The weakest link ……

[The Vicar]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

 

[Keen Blade]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

Blaster should NOT be playing - total passenger - allowed their admittedly very slick mf the freedom of the park
But apparently he's dating Wilder's daughter so ...

 

[ATL Recs]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

Last season happened on a few occasions

 

[Stretch]

It may seem odd that Arblaster played if he wasn't well, but at the same time it's good that he put his hand up and wanted to play.

Some will say Soumare should have started, but he would have struggled too against that midfield. And (admittedly with hindsight) with that referee, would have been having another early bath.

Then we have Rothwell and Phillips who are not yet fit enough to start. Chris' options were limited.

It's a real pisser that this Jairo injury is dragging on.

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

You could see after 5 mins we needed to make a change.
They had so much space in midfield it was ridiculously easy to play through the thirds.
Should've gone and kept it at 4-5-1 for me. Even at that, we have plenty of attacking threats and a sneaked 1-0 would have been perfectly acceptable, and who knows, had we gone one up we may well have gone on to extend the lead like we can.

 

[Blade In Flame]

Some people on here would be queuing up at the pearly gates, banging on to anyone who'd listen about how it was Wilder's fault that nuclear war broke out or that he should have spotted the asteroid that destroyed the planet much earlier.

 

[@thelane]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

Blaster and burrows not good enough for the highest level in this league. I agree that on this occasion both should have been benched from the start for two of our new signings.

 

[JustLookin]

Some people on here would be queuing up at the pearly gates, banging on to anyone who'd listen about how it was Wilder's fault that nuclear war broke out or that he should have spotted the asteroid that destroyed the planet much earlier.

Of course, nuclear deescalation and diverting the course of an asteroid aren’t really within CW’s scope like team selection and a couple of substitutions are, so you can kind of see why people might suggest he’s at fault here.

 

[Willglynning]

Some people on here would be queuing up at the pearly gates, banging on to anyone who'd listen about how it was Wilder's fault that nuclear war broke out or that he should have spotted the asteroid that destroyed the planet much earlier.

His tactical inflexibility has cost us points this season though. Obviously he has improved us compared to the start of the season, but he should never be exempt from criticism.

Wilder sets the team up. He picks the players.

There are instances where he gets unfairly criticised for things that are beyond his control - but on the other side of the coin there are some on here who think he can do no wrong.

 

[Working Class Hero]

Wilder has literally said that Arblaster shouldn't be playing, he's not daft. It's one of the reasons we've signed two central midfielders at the end of the window.

Unfortunately though, Phillips and particularly Rothwell are not up to the pace yet, as we saw last night. That's what you get when you don't do your business early enough.

If either of them were ready, or Jairo or Davies were fit, Arblaster would definitely not have been playing last night, but the circumstances are what they are.

 

[Snowflake]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

There was only Soumare who could have started instead of Blaster and I’m not sure that would have been sensible.

 

[Tray]

I really don’t know what Arblaster going out with Wilder’s daughter has ANYTHING to do with how he plays for United. It’s very weird how people are using it as a stick to beat him with. It’s the sort of shit you expect from pigs. The lad is coming back from over a year out, and is being forced to play through recovery and illness too. He’s not performing as he was when fully fit (no shit)…But he wouldn’t even be playing if we had fully fit alternatives.

When Phillips is up to speed he will likely play with Peck, then we can manage Blaster’s minutes. If Jairo was fit or Matos/Soumare were competent Blaster would still be recovering properly. His attitude is top notch. Just hope he can get some proper recovery time in when our other midfielders are full fit.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Morris their No 18 had no one near him for 45 mins we made them look a lot better than they actually were !
Re Soumare he would definitely have been a better option than Arblaster who was a passenger , the lad is nowhere near back to fitness & apparently ill also , which makes it an even more baffling choice?
Wilder also never starts new signings straight into the team .
Philips did ok when came ok on & won us some balls in the middle , Rothwell looks miles off it . Need Jairo back ASAP , it was no coincidence Peck form picked up when we signed him .
As for a Peck / Arblaster combo in the middle again that’s a NO .
Cannon should have also replaced O’Hare as part of a front 2 as he was getting bullied

 

[Nedski]

Wilder refuses to play Peck and Soumare together. I wonder if that's got anything to do with the training ground incident?

Continuing to play a semi fit Arblaster alongside Peck, when they have proved it doesn't work, is just ridiculous. It makes even less sense when you're playing against the best midfielder in the league.

Those two shouldn't be starting together and hopefully won't again this season.

 

[Ron_Justice]

K'in ell, have we forgotten why we signed Jairo? Him being out is why we've looked suss in the middle for that last few. Rothwell and Philips are a direct response to Jairo being out, which has further highlighted that Blasters not ready yet. It's not his, Wilder, Peck, Jairo, Tom Davis or Soumare's fault. We sold Vinni, didn't replace him, employed Selles, recruited terribly, rehired Wilder, and he's attempting to right the ship.

Blaster and Peck are playing because we've got no choice. Soumare, clearly isn't consistent enough, Tom Davis is made of Flumps, Philips isn't fit and Rothwell had just walked in the door, having been a bit part for Rangers.

Obviously, against a high flying Boro, Wilder is going to pick his best side and unfortunately, that means he had to pick Blaster and Peck in midfield. If Jairo was fit, Blaster doesn't play and I think we're 4 - 6 points better of right now.

 

[CPB]

• I suspect the issue was that Rothwell and Phillips probably weren't ready to start. And Soumare wasn't in the squad at all. Has he picked up a knock? Like others have said I think he would have struggled more than Arblaster. Arblaster dating Wilders daughter has zero bearing on anything.
• So what does he do? Play Peck on his own, Hamer in the middle?
• We've gone back to 1 up top of late but the results and performances have been there so I don't think that's been the issue.
• We didn't take our chances in the 1st half which would have changed the game. We got at them more in the 2nd and Campbell was not far off equalising.
• Overall we weren't disgraced and Boro put in a very good performance. Seen that some of their fans reckon that was the best they've looked this season so far in the 1st half. I can't disagree, at times I think alot of Prem teams would have struggled with that movement.

 

[redandwhitewizard]

Left side with Hamer and Burrows is a disaster defence wise. Arblaster seems half asleep and so did Peck at times.

 

[derfblade.3]

Tonight was Chris Wilder…….

Blaster is not good enough at the moment, play someone else, 3 to choose from
Play 2 up front from the beginning, might score more
Make changes earlier, Burrows was tosh, as was Ohare
Change tactics to try and influence the game
When losing throw caution to the wind, can’t remember when we last scored a decisive goal after 85 minutes

We had great chances to score but didn,t take them.
Another thing............why can't some accept that Boro deserved the win instead of pulling our manager and players to bits?
It was a great game between 2 good teams and Boro shaded it.

 

[Maidenhead]

Left side with Hamer and Burrows is a disaster defence wise. Arblaster seems half asleep and so did Peck at times.

Agreed.

Hamer, Arblaster and Peck are all poor out of possession and shouldn't all be in the same team against good opposition.

None of them close down quick enough or tight enough for my liking giving good opposition the freedom of the park.

We'd lost the midfield after twenty minutes last night so needed to get a second body up front so that we could go longer and bypass the midfield area to try and put a very good Boro team on the back foot.

 

[Balham]

• I suspect the issue was that Rothwell and Phillips probably weren't ready to start. And Soumare wasn't in the squad at all. Has he picked up a knock? Like others have said I think he would have struggled more than Arblaster. Arblaster dating Wilders daughter has zero bearing on anything.
• So what does he do? Play Peck on his own, Hamer in the middle?
• We've gone back to 1 up top of late but the results and performances have been there so I don't think that's been the issue.
• We didn't take our chances in the 1st half which would have changed the game. We got at them more in the 2nd and Campbell was not far off equalising.
• Overall we weren't disgraced and Boro put in a very good performance. Seen that some of their fans reckon that was the best they've looked this season so far in the 1st half. I can't disagree, at times I think alot of Prem teams would have struggled with that movement.

Last night, we started with one loanee (Bindon) and had a further four on the bench (Hoever, Phillips, Ogbene, Hjelde). Add to that the fact that Wilder doesn't trust Soumaré and he's the one to miss out. With hindsight, Rothwell was miles off the pace and shouldn't have been near the pitch but after Phillips the loanees in the bench are all the only real option as backup for particular positions (Hoever RB, Hjelde LB, Ogbene RW) so our options are limited.

The hierarchy of CMs based on form and fitness is now: Riedewald - Peck - Phillips - Rothwell - Arblaster - Soumaré. I don't agree with this but I'm not picking the team.

 

[Blade In Flame]

Of course, nuclear deescalation and diverting the course of an asteroid aren’t really within CW’s scope like team selection and a couple of substitutions are, so you can kind of see why people might suggest he’s at fault here.

Oh alright then, Mr Logic.

 

[TJ blade]

Last night's game was lost in the first half! It was obvious to everybody, Arblaster was struggling from the off, and don't get me started on Burrows! Who was awful, take our chances in the first 20mins and it might have been different, but once boro realised that we were shit in midfield, and struggling to defend! Which also happened against a shit Oxford side last week, but they unlike boro couldn't make it count. I thought he might have had Soumare in the middle with peck, ( who was also poor) but thinking again he might have gone the same way as Rothwell only earlier

 

[Bladesman]

Arblaster and Peck or anyone will only ever work once Oli is back to full fitness. He is half fit and last night was unwell.

Wilder takes these risks when other players are available to him.

 

[dexter101]

Issue with Soumare is the doesn't seem to have 100% control of his own feet. We saw it against Charlton and If he had started last night, I could easily have seen us being down to 10 men somewhere around the 25 minute mark. Hes not a dangerous or aggressive player, he just doesn't know where his legs are.

 

[elgoog44]

Instead of the the division between those who want to back Wilder and the ones who seem to put everything at his door, there must be some light yes last night he got some things wrong and some of the players did not make the right decisions either, but on the plus side, Phillips looked great, we were still attacking when down to 10 Men and we looked every bit a match against a team that is now on top of the Table.

I enjoyed the game last night and for once my son was engaged in it as well, which he was not last year because it was not exciting and flowing football, we are going to go QPR away at the end of the month and he is really looking forward to it and he has not been like that about United for quite a while so this season might not have been the best, but the football is now entertaining and it's like for once Sheff U as a little bit of Mojo back, so i am all for it.

 

[Wards]

Strange not to have Soumare at least on the bench. Think he may have also struggled with the movement of Morris and Hackney but he'd have held his own physically. Would've probably clattered at least one of them early doors too.

 

[Geordie Blade]

The best players in the world always seem to be those that Wilder didn't pick in any particular game.

The wonderful Captain Hindsights among us are always able to show how players like Tom Davies, Djibril Soumaré, Ben Mee and Tahith Chong would have absolutely bossed the game, and guaranteed three points for us. It won't be long before Jamie Shackleton wins the imaginary Ballon d'Or.

 

[bakeblade]

Agreed.

Hamer, Arblaster and Peck are all poor out of possession and shouldn't all be in the same team against good opposition.

None of them close down quick enough or tight enough for my liking giving good opposition the freedom of the park.

We'd lost the midfield after twenty minutes last night so needed to get a second body up front so that we could go longer and bypass the midfield area to try and put a very good Boro team on the back foot.

We lost the midfield at 18.45 when the 2 teams were announced

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

For me the biggest difference was the keepers. Their keeper pulled off 2 or 3 amazing saves. Our keeper didn’t. IMO he was responsible for one of the goals with a piss poor clearance that led to it. And that wasn’t his only cock up of the night.

We need a better keeper. Cooper isn’t good enough.

 

[The Fox]

We dont need a scapegoat.

Win as a team , lose as a team , best team won.