The problem being we don't have a half decent strike force.
9 Oct 2026
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Patiently, yer nice one.
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Presumably you would have the same objection to someone just counting shots, with no opinion on the quality of where those shots were from?
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Yes, of course. Though there is some goalscoring merit in 'buying a ticket' rather than just safely retaining possession (defending with the ball). But the eyes are always your friend in how meaningful a strike is.
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Watching Anderson is a reminder of what we have lost from our midfield and whatever anyone thinks McAtee might become he is nowhere near that level, not is anyone else in our team. We couldn't keep him but we are weaker defensively and in attack for losing him.
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Well you know how it happens. You don’t put a team away when you have the chance then it invariably ends up with us losing.
Confidence is a problem. We should have been three or four up. As soon as we conceded you know it was probably over.
Don’t be fooled. This team is in a relegation battle. For the life of me I don’t see us winning many games unless we score first and then hold on for dear life. Remind you of somebody? We don’t look like a counter attacking team palace do. Still..
They are not very good. Neither are we. Schlager was good for a long time. N’Doye can finish but falls over at the drop of a hat. McAtee was a bit rubbish. I have no idea what Diomande offers than Cunha Doesn’t. Ola was fine. We also were victims of pinball defending. Although what has happened to dealing with set pieces and our inability to suddenly defend them. Can we have some tactical flexibility please? We are not a five at the back team.
Bah.
Will be happy with 12th at this point. I suspect we will be lower soon especially with cheaty and the Arse coming up.
Chicago: Hoping to be wrong.
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What exactly did you think was bad about today's performance other than we lost?
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Poor defending, keeper that never comes for a corner, the panic after conceding the first goal, the dreadful finishing.
Off the top of my head.
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Cows arse --- Banjo.
We are weak in midfield, all over the shop defensively, when holding the ball and attacking we are very
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In fairness, it's good judgement to not come for a corner - if you can't catch.
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When we battered them for the first 40 minutes, how do you think that happened? Luck?
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How do you think the other 50 minutes happened? Luck?
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The space behind Schlager and McAtee remains an issue. As soon as the opposition get the ball there the back 3 don't seem to know whether to come to the ball, hold position or retreat. The shape collapses and holes appear.
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You first
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An Anderson sized hole.
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Good analysis. Better than Tricky is able to offer.
It worked well for the first half to be honest. If we'd been 3-0 up, as we deserved, we might have brought on someone like Yates or Sangare or Dominguez and shored things up. But we'll never know.
