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Reply | Ilias is Back
at 12:49 25 Dec 2024
I think the 9 shirt is Kolli's now until it is not. Can't argue with the goal record, he lays the ball of well and will get stronger but because he has pace it will make the defensives drop deeper and give us room to play in front or enable us to get behind.
Re Chair at 10, Just like Eze before him I always thought he was better of starting on the left and drifting in, gets easily picked up by the holding midfielder who can man mark when central as he gets older I'd like to seem evolve into a Modric like 8 |
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Reply | Where are the "Nourry out" comments now ???
at 10:27 23 Dec 2024
Ashby was brought in because Reggie Cannon lost his case and they had to release. Santos was never meant to be 2nd choice right back he was a cheap punt
The comment about Cifuentes not trusting Madsen is BS. Cifuentes has never brought on Madsen to play wide right for Smyth it's either Anderson if we need a goal or Bennie if we need legs and to be more defensive to protect a lead |
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Reply | Preston Reflection
at 10:13 23 Dec 2024
Bennie has tended to be used more defensively to shore up a side when he has come on, if we have been attacking and needing a goal he has tended to put on Anderson. Given that Bennie is 18 as well and has come through the A-league in Australia rather than any premier league academy they must see something there and are trying to give him game time bit by bit. I'm not sure he is an out and out winger more of an old skool wide midfielder |
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Reply | Preston Reflection
at 15:32 22 Dec 2024
On Saito first half he was moving into the 10 position when we were attacking as we tried to overload the right, he was struggling to find space and often when he got the ball his touch was a bit heavy so he had to keep coming back, with Chair coming back he can get a rest in this Christmas period and I'm sure will coexist back better for it |
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Reply | Where are the "Nourry out" comments now ???
at 15:21 22 Dec 2024
We have a tendency in this modern age to have the pitchforks if success is not instant (also applies to the new government). The reality of anyone coming into any new role is they will make mistakes and in the real world that is how you learn and get better at what you do. There is good and there is bad in the recruitment, you can't right all the wrongs in a single transfer window when you have small budget. The issues are less in what we have but in what we dont have. I dont think Marti is without fault in the start either and by sticking with him we have enabled him to correct those mistakes and find a way. I see no reason to change anything at the moment. We need to focus on contract renewals now, and tie down Kolli, Dunne, Cook and Chair for extension. and recruit for a left back and another forward |
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Reply | Ilias is Back
at 12:31 22 Dec 2024
I think Saito has had two of his poorest games in the last 7 days and Chair coming back is timely, but despite the assist Chair was still well off his best and is going to need a fair few games given how much he missed including most of pre-season. Still would not be too surprised if he goes in January |
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Reply | Lloyd - Lone Striker Role
at 11:35 15 Dec 2024
I think he did well, and worked hard. He has really huge balance issues, hence why he falls over a lot or trips over his feet. You would hope someone is working with him 1 to 1 on improving that. You never feel he ever has the ball under control |
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Reply | Twine Free Kick
at 11:28 15 Dec 2024
really interested in the rule on this, never seen it before, clear advantage to be had if you can move the ball a metre or so back and to the side, much harder to get up and over the wall and on target from where it was marked. Great free kick, though as someone else said if you removed the wall altogether Nardi would have saved it with ease it was not exactly top bins |
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Reply | Ashby
at 11:24 15 Dec 2024
If Paal is fit then obviously he plays. Without the ball the team were magnificent again to a man, disciplined, threw bodies at everything with the ball we were terrible particularly out wide, Smyth (goal apart) and Saito with the ball were very poor. Anderson (I actually thought we missed Madsen just for ball retention) worked super hard off the ball but always isolated on it. Personally I think Field and Varane playing together contributes to this, too similar and both too deep yet both magnificent defensively. We were over all very leggy. 30% possession a game is going to do that in a 3 game week |
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Reply | QPR v Oxfoooooord match thread
at 00:11 12 Dec 2024
That first half was the worst half of football I've seen in years, two absolutely terrible sides. 2nd half seemed to be more of the same until the goal and we played pretty well thereafter. We truly always rise or fall to the level of the opponent. 2 good goals from Field who was far too deep first half as was Smyth. Even Saito was poor and you could tell it was going to be like that within minutes if the kick off with everything being so flat.
I thought Kolli did well again as did Lloyd when he came on though if there is a player with a poorer sense of balance in this league I'm yet to see it.
Cook or Varane MOTM for me |
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Reply | Chair
at 16:33 8 Dec 2024
Chair like any other player should be earning his place back in the team which means good performances from the bench making a difference putting in some assists and then goals.
For me Chair has always been better down the left than in the middle so he and Saito should be fighting that out and with the fixture pile up coming possible rotating but the shirt is Saito's for now |
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Reply | Sam Field or no Sam Field?
at 16:30 8 Dec 2024
Morgan has been very good at home and was again yesterday, less so away from home. Field clear MOTM last week. What we should be celebrating is the fact that Morgan coming though means we are even having this conversation and that before we talk about Colback who by the sounds of Martis comment we aint going to see until the new year |
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Reply | Nourry
at 10:00 8 Dec 2024
Fitness, strength and muscle injuries have all been very questionable this season and if you believe in marginal gains you also have to believe in marginal losses. Accountability gaps can be like a cancer in an organisation and unless the guy is coming back full time then they need to move on |
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Reply | Madsen today
at 00:02 8 Dec 2024
I think he is fine, he's upped is work rate and is starting to adjust, given the conditions never going to suit his passing style. You'd never have thought we had scored from one of his corners today given some of the comments. Paal only came over to give it a go at an in swinger as the wind was blowing so hard so putting one under the bar made sense as it was it went straight out of play. Everyone fit he is probably 3rd or 4th choice on set pieces after Chair, Anderson and Dembele |
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Reply | Nourry
at 22:37 7 Dec 2024
If you watch the full length interview with Marti post match on WLS there are some serious burns thrown by Marti not for the first time too. Not sure all is well |
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Reply | Kolli
at 22:34 7 Dec 2024
He was fantastic, what more can you ask for a 19 year old kid coming of the bench. Let's get that contract done He's shown he can make a difference and we need to get 2 good years out of him let him improve further and then maybe he moves on. Its in everyone's interest to close it off, now he proved himself.
Edit - The other very useful thing about Kolli today was watching in crowd we were able to measure the wind direction by his hair [Post edited 7 Dec 22:58]
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Reply | Storm
at 18:04 6 Dec 2024
I always struggle with the fact that that people who are most vocal re immigration are also the most vocal re mitigations to climate change like they dont see that the latter will drive the former. But then of course you stop and realise that the UK is on the same Latitude as Alaska, Canada, Sweden and Siberia and if the ice sheets do melt and that cold water stops the Atlantic current or pushes it south, then it will be so bloody cold that no one will want to come here anyway and it all makes a bit more sense. |
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Reply | random
at 21:10 3 Dec 2024
Yes - Favourite food item on breakfast |
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