23-02-2025, 21:29
(This post was last modified: 23-02-2025, 22:11 by theo_luddite.)
To be fare, he waved play on later in the game while shin high tackles clattered in and we got nowhere fast.
But we had the ball
That said, were crap against a side with the worst defence in the division and had no away wins since August. The coach didn't set us up to win from set plays or open play and we don't have enough players who are capable of working it out for themselves often enough. I said my thing about Duff Duff during our first run of defeats and a few games apart, I'm still of the same opinion.
Without going back and looking, did all those goals Lapado scored for Ipswich back in the day bounce in off various parts of his body while he stood on the 6 yd line or penalty spot because he's got the first touch of a brick wall that's facing the wrong way and a shot that's got all the power of a soft back pass? Don't get me started on what he thinks is a one-two. I used to play 5-a-side with a lad that bad who had to re-tie his laces 3 or 4 times in an hour (his mum never showed him the double bow) and had the stopping distance and turning circle of The Queen Mary. I've probaly still got bruises 30-40 years later from being walled up and floored by him. Not sure Lapado is much of an improvement.
Not just the coach though is it? Cart'hoss and the rest aren't doing it.
Compared to previous lads that were here on loan - Smith Rowe, Chilwell, Colwill - all had "future England International" written all over them from the first game. I'd take any one one of those over all the current 4. So who picked the current 4?
The current 4 and the other total (Stoke flavoured?) disasters from last season aren't in anything like the same class. None have really stood out as being way better than what we have, though I'd say Chirewa might get a run in a Championship promotion playing side next season if we don't totally destroy his confidence.
But we had the ball
That said, were crap against a side with the worst defence in the division and had no away wins since August. The coach didn't set us up to win from set plays or open play and we don't have enough players who are capable of working it out for themselves often enough. I said my thing about Duff Duff during our first run of defeats and a few games apart, I'm still of the same opinion.
Without going back and looking, did all those goals Lapado scored for Ipswich back in the day bounce in off various parts of his body while he stood on the 6 yd line or penalty spot because he's got the first touch of a brick wall that's facing the wrong way and a shot that's got all the power of a soft back pass? Don't get me started on what he thinks is a one-two. I used to play 5-a-side with a lad that bad who had to re-tie his laces 3 or 4 times in an hour (his mum never showed him the double bow) and had the stopping distance and turning circle of The Queen Mary. I've probaly still got bruises 30-40 years later from being walled up and floored by him. Not sure Lapado is much of an improvement.
Not just the coach though is it? Cart'hoss and the rest aren't doing it.
Compared to previous lads that were here on loan - Smith Rowe, Chilwell, Colwill - all had "future England International" written all over them from the first game. I'd take any one one of those over all the current 4. So who picked the current 4?
The current 4 and the other total (Stoke flavoured?) disasters from last season aren't in anything like the same class. None have really stood out as being way better than what we have, though I'd say Chirewa might get a run in a Championship promotion playing side next season if we don't totally destroy his confidence.
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