Roberto Martinez discussion

[bicycleheader]

Games like that we need more players in the box rather than all outside playing sideway passes all the time with just Rom as the main target. Today we didn't seem to have enough in the box barring corners

Just not enough movement and risk taking in general I think.

I think Mirallas would have made a difference cutting across the box looking for a space to shoot which even if he couldnt get one away it would have moved the defence around enough to try make something happen.

 

[Elong]

Your better than that my friend.
I think its more about the season than today

No, I'm talking about today. People won't let go. Today wasn't the manager's fault, but hey fck it, let's just beat him with last month's stick. I hate Everton fans.

 

[daz4matty]

35 shots not enough?

Its were we are shooting from.
We need to get more players in the box at times

 

[banno]

You have to have other ways to get through the brick wall in goal. But there's not been no brick wall for all of 18months

Well we had 30 odd shots dozens of crosses, hit the post twice, few scrambled away close to goal and when we tried to play through them they just had too many players able to intercept. Maybe we should put more players in the box against teams like that but we tried everything we could today. Think the only way to stop it in future is not to concede first and give them something to work at keeping. WBA defended brilliant today and there is doubt in that.

 

[edge]

?? we were the better team, made all the chances but couldn't somehow get the damn thing over the line. We fai;ed to win, but not through any lack of trying/effort

how many times mate have we said that this season,once twice might be unlucky, not the number of times it has happened to us

 

[bluestevon]

We beat Stoke 3 nil the other day. We're sitting in a good position, and couldn't score despite over 30 shots. It's not ideal, but that's not the manager's fault, which you are alluding to you bulb.

25 of those shots happened to be Oviedo on his right foot, coleman on his left or McCarthy or Barry 25 yard punts mate, their keeper hardly had a decent save to make all game

 

[maccavennie]

No, I'm talking about today. People won't let go. Today wasn't the manager's fault, but hey fck it, let's just beat him with last month's stick. I hate Everton fans.

I've pulled out December's stick to beat him with, it's a well worn in stick.

 

[Tubey]

We beat Stoke 3 nil the other day. We're sitting in a good position, and couldn't score despite over 30 shots. It's not ideal, but that's not the manager's fault, which you are alluding to you bulb.

And thus "... but we won the shots" becomes the new "... but we won the passing".

We're now officially managed by the Spanish Brendan Rodgers.

 

[royvernon39]

I think the crowd certainly thought wtf when Kone came on and gave him no encouragement when he lost the ball.

Del Boy could have come on at half-time and Lennon should have stayed on. If matters had not improved after 70 mins play Miralles who came on late at Stoke.

But Kone!! And then Ossie. Our left hand side had no pace, no penetration.

 

[Elong]

Its were we are shooting from.
We need to get more players in the box at times

Does Martinez need to get them a taxi there or something? You know when there's 11 West Brom players and a few of our own in there, there's not much grass left to stand on. It's called trying to draw them out. I can't believe this is a discussion. May as well play like 5 year olds and all chase the ball together.

 

[mceverton]

35 shots not enough?

Obviously not considering none of them went in

 

[Tubey]

25 of those shots happened to be Oviedo on his right foot, coleman on his left or McCarthy or Barry 25 yard punts mate, their keeper hardly had a decent save to make all game

Shhh... don't point out facts mate.

 

[DualityNSNO]

25 of those shots happened to be Oviedo on his right foot, coleman on his left or McCarthy or Barry 25 yard punts mate, their keeper hardly had a decent save to make all game

Lennon shot had him backtracking badly tbh.

But I can see your point - not a lot of danger from those shots.

 

[Titus Bramble]

This thread has grown about 5 times as quick after a 1-0 home loss where, let's be honest, we were camped in their half for about 85 minutes than the last 2 weeks after 3 3-0 wins.

Frustrating yes, but for God's sake stop calling to sack him as soon as something doesn't go our way

 

[hktoffee]

25 of those shots happened to be Oviedo on his right foot, coleman on his left or McCarthy or Barry 25 yard punts mate, their keeper hardly had a decent save to make all game

One? Lennon's deflected shot in the first half that's it.