Matt smith
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Only positive is I think there’s 3 worse teams
Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 11th Nov (12 Viewers)
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shmmeee
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He looks like he’s never seen a football before.
Matt smith
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Yeah I am, it’s rubbish and not good enough
Eccles and bidwell deserve praise, as does Bobby Thomas
oscillatewildly
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Godden's free header aside I'm delighted with that point.
Just need the strikers to start taking chances the rest looks reasonable given where we are in the rebuild.
Paxman II
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Hmm.
Wright needs a lot of work for me. he does not look like a player for this level.
Simms was having a reasonable game and Godden was unlucky but put a real good shift in bringing his fellow strikers into the game but they could not hit a barn door. That's why we are where we are.
Allen totally let the game pass him by, Sheaf with too much on his shoulders. Eccles very good. We need a spark of genius in midfield though.
Stoke are abysmal, which does not say a lot for us. We need to find that settled line up and creativity. I really hope MR's can use the break to make this bunch get their act together and find the right 11, and formation to make it 'click'. If we don't then you would say the big cash signing of Simms and Wright are failures, and a mid table finish is the best we will see.
Wright needs a lot of work for me. he does not look like a player for this level.
Simms was having a reasonable game and Godden was unlucky but put a real good shift in bringing his fellow strikers into the game but they could not hit a barn door. That's why we are where we are.
Allen totally let the game pass him by, Sheaf with too much on his shoulders. Eccles very good. We need a spark of genius in midfield though.
Stoke are abysmal, which does not say a lot for us. We need to find that settled line up and creativity. I really hope MR's can use the break to make this bunch get their act together and find the right 11, and formation to make it 'click'. If we don't then you would say the big cash signing of Simms and Wright are failures, and a mid table finish is the best we will see.
pusbccfc
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At least Godden is at the top of the 'key chances missed' charts. Simms and Haji maintaining their top 10 position.
Yeah it's not really working for any of them is it
Plus Sakamoto who has had a couple of ok games there without delivering much.
I think the best anyone has done at AM so far this season is probably Palmer in those opening 5 games or so. Allen had one really good game at QPR.
pusbccfc
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We're miles off that, I hate to say it.
Matt smith
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First half rubbish second half better but the strikers are tripeBrilliant objectivity based on this game. Well done.
Matt smith
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Survival is imperative
Nick
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He never seems to want to drag godden
First half was fine, gave Stoke nothing and had a few good chances 2nd half we looked comfortable and should have won easily. Strikers were pants at putting the ball away today!
Matt smith
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If you think first half was fine then you have very low expectations
it was so so poor
SkyblueDad
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Our best player today.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Always keeps him on for a chance in the box. He got one and spaffed it
Exactly what I thought at the start way too much upheaval with the core of the team leaving.
It really wasn't some good play and a few good chances we have gone whole games in recent seasons without a single chance. You have a really short memory.
Otis
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I never pay any attention to your posts until you calm down a couple of days later.
Nick
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To WWE?
stupot07
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We played a completely different formation today, there was little space in the 10 for anyone. I doubt Palmer would have been able to find the pockets of space he did in the first 5 games.
Allen was poor though going forward today though, the last couple of games he's played deeper.
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fernandopartridge
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Give it a rest, we had two or three great chances and Stoke had one reasonable chance.
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Grendel
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Palmer would be a disaster in that formation.
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stupot07
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First half was fine. Pretty boring, mostly played in the middle third but importantly we kept it tight. Not sure what you're expecting from side that's just lost 4 in a row, who's low in confidence and playing a different formation for the first time, with planned tactics, etc.
Second half was much better. And importantly we should some grit to dig in and make sure we didn't lose. We had the best chances too. Given the last couple of performances i'm happy that we have something to build on going into the break.
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Grendel
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We did create the best chances. Stoke played for the draw
Brighton Sky Blue
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If we keep playing like that it just needs the strikers to be on form. And for us to shoot when the shot is begging to be taken on
covcity4life
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Covcity4life is always right!
Thought it was alright today. The keeper and back 4 all played well and we didn't give Stoke a sniff. That's got to be encouraging for robins considering we have removed a CB from the formation
And we are back to having chances and not taking them. Better than zero creation.
The main issue is stil midfield. I thought sheaf and Eccles were brilliant today but we need a player who can make things happen with tehcniqie and flair.
The subs didn't work. O hare was shite and saka never got the ball. In hindsight would have been interesting to see Simms kept on.
But the losing streak is over and there is some potential with the formation.
Onwards and upwards
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Matt smith
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Second half was better when defenders started fizzing it into midfield and we had a little bit more urgency
agreed, second half was better
Sick Boy
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Covcity4life is always right!
