Match Thread Coventry City vs. Portsmouth Match Thread - Tuesday 2nd Oct (21 Viewers)

[Grendel]

This is the difference, they take a shot from there. We try to pass the fucker with no strikers.

The difference is we are hopeless in midfield. There is no tackling ability or strength and passing is poor. If this idiocy of allowing Doyle to pick himself and take every free kick continues it’s an issue. Shipley has been terrible.

 

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[GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee]

Foul?

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No, he won the ball fine


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[Nick]

Small margins, Chaplin scores that Saturday, JCH scores tonight. It'll come. a tough run of games I'd be pleased with 4 points from.

Isn't really a small margin if we don't score.

 

[Sbarcher]

Normally support Shipley but he’s had a shocker.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Our pass completion can’t look too good tonight can it?

Too many not turned up thus far

JCH had our best chance and lacked composure. Andreu anonymous. Shipley frustrating. Sterling struggling since getting booked and Pompey trying their best to draw fouls from him with the potential of s second yellow.

Our passing genuinely feels worse than the 5-a-side kickabout I have each Monday.

 

[covcity4life]

We have a team of idiots. I just time and waste time till ref blows

 

[City Boy]

I'm not being funny, but Shipley has literally either given the ball away every time, or put a pass into an area that puts the receiving player under stupid pressure. I don't care about balance, or other things you all talk of, this is a weekly occurrence.

 

[MatthewWallis]

Shipley’s done nothing, Doyle doing shit passes again. Best we can hope for is a 1-1 draw because we can’t score for shit

 

[ccfcway]

Half Time. 0-1

More than held our own v league leaders, sucker punch at the end of the half. Go again in 2nd half

 

[Grendel]

Our pass completion can’t look too good tonight can it?

Too many not turned up thus far

JCH had our best chance and lacked composure. Andreu anonymous. Shipley frustrating. Sterling struggling since getting booked and Pompey trying their best to draw fouls from him with the potential of s second yellow.

We are the home team and have had one shot due to a defensive accident and that from 20 yards

 

[stupot07]

Andreu has been anonymous, tidy player but offers nothing up front with his movement. Their centre backs are having a great time. Like playing with 10 men.

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[Nick]

Shipley scored in the play off final though so can't mention his shocker.

 

[GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee]

The difference is we are hopeless in midfield. There is no tackling ability or strength and passing is poor. If this idiocy of allowing Doyle to pick himself and take every free kick continues it’s an issue. Shipley has been terrible.

If we’re talking Doyle and Shipley I completely agree. Bayliss had a good half.


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[covcity4life]

Hiwula for Andreu at HT.Can't afford to play this deep sitting nonsense.

Now we losing I agree. Also Jones for Shipley

Be brave robins

 

[Garryb80]

Not sure how long we can carry Shipley. Tho that was Doyle's fault just as much if not more. Very slow reaction

He had 2 men round him so shipley decides to pass to him. He is a liability.

 

[Nick]

Andreu has been anonymous, tidy player but offers nothing up front with his movement. Their centre backs are having a great time. Like playing with 10 men.

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It's baffling how Robins can't see it. JCH might well win a header, their defender just sweeps it up.

 

[Grendel]

Small margins, Chaplin scores that Saturday, JCH scores tonight. It'll come. a tough run of games I'd be pleased with 4 points from.

A quarter of the way through the season and having had two goals from our centre forwards in open play is great big margins

 

[cc84cov]

Sorry but Shipley has been awful cannot put a pass together goal comes from him giving it Doyle in a awful place where he doesn’t want it...

Andreu equally a waste of tme he doesn’t fit he doesn’t look anywhere near match fit

Hiwula has to come on we can’t play JCH on his own he’s winning his fair share andreu offers nothing frustrating to watch

 

[Nick]

He had 2 men round him so shipley decides to pass to him. He is a liability.

Doyle had done the same about 3 minutes before.

 

[stevefloyd]

Shipley needs to man up and stop Doyle demanding the fucking ball from him

 

[PVA]

We're a newly promoted team playing top of the league who are yet to lose a game.

The levels of expectancy on here are ridiculous and the overreactions when we're not 3 nil up after 30 minutes are even more ridiculous.

We aren't going to win every game. We aren't going to play well every game. Why do so many seem to struggle with this concept?

 

[djr8369]

Anyone else think we’re playing pretty well, if a little scruffy?


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[Nick]

Doyle has been involved in the last 2 goals conceded, he is way behind the pace.

Shipley has been bad for the last few games and Andreu hasn't worked at all ever since the season started.

We don't have anybody making any runs going forward at all, near enough static. Nobody playing off JCH.

 

[Nick]

We're a newly promoted team playing top of the league who are yet to lose a game.

The levels of expectancy on here are ridiculous and the overreactions when we're not 3 nil up after 30 minutes are even more ridiculous.

We aren't going to win every game. We aren't going to play well every game. Why do so many seem to struggle with this concept?

Where are the over reactions? Expecting footballers to be able to do the basics or test the keeper from a shot isn't really demanding too much.

 

[mark82]

As disappointing as the score is we've been the better team against an opposition who are to this point undefeated. Think there are a lot of positives in this performance.

 

[Nick]

As disappointing as the score is we've been the better team against an opposition who are to this point undefeated. Think there are a lot of positives in this performance.

There were positives from Sunderland to be fair, Robins has then completely changed the system by trying to put Andreu in.

Obvious to anybody with eyes.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

A quarter of the way through the season and having had two goals from our centre forwards in open play is great big margins

Biamou’s fault?

 

[mark82]

Doyle has been involved in the last 2 goals conceded, he is way behind the pace.

Shipley has been bad for the last few games and Andreu hasn't worked at all ever since the season started.

We don't have anybody making any runs going forward at all, near enough static. Nobody playing off JCH.

I could see Andreu working better with Chaplin ahead of him. Someone who makes runs. Need to be patient with him after his injury. Same for Jones.if he doesn't fire immediately.

 

[Grendel]

Biamou’s fault?

Well he wouldn’t have added any and played in some of them

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Not a bad half for me. Shame to lose the goal but there’s points in this game up for grabs. Shipley hate unfair

 

[Johnnythespider]

A kick in the teeth at the end of the half with neither team really threatening. Will Robins hive Hiwula a chance, i wouldn't put money on it

 

[Grendel]

As disappointing as the score is we've been the better team against an opposition who are to this point undefeated. Think there are a lot of positives in this performance.

We’ve been toothless really. It’s hard to say we’ve took the game to them.

 

[Nick]

I could see Andreu working better with Chaplin ahead of him. Someone who makes runs. Need to be patient with him after his injury. Same for Jones.if he doesn't fire immediately.

He could be fully fit and still not be a striker and play off JCH like he is meant to be doing.

He may work having a free role with a couple of strikers to play through, playing him off a target man hasn't worked all season. Not too sure why it would now.

 

[Evo1883]

Boring half to be honest ,JCH needs somebody to work off him , personally felt that was a foul on Doyle that lead to the goal but it’s irrelevant now

 

[mark82]

There were positives from Sunderland to be fair, Robins has then completely changed the system by trying to put Andreu in.

Obvious to anybody with eyes.

Semi-forced I guess, but yes, would go with either Hiwula or Bakayoko personally.