Match Thread Coventry City - Maidstone United [FA] Match Thread - Monday 26th Feb (27 Viewers)

[steve101]

Kelly did not do anything but apart from one forward pass, kept it going sideways and gottackled off the ball a few times for being too slow. laked forward vision or any real attempt to push forward. often had nowhere to go. Did he even get a tackle in? The game passes him by a lot. At times he is still lovely on the ball but offers the team nothing much I'm afraid. When eccles came on the ball started moving forward faster. Don't get me wrong, he did nothing really bad but there was nothing to his contribution apart from one long through ball.

He did exactly what would be expected for his role and he did it relentlessly. Takes discipline and know-how to play the way he does. Link the team, dictate the pace and let the creative players be creative. He was exceptional considering the little football he has played imo.

 

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[pusbccfc]

Enjoyable that. Easiest money the club will ever make.

Helps forget about Friday.

 

[quinn1971]

Hopefully Blackburn can sneak past Newcastle and we get them at home

 

[Martin180]

He did exactly what would be expected for his role and he did it relentlessly. Takes discipline and know-how to play the way he does. Link the team, dictate the pace and let the creative players be creative. He was exceptional considering the little football he has played imo.

My only worry with him was he looked very pedestrian when Maidstone countered , against wba that would concern me . He did have a fine game tonight doing the simple things well

 

[Dimi_Konstantflapalot]

Kelly did not do anything but apart from one forward pass, kept it going sideways and gottackled off the ball a few times for being too slow. laked forward vision or any real attempt to push forward. often had nowhere to go. Did he even get a tackle in? The game passes him by a lot. At times he is still lovely on the ball but offers the team nothing much I'm afraid. When eccles came on the ball started moving forward faster. Don't get me wrong, he did nothing really bad but there was nothing to his contribution apart from one long through ball.

His forward passes led to the first 3 goals…

 

[Grendel]

Thought the midfield was dreadful TBH.

Our midfield controlled the game with ease

 

[itsabuzzard]

So do we want the big boys to go out in next few days to increase our chances of winning the whole thing?

Yes

 

[Northants Sky Blue]

Not sure MVE's cameo at RW worked but Lati decent at RB so its worth working on

Speaking of Lats, Kelly looks a far better option at CM, always showing

 

[Martin180]

Very dull second half but we got the job done. Tavares & MVE both dreadful. No stand out performers.

Dreadful
Guessing it’s hard to find someone to boo when we win 5-0

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

We take a Quarter Final place out of it

Also added confidence for Simms and Tavares.

Yes, of course. Meant more from a fan perspective when evaluating its impact on tactics/selection choices for the remaining league games etc.

 

[Martin180]

Not sure MVE's cameo at RW worked but Lati decent at RB so its worth working on

Speaking of Lats, Kelly looks a far better option at CM, always showing

MvE played wingback , albeit as badly as he did at the start of the season

 

[Frankly_Mr_Shankly]

Thought the midfield was dreadful TBH.

Wrong

 

[Grendel]

Ipswich must be bewildered how they lost to Maidstone as we were against Sutton who then were stuffed by Norwich

 

[shmmeee]

Wrong

No I definitely did

 

[Martin180]

Comedy moment of the game for me was Kitching trying to play like John Stones and play as a 10 and making a complete mess of it

 

[Otis]

Good luck in the next round , if anything I got prediction right 5 nil . As someone said earlier id be gutted but I'm not. I think individual errors cost us the 1st 3 goals but take them away the result was never in doubt .

Good luck for the rest of the season.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Ipswich must be bewildered how they lost to Maidstone as we were against Sutton who then were stuffed by Norwich

They'd have been as bewildered on the day, given they absolutely battered them.

Guess it's what happens if you have a Championship level keeper in your midst.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Itv no Robins interview, disgrace, stick your minder and sweeney and professionals up your arse.
Elikobi was class I must admit!!

Only reason I watched the post-match guff was to hear what Robins might have to say. Ridiculous.

 

[David O'Day]

Very dull second half but we got the job done. Tavares & MVE both dreadful. No stand out performers.

Good old dorky murph

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[David O'Day]

If Wilson had did what their keeper did for the 5th then there would be a meltdown on here

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[pusbccfc]

Imagine the meltdown when Wilson starts against Liverpool or Man City next round

 

[David O'Day]

Imagine the meltdown when Wilson starts against Liverpool or Man City next round

The first meltdown will be in our 6 yard box

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[Milne Out]

You know you’re sat with youngsters at 4-0 up when nobody around you shouts …
“Come on the Old 5”

 

[David O'Day]

Anyway, fairplay Maidstone and I hope you enjoyed it as long as you aren't the fella who got back to his car let a dog out he'd keep in the back for about 3 hours and proceeded to let it poo all over place and didn't clean up after

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[Grendel]

They'd have been as bewildered on the day, given they absolutely battered them.

Guess it's what happens if you have a Championship level keeper in your midst.

True. I expect he will be snapped up by someone in the summer.

 

[It’sabatch87]

There is one on twitter by ITV

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Cheers but not on twitter

 

[Milne Out]

True. I expect he will be snapped up by someone in the summer.

I think we all nodded approval the way he came and grabbed the ball a couple of times in the 1st half

 

[Grendel]

I think we all nodded approval the way he came and grabbed the ball a couple of times in the 1st half

Quality

 

[stevefloyd]

Clive probably thinks Latiboudoir got the hatrick…

Against Maidenhead

 

[coop]

 

[CCFCSteve]

I think we all nodded approval the way he came and grabbed the ball a couple of times in the 1st half

Didn’t realise keepers were allowed to do that

Professional performance and great for simms to keep his run of goals going (strikers don’t care who they score against). Took the first one really well. Also chuffed for Tavares after coming back off a bad injury

Hopefully no injuries although robins mentioned Wright took a knock and we go again Friday for the big one

 

[shmmeee]

Cheers but not on twitter

It’s a website. You just go there.

 

[MikeyMoo]

Robins is the best

 

[shmmeee]

Robins really gets visibly annoyed with stupid questions doesn’t he? Love him.

 

[Martin180]

Robins really gets visibly annoyed with stupid questions doesn’t he? Love him.

Surprised we haven’t got any players left in the squad from 2008/09