| Soft 17:19 - Jan 21 with 11574 views | Hunterhoop |
Not much more to be said. Front 4 for that last 30 were the worst offenders. Hiding. Not tracking runners. Roberts couldn’t have sold Kakay down the river any more unless he’d been slipping in the passes himself.
This group of “professionals” have got to sort out their attitude and mentality. You can’t only play when it’s going well. The only adversity we faced today was missing our own chances, and we then folded. |  | | |  |
| Soft on 22:49 - Jan 22 with 1219 views | VancouverHoop |
| Soft on 12:48 - Jan 22 by distortR |
I would argue he moved the ball quicker when he had Eze and BOS alongside him, but then they also had better movement.
But yeah, he certainly needs to get his head up more, it's not like he hasn't got good technique on the ball. |
I wonder if he can learn to do that at this stage in his career?
I ask having watched Alphonso Davies in his first games as a pro. At fifteen he always had his head up when the ball was at his feet. He wasn't the player he is now, but he do could that, all the time. Perhaps it's too late for Illy to acquire that ability, it might cost him possession too often. |  | | |
| Soft on 08:52 - Jan 23 with 1104 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Agreed.
Also, in the first half we had six or seven and maybe more turnovers deep in their half that we wasted. You'd be hoping at least half of them would end up in a good chance being created.
This was a game we should have won comfortably. |  |
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| Soft (n/t) on 09:44 - Jan 23 with 1057 views | BrianMcCarthy |
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| Soft on 09:46 - Jan 23 with 1051 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Soft on 12:40 - Jan 22 by ParkRoyalR |
Think it was Northolt above who made a great post but if there is one conspiracy theory too many at our place and one that really winds me up is that Chair does'nt pass because he does'nt rate his team-mates,
Chair does'nt pass not because he does'nt rate them, its because he does'nt see them, in the same way yesterday he did'nt see a 6ft defender standing in front of him 3 times when he tried a shot that was never on,
How can you not rate say Austin's heading ability in the box? In their time playing together I remember one head-up superb early cross into Austin against Everton and that's it, might be some I've forgotten but recall it so clearly as was hoping that was the watershed progression moment but it was'nt,
As Northolt says, great lad, great work-rate, great technical ability but unfortunately his end-product (imho) does not reflect what I watch week in week out.
Creatively yesterday both Willock, Roberts and Lowe created more, and that's with two of then not being match fit and one of them downing tools after 60 minutes.
I get everyone has poor games, Chair had a terrible game at Sunderland for 85 minutes, scored a superb free-kick, ran back to the half-way and then put in a superb cross for Dieng to create that moment, and we know he has that in his locker, just hope Critchely can coach him to get his head-up and move the ball quicker as he is doing with Dunne and Dickie. |
"Chair does'nt pass not because he does'nt rate them, its because he does'nt see them, in the same way yesterday he did'nt see a 6ft defender standing in front of him 3 times when he tried a shot that was never on"
You don't think he saw the 6ft defender?
I think there are numerous occasions of late which show that sometimes with Chair it's lace-gazing and there are numerous occasions where it's clearly a concious decision not to pass. | |
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| Soft on 10:06 - Jan 23 with 1014 views | TheChef |
| Soft on 09:46 - Jan 23 by BrianMcCarthy |
"Chair does'nt pass not because he does'nt rate them, its because he does'nt see them, in the same way yesterday he did'nt see a 6ft defender standing in front of him 3 times when he tried a shot that was never on"
You don't think he saw the 6ft defender?
I think there are numerous occasions of late which show that sometimes with Chair it's lace-gazing and there are numerous occasions where it's clearly a concious decision not to pass. |
Chair doesn't pass because he can't see his team mates - because he's too little? 
The mentality thing has been an issue for a while now - I couldn't say whether Critchley can fix it but it's clearly something within this group of players and they do seem to be missing a real leader to galvanise them. We all know we're too nice and too quiet on the pitch and I can't see how that can change without some new personnel. |  |
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