It takes different approaches and qualities to win at home and away. Takes a bit of grit to win our first two away games. Epitomised for me by Alioski, who actually seems to like being away - I can see why, you get more space, more chances to break on the counterattack, if you work hard and keep your nerve. In fact he was involved in both goals yesterday.
I've never had sympathy with sides that don't do ok away, always seemed to me it was the gutless ones that could only perform at home.
However, not sure what we need to start winning at home. We need that to get promoted, draws are no good. Teams are going to give us even less space now they've seen what we can do when we get it.
Answers anyone ?
Away wins
posted on 20/8/17
Scary if we become better away than at home. Players should feel comfortable at home. Teams get promoted by being great away but fookin ace at home
posted on 20/8/17
Early doors yet.......get to December & we will see things shaping up, get to after the Jan xfer window & we will see the front runners make their move to strengthen if needed .
posted on 20/8/17
We can't boss games so we'll struggle at home when teams sit back and invite us to have a go
posted on 20/8/17
I think this team is a ways away from being
fully functioning. Once we are, we'll be a very
real threat in this division.
posted on 20/8/17
i don't think many would complain if our away form is the catalyst to promotion. That being said, home wins are the usual route to that success. Two draws but no goals conceded is not the stuff of panic stations just yet.
posted on 20/8/17
comment by Shaun M - Luke Ayling Gaetano Berardi, Pontus Jansson Alioski (U9955)
posted 48 minutes ago
We can't boss games so we'll struggle at home when teams sit back and invite us to have a go
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Agree with this. We look great when we attack quickly. Against both Preston and Fulham I felt we spent a lot of time dancing around 16 yard box until the attack just sort of fizzled out. Think we have a bit of work to do on how to break down defence/mid that sits and swamps the 16 yard box. Early days yet
posted on 20/8/17
I think we're far too lightweight also. But, we will win a lot of fouls.
posted on 20/8/17
comment by ruphio (U16205)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Shaun M - Luke Ayling Gaetano Berardi, Pontus Jansson Alioski (U9955)
posted 48 minutes ago
We can't boss games so we'll struggle at home when teams sit back and invite us to have a go
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Agree with this. We look great when we attack quickly. Against both Preston and Fulham I felt we spent a lot of time dancing around 16 yard box until the attack just sort of fizzled out. Think we have a bit of work to do on how to break down defence/mid that sits and swamps the 16 yard box. Early days yet
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Have penalty area measurements changed at ER. Is this another AR master stroke.
posted on 20/8/17
Brighton last year were one of best teams at home results wise that I can remember.They very rarely conceded and won a succession of one nils and two nils.
This was built on a rock solid defence and the combined threat of Murray and Knockeart.Now I think they benefited from an above average amount of penalties and opposition red cards but were clearly very good.I think we too may get this with the improved movement up front. We may get fewer chances at home but need to be clinical when we do .Wood takes those chances and we would be 4 for 4.
posted on 21/8/17
yeah very frustrating two 0 - 0's at home to be fair... however I'm not panicking just yet ha - I reckon if you get to the end of the season and you've only had two 0 - 0 home draws... both against decent sides it wouldn't look bad... lets just hope we can get our scoring boots on at home ha