I just think we need a fit naughton and that makes a world of difference to our back four.
I am more than happy with Naughton-Kaboul-Verts-Rose and think they will cope with most teams.
As I think we all realised before the match (and said) Poch picked the wrong team. He is to blame.
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HeNgY
Id play 3 at the back
>>>> kaboul Fazio Verts
Has it all speed, hight and ball passing
And the ability to feck up three times, instead of the usual two. Let`s face it whoever plays at the back, they are shitte.
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"As I think we all realised before the match (and said) Poch picked the wrong team. He is to blame."
No really as we was so good the first half only for all the attacking players to mess up good chances!!
9 shots and 1 on target isn't good enough in the first half
Well our best goal-scorer was on the bench.
Saving him for the league cup
F.uck it, doing a Swansea under Laudrup would cheer me up tbh
League win means into the Europa next season
Fack the league
As I said, I dont really mind about results this first 6 months under poch, which is why I dont get too bummed out by results like this. Should try and do a Jol and blood the youngsters so they become better and better. Means that the next manager can inherit a great team from Poch
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Not all bad lads, we have beaten two of the top four
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comment by HeNgY (U9129)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Not all bad lads, we have beaten two of the top four
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The fact that West Ham and Southampton are doing so well, and Liverpool last season, really shows how much of a benefit it is to not have any European commitments. Not to take anything away from how well they've done too of course besides that.
To be honest I think there is more wrong than a couple of players not playing well.
Newcastle have been crap all season but won at our place. WBA were total crap all season but won at our place. Pool have not played well all season but won at our place. Maybe anybody with half a brain would realise that ANYBODY can win at WHL so we need to know why.
Firstly take away the QPR game (cos they were total crap) and we have scored twice in 4 games at home.
Obviously thats as big a worry as our defending.
Teams know we dont score and dont even look like scoring half the time. IMO the chief reason for this is the team selection and the tactics. MP is getting it wrong big time IMO.
He has a way that he likes his teams to play but he needs a certain type of player to do that and we dont have that type of player. Therefore IMO he has to change his ways until such times as he does have those type of players. This he has refused to do.
No I am not saying we should sack him thats a nonsense but I am saying he needs a rethink.
Yes we have major weaknesses in defence but again tactics come into question. We press high up the field, we dont win the ball and teams run at our back 4 with virtually no protection from the midfield. Sorry but for me Capoue simply does not do enough to protect us, but to be fair he is not really there to protect full backs which is where we keep getting exposed with Chadli and Lamela being inside 75% of the game. Again all of our midfield players are guilty of giving the ball away with Lamela being a major offender. Again the pressing game sees us with 2/3 sometimes 4 players committed in a 10 yard square high up the pitch. Pure mathmatics tells you that we will be in trouble if we dont win the ball or give it away and we regularly dont win the ball and/or give it away.
IMO if MP had an ounce of common sense he would revert to a safe option which is 4-4-2. both full backs then get cover and dont have to cover as much ground trying to get forwards every minute or so and we might actually score with 2 players up front which we are obviously not doing with one player up there.
I really had high hopes for MP but so far I have to say he has disappointed me more each game. Again IMO he left it far to late to try and get the goal back today. He bought Soldado on with about 8 minutes or so to go which was a pure waste. Soldado has struggled to score when he has played 60 minutes ffs was anybody expecting him to score in 8 minutes?
If he persists with two inverted wingers and no cover for our full backs its going to be one hell of a poor season.
grandspurs
Excellent points you make, the high line is not working full stop as you say. And the so-called midfield enforcers are not doing their jobs. The opposition midfielders seem to be able to break at will through our flimsy midfield, even midweek against what was basically a pub team, the broke through easily and created 4 or 5 good chances. Something is seriously wrong with the set-up.
Watching MOTD it was laughable how easily Sissoko (i think) managed to wriggle through our midfield to set up the 2nd goal
Dont know how Arsenal made Kaboul look like Maldini
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posted on 26/10/14
I just think we need a fit naughton and that makes a world of difference to our back four.
I am more than happy with Naughton-Kaboul-Verts-Rose and think they will cope with most teams.
As I think we all realised before the match (and said) Poch picked the wrong team. He is to blame.
posted on 26/10/14
comment by thesingingangel (U20025)
posted 29 seconds ago
HeNgY
Id play 3 at the back
>>>> kaboul Fazio Verts
Has it all speed, hight and ball passing
And the ability to feck up three times, instead of the usual two. Let`s face it whoever plays at the back, they are shitte.
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posted on 26/10/14
"As I think we all realised before the match (and said) Poch picked the wrong team. He is to blame."
No really as we was so good the first half only for all the attacking players to mess up good chances!!
9 shots and 1 on target isn't good enough in the first half
posted on 26/10/14
Well our best goal-scorer was on the bench.
posted on 26/10/14
Saving him for the league cup
posted on 26/10/14
F.uck it, doing a Swansea under Laudrup would cheer me up tbh
posted on 26/10/14
League win means into the Europa next season
Fack the league
posted on 26/10/14
As I said, I dont really mind about results this first 6 months under poch, which is why I dont get too bummed out by results like this. Should try and do a Jol and blood the youngsters so they become better and better. Means that the next manager can inherit a great team from Poch
posted on 26/10/14
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posted on 26/10/14
Ping pong lee
posted on 26/10/14
Not all bad lads, we have beaten two of the top four
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comment by HeNgY (U9129)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Not all bad lads, we have beaten two of the top four
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The fact that West Ham and Southampton are doing so well, and Liverpool last season, really shows how much of a benefit it is to not have any European commitments. Not to take anything away from how well they've done too of course besides that.
posted on 27/10/14
To be honest I think there is more wrong than a couple of players not playing well.
Newcastle have been crap all season but won at our place. WBA were total crap all season but won at our place. Pool have not played well all season but won at our place. Maybe anybody with half a brain would realise that ANYBODY can win at WHL so we need to know why.
Firstly take away the QPR game (cos they were total crap) and we have scored twice in 4 games at home.
Obviously thats as big a worry as our defending.
Teams know we dont score and dont even look like scoring half the time. IMO the chief reason for this is the team selection and the tactics. MP is getting it wrong big time IMO.
He has a way that he likes his teams to play but he needs a certain type of player to do that and we dont have that type of player. Therefore IMO he has to change his ways until such times as he does have those type of players. This he has refused to do.
No I am not saying we should sack him thats a nonsense but I am saying he needs a rethink.
Yes we have major weaknesses in defence but again tactics come into question. We press high up the field, we dont win the ball and teams run at our back 4 with virtually no protection from the midfield. Sorry but for me Capoue simply does not do enough to protect us, but to be fair he is not really there to protect full backs which is where we keep getting exposed with Chadli and Lamela being inside 75% of the game. Again all of our midfield players are guilty of giving the ball away with Lamela being a major offender. Again the pressing game sees us with 2/3 sometimes 4 players committed in a 10 yard square high up the pitch. Pure mathmatics tells you that we will be in trouble if we dont win the ball or give it away and we regularly dont win the ball and/or give it away.
IMO if MP had an ounce of common sense he would revert to a safe option which is 4-4-2. both full backs then get cover and dont have to cover as much ground trying to get forwards every minute or so and we might actually score with 2 players up front which we are obviously not doing with one player up there.
I really had high hopes for MP but so far I have to say he has disappointed me more each game. Again IMO he left it far to late to try and get the goal back today. He bought Soldado on with about 8 minutes or so to go which was a pure waste. Soldado has struggled to score when he has played 60 minutes ffs was anybody expecting him to score in 8 minutes?
If he persists with two inverted wingers and no cover for our full backs its going to be one hell of a poor season.
posted on 27/10/14
grandspurs
Excellent points you make, the high line is not working full stop as you say. And the so-called midfield enforcers are not doing their jobs. The opposition midfielders seem to be able to break at will through our flimsy midfield, even midweek against what was basically a pub team, the broke through easily and created 4 or 5 good chances. Something is seriously wrong with the set-up.
posted on 27/10/14
Watching MOTD it was laughable how easily Sissoko (i think) managed to wriggle through our midfield to set up the 2nd goal
posted on 27/10/14
Dont know how Arsenal made Kaboul look like Maldini
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