Take the fa cup seriously

[Esteban Cambiasso]

Very poor from wilder today, disrespectful to the opposition and we got what we deserved.

Practice in knock out games in the fa cup might serve us well in the playoffs that we seem to bottle every bloody time

 

[71Blade]

We shouldnt be shipping 4 goals at home with the side he selected. Too many individual errors

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Very poor from wilder today, disrespectful to the opposition and we got what we deserved.

Practice in knock out games in the fa cup might serve us well in the playoffs that we seem to bottle every bloody time

We put out a strong side and made subs to try and win it. Nothing wrong with the management from what I saw..

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

We shouldnt be shipping 4 goals at home with the side he selected. Too many individual errors

The defence and keeper selection was league 1 standard ... Play your best players , take it seriously, we're not bloody man city

 

[coolasanidiot]

The centre back pairing of Mee and McGuinness cost us that game. The team selected was more than capable of beating Mansfield. Wilder could not have conceived that that pairing would be that poor.

 

[ClintonWestwood]

Not even the fans are that bothered about the FA cup. Let's be honest most of us would have preferred a league fixture today.

It's same with international breaks. They all just get in the way of the league.

 

[JOEYDEE]

Our back 5 were abysmal...

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

That 11 was good enough to beat a league 1 team.

"Wanker Wilder" didn't play u21s ffs..

Love to know Cloughs win ratio against higher ranked teams. He just wins in the cup.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Bad result but sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition and Mansfield scored some great goals today. Pleased for Nigel and their fans and hope they go on a good run.

 

[Blade In Flame]

The defence and keeper selection was league 1 standard ... Play your best players , take it seriously, we're not bloody man city

How do you work that out? They are two of our 4 first choice centre backs - granted only League One standard but that's not putting out a weakened team. And no matter what you might think about Adam Davies, there was no way he was to blame for any of the goals today.

 

[Cheeky Blade]

Got to hand it to Cloughie and Mansfield. Classic cup tie which they deserved to win.

 

[The Hobott]

We put out a team with a lot of rusty players in it. I think it might have been on purpose. Really enjoyed the game though from the poolside in the Canaries - maybe different if I'd turned up.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

McGuinness and Mee were poor at the back and were always going to be.

Campbell couldn't be arsed (again), Ings isn't up to contributing anything it seems.

Chong. Jesus Christ. Where to begin.

And Adam Davies will always give a comedic performance at being a goalkeeper.

The rest were middling, but that's over half your team being massively under par.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Too many changes today …could have started with a stronger side & changed it later more so after the Oxford postponement.
That said there’s was more than enough quality on the pitch to beat them but the defending on their last 2 goals was terrible.
Mee & McGuiness as a partnership ..No No No

 

[Blademan89]

Not been funny, but whay the hell was them defensive corners ? Why did we kept letting them have 2 free on edge of area. That was ridiculous that we didnt rectify it 1st time.

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

How do you work that out? They are two of our 4 first choice centre backs - granted only League One standard but that's not putting out a weakened team. And no matter what you might think about Adam Davies, there was no way he was to blame for any of the goals today.

Players returning from injury, clearly nowhere near fully fit is putting out a weakened team, he sees them in training and must know their fitness levels. Mee got ran around like a school kid all game, and that new loan right back may as well just go back now

Davies got beat from 25 yards with a weak floated shot and left half the goal open for the 4th

 

[John Street West Terrace]

McGuinness and Mee were poor at the back and were always going to be.

Campbell couldn't be arsed (again), Ings isn't up to contributing anything it seems.

Chong. Jesus Christ. Where to begin.

And Adam Davies will always give a comedic performance at being a goalkeeper.

The rest were middling, but that's over half your team being massively under par.

…Could agree more my friend with your analysis

 

[blade too long]

Give back up players a chance but not 10 all.at once..
Some cracking goals from Mansfield but they were given freedom to roam at will
.start with 5 or 6 of who's been doing well and we can win it ...trying to salvage 1-4 down is a bridge too far

Let's hope this malaise ridden performance doesn't sour our league momentum

Agree Mee was particularly poor .their winger tore him a new one

 

[CPB]

Team has more than enough quality just didn't show it.

They did score two stunners at key times in first half. But who was closing reed down at all?

3 and 4th goals give ball away cheaply and get caught on the break with our entire back 6 flat footed.

Will say it though. Bamford in box at 3-4. Looked like a pen to me.

 

[jt64]

Team has more than enough quality just didn't show it.

They did score two stunners at key times in first half. But who was closing reed down at all?

Really wouldn't surprise me if the gameplan re: that was "never good enough for us so just ignore him as he must be shit"

 

[ATL Recs]

The defence and keeper selection was league 1 standard ... Play your best players , take it seriously, we're not bloody man city

No we aren’t Man City but squad players need competitive games and the early rounds of a cup are ideal

 

[Bladesman]

I think we did but the choice of both Mee and McGuinness was a poor idea.

Needed Bindon in for either of them.

 

[SB_90]

that was a strong team but Nigel Clough worked his magic once again

 

[Houston_Blade]

Not even the fans are that bothered about the FA cup. Let's be honest most of us would have preferred a league fixture today.

It's same with international breaks. They all just get in the way of the league.

I’ve said it on other threads, I’d much rather see us win a cup than do anything in the league. Getting promoted leads to disappointment, we may as well have a cup in the cabinet.

 

[mattbianco1]

Very poor from wilder today, disrespectful to the opposition and we got what we deserved.

You joking?

I saw the XI and A. Davies a side, that's a solid championship lineup.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Imagine we got through to the 5th round and lost to middling premier league side eventually but knackered our players. What's the point of that?

Used some fringe but regularly used players and rested a couple who had niggles.

 

[CPB]

I’ve said it on other threads, I’d much rather see us win a cup than do anything in the league. Getting promoted leads to disappointment, we may as well have a cup in the cabinet.

Thing is we are more likely to win a cup as a PL outfit as our overall squad quality would be higher. So it's kinda a catch 22.

Go up and stay up and treat a cup really seriously. That first season up under Wilder without COVID id have fancied us against Arsenal at home with a crowd. I mean it was a last min goal that stopped us then.
In semi final then and who knows.

Shame under hecky we got man city and not even say man utd.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Does anybody have the stats on win/lose stats for Cup matches when the Kop has been closed. With 3 or 4 thousand behind the goal at 4-3 with a fight back on, would the team have had more of a go in the last 25 minutes? Would their defenders have felt more pressure? An empty Kop feels all wrong.

 

[Houston_Blade]

You joking?

I saw the XI and A. Davies a side, that's a solid championship lineup.

I’d agree if they were playing together on a weekly basis. They were shit today.

 

[100% part time blade]

You joking?

I saw the XI and A. Davies a side, that's a solid championship lineup.

It might be a championship line-up, but if it was playing every week, it would be near the bottom of the championship. If we took out Bamford, Brooks, O’Hare, Tanganga, McCallum, Seriki, Cooper, Reidwald from the squad, where would we be in the championship? That starting line-up was a bottom end championship side, and Mansfield are a reasonable League 1 side (not National League, or League 2). I’d say we should be beating teams from the league below us if we play our strongest 11: if we don’t pick our best players, it becomes a fairly even contest, and the idea that we should easily win no longer holds. If you put that starting 11 - with its recent injuries, ageing legs, poor form, lack of game-time together, and areas of low quality - in league 1 week-in week-out, it wouldn’t win the title. So I wasn’t surprised they edged it.