A lot to be said for winning when performances aren't good too!
I think the best we've played this season was Villa, and we dropped points. Poor against Brighton and Crystal Palace and won!
Lob
Player Valuation: £50m
We were terrible in the first half and could easily have been 3 down but with his half time team talk and the changes he made (and the fans) we were much better in the second half so he has to have credit for that. Need to try and get out of this game of 2 halves though, it has been going on for years now. We need to get it right from the start and be more consistent.
But well done Moyes, it was a good comeback and win against a team that were on a very impressive run.
But well done Moyes, it was a good comeback and win against a team that were on a very impressive run.
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £90m
It’s also worth recognising the strength of teams like Villa Brighton and Palace also. We’ve not been good enough recently to have any regulation banker home wins. There’s no team in this league we ‘should’ be beating, we’re simply not good enough, so every win is going to come with some moments where the game could swing against us.
It’s a fine margins game, the top teams win so much because they’ve normally got a top keeper who makes the difference at one end and lethal strikers at the other who decide big moments. So any hypotheticals that start with ‘we wouldn’t have won if Pickford hadn’t made so many saves’ is redundant in my view, we’ve got a top keeper that’s one of our qualities, it’s like saying City wouldn’t be as good if Haaland didn’t score the one chance they created. Games are decided on these fine margins which are influenced by the quality of teams.
Palace weren’t clinical enough, there was nothing lucky about it.
We looked completely unsure of what we'd been asked to do, first half. HT subs were the right ones but we still looked wide open at the back and, for all our bluster, not really likely to score. The big one was the injury sub, where I was cryarsing because he brought Tim on instead of simply bringing on Coleman and moving JOB inside. Shows what I know because that one turned the match.
Issues for me, are:
Whatever fire is lit under players at HT needs to be put there from minute one.
Similarly, Tim and Charly probably looked the best I've seen them, and Beto was fired up. They need to show that when they're afforded a start.
It's easier said than done, clearly, but that's where the management part of management comes in, no? If the fans are effectively doing that bit of the job, then it's a mark against our coaches/senior players.
Issues for me, are:
Whatever fire is lit under players at HT needs to be put there from minute one.
Similarly, Tim and Charly probably looked the best I've seen them, and Beto was fired up. They need to show that when they're afforded a start.
It's easier said than done, clearly, but that's where the management part of management comes in, no? If the fans are effectively doing that bit of the job, then it's a mark against our coaches/senior players.
A lot will depend on injuries etc. If Tarks is fit then, crap as he has been, I can't see anything other than him starting.Garner at RB and O'Brien at CB. Wonder if he'll go with that sensible option at City
If he is a doubt, then I think where Garner starts depends on if Rohl is fit. Tim looked great yesterday but I can't see him being trusted from the off against City's midfield.
I agree with the basic principle, but the issue is when people start to say stuff like 'why are we so inconsistent' when our performance levels are actually perfectly consistent and it's basically a coin toss as to whether we get a result or not. We can be happy that we won and not have to say it's a fluke but also acknowledge that we didn't actually play particularly well and were comfortably second best for the majority of the game, so similar performance are likely to see us not get the same result in future.
cjuk87
Player Valuation: £10m
Looking at it that way, I feel more optimistic. I've felt disappointed with our results, but before the season started, if you'd said a draw with Villa and Palace and 3 points off West Ham, I would've been happy. So whilst it's 3 against Palace. We've still achieved 5 points.
Just such a shame we bottled West Ham and Martinez was back for Villa. What could've been.
Reported of DM out chants at half time ? I never heard them on the TV ?
Benicetoourboys
Player Valuation: £8m
I didn't hear anything where I was.
pfim
Player Valuation: £50m
I hope it definitively showed him that Ndiaye shouldn't be at the 10. The game changed because Alcaraz started operating as a midfielder instead of a 2nd striker.
Probably guff then ....
I don't think he'll drop Tarks (and I don't know if it would be a good idea either) but I'd be interested to see how Branthwaite and O'Brien as CBs with Garner as RB would affect how we can play. Probably with CBs a bit higher and with more ball-playing ability, and someone who can deliver good crosses from RB.Garner at RB and O'Brien at CB. Wonder if he'll go with that sensible option at City
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