| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred 10:55 - Aug 15 with 35588 views | Myke |
Can't see one, apologies if there is. I'm going for 6-6 |  | | |  |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:02 - Aug 16 with 1988 views | Toast_R |
Surely a loan for at least one full back is needed. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:02 - Aug 16 with 1988 views | qprd |
I can live with that result. Very good second half performance and if we play like that we will be fine this season
First half was horrible
Esquerdinha lovely cameo
Chair below average today
Morrison had a stinker
Varane did rly well but faded towards end of second half
Kolli made an impact but little bit sloppy. Still a net positive
Celar only got 15 mins was completely anonymous. Same as madsen- zero clue why he still plays
Most of us can prob live with results like that so long as we’re seeing effort. Not something either celar or madsen provides | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:03 - Aug 16 with 1970 views | 89_50 |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:00 - Aug 16 by rbee |
Wasted corner at the end |
Sounds ludicrous, but why didn't Chair roll it to Walsh who broke into the box and was there with everyone around him. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:04 - Aug 16 with 1925 views | ted_hendrix |
Result as expected for me, at least we are not In the bottom Three. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:04 - Aug 16 with 1871 views | mart_Goblin |
Give guff like Watford 2 goals starts and you are going to be making life very difficult .
2 horrific goals to concede
And just when you do really well to have them hanging on …the fitness falls off a cliff coinciding with Dembele cramping up ..AGAIN and we lose any pace in the side we had .
Well done to the subs that came on second half (not you Celar) for making us much more solid and more of a threat.
But that 1st half was just bullying . |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:04 - Aug 16 with 1869 views | dmm |
What did we learn today?
Walsh still needs to get better at kicking a football.
This season's Madsen is last season's Madsen.
When we move the ball at pace we're a good side.
Varane is essential to our midfield.
Dear old Field can't put his laces through a ball.
If we don't give the striker something to work with, he won't score.
I'm disappointed with the scoreline, but at least we were the better side in the second half. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:04 - Aug 16 with 1863 views | Match82 |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 16:58 - Aug 16 by VancouverHoop |
No. Late tackle and very high. |
Foot was up but I'm not convinced he actually touched him |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:05 - Aug 16 with 1846 views | Burnleyhoop |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 16:51 - Aug 16 by Dono77 |
Morrison doing a great impersonation of joe gubbins today. He been woeful |
Disagree completely. Think he’s had a great game. | | | |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:05 - Aug 16 with 1790 views | QPunkR |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:03 - Aug 16 by 89_50 |
Sounds ludicrous, but why didn't Chair roll it to Walsh who broke into the box and was there with everyone around him. |
I was thinking that at the time whether he’d play him in. Presumably Ilias thought the chances of the goalkeeper hitting the target from the edge of the area were the same as Sam Field’s ie next to zero |  |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:06 - Aug 16 with 1792 views | Big_Mac |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:03 - Aug 16 by 89_50 |
Sounds ludicrous, but why didn't Chair roll it to Walsh who broke into the box and was there with everyone around him. |
I was screaming this at the tele. Even if he passes to him and draws the players, he could return it and give Chair more space. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:06 - Aug 16 with 1784 views | StreathamRanger |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:02 - Aug 16 by qprd |
I can live with that result. Very good second half performance and if we play like that we will be fine this season
First half was horrible
Esquerdinha lovely cameo
Chair below average today
Morrison had a stinker
Varane did rly well but faded towards end of second half
Kolli made an impact but little bit sloppy. Still a net positive
Celar only got 15 mins was completely anonymous. Same as madsen- zero clue why he still plays
Most of us can prob live with results like that so long as we’re seeing effort. Not something either celar or madsen provides |
Seems to me that if we're going to play 4231 then it has to be Field and Varane. Don't hate Madsen as much as others but he can't do a job in that system. 4-3-3 maybe but not in 4231.
We looked better second half with a left footed left back. Morrison won't have many worse games than that.
Once Dunne is back and with maybe one or two new signings (Hayden and Saito?), I think we'll be fine. | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:06 - Aug 16 with 1768 views | 89_50 |
Awful first half, far better second.
The Field chance towards the end was the one. He wastes too many of those sorts of opportunities.
There's still not enough moving the ball quickly. Lots of holding it up and taking extra touches when passes are on and runners have gone into channels.
When we move the ball, we're sooooo much better. | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:06 - Aug 16 with 1748 views | Match82 |
I'm not sure that we learned anything new today. We have the players to look threatening going forwards in phases, but our defence is woeful and subject to counterattacks and down the wings especially without first choice fullbacks.
Yes second half was better but that's because Watford stopped bothering. | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:07 - Aug 16 with 1702 views | Bluce_Ree |
First cup defeat, first league defeat. I feel nothing. I was excited when we had that period where we were actively chasing an equaliser but, in terms of actual f*cks to give about poor results, I'm not really arsed. |  |
| Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:07 - Aug 16 with 1694 views | Benny_the_Ball |
A better second half without creating anything of note. Starting 11 was all wrong; the team look more balanced when Esquerdinha and Varane entered the fray. Dunne an obvious miss. Madsen can't play in a midfield 2. Stephan needs to learn the same lessons that Marti learned. This is a physical league. You're not going to win many championship games with no midfield and half a dozen oompa loopas. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:08 - Aug 16 with 1686 views | cyprusmel |
If we could actually pass the ball to each other, we could be very dangerous. | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:08 - Aug 16 with 1634 views | QPunkR |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 16:50 - Aug 16 by Dono77 |
Hes the last person you would want the ball falling to in the box. How a pro footballer can be so bad at directing the ball anywhere between the posts and failing to do it is absolutely baffling. |
Sam Field should be fined every time he wonders up near the opposition box for a shot. I’ve never seen someone miss the target with such a litany of presentable chances. Burnley apart, I don’t think he’s ever worried a keeper from that position.
I know he’s not in the team for that but for the love of all that’s holy, practice some of those shots in training Sam!  | |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:09 - Aug 16 with 1597 views | numptydumpty |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 16:59 - Aug 16 by stevec |
Smiley will be quite pleased with a 2-1 defeat. |
Decent fight back. Second half. Didnt quite go for us.
Think we did enough for a draw, which could have happened.
Few more players coming back into the team. With two possibly three more additions, we could do well.
Two sloppy goals conceded and there goes the game.
Points i saw.
Esquerdinha made a difference as did Kolli.
Burrell and Kone both showed flashes of what they could give for our team.
Good to see Varane back too.
We.definitely need a left back in, Mbuengue there is not going to be an option.
Its disappointing with Madsen today but hate all the nonsense blaming him for world peace not breaking out. What people wont pick up on though is Varane gave the ball away twice on edge of his box that led.to clean strikes on goal. If that had been Madsen the usual culprits would have reared up again.....
But lots of green shoots and a couple of weeks of the window to add a few more touches, all being well.
Despite the loss, was pleased and think we can build from here with several more first team players coming back in.
And WOW - a whole match without any injuries kicking in !!! |  |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:11 - Aug 16 with 1511 views | rbee |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:02 - Aug 16 by Northernr |
Are we allowed to be annoyed at that one or is that old fart behaviour? |
Be as annoyed as you like, knock yourself out! I am more disappointed than annoyed.
So long as Julien learns from this. He organised us to have a much better second half but the set up was wrong to begin with.
We have players that need to get more minutes in to their legs, injured players to come back and a few more new faces to arrive.
I am way more optimistic than I was before the Preston game kicked off. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:12 - Aug 16 with 1495 views | stevec |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:02 - Aug 16 by Northernr |
Are we allowed to be annoyed at that one or is that old fart behaviour? |
Someone needs to be, it’s been a recurring theme of being unfit and unable to stand up to the physicality of this league.
I’m all ears for smileys after match musings, we’re going to chew this one up and spit him out fast if he doesn’t buck up his ideas. |  | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:13 - Aug 16 with 1471 views | qprd |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:09 - Aug 16 by numptydumpty |
Decent fight back. Second half. Didnt quite go for us.
Think we did enough for a draw, which could have happened.
Few more players coming back into the team. With two possibly three more additions, we could do well.
Two sloppy goals conceded and there goes the game.
Points i saw.
Esquerdinha made a difference as did Kolli.
Burrell and Kone both showed flashes of what they could give for our team.
Good to see Varane back too.
We.definitely need a left back in, Mbuengue there is not going to be an option.
Its disappointing with Madsen today but hate all the nonsense blaming him for world peace not breaking out. What people wont pick up on though is Varane gave the ball away twice on edge of his box that led.to clean strikes on goal. If that had been Madsen the usual culprits would have reared up again.....
But lots of green shoots and a couple of weeks of the window to add a few more touches, all being well.
Despite the loss, was pleased and think we can build from here with several more first team players coming back in.
And WOW - a whole match without any injuries kicking in !!! |
No one is defending varane making that mistake. That was dumb
You are right that Madsen would’ve never made that mistake. Reason being that he doesn’t have the bottle to get on the ball in a tricky situation. Madsen would’ve been 15 feet away jogging in that situation
I would rather a midfielder have the ball and make mistakes than a coward who deliberately hides
The other midfielders are all flawed but at least they try | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:14 - Aug 16 with 1381 views | Discodroids |
Highlight today for me was just before halftime at 2-0 down .
As we were being played off the park, both Stephan and his coach Diarra had their eyes locked on to a lotus 1-2-3 fully automated robust invoice management system on their pitchside laptop, while totally disregarding Madsen being outmuscled by a black garden ant 5 yards in front of them. |  |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:14 - Aug 16 with 1389 views | numptydumpty |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:13 - Aug 16 by qprd |
No one is defending varane making that mistake. That was dumb
You are right that Madsen would’ve never made that mistake. Reason being that he doesn’t have the bottle to get on the ball in a tricky situation. Madsen would’ve been 15 feet away jogging in that situation
I would rather a midfielder have the ball and make mistakes than a coward who deliberately hides
The other midfielders are all flawed but at least they try |
Just beat him down into the dust qprd. | |
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| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:15 - Aug 16 with 1363 views | nadera78 |
The second half was an improvement, sure, but it could hardly have been any worse. And even then, when Watford put a little pressure on in the last 15 minutes we wilted again. | | | |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:16 - Aug 16 with 1342 views | rbee |
| Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred on 17:03 - Aug 16 by 89_50 |
Sounds ludicrous, but why didn't Chair roll it to Walsh who broke into the box and was there with everyone around him. |
We should have taken a proper corner. Watford players under immense pressure.
Decent delivery in to the box and anything could happen. If the ball isn't in the box, nothing can happen. | | | |
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