Not sure , he probably genuinely thought they needed replacing ..doesn't have to be any deeper
Not sure , he probably genuinely thought they needed replacing ..doesn't have to be any deeper
Thought waghorn played better today.. should have shot across the keeper early second half , but was his best game for us so far
Also come on ... I said to my old man today , keep an eye on sheaf he's had a decent start to the season... and in general he was really quite shite .
Poor in the challenges , loads of wayward passes , was looked after very well by fadz and salter in the first half , yea he was decent with the 5 yard stuff but in general struggled to link play with o hare or hamer
And o hare was generally shite too , made a couple of decent passes which we could have done more with but besides that not much else at all , ran alot
Come on now let the ratings reflect reality
Maatson was a bit gash too btw , was megged atleast 3 times in the first 30 minutes by the QPR wing back who had a bit of a field day against the lad
Salter had a solid game , lovely pass on him down the channels
Dabo had a solid battle with Sam, he generally came out ontop .
I'd like to see gyo cut inside a bit more, his general forward play is very impressive
Poor in the challenges , loads of wayward passes , was looked after very well by fadz and salter in the first half , yea he was decent with the 5 yard stuff but in general struggled to link play with o hare or hamer
And o hare was generally shite too , made a couple of decent passes which we could have done more with but besides that not much else at all , ran alot
Come on now let the ratings reflect reality
Maatson was a bit gash too btw , was megged atleast 3 times in the first 30 minutes by the QPR wing back who had a bit of a field day against the lad
Salter had a solid game , lovely pass on him down the channels
Dabo had a solid battle with Sam, he generally came out ontop .
I'd like to see gyo cut inside a bit more, his general forward play is very impressive
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I think I can forgive Maatsen getting rinsed numerous times in the first half because he spends most of the game level with the opposition goalkeeper.
Wish he could cross the ball though.
I'm generally quite forgiving, he's played well of late , but QPRs wing back is a very talented lad and just had him over a barrel mostly
Think this is a bit harsh, Sheaf didn’t have his best game but he was everywhere. Made six tackles won six ground duels. Made 80% of his passes. Know it’s not all a stats game but felt he was perfectly fine today.
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I think that's a fair analysis Stu.
It's always been my concern that it isn't enough on It's own in this division. I really want to see Gyökeres and Godden play together. Godden's finishing is decent and Gyökeres does all the donkey work without complaining.
The more I see the second goal the more I want to shake Hyam. It's so slow. It's not a complete howler but if he's just switched on, he heads it out for a corner and the danger is dealt with and you get set. He just seems to take an age to swing a boot at it and they pinch it from him.
It’s fine if you don’t like him, just say that.
His record in the Championship is a goal every 300 mins. So just under 1 in 3.
See this is where stats irk me .
His passing was poor linking up, was generally decent with his 5 yard stuff ..where he gets his 80%
We generally sat as opposed to the first 4 matches and countered so the tackles and duels are no surprise.
3 or 4 times truing to wrap his leg infront of the player to scoop the ball and failed .
Fortunately we were so solid with our shape we easily mopped it up
It's passive isn't it? He should be moving towards the ball when he the keeper palms it out not waiting for it. Then after that he gets turned inside out, Sheaf gets sucked to the ball a bit and their player is free to score an easy chance.
Exactly that. It's simple defending for this level for me really. You teach it to kids to move towards the ball not waiting for it. If that falls to fadz you know it's gone. Just frustrating.
Not that I don't like him, it's more that I've been very disappointed in him and once again today he looked poor.
Moore 8 - commanded his area and made some cracking saves. Couldn’t do anything about either goal. He looks so assured
Fadz 6
Hyam 6
JCS 6
the back three were above average in general. I don’t think either goal was down to huge individual mistakes, even the second one. More of a collective mistake
Dabo 7 - he won the battle against McCallum in my opinion and tried to support when we hit them on the counter
Maatsen 5 - struggled to cope with their wing back defensively and his end product wasn’t very good. On the plus side he doesn’t go hiding and gets himself into some good positions in the final third so he will play much better than this.
Sheaf 6 - performance was below the high standards he’s recently set but he does at least try to play progressively, just not his day today
Hamer 6 - the endeavour was there but as per Sheaf his performance wasn’t at the standard he’d previously set himself. When he gets his corners on the money they should lead to a few goals
O’Hare 6 - was much quieter than usual but still very busy and tried to make things happen. I think they snuffed him out very well
Waghorn 7 - I think he played well and was a good link between midfield and attack. We missed him when he went off. Has a great first touch. Just needs a goal now for confidence.
Gyokeres 7 - another good performance and was a handful for arguably one of the best centre halves in the league in Rob Dickie. Good movement and really good at holding the ball up. I’m surprised we took him off but I’m no expert on fitness levels.
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Fadz 6
Hyam 6
JCS 6
the back three were above average in general. I don’t think either goal was down to huge individual mistakes, even the second one. More of a collective mistake
Dabo 7 - he won the battle against McCallum in my opinion and tried to support when we hit them on the counter
Maatsen 5 - struggled to cope with their wing back defensively and his end product wasn’t very good. On the plus side he doesn’t go hiding and gets himself into some good positions in the final third so he will play much better than this.
Sheaf 6 - performance was below the high standards he’s recently set but he does at least try to play progressively, just not his day today
Hamer 6 - the endeavour was there but as per Sheaf his performance wasn’t at the standard he’d previously set himself. When he gets his corners on the money they should lead to a few goals
O’Hare 6 - was much quieter than usual but still very busy and tried to make things happen. I think they snuffed him out very well
Waghorn 7 - I think he played well and was a good link between midfield and attack. We missed him when he went off. Has a great first touch. Just needs a goal now for confidence.
Gyokeres 7 - another good performance and was a handful for arguably one of the best centre halves in the league in Rob Dickie. Good movement and really good at holding the ball up. I’m surprised we took him off but I’m no expert on fitness levels.
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I've got to say this a shit ball by o'hare with all the time in the world. To get on the end of it Waghorn would have needed to be 2-3 yards off side.
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It wasn't a great ball but it was enterprising play by Sheaf and O'Hare as usual that made the openingI've got to say this a shit ball by o'hare with all the time in the world. To get on the end of it Waghorn would have needed to be 2-3 yards off side.
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Agreed, I really think Gyokeres is going to be an absolute beast for us, no one mention a Max anymore!
Absolutely, there's no fucking way Waghorn should ever partner Gyoketes!!!!
They are in each others way too often.
I'm not sure Godden or Walker are the answer either. We need a pacy striker who can finish!
In the eyes of Robins, Walker is potentially even fourth choice now. Worse problems to have mate.
Said it around the start of the calendar year that every time Walker plays he just doesn’t look interested in doing the hard work and that his body language is always awful, whenever he doesn’t receive the ball when asking for it he starts throwing his arms around like a 5 year old have a tantrum. Nice to see other fans finally realising it as well
With Gyokeres, Walker, Godden and Waghorn as our strikers we won’t get 25 out of them and ultimately this will be our downfall this season
Neither did berbatov. Who cares - it’s just not his game. He’s the second best and should play with gyokeres.
So Hyam’s wrong not to go to the ball and Sheaf’s wrong to go to the ball. You’re going to get fence burn on your arse if you’re not careful
He was our top scorer last season. He has just come back from injury. Not sure what you don't like other than deciding he is shit from day one and not changing your mind to avoid having to admit you are wrong.
I'm not criticising Sheaf for it, he got sucked to the ball as Hyam was all over the shop
I do like him.
What has he done to change my mind that he isn't quite good enough? He scored a goal or so more than Biamou.
Don’t get this at all. Taking yesterday I barely noticed Godden was on the pitch whereas Walker was chasing down, dropping back to help out and generally far more involved.
