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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread 13:12 - Aug 21 with 48613 viewsFDC

In 20 odd years I don't think I've ever started one of these.

I'm thinking (hoping) we will go with a three man midfield this weekend, with Morgan, Field and Varane. Coventry scored five last weekend! We can't afford to concede too early, and will need to score first to get anything out of it IMO. An early Coventry goal, supporters getting aggy... gulp.

We all want a box-to-box no. 8, but these players are high value and not easy to sign on the cheap. He's young, and a bit slight, but I wonder if we need to start thinking about cultivating Morgan in this role as a long term solution? We know he can get stuck in, he's got bags of energy, and popped up with an absolute thunder-bastard last weekend.

Poku being out actually makes this an easier decision to make, because we can play Chair and Dembele either side of Burrell (or Kone if fit) without agonizing over who gets left out.

Presumably Dunne returns at RB, Esquardinho returns at LB, and Morrison and Mbengue start at CB.


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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:16 - Aug 23 with 1715 viewsFDC

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:18 - Aug 23 with 1584 viewsstainrods_elbow

Knife through butter, so, so easy.

They look so much sharper, fitter, and more cohesive than us - a league apart, in fact. Their comms, with 'Oggie' supporting, are so happy it's almost smug.

Very worrying.

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:18 - Aug 23 with 1609 viewsaston_hoop

Coventry look better, quicker, fitter, stronger than us in every department. They look disciplined, they look drilled. We look none of these things

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:19 - Aug 23 with 1516 viewsqprd

brutal watch so far

coventry passing through the lines for fun
esquerdinha getting torched
no ball retention in the squad- chair being missed
joe walsh with ball at feet is hard to watch

hope to keep it 1-0 as long as possible
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:19 - Aug 23 with 1514 viewsjoolsyp

Dembele being muscled off the ball every time he receives it.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:20 - Aug 23 with 1459 viewsNgaiTahu_Hoop

It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:18 - Aug 23 by aston_hoop

Coventry look better, quicker, fitter, stronger than us in every department. They look disciplined, they look drilled. We look none of these things


We got over halfway briefly
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:20 - Aug 23 with 1413 views1BobbyHazell

Very poor goal. But Field was right to go screaming to the ref, pretty sure there was a Coventry forward standing right in front of Walsh offside. Would have been chalked off with beloved VAR.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:20 - Aug 23 with 1408 viewsderbyhoop

It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:12 - Aug 23 by aston_hoop

Just played right through us. So easy


Like a hot knife through butter.
But, give Cov credit, the passing was very slick.

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:20 - Aug 23 with 1401 viewsGus_iom

Dembele is not an out ball, today

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:20 - Aug 23 with 1393 viewsWilkinswatercarrier

Dembele looks completely off it. Just not big enough for this league.

We look all over the place. Keystone Cops defending everywhere.

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1382 viewsflynnbo

So much for Walsh commanding his box. I’m in line with the 6 yard box and he’s rooted to his line.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1345 viewskropotkin41

It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:18 - Aug 23 by aston_hoop

Coventry look better, quicker, fitter, stronger than us in every department. They look disciplined, they look drilled. We look none of these things


Maybe this is the half hour we're not playing well in...

‘morbid curiosity about where this is all going’

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1333 viewsstevec

I think we’ll let them go 2 up to lull them into a false sense of security. Then we’ll start playing like Barcelona.

Either that or they’ll ease up and make us look slightly less shit.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1315 viewsFredManRave

Not to worry, only another 10 minutes before we start to play our 60 minutes of football today.

I've got the Power.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1306 viewsconnell10

Gotta a feeling our new coach won't last to long , hope I'm wrong.

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:21 - Aug 23 with 1308 viewsDieByYourSide

Well this has been terrible. Looks like we fancy tossing off the first third of the season again.

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:22 - Aug 23 with 1220 viewsstainrods_elbow

Have we a single player who can win the ball and make some play for us?

Anyone?

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:22 - Aug 23 with 1242 viewsQPROslo

Not much defensive midfield for that goal even with 3 of them looking like they are playing there. F.all further forward as well.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:22 - Aug 23 with 1241 viewsLogman

We are being totally out-played. Everything is amiss. Questions need to be asked.
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:22 - Aug 23 with 1183 viewsqprd

ouch
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:22 - Aug 23 with 1183 viewsaston_hoop

inexcusable mistake. this is grim

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:23 - Aug 23 with 1177 viewsPlanetHonneywood

The project is looking a bit merde!

Outplayed, outthought, outfought, outrun, out of clues.

WTF was that Morgan!!!

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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:23 - Aug 23 with 1179 viewsVancouverHoop

2-0

This is embarrassing
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:23 - Aug 23 with 1177 views1BobbyHazell

That was special
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It's only August and Julien is already being sent to Coventry - Match Thread on 15:23 - Aug 23 with 1169 viewsDorse

We look fcking awful. Wet-lipped, chinless ponces.

Edit: on reflection, they look more like barely hominid, milk-fed gimps.
[Post edited 23 Aug 15:24]

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