Another great win Mr Heckingbottom, but you picked the wrong team!

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

On schedule for only 106 points this season - get your act together Hecky FFS!!!!

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Look, we’re not firing on all cylinders at the moment, but we are still winning. You can’t criticise Hecky for anything at the moment. But I do think the Brewster experiment is sadly coming to an end. I would say we are most effective with one up top (McBurnie) with one in behind (N’Diaye or Khadra). We desperately need that extra midfielder in the engine room (Doyle, McAtee or Fleck). I really don’t like dissing a player in the red and white, but Brewsters lack of awareness in the box and composure in front of goal are looking like they won’t improve…A real shame.

 

[Need4speed]

It is called “management” Hecky has a wealth of information not available to us fans. He has to consider the short, medium and long term. He also has to consider player motivation. I think he is a good communicator and I think players will know exactly why he is picking the side he is. Personally I would have gone into the game unchanged. I thought Berge looked lost. But we won so what do I know. Big shout out for Wes nothing too much to do and then pulls off a great save. You can’t underestimate his value to the team

 

[Need4speed]

Look, we’re not firing on all cylinders at the moment, but we are still winning. You can’t criticise Hecky for anything at the moment. But I do think the Brewster experiment is sadly coming to an end. I would say we are most effective with one up top (McBurnie) with one in behind (N’Diaye or Khadra). We desperately need that extra midfielder in the engine room (Doyle, McAtee or Fleck). I really don’t like dissing a player in the red and white, but Brewsters lack of awareness in the box and composure in front of goal are looking like they won’t improve…A real shame.

Apart from his beautiful assist against Swansea

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Apart from his beautiful assist against Swansea

Granted, but sadly it’s a very rare occurrence. We all desperately want the lad to succeed, but when you analyse his positional sense, and the lack goal scoring prowess, you have to wonder if it going to work for him here. It’s probably unfortunate for the lad that we are a better team with that extra midfielder in the team with a lone striker.

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Look, we’re not firing on all cylinders at the moment, but we are still winning. You can’t criticise Hecky for anything at the moment. But I do think the Brewster experiment is sadly coming to an end. I would say we are most effective with one up top (McBurnie) with one in behind (N’Diaye or Khadra). We desperately need that extra midfielder in the engine room (Doyle, McAtee or Fleck). I really don’t like dissing a player in the red and white, but Brewsters lack of awareness in the box and composure in front of goal are looking like they won’t improve…A real shame.

He's a young lad coming back from a second injury setback. People had written off Oli McB up until 5 games ago.

 

[Mike325]

2 0 great win UTB

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Apart from his beautiful assist against Swansea

And the quickness of thinking to try and lob the keeper early doors. Great effort but now McBurnie's scoring someone else has to be the villain. Fucking ridiculous when we're top of the league, just won away and kept a clean sheet. Ask the players what they think of Brewster, I think they have a different view to some of you fucking lightweights.

 

[cahill]

Ever thought Sharp has come on just to give him some minutes after a long lay off ?

That was my thought as well

 

[Jan Age]

He's a young lad coming back from a second injury setback. People had written off Oli McB up until 5 games ago.

I’ve not written him back on yet.

I’m glad he’s scoring and seems in a happy place but he’s got a long way to go still …

 

[Bergen Blade]

The OP offers a relevant and valid opinion on yesterday's tactics. 40 minutes in Hecky may very well have agreed with it and he certainly wasn't happy with how the game was, judging by his post match interview.

He didn't admit the tactical tweak was the problem, but I'm pretty sure that first half will affect discussions and planning ahead of upcoming games.

 

[Frank the tank]

Yeah for fucks sake don't experiment with an attacking line up away from home again hecky

Even though that's pretty much what everyone's been screaming for all season and we won and we are top of the league

They played a bit better than us first half so let's categorise that as a failure and consign it to the bin and move on to the next game

 

[Tezza1889]

Sorry, but aren't we utilising the squad and still winning games?

We all know its a long season, we all know rotating players keeps them match fit, and fresher..

I didn't hear any criticism yesterday, Berge was a little flat at times and produced a few groans, not much more than that..

 

[blade too long]

we are without doubt the most critical fans in football
top the league 8 points clear of 7th
scoring goals clean sheets best gd in the league

but still nagging doubt and criticism abounds

we can rightly claim to be top of the biggest doubters in the EFL table

I'm not being critical but ,,,,,, SHOULD BE THE CLUB MOTTO

Enjoy winning for fucks sake, that should be the cry

are we perfect , no ,but enjoy the wins
as long as in all our away games he picks the wrong team for we win 2-0 who cares

 

[Bergen Blade]

we are without doubt the most critical fans in football
top the league 8 points clear of 7th
scoring goals clean sheets best gd in the league

but still nagging doubt and criticism abounds

we can rightly claim to be top of the biggest doubters in the EFL table

I'm not being critical but ,,,,,, SHOULD BE THE CLUB MOTTO

Enjoy winning for fucks sake, that should be the cry

are we perfect , no ,but enjoy the wins
as long as in all our away games he picks the wrong team for we win 2-0 who cares

Yeah for fucks sake don't experiment with an attacking line up away from home again hecky

Even though that's pretty much what everyone's been screaming for all season and we won and we are top of the league

They played a bit better than us first half so let's categorise that as a failure and consign it to the bin and move on to the next game

Sorry, but aren't we utilising the squad and still winning games?

We all know its a long season, we all know rotating players keeps them match fit, and fresher..

I didn't hear any criticism yesterday, Berge was a little flat at times and produced a few groans, not much more than that..

If you watch the first 65 seconds of this interview you'll see a manager who's delighted with the result and overall performance, but still makes it clear he wasn't happy with the first 40 minutes. It's not unreasonable to discuss exactly the same as fans and football people on a football forum.



I think it's a valid point that we should experiment from time to time. You can learn a lot from that. Like starting McAtee at Luton. It didn't work, and he's not started since. Gradually he'll get more playing time until we feel he's more ready to be given another start. I think Hecky will also be very focused on picking just the right game for him. It may be the same with picking a two man midfield with little chance to tweak it with the selected first eleven. We may well try it again, but maybe not against any team and there may be certain things that we'd like to adjust.

 

[Frank the tank]

If you watch the first 65 seconds of this interview you'll see a manager who's delighted with the result and overall performance, but still makes it clear he wasn't happy with the first 40 minutes. It's not unreasonable to discuss exactly the same as fans and football people on a football forum.



I think it's a valid point that we should experiment from time to time. You can learn a lot from that. Like starting McAtee at Luton. It didn't work, and he's not started since. Gradually he'll get more playing time until we feel he's more ready to be given another start. I think Hecky will also be very focused on picking just the right game for him. It may be the same with picking a two man midfield with little chance to tweak it with the selected first eleven. We may well try it again, but maybe not against any team and there may be certain things that we'd like to adjust.

I'm not saying we played well but I take umbridge at the view that we were lucky or got battered because neither if those things are true


We didn't play our usual fluid attacking football and we looked a bit sluggish but we still defended solidly and kept them to half chances

These are things that should be
Celebrated as much as looking good as these are things that get you promoted

We've had 9 points from 3 tricky away games and people are genuinely disappointed because we didn't dominate from start to finish

We would have lost all 3 last season where we buckled under the slightest pressure ,if people can't see that improvement than god help us when we lose

 

[blade too long]

If you watch the first 65 seconds of this interview you'll see a manager who's delighted with the result and overall performance, but still makes it clear he wasn't happy with the first 40 minutes. It's not unreasonable to discuss exactly the same as fans and football people on a football forum.



I think it's a valid point that we should experiment from time to time. You can learn a lot from that. Like starting McAtee at Luton. It didn't work, and he's not started since. Gradually he'll get more playing time until we feel he's more ready to be given another start. I think Hecky will also be very focused on picking just the right game for him. It may be the same with picking a two man midfield with little chance to tweak it with the selected first eleven. We may well try it again, but maybe not against any team and there may be certain things that we'd like to adjust.

as I said we arent perfect , but we are still learning to be a better squad
what we have got is strength in depth now and refound our ability to gel with players round us
no problem discussing areas we might improve on just get annoyed with some of the structured criticism is so negative

if this is Heckingbottom getting it wrong Ill take it

hes exceeding every expectation even mine but I am now convinced hes savvy enough to pull the necessary strings
name me any manager who gets every team and sub right ,,,, excluding those who have a billion pound to spend

 

[1973Blade]

I'm not saying we played well but I take umbridge at the view that we were lucky or got battered because neither if those things are true


We didn't play our usual fluid attacking football and we looked a bit sluggish but we still defended solidly and kept them to half chances

These are things that should be
Celebrated as much as looking good as these are things that get you promoted

We've had 9 points from 3 tricky away games and people are genuinely disappointed because we didn't dominate from start to finish

We would have lost all 3 last season where we buckled under the slightest pressure ,if people can't see that improvement than god help us when we lose

I agree with a lot of that, but I didn't say we were battered or lucky. First half I thought we struggled for long periods and I didn't think the system worked. We showed great character and yes I agree that we can't always play fluent football, sometimes results need to be ground out. But good teams learn lessons even when they have won a game, Pep can be scathing of Man City even when they have won easily!

 

[blade too long]

I agree with a lot of that, but I didn't say we were battered or lucky. First half I thought we struggled for long periods and I didn't think the system worked. We showed great character and yes I agree that we can't always play fluent football, sometimes results need to be ground out. But good teams learn lessons even when they have won a game, Pep can be scathing of Man City even when they have won easily!

think all managers can misread a teams intentions

looking at the stats we probably didnt expect them trying to get forward as much as they did
but Heckingbottom selected a side that coped admirably at the back and laid the foundation for us showing that bit of quality we have over other teams
We pressed them in their box and Nd won the ball and finished with aplomb
the second came from great closing again and tied up the win with plenty left in the tank
Hecky acknowledges theres a way to go and further lessons to be learned but we are still accumulating points as we improve

 

[Frank the tank]

I agree with a lot of that, but I didn't say we were battered or lucky. First half I thought we struggled for long periods and I didn't think the system worked. We showed great character and yes I agree that we can't always play fluent football, sometimes results need to be ground out. But good teams learn lessons even when they have won a game, Pep can be scathing of Man City even when they have won easily!

Fair do's but personally I wouldn't have changed it either
I was saying in my WhatsApp blades group that we will score when we get a chance and these will burn out

I think we contained them pretty well and if anything learned from the Luton game which was similar kitchen sink style assault that if we didn't switch off at the back we take the 3 points

 

[1973Blade]

think all managers can misread a teams intentions

looking at the stats we probably didnt expect them trying to get forward as much as they did
but Heckingbottom selected a side that coped admirably at the back and laid the foundation for us showing that bit of quality we have over other teams
We pressed them in their box and Nd won the ball and finished with aplomb
the second came from great closing again and tied up the win with plenty left in the tank
Hecky acknowledges theres a way to go and further lessons to be learned but we are still accumulating points as we improve

Yes, I think Preston surprised us by going for it, it was different to how they've approached some of their other games.

 

[Koh Samui Blade]

Looking back,including last season,whenever Berge plays deeper,it seems to affect our performances. He does not have the energy to play deeper in the Championship,he gets closed down and often looses possession.Also we look short in midfield with little energy in there.Higher up the pitch the opposition are more reluctant to dive in ,so he can get his head up and pick a pass or make the penetrative runs into the box.
Two up top and Doyle/Fleck playing deeper suites us better at the moment,in my opinion.
Whatever we think,we'll done Hecky,what a brilliant start to this season.

 

[Carlton Blade]

It's the exact team I'd have picked except I'd have started Doyle over Berge (Norwood and Berge as dual CMs just hasn't worked)

Brewster had earned a start and they dont offer enough threat that we needed the extra CM. Also Ndiaye is good enough to help out in there as required.

We play below max in the 1st halves of away, but we were too relaxed this time. It was performance rather than formation related

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

We win. Away from home for the second time 4 days. Keep a clean sheet for the second time in 4 days. Score 2 in one game against a team who had conceded 2 in their 9 previous games this season etc etc etc.

It's almost like some people don't actually give a flying fuck about the team or the club and just need a place to share their misery and try to make the rest of us feel as shit about life as they do.

Woke up this morning,
My dog was dead,
Someone didn’t like him,
Shot him though the head

I think it was a Sheffield United fan (probably South Stand block E)

 

[Yewsman]

whatever the team selection the fact is we have at least 2 outstanding players (at this level) in Ndaiye and Berge who are both capable of creating or scoring a goal out of nothing. Ndaiye’s goal was down to his individual brilliance in nicking the ball off the PNE players then taking it round and feinting their defenders before shooting. Outstanding. Berge made Oli’s goal again with great individual skill. With players like these if we can keep a clean sheet there’s always a good chance we will score at least one goal and win.

 

[Westran]

We're going to see rotation and that's fair enough, if we can beat weaker teams with a weaker side, we're going to raise our performance with a stronger team in the tougher matches

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Look, we’re not firing on all cylinders at the moment, but we are still winning. You can’t criticise Hecky for anything at the moment. But I do think the Brewster experiment is sadly coming to an end. I would say we are most effective with one up top (McBurnie) with one in behind (N’Diaye or Khadra). We desperately need that extra midfielder in the engine room (Doyle, McAtee or Fleck). I really don’t like dissing a player in the red and white, but Brewsters lack of awareness in the box and composure in front of goal are looking like they won’t improve…A real shame.

Gonna give you the benefit of the doubt here and assume you're being controversial in order to draw some fire........

 

[blade too long]

Fair do's but personally I wouldn't have changed it either

we don't. know what's discussed in training

mcburnie is. on a knife edge finess wise so. resting him was a sound. choice
other knocks. caused the other swops
Ends justify the means and for us to take 3 points at Ashton gate is a rare thing so. which ever way you look at it, it worked for us

 

[SwissBlade]

we don't. know what's discussed in training

mcburnie is. on a knife edge finess wise so. resting him was a sound. choice
other knocks. caused the other swops
Ends justify the means and for us to take 3 points at Ashton gate is a rare thing so. which ever way you look at it, it worked for us

Did you send that post via telegram?

 

[blade too long]

Did you send that post via telegram?

whats a telegram