Match Thread Middlesbrough - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 2nd Nov (22 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Do they live on opposite sides of the country?

I believe you wear one of them in order to accommodate the other.

 

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[Ooh Ah]

If your parking near the ground there is a Greene King/Hungry Horse near called the Six Medals

If you are parking in the town then most pubs in centre are okay with away fans and the Riverside is about a 10/15 min walk from the town centre - lived in Middlesbrough during my undergrad uni years and the folk up there are decent enough and caused me no bother whenever we played them (albeit that was before we did them in the Play-Offs)

There are some really cool bars on Baker Street and Bedford Street in the town centre (just off the uni campus) that you probs wouldn't expect to find in a pretty industrial place like Middlesbrough

Really helpful, thanks. PUSB

 

[mmttww]

I believe you wear one of them in order to accommodate the other.

 

[Hobo]

Might be wrong but he played RWB at Cardiff last season and was pretty rubbish. I think MR mentioned it in his interview.

I'd stick with Rudoni. He didn't look out of place and played well in that role.

Also you play Sakamoto at left wingback we are back to having to small players at wingback At least Rudoni is 6'1"

 

[shmmeee]

I swear this “all wingbacks need to be colossuses” thing only started as a way to dig at Dasilva. I’ve never heard it before. Cafu are Carlos were midgets and generally recognised as the best ever.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I’d start the team that started other than Rudi in for Kitching, Torp will be a class supersub as the egg chaser Eddie Jones would call him one of our finishers. Tatsu tires players out and filters out wide offering more support to the wide backs which will help so much to pin back Middlesbrough’s main threats more. Torp definitely deserves a start though just think Tatsu is the best option for this game

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I swear this “all wingbacks need to be colossuses” thing only started as a way to dig at Dasilva. I’ve never heard it before. Cafu are Carlos were midgets and generally recognised as the best ever.

Jay Dasilva
Our Roberto Carlos from Luton

 

[Nuskyblue]

I’d start the team that started other than Rudi in for Kitching, Torp will be a class supersub as the egg chaser Eddie Jones would call him one of our finishers. Tatsu tires players out and filters out wide offering more support to the wide backs which will help so much to pin back Middlesbrough’s main threats more. Torp definitely deserves a start though just think Tatsu is the best option for this game

Sakamoto played great in the 10 role I thought. I hope he starts there again tbh, he is a busy little bastard who picks up great positions.

His off the ball work is fantastic, real proactive stuff which we have lacked of late.

 

[shmmeee]

Jay Dasilva
Our Roberto Carlos from Luton

Dasilva may or may not be any good but his height isn’t the reason yet it’s the most commonly stated reason for not playing him.

 

[edgy]

Dasilva may or may not be any good but his height isn’t the reason yet it’s the most commonly stated reason for not playing him.

It was basically the reason why Kitching started in front of him vs Luton though.

 

[shmmeee]

It was basically the reason why Kitching started in front of him vs Luton though.

In one very specific game to target a specific threat. That’s not the same as screaming “everyone targets Dasilva!!1!!1?1” every time he walks on the pitch.

 

[skybluecam]

In one very specific game to target a specific threat. That’s not the same as screaming “everyone targets Dasilva!!1!!1?1” every time he walks on the pitch.

His height is a problem in a back 4. Not really in a back 5.

He’s also just terrible defensively.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

It was basically the reason why Kitching started in front of him vs Luton though.

Robins pointed out the experience of when we got battered 5-0 against Luton away and how they targeted that gap between Maatsen and the LCB (probably JCS).

Kitching looked alright at LWB. It’s probably given us food for thought should we choose to play 4-2-3-1 again.

 

[shmmeee]

His height is a problem in a back 4. Not really in a back 5.

He’s also just terrible defensively.

then say that. Don’t say he’s short.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

then say that. Don’t say he’s short.

Not a height issue for me as much as a physicality issue at times depending on who he’s against.

Still like Dasilva and think he’s a good player just worry against certain teams like Cardiff and Luton

 

[fernandopartridge]

His height is a problem in a back 4. Not really in a back 5.

He’s also just terrible defensively.

TBF, Bidwell makes even less tackles per game, which I think is as much the nature of the game these days as it is an individual player.

 

[Macca1987]

Robins pointed out the experience of when we got battered 5-0 against Luton away and how they targeted that gap between Maatsen and the LCB (probably JCS).

Kitching looked alright at LWB. It’s probably given us food for thought should we choose to play 4-2-3-1 again.

Were you watching the same game as me, I thought Kitching was like a rabbit in the headlights, didn't know where he was supposed to be, but we all have our own perspective on games

 

[skybluecam]

Were you watching the same game as me, I thought Kitching was like a rabbit in the headlights, didn't know where he was supposed to be, but we all have our own perspective on games

It’s revisionism coz we won, Kitching at wing back was a failure and that’s why he was hooked.

 

[JSL]

Im going to stick my neck out and say that we will keep a clean sheet. The law of averages says were are due one

 

[shepardo01]

Im going to stick my neck out and say that we will keep a clean sheet. The law of averages says were are due one

Law of averages also says we are due a win at Deepdale ....

 

[Potbellypig]

I'd start the same team which started the game against Luton but swap Kitching and Binks around.

 

[Hincha]

I would start Rudoni at LWB for the next few games.

The current successful 3-5-2/3-4-3 teams (Sporting/Leverkusen) play wingers/midfielders in the wing back position, not full-backs, as they can get you up the pitch better.

It's not like Dasilva is solid defensively anyway so I don't think it will make too much of a difference in that sense.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Were you watching the same game as me, I thought Kitching was like a rabbit in the headlights, didn't know where he was supposed to be, but we all have our own perspective on games

Robins felt he had a decent job. If we weren’t 2-0 down he wouldn’t have got subbed.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'd start the same team which started the game against Luton but swap Kitching and Binks around.

I’d like to see what Torp could do in the 10 from the start.

 

[Gibbo]

A couple of posts above that do it for me.

- Swap Kitching and Binks (who played a lot of the second half like a left wing back. The poor old Luton right back must have felt he was being picked on as he had Binks, Rudoni and Wright all at him).

- Torp for Tats. Hard on Tats, but Torp is more combative and has a better positional sense

We can't keep on doing well against Boro, but then we seem to be quite capable of always doing badly against Preston, so who knows?

 

[JohnWH]

Looks like I'm missing the game oh bother, should be able to see a replay next week I suppose? I'll check back with you lot on Monday.. predict 2-2, Simms for both

 

[skyblue_55]

Please no Kitching ……
Let’s just hope we can string 2 good performances together, but hope Middlesbrough have an off day to preserve our good run against them going .

 

[Gint11]

I would start Rudoni at LWB for the next few games.

The current successful 3-5-2/3-4-3 teams (Sporting/Leverkusen) play wingers/midfielders in the wing back position, not full-backs, as they can get you up the pitch better.

It's not like Dasilva is solid defensively anyway so I don't think it will make too much of a difference in that sense.

Not a good sign for JDS that robins is putting non LWBs in there.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Not a good sign for JDS that robins is putting non LWBs in there.

Think it was very Luton specific.

 

[PVA]

His height is a problem in a back 4. Not really in a back 5.

He’s also just terrible defensively.

His stats are miles better than Bidwell's this season and actually probably the best overall in the squad for defence.






Ironically Bidwell's attacking stats are better than Dasilva's this season.

 

[skybluecam]

His stats are miles better than Bidwell's this season and actually probably the best overall in the squad for defence.


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Ironically Bidwell's attacking stats are better than Dasilva's this season.

Yeah I think Bidwell has been poor this season.

Dasilva hasn't actually played that much though, suspect he may be benefiting from sub appearances.

 

[Mr Panda]

Dasilva is the most press resistant player in our squad so he’s got to start

 

[Gibbo]

Dasilva is the most press resistant player in our squad so he’s got to start

what do you mean by 'press resistant player'? Do you mean least likely to give the ball away under pressure? Or something else?

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

JDS has been so much better this year when he has played compared to last season in general. Like Cam pointed out, Bidwell has struggled a bit this season.
I have no issue with JDS coming back in at all at the minute.

 

[fernandopartridge]

what do you mean by 'press resistant player'? Do you mean least likely to give the ball away under pressure? Or something else?

That's what he means, he's tidy on the ball in tight positions and has very good footwork