What happened to the free scoring?

[Slim Man]

The attacking football, the happy go lucky attitude, the actual excitement?

For the first time in years I looked forward to watching us for entertainment as much as anything else. I hadn't felt that since Ndiaye left.
Felt like Wilder had let go of the handbrake and thought fuck it, let's go for it. Attack is the best form of defence.

That idea was short lived, clearly, but what a great period of time to watch us. Runs of 3's and 4's, throwing caution to the wind and attacking at pace!

Has it been coached out of them in order to be more solid instead?
Have the players lost confidence randomly?
Is it instruction?

That the other day was utterly pathetic. And we had enough attacking 'talent' on the pitch to take the game away from them, certainly with how we were playing. I simply cannot believe that the players alone decided to start wasting time in the first half away at Norwich.

If the entertainment is at a level of 0 for the rest of the season, it's going to be a long long month and half. And Chris will be at a thanks but no thanks with me.

Martin Skubala awaits...

 

[Richeee]

Its as if Wilder gets a sniff of the playoffs and runs scared and goes back to tippy tappy slow football...i agree very frustrating

 

[mattbianco1]

The attacking football, the happy go lucky attitude, the actual excitement?

Pressure was off. As soon as we got a scent of Play Offs, Wilder puts the handbrake on to set us up "not to lose", which ironically makes us drop more points

 

[Berkshire Blade]

The run of scoring 3+ a game wasnt the norm. It's not like goals have totally dried up

 

[The Vicar]

But the performances that created the chances to score those goals have dried up. Looks turgid and uninspiring.

Think crowds will drop off now, nothing to play for. First time in many years I can remember we had nothing to play for with 11 games to go, a Quarter of the season!!! Let that sink in.

 

[skegblade]

But the performances that created the chances to score those goals have dried up. Looks turgid and uninspiring.

Think crowds will drop off now, nothing to play for. First time in many years I can remember we had nothing to play for with 11 games to go, a Quarter of the season!!! Let that sink in.

Apart from relegation when most left after an hour

 

[Slim Man]

The run of scoring 3+ a game wasnt the norm. It's not like goals have totally dried up

We've scored more than 1 goal twice in 7 games. One of those was against the worst championship team of all time, at home, when again we took the foot off the gas well before half time when we could've and should've been aiming to break records.

 

[54yrblade]

2016 - 20 was Wilders high point. It was bloody glorious, mad fun and the lads were fitter than any Blades team I've seen. Watching Bash and co going at sides for 90+ was a joy. Imagine what that team would have done to WBA or Norwich. It would have been game over at HT in both.

Then, whatever happened to Chris or between him and the owners led to to his leaving. Since then he hasn't been the same. The team isn't anywhere near fit enough, they are lightweight, have no resilience, no ability to fight back and can't manage out games.

I don't know what went off but what we have now on the field is sub optimal, boring and utterly predictable, as are his post match pressers. Just once, 'that's on me' would really show some humility and really being 'one of out own' and a responsible part of it all.

I've no doubt he'll still be here next season. COH won't/ daren't roll the dice again too soon after the Selles debacle but, at some stage, we need new blood in the dugout and behind the scenes to breath new life into this tired club and set up.

It's mid March, and another rinse and repeat season beckons already.

 

[jt64]

That idea was short lived, clearly, but what a great period of time to watch us. Runs of 3's and 4's, throwing caution to the wind and attacking at pace!

Has it been coached out of them in order to be more solid instead?
Have the players lost confidence randomly?
Is it instruction?

League positions of teams we have scored 3+ against:

24th
22nd
21st (twice)
20th
19th
16th
10th (who had 10 men for 70+ minutes)
6th (where we still lost anyway)
4th

I would guess the answer actually is that a run where we played a lot of teams who are even worse than us stopped?

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

If Wilder wants to keep the fans on board, he'll have us playing with freedom and scoring goals

If he wants to turn the fans against him and chase another pay off, he'll have us doing what we did at Norwich and trying to shit our way to narrow victories

Simple

 

[JustLookin]

Its as if Wilder gets a sniff of the playoffs and runs scared and goes back to tippy tappy slow football...i agree very frustrating

He does have form for shitting the bed.

 

[54yrblade]

He does have form for shitting the bed.

There's a time when his endless cliches are seen for what they are. Just words. We're there right now.

 

[Large Mendonca]

Maybe Tufty has forgotten we no longer have Souter in defence.