Positives?

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

What were our positives? No discussion or debate just post what you felt was positive about tonight......


I'll start....


- Burke was lively and deserves another start

- Ramsdale made some excellent saves - Gordon Banks esque one of em

- Second half was good moving forward albeit against a defensive WBA

- We created multiple decent chances

 

[Dalelane01]

Lundstrum good when he came on

 

[yorkshirecoast]

Positives:

 

[robbiez666]

Burke looked lively first half. Gives us something we don't have (if not a striker)
McBurnie played really well first half as well. Linked up play ala Didzy. Kept coming deep and kept wanting it. Won most things in the air
Brewster's best game for us. Much better workrate and reading of the game

 

[Digger]

Brewster put himself about.
Burke
After a poor start Berge manned up
It only lasted 98 minutes

 

[yorkshirecoast]

McBurnie played really well first half as well. Linked up play ala Didzy. Kept coming deep and kept wanting it. Won most things in the air

LOL. He was utter shite. Again.

 

[bonobo]

I thought Burke was excellent, created two clear chances, had a great effort of his own that took a superb save from Johnstone. He just needs to play alongside someone who can finish.............. ....... ....... ...........

 

[dc_blade]

We created loads of chances. Probably our best attacking performance since we got into the PL, hamstrung by laughably poor finishing. The caveat is that we were playing a very poor West Brom who sat off for 35 minutes and just let us have the ball.

We looked a lot better after the tactical change. Was it a 3-4-3? Berge looked better in that deeper role in a central 2 and I think we just have to play him there for a run of games and see if he can handle it. Moose and Brewster looked sharp despite some poor play in the box. Lunny did well when he came on.

 

[BigDon]

If we play the ball out from the back we become a threat, punting the ball forward is a waste of time, has been in every game. Burke finally got a chance, caused plenty of problems, drop McB and Norwood and we have a chance against most teams. Keep punting it forward and we are only going one way. We need to play football in this league and we have the players to do it.

 

[Seth Rollins]

None. End of thread.

 

[BettingBlade]

We created chances and stopped aimlessly hoofing it in the second half.

If we keep improving at this rate, we might score another goal by January.

 

[Stretch]

The 3-4-3 towards the end.

Hope we stick with this going forward. Burke, Brewster and Mousse as the front 3.

 

[Houston_Blade]

We had pace in the team. That’s the most positive thing for me. It made chances because it panics defenders, long balls didn’t.

Lundstram improved the midfield.

Baldock got in some good positions.

Egan and Bash were good.

 

[TJB.]

Probably our best attacking performance since we got into the PL

You fucking what?!?!

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Burke’s pace and John Egan thought Ramsdale was alright too

 

[Snake]

I am saving myself some money by cancelling BT and Sky Sports. Season ticket holder of 40 plus years. Regular away attender. I will always follow the Blade in the flesh, as it were, but watching on TV kills me. No more tv viewing for me.

 

[dc_blade]

You fucking what?!?!

I thought someone might take issue with that

Obviously it’s not a good attacking performance if you don’t score. But it’s the most chances we’ve created in a long long time.

 

[Lane Ender]

None. End of thread.

Disagree

 

[Norville Rogers]

We created loads of chances. Probably our best attacking performance since we got into the PL, hamstrung by laughably poor finishing. The caveat is that we were playing a very poor West Brom who sat off for 35 minutes and just let us have the ball.

We looked a lot better after the tactical change. Was it a 3-4-3? Berge looked better in that deeper role in a central 2 and I think we just have to play him there for a run of games and see if he can handle it. Moose and Brewster looked sharp despite some poor play in the box. Lunny did well when he came on.

Berge is a central mid. Why we play him on the right to accomodate Norwood is one of our biggest problems IMHO.
I think Wilder finally stumbled upon a potent front three in Burke, Moose and Rhian. Whether he notices or not is moot.

 

[TJB.]

I thought someone might take issue with that

Obviously it’s not a good attacking performance if you don’t score. But it’s the most chances we’ve created in a long long time.

I agree with what you say in this comment here.

But best attacking performance since we arrived in the Premier League, considering the wins we had last season...it's almost clickbait!

Next you'll be saying the shit results are due to widespread fraud...

 

[Gimli]

McBurnie played really well first half as well. Linked up play ala Didzy. Kept coming deep and kept wanting it. Won most things in the air

LOL. He was utter shite. Again.

Absolutely disagree

 

[1973Blade]

We created chances finally! Yes Burke had a decent game, but for me Brewster is the one who could be the classy striker we need. Please play him for the next few games, give him a chance!

 

[dc_blade]

I agree with what you say in this comment here.

But best attacking performance since we arrived in the Premier League, considering the wins we had last season...it's almost clickbait!

Next you'll be saying the shit results are due to widespread fraud...

Behave!

I’m partly serious. I’ve been so frustrated with how little we create that I am genuinely pleased that we created so many chances today. I had gone into the game thinking that if we lose, I’d be out of patience with Wilder. But we showed enough going forward to think we can win some games.

But you have to score.

 

[Weasel]

There were plenty of positives tonight.

Unfortunately there was one big fuck off disapointment. The result.

But there was much to be encouraged about, most importantly the players are still playing for the manager and gave it a go until the final whistle.

I felt for them tonight.

 

[ancientblade]

Berge is a central mid. Why we play him on the right to accomodate Norwood is one of our biggest problems IMHO.
I think Wilder finally stumbled upon a potent front three in Burke, Moose and Rhian. Whether he notices or not is moot.

exactly mcburnie has to be benched and yeah drop norwood put sander there and dont believe im saying this but put lundstrum back in flecks way off his game as well so maybe bring ben osborn back in but its heartbreaking for blades fans all these chances not being taken and chris wilder must be tearing his hair out tonight feel for him he looks so despondent

 

[Norville Rogers]

exactly mcburnie has to be benched and yeah drop norwood put sander there and dont believe im saying this but put lundstrum back in flecks way off his game as well so maybe bring ben osborn back in but its heartbreaking for blades fans all these chances not being taken and chris wilder must be tearing his hair out tonight feel for him he looks so despondent

Fleck always takes a few games to bed in. He's always crap when he first comes back and we all go 'what happened to Fleck' and then he picks up again. Perhaps he lacks basic fitness or something but he has always come good again before.

 

[TJ blade]

Fleck always takes a few games to bed in. He's always crap when he first comes back and we all go 'what happened to Fleck' and then he picks up again. Perhaps he lacks basic fitness or something but he has always come good again before.

Agree about a few games to settle in but tonight he was utter shite! Should have scored and for the rest of the game was a fucking passenger!

 

[Norville Rogers]

Agree about a few games to settle in but tonight he was utter shite! Should have scored and for the rest of the game was a fucking passenger!

agree totally. see how he gets on in the next few though

 

[Houston_Blade]

Another positive - Callum Robinson was on their team not ours.

 

[BigDon]

Fleck is the best player we have bar none, even below par he is quality under pressure and is the one who can open up a defence, problem is it goes over his head to McBollocks all the time. I watch every game in the hope we drop Mc B and start to play football, thus far I have been disappointed. I still fancy us against any team but only if we play with the ball on the floor, then our strikers will get the service they need from Fleck and Berge running onto a through ball, which lets be frank we have probably the two quickest in the league. Its not that hard really!!