Oct 29 with 1285 views | Mo_Wives |
Mike's lucky to still have his teeth from what I heard. |  |
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| Joey & Mikey on 13:23 - Oct 29 with 1176 views | icecoldjack |
| Joey & Mikey on 11:48 - Oct 28 by ItchySphincter |
Danny Graham had Mike in his pocket, did you see that game?
He's gone off the boil a bit in the last couple of games imo. |
I did, and for me it was just a good battle between 2 good players, the important part of that tussle was in the goals scored by DG column, he didn't score and was subbed off, I'd hardly say he had VDH in his pocket .
Like I touched on previously, there is no surprise that the less clinical defending has raised its head since Nordfelt came back into the team . I think him not commanding his area well enough is a huge factor in our more shaky set piece defending. | | | |
| Joey & Mikey on 13:36 - Oct 29 with 1154 views | Johnw102 |
For all those saying about the chances against us we have only conceded 11 goals in 15 matches and 3 of those in one match, second best defence in the league. can't just have been luck in 15 matches a â…“ of the way through the season. |  |
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