| Good result but doesn't hide the problems 17:06 - Sep 20 with 2542 views | famousgrouse |
A fighting performance but a game very low on quality. We had very little possession on which to build any attacks, we were wasteful when we had free kicks in attacking half, and gave away free kicks in dangerous areas unnecessarily. Hard to pick out a MoM but Daniels seemed to grow into his position as did Rentmeister until his injury. |  | | |  |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:24 - Sep 20 with 2526 views | Ormegod |
Only one MoM today for me and that was Joe Lewis,again! |  |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:26 - Sep 20 with 2525 views | 1953Original |
Have seen more games than I've missed this season and it's apparent where the problem is. Centre of midfield lacks any creativity or forward movement. Perkins and Lundstram are both tryers but neither has what we need. We also need a nippy striker off Miller to cause problems up front. Thank God for a decent back four or we could be rock bottom with a seriously bad goal difference! | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:30 - Sep 20 with 2524 views | thebigone |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:26 - Sep 20 by 1953Original |
Have seen more games than I've missed this season and it's apparent where the problem is. Centre of midfield lacks any creativity or forward movement. Perkins and Lundstram are both tryers but neither has what we need. We also need a nippy striker off Miller to cause problems up front. Thank God for a decent back four or we could be rock bottom with a seriously bad goal difference! |
Joe Lewis has been the find of the season and worries me a bit what this Parrish bloke will be like when we play Cardiff. In fairness for the defence to have not conceded from open play in the last three games there has to be serious credit given to them but I despair of our attack. Two shots on goal today is just woeful and Riga needs to give our attacking play some serious thought in the next 7 days as I can't see us not conceding against free scoring Norwich! | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:35 - Sep 20 with 2519 views | AVFTTConvert |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:30 - Sep 20 by thebigone |
Joe Lewis has been the find of the season and worries me a bit what this Parrish bloke will be like when we play Cardiff. In fairness for the defence to have not conceded from open play in the last three games there has to be serious credit given to them but I despair of our attack. Two shots on goal today is just woeful and Riga needs to give our attacking play some serious thought in the next 7 days as I can't see us not conceding against free scoring Norwich! |
To me, and I wasn't there today. we seem to lack confidence pushing the ball forward and a formation which allows players to find space. We are way too narrow and the central midfield two too deep. Also I was watching Football Focus earlier and the majority of goals from Midweek were speculative long distance efforts - how many times this season have we actually tested the opposition keeper from outside or just inside the box? | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:39 - Sep 20 with 2517 views | Bigbrother |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:35 - Sep 20 by AVFTTConvert |
To me, and I wasn't there today. we seem to lack confidence pushing the ball forward and a formation which allows players to find space. We are way too narrow and the central midfield two too deep. Also I was watching Football Focus earlier and the majority of goals from Midweek were speculative long distance efforts - how many times this season have we actually tested the opposition keeper from outside or just inside the box? |
The report sums it up - score in each of the last 3 games and we'd have 7 points and be out of the bottom three with loads of confidence. Time for Riga to find some new blood. Incidentally anyone know how bad Cubero's injury is? | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:43 - Sep 20 with 2508 views | rigabeliever |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:39 - Sep 20 by Bigbrother |
The report sums it up - score in each of the last 3 games and we'd have 7 points and be out of the bottom three with loads of confidence. Time for Riga to find some new blood. Incidentally anyone know how bad Cubero's injury is? |
The opening few words of the o/p says it all really 'a fighting performance' - looks like we've gone back to being plucky little Blackpool who get patted on the back for getting a draw at Brighton!! | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:46 - Sep 20 with 2505 views | Happy_Satsuma |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:43 - Sep 20 by rigabeliever |
The opening few words of the o/p says it all really 'a fighting performance' - looks like we've gone back to being plucky little Blackpool who get patted on the back for getting a draw at Brighton!! |
Let's get Cubero in this side and see what he can do. It quite often only takes one player to unlock a side's potential as we have seen in the past with the likes of Charlie Adam. Would love to see him play next week against Norwich. As for our strikers I wasn't excited when we got any of them to be honest and is little surprise that they have returned so few goals. |  |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:50 - Sep 20 with 2500 views | BFC_Tim |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:46 - Sep 20 by Happy_Satsuma |
Let's get Cubero in this side and see what he can do. It quite often only takes one player to unlock a side's potential as we have seen in the past with the likes of Charlie Adam. Would love to see him play next week against Norwich. As for our strikers I wasn't excited when we got any of them to be honest and is little surprise that they have returned so few goals. |
If you're not getting wins then you have to look at making changes. So far Riga has changed the front two most games, the wide men most games but the one place he's not changed since we started this campaign is Perkins/Lundstram and there must be better out there to bring in on loan surely? | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:54 - Sep 20 with 2497 views | WindyMiller |
Couldn't get there today but have just spoken to a mate on the phone who said it was back to the wall stuff especially when they added on the 6 minutes. Said the keeper was exceptional and the who back four played well but said we lacked any sort of quality or movement in midfield and looked content to defend for much of the game. I suppose it's what you want at the moment away from home just to build confidence and get some points on the board. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 17:57 - Sep 20 with 2492 views | hertfordseasider |
We are what we are, we lack quality all over the pitch, Riga has been hamstrung and isn't going to get any help, but those players gave everything today, they were shattered at the end. You can't fault the commitment, but the team is league 1 at best I am afraid.
KO made another mess of things on TV today, our only hope is for him to go, anything else and we will just continue declining but will be debt free although run like we are in administration!! |  | | |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:10 - Sep 20 with 2480 views | TwoPhillips |
One of the few posters from the old site I'd like over here is straightatthewall as he always gives an interesting insight - anyone who knows him tell him to copy his stuff on here as well as it's always a good read. In the meantime I'll do a Gazette and Copy and Paste:
Both positive and negative.
On the plus side, Lewis is getting better and looks confident and with good qualities. The highest praise I can offer is that we've not missed Gilksy. He ain't better than him, but he's certainly not looking worse than him either and that's a good thing.
The effort shown by every player was commendable too. I've seen them twice now and both times, I couldn't fault the work rate and commitment. I think, given the total shambles we have seen, that they could easily be forgiven for adopting an attitude as unprofessional as that of the chairman. That they haven't done is to their credit.
It was also good to see Miller play the full game. He's clearly got ability, but it was also obvious that he's well off peak fitness. He needs to keep playing as if he does, he will become a greater threat.
The concern now is whether his contract allows him to keep playing regularly. Watch out for minor injuries keeping him out. If they do, then we'll know that Riga can't play him all the time due to financial constraints.
The negatives are there for all to see too, sadly. For all the hard work and excellent attitude, there are just far too many players in this squad who are way below Championship quality. I'd also note that the 2 best players I've seen in the games I've watched - Lewis and Daniels - are not ours.
Our creative ability is extremely limited. I can't recall much at all in terms of chances created or even attempts to create chances. It's functional at best and there is nobody in the front 6 who you'd currently fear if they were lining up against us. That's a major worry. Even Fulham have a goal threat. We don't. If you don't concede you won't lose, but if you don't score you won't win. Wins are what we're going to need.
I said midweek that we're 4 players short of being good enough to stay up. I still stand by that. Sadly, I don't see that happening, because I don't believe Karl has money to spend (even though we all know the club should be rolling in it.) | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:13 - Sep 20 with 2477 views | Orioltwins |
If this would have been the first game of the season I think many of us would have been jumping through hoops at this point but sadly where we are means we need a few wins under our belts for so many reasons.
I think those who say we are a good performance away from a win are deluding themselves somewhat because this is a very average side that we have cobbled together and it will need that quality added to it before we will start to move up this table (and once they have a new manager in don't expect Fulham to remain below us for very long). | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:16 - Sep 20 with 2474 views | tangerinedom |
Can I just say I apologise about Rentmeister - I hear he had a couple of hairy moments but overall did OK and I was the first to say I thought we'd concede a hatful with him in defence and so well done Jeffrey. | | | |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:25 - Sep 20 with 2469 views | Happy_Satsuma |
Good to see a positive tweet from Daniels
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:28 - Sep 20 with 2467 views | STHolder |
I think what people forget here is that in the last three games we could have got absolutely hammered by three very good sides -3rd and 4th place team in the Championship and a side that is tough to beat at home. Yet we have come out of it with character and two points. Not huge in the grand scheme of things but we have a manager who is hopefully staying put and sorting out our weaknesses, players who are clearly playing for each other and the club and maybe for the first time since Ince left a feeling we might be actually on the up. | | | |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 20:07 - Sep 20 with 2420 views | brassedoff |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 18:28 - Sep 20 by STHolder |
I think what people forget here is that in the last three games we could have got absolutely hammered by three very good sides -3rd and 4th place team in the Championship and a side that is tough to beat at home. Yet we have come out of it with character and two points. Not huge in the grand scheme of things but we have a manager who is hopefully staying put and sorting out our weaknesses, players who are clearly playing for each other and the club and maybe for the first time since Ince left a feeling we might be actually on the up. |
Think STHoder has hit the nail in the head - reckon we'd have done a bit better with the fixtures we had in August if we'd played them now. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 20:16 - Sep 20 with 2416 views | Ormerod89 |
This was my mate's assessment who went ...
We defended well with both Oriol and Daniels putting in a good shift. We offered little upfront with only two shots on target, Miller didn't look interested and Ranger didn't add anything when he came on. It might have just been a bad day for him but Zenjov was particularly poor. I like Joe Lewis and I thought Perkins tried to make things happen. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 22:16 - Sep 20 with 2382 views | AVFTTConvert |
Interesting how people talk positively about Perkins and yet I just don't see it - is he any more than just a yappy little terrier who is a bit of a nuisance? | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 07:06 - Sep 21 with 2347 views | wespens |
Sumnmed it up in the opening line there - low on quality - until we bring that in we won't see a change in performances or results. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:30 - Sep 21 with 2331 views | famousgrouse |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 22:16 - Sep 20 by AVFTTConvert |
Interesting how people talk positively about Perkins and yet I just don't see it - is he any more than just a yappy little terrier who is a bit of a nuisance? |
I agree about Perkins! what is this love-affair that some people have about him? Is it because he gets noticed because of his blond hair? We have had diminutive players before (Ball, Green, Hoolahan, etc.) but they have all had that one element to add to their game which Perkins has not got ie SKILL! | | | |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:51 - Sep 21 with 2324 views | thebigone |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:30 - Sep 21 by famousgrouse |
I agree about Perkins! what is this love-affair that some people have about him? Is it because he gets noticed because of his blond hair? We have had diminutive players before (Ball, Green, Hoolahan, etc.) but they have all had that one element to add to their game which Perkins has not got ie SKILL! |
FG - there seems to be an appreciation of Perkins because he works hard and is industrious and alongside some player who seem incapable of more than musical statues that is admirable. A bit like last season when he came in to a poor team he kept winning MOTM because he is a busy player .. but similarly that doesn't mean he's any good!! | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:59 - Sep 21 with 2320 views | we_are_Superior |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:51 - Sep 21 by thebigone |
FG - there seems to be an appreciation of Perkins because he works hard and is industrious and alongside some player who seem incapable of more than musical statues that is admirable. A bit like last season when he came in to a poor team he kept winning MOTM because he is a busy player .. but similarly that doesn't mean he's any good!! |
The stuff about Miller is worrying as he is the man who should be getting us out of this. I remember that player who wore a West Brom shirt who terrified defences and all I see now is a pale shadow of that player. Did warn about getting him in the first place! | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 10:05 - Sep 21 with 2317 views | BFC_Tim |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 09:59 - Sep 21 by we_are_Superior |
The stuff about Miller is worrying as he is the man who should be getting us out of this. I remember that player who wore a West Brom shirt who terrified defences and all I see now is a pale shadow of that player. Did warn about getting him in the first place! |
No matter how we're playing the important thing is how well we are doing defensively - much easier to work from the back forward than the other way and am sure Riga will be looking at this. Make us difficult to beat first and then start to work on winning games. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 11:29 - Sep 21 with 2302 views | basilrobbiereborn |
Riga is big on efficiency and a secure defensive base. That side of it seems to be going quite well. Very early days yet. | |
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| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 11:54 - Sep 21 with 2295 views | WindyMiller |
| Good result but doesn't hide the problems on 11:29 - Sep 21 by basilrobbiereborn |
Riga is big on efficiency and a secure defensive base. That side of it seems to be going quite well. Very early days yet. |
Am hoping BRR that this is going to be a long term project for Riga and in which case, as you say, these are very early days. Maybe as well he has a whole season ahead to get things right!! | |
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