Coutts sub, why?

[Bruce Wayne]

Can anyone please explain this?

 

[bromtom]

We couldn't keep the ball? That's the usual keep possession in the middle substitution from Wilder.

Doesn't work like but there you go.

 

[Rodley]

Suspect it was to try and get a toehold in midfield as we were being completely overrun.

 

[DronnieBlade]

Fairly straightforward.

AM off. CM on.

Not that hard to understand I would have thought.

WHY ?

I understand the modern parlance is “game Management” !!

UTB

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

...cost us today and the away games to Birmingham & Villa.

The substitutions we've made in these games have been confusing and I wonder if this is felt by the players?

We changed our shape 3 times today and the final substitution seemed to invite panic & disorganisation. This is my only, minor criticism of Wilder - We have a bench full of adequate cover for all positions but yet we continue to go for the unnecessary reshuffles.

 

[robbiez666]

Right sub in theory. Coutts sadly looks like he did when he first joined us.

 

[INTERUNITED]

Bringing Coutts on was absolutely bizarre. We basically went down to 9 men.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Coutts and Norwood together will invite pressure onto us. Dowell would have kept us worrying them at the back.

Wilder bottled it.

 

[B.Lade]

Sorry but the subs were fine today. Not the reason we conceded

 

[SwissBlade]

Bringing Coutts on was absolutely bizarre. We basically went down to 9 men.

I thought the replacing Billy with Cranie and not Hogan was the strangest one.

We play so much better when we’re on the front foot and that change gave us less movement.

 

[PaulHalfway]

Coutts does not tackle or close down, good on the ball but we needed someone to get close to them and put some tackles in
Got we deserved today, over run in midfield like the Bristol game

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Sorry but the subs were fine today. Not the reason we conceded

I agree they were brilliant subs, for Millwall.

 

[robbiez666]

Logically, removing Duffy (which Wilder does almost every game) was always going to happen. I would have used Dowell but Coutts of the promotion season would have been perfect. Great at ball retention. Calm. Collected. Current Coutts looks like a non-league footballer. I'd have Lundstram in front of him.

 

[Barnette]

we're easy pickings at the moment though..............as soon as we take a lead mentally we slow down and want to sit back. Gutting because its going against the very principles that have taken us to where we are now

 

[INTERUNITED]

I thought the replacing Billy with Cranie and not Hogan was the strangest one.

We play so much better when we’re on the front foot and that change gave us less movement.

Yes mate I said the same thing. We needed pace when they started to attack us to push their defence back. Plus I thought Freeman was poor, so no reason to go back to 5 at the back as the full backs weren't really in the game.

 

[Akinbiyi]

I thought the replacing Billy with Cranie and not Hogan was the strangest one.

We play so much better when we’re on the front foot and that change gave us less movement.

And then he blamed the players for taking a backwards step. No Chris - it was YOU. Don’t hang the lads out to dry and not shoulder any of the blame yourself. Poor form.

 

[SwissBlade]

And then he blamed the players for taking a backwards step. No Chris - it was YOU. Don’t hang the lads out to dry and not shoulder any of the blame yourself. Poor form.

It was both

 

[Akinbiyi]

It was both

I’m not saying otherwise.

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Does this include the sub who scored?

 

[Akinbiyi]

Does this include the sub who scored?

That was smart. Attacking, innovative.

The 2 after were gutless and pathetic. Sent out the wrong message.

 

[Foxy]

I could see his thinking, but I'd have gone Dowell.

 

[blader]

Was the least confusing of all the subs to me. Coutts is better at retaining the ball than Dowell.

God I’m pissed off tonight!

 

[Rodley]

I could see his thinking, but I'd have gone Dowell.

Agree bit more mobility.,

 

[Dec]

Lundstram would be a better sub to have in those situations. Puts himself about.

 

[Razor1967]

Coutts and Norwood together will invite pressure onto us. Dowell would have kept us worrying them at the back.

Wilder bottled it.

If he had brought Dowell or Hogan on and ended up with the same result, he would have been slated for that too!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

If he had brought Dowell or Hogan on and ended up with the same result, he would have been slated for that too!

Wrong. Bravery is required for the big prize, I would be unhappy but applaud the fact that we went for it.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Worst thing for me is Chris hasn’t shouldered any responsibility and instead put it all on the players toes.

HE was the one making 2 extremely negative subs, setting the tone for the players.

 

[Foxy]

Worst thing for me is Chris hasn’t shouldered any responsibility and instead put it all on the players toes.

Would hazard a guess designed to spark a reaction.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Would hazard a guess designed to spark a reaction.

That’s all well and good but he should be owning up. No question. It’s not just the lads this time.

 

[Razor1967]

Wrong. Bravery is required for the big prize, I would be unhappy but applaud the fact that we went for it.

I agree, I would prefer that too but unfortunately he can’t win (unless we win)