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bluekangaroo
Player Valuation: £1.5m
Not having traveling as an excuse for that pathetic showing today.
Williams, I'd be delighted if he never pulled on our shirt again. Shambles of a performance today and he's generally proven to be a crap signing.
Holgate not a right back, not too many complaints about our other defenders but no good performances amongst them.
Davies woeful as he has been in each of his showings thus far this season, Rooney only marginally worse than the awful Sandro.
No comments on any others apart from DCL who again looked decent but can't be starting games for us if we've any ambition.
Board need to pull their fingers out, it'll be a disgrace if we go into the post transfer window without another proven striker brought in. Everton, all talk and no action as per. Shocking.
Williams, I'd be delighted if he never pulled on our shirt again. Shambles of a performance today and he's generally proven to be a crap signing.
Holgate not a right back, not too many complaints about our other defenders but no good performances amongst them.
Davies woeful as he has been in each of his showings thus far this season, Rooney only marginally worse than the awful Sandro.
No comments on any others apart from DCL who again looked decent but can't be starting games for us if we've any ambition.
Board need to pull their fingers out, it'll be a disgrace if we go into the post transfer window without another proven striker brought in. Everton, all talk and no action as per. Shocking.
efcforever
Player Valuation: £10m
Like others have said, we were always going to be up against it today.
I guess it feels worse because we've now got to wait 2 weeks to play again. I always feel worse after a defeat if it's a while until the next league game.
I guess it feels worse because we've now got to wait 2 weeks to play again. I always feel worse after a defeat if it's a while until the next league game.
1966efc
Player Valuation: £20m
The most creative thing about the match is this report. Thanks for yet another well written report, @Andy C .
If Koeman can find the same passion within himself that most supporters feel, he might be able to coax better performances from some of the players. Too often, to me at least, he stands there looking as though he wants to play chess in a mixed martial arts competition.
If Koeman can find the same passion within himself that most supporters feel, he might be able to coax better performances from some of the players. Too often, to me at least, he stands there looking as though he wants to play chess in a mixed martial arts competition.
Indeed.
That is just a silly comparison.
As a veteran of many such jaunts down the decades, I know the experience of the travelling fan on the road is light years away from the first class luxury provided for the players during these trips.
As you say, Lou....lads and lasses would have been arriving home from Manchester after midnight, getting the head down for four or five hours then clocking on for a day's work, and this after having a few beers before and after the City game.
Then getting to Split by whatever means necessary and back again to go to Chelsea today.
Now, I appreciate that this week was indeed more taxing than a normal week for the players but please, let's nobody try to gauge what it took out of them by asking someone whom roughed his or her way around England and Europe this week to put themselves in the player's shoes
bluewally
Player Valuation: £8m
It all starts with this 3 cb thing
We surrender the midfield to play the increasing liability that is Ashley Williams and take a midfielder out
Davies works best playing off other midfielders but when we remove one of them theres no nice interplay as they are largely defending or trying to catch up with the long balls over the top
No midfield means no service to the smaller options up front in Sandro and Rooney and we only look in any way effective with Calvert lewin chasing the long balls down
We surrender the midfield to play the increasing liability that is Ashley Williams and take a midfielder out
Davies works best playing off other midfielders but when we remove one of them theres no nice interplay as they are largely defending or trying to catch up with the long balls over the top
No midfield means no service to the smaller options up front in Sandro and Rooney and we only look in any way effective with Calvert lewin chasing the long balls down
DCL for me.
Calling for the need for a striker, well what good would a striker have been today when we don't manage to get the ball into the box for a full 45 minutes, and concede 2 goals in that period? we don't seem to be able to get the ball forward enough, and I'm sick of seeing the ball being passed back to Pickford from the opposition half, free kicks in the opposition half being cleverly worked back to our own area etc.
Calling for the need for a striker, well what good would a striker have been today when we don't manage to get the ball into the box for a full 45 minutes, and concede 2 goals in that period? we don't seem to be able to get the ball forward enough, and I'm sick of seeing the ball being passed back to Pickford from the opposition half, free kicks in the opposition half being cleverly worked back to our own area etc.
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Thanks Andy,that's all I can muster
lol
lol
So far, the results have been slightly better than expected, given our opening fixtures. What concerns me most is the manner in which we have played in those games and the tactics (back 3, no target) RK has employed. Hopefully, the coaching staff and tactical geniuses will use the next two weeks to right the wrongs and get the key players in we need(CF, CB).
If nothing changes on this front (personnel/tactics), then the best we can hope for will likely be the 6th or 7th place doldrums, (6th only if one of those above us last season drops a clanger- Arsenal?).
Either way, today's game, even though the result was predictable on paper, really highlighted the wrongs mentioned above.
If nothing changes on this front (personnel/tactics), then the best we can hope for will likely be the 6th or 7th place doldrums, (6th only if one of those above us last season drops a clanger- Arsenal?).
Either way, today's game, even though the result was predictable on paper, really highlighted the wrongs mentioned above.
Agreed. Very negative tactics today, back-pass, hoof forward, back-pass, hoof forward....... until DCL came on... Too little, too late.
Alanbileysfeathercut
Player Valuation: £80m
Bedwetting aside
It's the lack of urgency and offensive play
OK 3 games in a week is a lot
But one was v 10 men and we hardly pushed to punish city
Just hope this isn't a trend after every Thursday night in Europe
It's the lack of urgency and offensive play
OK 3 games in a week is a lot
But one was v 10 men and we hardly pushed to punish city
Just hope this isn't a trend after every Thursday night in Europe
AndyC
Player Valuation: £70m
It might seem a trivial matter, but Everton (and Arsenal for that matter) should refuse to play any Sunday away game after an away trip in the EL at 1.30.
We had to do it at OT after coming back from Krasnodar and it's just not fair.
It might seem trivial, but those extra couple of hours to recover from the previous game/travelling could make a difference.
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Giz a vote lads the least we can do for all Andy C's efforts!!
, can't believe so many of us don't vote in the polls!!
, can't believe so many of us don't vote in the polls!!
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