After the euphoria of beating Port Vale where there was talk of 'we'll concede some, but we'll be scoring loads of goals', how we were going to rip up the league, Anita was brilliant etc were swing a bit more of a realistic picture.
For all the signings made there is not a lot of additional it's available for TC. Sacko and Jansson for starters are not additionality. Last season we had the issue of which midfielders and wingers to pick, at times they were each as mediocre as each other and we seem to be in same situation and really hoping that alioski, saiz and klich will change that.
Every season we hear how great a player is based on some YouTube clips and then we see that they can't cut it in this league.
Every season we hear similar justifications for the lack of progression. A few seasons back when we had awful start it was 'look at reading they had slow start but stormed league' 'look at Huddersfield they got foreign manager and went up' 'look at how many points we have compared to last season' etc etc these just divert from the issues.
The issues are that we have a high number of mediocre players imposed on TC. They have little experience at this level as does TC. We can say they need time to gel. You could say that even more so of Wolves. Every team of new players needs time to gel,that time is easier and shorter if the players are of better quality.
The other issue is around Wood. If he's not scoring we struggle, we have done little to mitigate that and if we lose Wood then we have a tough season ahead.
Thete was a lot made of TC's analysis of last season and what needed to be improved. I think we've yet to see that analysis translated into the pitch. I felt we had more attacking intent against Bolton but lightweight midfield will make us struggle to do that regularly.
I feel AR is well intentioned and I believe that TC can cut it in this league IF supported with players he feels he needs rather than an influx of players with a feeling of 'look at what value I'm adding' from Orta and Bravo.
I'm not sure the answers for TC are within the existing squad, and he's been hampered by key injuries straight away, but such is life when you accept a job in this set up and I hope he can figure out how to get that midfield working and that he's supported to develop squad his way.
Wood situation needs sorting either way and communication with TC on this needs to be better.
A real think about that midfield needed as well.
Reality check
posted on 16/8/17
It is true. He made one save. Its a truthful fact.
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Two, Wood and Dallas.
posted on 16/8/17
Agree midfield is holding us back in my opinion.
Can see us signing another striker before the window shuts.
posted on 16/8/17
Best is correct, we was a threat second half
But being a threat and creating is two very different things
We're struggling in midfield
posted on 16/8/17
If the keeper got a hand on the Dallas cross/shot fair enough 2. I was at the other end of the ground.
How many shots did the Preston keeper save? The one-on-one and then the Dallas header and pablo drive........any more than that?
Lets be fair the other way. Wiedwald made his first league save last night in 3 games! We look damn solid and that is always a positive base from which to grow on.
posted on 16/8/17
Wood not offside for the goal so should have been 3 points. Way too early to judge the team in my opinion
posted on 16/8/17
comment by The Hayemaker (U14625)
posted 5 hours, 3 minutes ago
I don't get the line up yesterday.
Why on earth was Anita at left back?
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Possibly to add experience to the back 4.
Cbj and shaughnessy haven't played many games.
posted on 16/8/17
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
It is true. He made one save. Its a truthful fact.
For a home team creating less than handful of chances we looked fairly blunt hence we we scored 0 goals.
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Our keeper only made 1 save too?
posted on 16/8/17
comment by Top Cat Kop Cat (U21542)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
It is true. He made one save. Its a truthful fact.
For a home team creating less than handful of chances we looked fairly blunt hence we we scored 0 goals.
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Our keeper only made 1 save too?
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^^^^ "Lets be fair the other way. Wiedwald made his first league save last night in 3 games! We look damn solid and that is always a positive base from which to grow on"
posted on 16/8/17
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Top Cat Kop Cat (U21542)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Kebablegs (U17699)
posted 3 hours, 22 minutes ago
It is true. He made one save. Its a truthful fact.
For a home team creating less than handful of chances we looked fairly blunt hence we we scored 0 goals.
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Our keeper only made 1 save too?
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^^^^ "Lets be fair the other way. Wiedwald made his first league save last night in 3 games! We look damn solid and that is always a positive base from which to grow on"
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Exactly
posted on 16/8/17
"My concern is the midfield. Hopefully sooner rather than later it will be Klich Viera and Anita. "
Would like to see that.