19-09-2020, 14:35
(This post was last modified: 19-09-2020, 14:36 by Slick_Footwork.)
Well we actually played quite well for a while, which we needed to with this woeful team selection.
But defensively we just are not good enough.
Every ball in the air and we look like we're going to concede, summed up by Furlong turning his back for the goal and letting it hit his head.
Our players are terrible at sensing danger. When James picks it up on the edge, O'Shea needs to be sprinting out to block the shot. The outcome is going to be inevitable if you just stand flat footed and let a player of James' quality pick his spot. We failed to get out to shots far too much in the Championship and got away with it. At this level, we will get crushed if we don't defend with more desire.
All compounded by Gibbs. Absolutely moronic. This guy shows little desire during the game and then suddenly is so angry to do that off the ball. In his defence (only slightly, as his behaviour isn't very defensible) the referring is absolutely appalling. If the ref blows up for the foul and books James, the sending off doesn't materialise. It was a terribly late foul and the blind muppet doesn't even give it.
Looks like we're going to be begging for other teams to lose already...
Bilic really has to take some blame for persisting with 3 at the back. While Gibbs has lost us our chance of getting back in the game, we were already 2-1 down and being overran. I don't see the point in sacrificing a midfielder for an extra defender and encouraging the opposition onto us when our defenders can't deal with basic balls into the box anyway.
Bilic needs to learn and fast. I think the guy is out of his depth tactically at this level.
But defensively we just are not good enough.
Every ball in the air and we look like we're going to concede, summed up by Furlong turning his back for the goal and letting it hit his head.
Our players are terrible at sensing danger. When James picks it up on the edge, O'Shea needs to be sprinting out to block the shot. The outcome is going to be inevitable if you just stand flat footed and let a player of James' quality pick his spot. We failed to get out to shots far too much in the Championship and got away with it. At this level, we will get crushed if we don't defend with more desire.
All compounded by Gibbs. Absolutely moronic. This guy shows little desire during the game and then suddenly is so angry to do that off the ball. In his defence (only slightly, as his behaviour isn't very defensible) the referring is absolutely appalling. If the ref blows up for the foul and books James, the sending off doesn't materialise. It was a terribly late foul and the blind muppet doesn't even give it.
Looks like we're going to be begging for other teams to lose already...
Bilic really has to take some blame for persisting with 3 at the back. While Gibbs has lost us our chance of getting back in the game, we were already 2-1 down and being overran. I don't see the point in sacrificing a midfielder for an extra defender and encouraging the opposition onto us when our defenders can't deal with basic balls into the box anyway.
Bilic needs to learn and fast. I think the guy is out of his depth tactically at this level.
