Match Reaction

[robbiez666]

Billy may be back on Tuesday. Some good news, at least.

 

[Kelso]

What I can’t get my head round. Against Middlesbrough we looked excellent, energy, work level, togetherness. There was no sign of tiredness. So why is everyone saying we are a tired team. If we can do it against Middlesbrough, and I know people will point at the return of CW and the players had something to prove. We had injuries when we played them, and we have just come off a two week break, again I know some players where away on International duty, but since then why is it all gone backwards. If you can perform well in one game why not the rest.

 

[robbiez666]

What I can’t get my head round. Against Middlesbrough we looked excellent, energy, work level, togetherness. There was no sign of tiredness. So why is everyone saying we are a tired team. If we can do it against Middlesbrough, and I know people will point at the return of CW and the players had something to prove. We had injuries when we played them, and we have just come off a two week break, again I know some players where away on International duty, but since then why is it all gone backwards. If you can perform well in one game why not the rest.

You answered your own question. Every player on that pitch gave blood that day to make a point. The same way teams raise themselves for big games.

 

[Kelso]

You answered your own question. Every player on that pitch gave blood that day to make a point. The same way teams raise themselves for big games.

I understand that, yesterday we had the 1st of 8 games to secure a play off place, so does that count as a big game, knowing 3 points, would go along way to securing that play off place. Surely you should be giving blood in every game.

 

[robbiez666]

I understand that, yesterday we had the 1st of 8 games to secure a play off place, so does that count as a big game, knowing 3 points, would go along way to securing that play off place. Surely you should be giving blood in every game.

There are very few teams, if any, in the whole world whose players or up for it every game? The champion-winning Liverpool and Man City teams, maybe, but aside from that? Even in our promotion season we had off days.

This kind of performance after an international break is not uncommon. Add in you have Baldock, Davies and Fleck not match fit (and Davies out of position), MGW ill and been travelling. Berge, RND and Egan been on international duty. Jebbison has little experience playing with these players and upfront alone. They've not all trained together for 10 days until Thursday.

 

[Kelso]

There are very few teams, if any, in the whole world whose players or up for it every game? The champion-winning Liverpool and Man City teams, maybe, but aside from that? Even in our promotion season we had off days.

This kind of performance after an international break is not uncommon. Add in you have Baldock, Davies and Fleck not match fit (and Davies out of position), MGW ill and been travelling. Berge, RND and Egan been on international duty. Jebbison has little experience playing with these players and upfront alone. They've not all trained together for 10 days until Thursday.

I understand what you are saying, but over the last 2 months we have had more off days than on days. With the exception of Middlesbrough and Swansea we have not played that well. Other teams round us are having problems with injuries and international call ups, granted not as many, but they are all raising there game, we are not and it’s worrying.

 

[Jan Age]

You answered your own question. Every player on that pitch gave blood that day to make a point. The same way teams raise themselves for big games.

Not really proving a point though is it? Raising your levels for one game? Sort of proves the opposite and that they were right to be called out in the first place?

 

[robbiez666]

Not really proving a point though is it? Raising your levels for one game? Sort of proves the opposite and that they were right to be called out in the first place?

So sack all the managers in the world as their players don't raise their game every?

They played out of their skin and thrashed the then form team in the league because their manager used to manage us. But putting that level off effort in takes a toll on players having to play 3 games per week.

 

[ATL Recs]

Billy may be back on Tuesday. Some good news, at least.

What I can’t get my head round. Against Middlesbrough we looked excellent, energy, work level, togetherness. There was no sign of tiredness. So why is everyone saying we are a tired team. If we can do it against Middlesbrough, and I know people will point at the return of CW and the players had something to prove. We had injuries when we played them, and we have just come off a two week break, again I know some players where away on International duty, but since then why is it all gone backwards. If you can perform well in one game why not the rest.

Because the bloke talks crap he didn’t even watch the same game neither side made chances according to him ffs we could have been swept away in the second half
We have been the same as this since Cardiff away apparently it’s now called tired 19

 

[ATL Recs]

There are very few teams, if any, in the whole world whose players or up for it every game? The champion-winning Liverpool and Man City teams, maybe, but aside from that? Even in our promotion season we had off days.

This kind of performance after an international break is not uncommon. Add in you have Baldock, Davies and Fleck not match fit (and Davies out of position), MGW ill and been travelling. Berge, RND and Egan been on international duty. Jebbison has little experience playing with these players and upfront alone. They've not all trained together for 10 days until Thursday.

So all our away performances (which even when we did scrape a win or a draw from winning positions have been at this level) are down to international breaks now
So the rest we need doesn’t really work
Some deluded bullshit written on here

 

[robbiez666]

So all our away performances (which even when we did scrape a win or a draw from winning positions have been at this level) are down to international breaks now
So the rest we need doesn’t really work
Some deluded bullshit written on here

 

[Jan Age]

So sack all the managers in the world as their players don't raise their game every?

They played out of their skin and thrashed the then form team in the league because their manager used to manage us. But putting that level off effort in takes a toll on players having to play 3 games per week.

My point is if that is all they can muster then it’s really not proving any sort of point… its actually proving the opposite … that over a season we aren’t as good as we could be so in the end they might have beat Wilder once but over the duration of a season he and his team are in the box seat

 

[Eric_Brooks]

There are very few teams, if any, in the whole world whose players or up for it every game? The champion-winning Liverpool and Man City teams, maybe, but aside from that? Even in our promotion season we had off days.

This kind of performance after an international break is not uncommon. Add in you have Baldock, Davies and Fleck not match fit (and Davies out of position), MGW ill and been travelling. Berge, RND and Egan been on international duty. Jebbison has little experience playing with these players and upfront alone. They've not all trained together for 10 days until Thursday.

How do you explain

Coventry
Blackpool
Millwall

Other teams have these issues too. We got this show back on the road after the performance at Fulham.

 

[Eric_Brooks]

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1 point from 4 away games is the problem

 

[Captain2]

Because the bloke talks crap he didn’t even watch the same game neither side made chances according to him ffs we could have been swept away in the second half
We have been the same as this since Cardiff away apparently it’s now called tired 19

Totally agree Stoke we’re all over our midfield and created loads of chances , Sawyers came on and made an impact.
I could see the danger down the right why the fuck couldn’t Hecky?
On reflection yesterday was a real low point in a mediocre season to date.
Watching the Prem games today we have gone so far backwards from 2 seasons ago it’s frightening.

 

[Bell4]

1 point from 4 away games is the problem

Yes it is

Despite all the contributory factors - it is