Match Thread Coventry City - Cardiff City Match Thread - Saturday 30th Nov (10 Viewers)
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Cov98
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I’d agree that Milan needs a rest, but who do we put there?
It’s either Lati, Eccles or Tatsu. None of the above are RB’s
Brighton Sky Blue
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You're having a good season, I wouldn't be too concerned. Will be interesting to see what insights Joe Edwards offers to be fair, is it mostly his players still there?
Sick Boy
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Not sure Kitching has much of a future with us.
clint van damme
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We concede 2 goals a game mate, get a goods night sleep and stop fretting
skybluegod
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He has played RWB. He has never played RB, and he will not play it well.
I agree he does have those qualities. But let's not put the only player who has consistently performed this year in a position to become a boo boy by playing him a very different role.
MillwallFan
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We can’t score more than 1 goal at the moment, so if you keep scoring 2, you’ll win!
Captain Dart
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I think Lampard should start Lati at RB and bring on MVE in the second half.
robbiekeane
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mate if you don’t understand statistics that’s really okay, plenty of people here to help you you don’t need to get angry
fatso
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Agreed, we payed far too much for his services, but as a defender he's waaayyy better than Binks.
It's not even close.
Ccfcisparks
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Me neither mate otherwise he’d surely have been given a go
clint van damme
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To be fair Lampards only through the door so that can change but personally I think his days here are numbered.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Assume that the team we picked today was based on not wanting to change too much personnel wise. Binks and Dasilva get carved open so easily every week, it can't carry on.
clint van damme
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Wolves job will probably be up for grabs next week, bet he's kicking himself
AFCCOVENTRY
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MillwallFan
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Yes, we’re having a good season in that I doubt we’ll be pulled into the relegation spots, but I’m sure you feel the same with your set of players in that sometimes you wonder how your manager can be so blind (or negative) when he doesn’t pick the in form players over those that just aren’t cutting it.
The only player that Edwards brought in, was Tanganga on loan from Spurs in the January transfer window, so plaudits to him and his connections in getting him through the door (and plaudits for Harris securing him permanently on a free transfer in the summer).
In the summer we also signed Jensen, Kelly, Langstaff and Ivanovic on permanent deals and got Coburn and Wintle on loan from Middlesbrough and Cardiff respectively. The rest of the team you’ll see on Saturday all played for Edwards in his 19 game spell as manager, so I’m sure he’ll be able to inform Frank on the weaknesses of some of our players (especially Bradshaw) and how terrible we are at taking corners and set pieces (don’t believe the commentators hype that we’re good doing the latter, because we’re not!)
Brighton Sky Blue
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Can only think you haven't really seen us play this season. The players do decide to turn up once every 3 or 4 games though, and that cycle is coming around again next week I suppose.
What I can pretty much guarantee is we aren't keeping a clean sheet!
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I can script our game - regardless of our manager. You’ll bully us. We’ll possibly see more of the ball- but we’ll make a mistake and you’ll score And win.
one thing I seen from Millwall and especially Neil Harris’ Millwall - you’re strong and organised. That’s what will beat us
Gibbo
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First chance to comment since getting back (via the pub)
- Dreadful performance with the exception of EMC and Rudoni.
- Worse than Derby, who at least were tactically well marshalled. Cardiff were crap
- Basic skills lacking - like the weight of pass
- We can't keep having the combination of Binks, Thomas & Da Silva and conceding 2 goals a game - it's asks too much of the forwards
- MVE and Tats seemed incapable of working an overlap for one or other of them to cross.
- Bassette is a headless chicken. Simms next time.
- Da Silva needs permanently looking after - EMC did it this time - you can't afford that. Please bring back Bidwell asap
- For all Eccles workmanlike efforts, he has no penetrating pass and this year it seems neither does Sheaf. Throws it all onto Rudoni.
- Speed up. How many times the obvious thing to do was there for all to see, but the player would hold the ball or delay the throw in, or whatever, and then do the thing that had been glaringly obvious seconds before, but which they had chosen not to do. But by then Cardiff had it covered.
My "favourite" moment? every time we had a corner or similar, the centre halves went forward and the three shortest members of the team, Da Silva, Tats and MVE dropped back. They looked like Oompa Loompa's. A defence made up of midgets. Please don't mansplain the reasoning for this, I know what it is, I am just saying it looked comical.
- Dreadful performance with the exception of EMC and Rudoni.
- Worse than Derby, who at least were tactically well marshalled. Cardiff were crap
- Basic skills lacking - like the weight of pass
- We can't keep having the combination of Binks, Thomas & Da Silva and conceding 2 goals a game - it's asks too much of the forwards
- MVE and Tats seemed incapable of working an overlap for one or other of them to cross.
- Bassette is a headless chicken. Simms next time.
- Da Silva needs permanently looking after - EMC did it this time - you can't afford that. Please bring back Bidwell asap
- For all Eccles workmanlike efforts, he has no penetrating pass and this year it seems neither does Sheaf. Throws it all onto Rudoni.
- Speed up. How many times the obvious thing to do was there for all to see, but the player would hold the ball or delay the throw in, or whatever, and then do the thing that had been glaringly obvious seconds before, but which they had chosen not to do. But by then Cardiff had it covered.
My "favourite" moment? every time we had a corner or similar, the centre halves went forward and the three shortest members of the team, Da Silva, Tats and MVE dropped back. They looked like Oompa Loompa's. A defence made up of midgets. Please don't mansplain the reasoning for this, I know what it is, I am just saying it looked comical.
Ring Of Steel
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Lots of overreactions in here today
what’s new?
Apparently we’re in a relegation dogfight, got totally outplayed in matches where we had way more chances, shots & corners in and we all may as well pack in, we’re doomed.
Ring Of Steel
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you’ll fit in very well here
SBAndy
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The style we saw today leads me to think Binks playing at LB is a distinct possibility, with him tucking in and becoming a double pivot with Sheaf when we’re on the attack. Rudoni providing the overlap option makes sense to me, similar to Van Ewijk on the right, but it’s contingent on EMC and Sakamoto tucking into CM when the move breaks down.
I think what I want is an experienced centre back alongside Thomas and Binks at LB.
The CableGuy
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I wish I had your confidence. You'll score at least 2 goals against us, pretty much everyone else has.
fernandopartridge
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Just watched their second goal back, we're just so off it, Sheaf and Rudoni passed around easily, Rudoni letting their 18 run by him and Binks half heartedly tries to block it but not the path of the actual shot. Fucking atrocious.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Just wonder what the message was at half time, we came out and conceded almost immediately and then looked distinctly clueless for 45 minutes. Perhaps it was just information overload in the space of a few days leading to confusion?
Chris1987
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I'm not sure that anyone did . They were just motionless .
MalcSB
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Just catching up on EFL highlights. It looked like a Cardiff player was in an offside position right in front of Collins for their first goal. Actually went to play it but must have unsighted Collins, clearly “interfering with play”.
secondly, how on earth did Blackburn still have 11 men in the pitch all match? That was a horror tackle by Dolan.
secondly, how on earth did Blackburn still have 11 men in the pitch all match? That was a horror tackle by Dolan.
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Warwickhunt
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Every other team get a new manager bounce! How come we get a new manager thud!
Skyblue Bangkok
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I thought two of their players looked offside for their goal, we was very lucky to get a pen. No idea how that Blackburn player did not receive a red card for that terrible challenge
Few things from yesterday.
1. Personnel wise, Lampard has gone for a team of players who have been playing recently, as he's clearly not had time to assess who fits best into his system, or who he thinks should be playing. That just makes sense to minimise disruption.
2. What is basically one training session isn't long enough to get a team playing the way you want them to - blaringly obvious this would be the case. It's going to take weeks, if not months, and hopefully we don't lose too many.
3. Players didn't know what they were doing for most of the match. Makes sense considering the lack of time they've had with the coaching team.
4. Defence was already a liability before we switched to a 4, drastic action needs to be taken.
5. The first Cardiff goal was offside, the penalty was clear cut.
6. He's asked them to transition from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1, but Rudoni keeps drifting massively out left. That helps EMC but leaves Sakamoto isolated.
7. Bassette was screaming out to be played in behind throughout the first half, the kind of balls Torp is capable of providing.
1. Personnel wise, Lampard has gone for a team of players who have been playing recently, as he's clearly not had time to assess who fits best into his system, or who he thinks should be playing. That just makes sense to minimise disruption.
2. What is basically one training session isn't long enough to get a team playing the way you want them to - blaringly obvious this would be the case. It's going to take weeks, if not months, and hopefully we don't lose too many.
3. Players didn't know what they were doing for most of the match. Makes sense considering the lack of time they've had with the coaching team.
4. Defence was already a liability before we switched to a 4, drastic action needs to be taken.
5. The first Cardiff goal was offside, the penalty was clear cut.
6. He's asked them to transition from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1, but Rudoni keeps drifting massively out left. That helps EMC but leaves Sakamoto isolated.
7. Bassette was screaming out to be played in behind throughout the first half, the kind of balls Torp is capable of providing.
robbiekeane
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What game were you two watching
Skyblue Bangkok
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Same as you . Never a pen , how could he get his hand out of the way from such close range. Dolans tackle was dreadful.
robbiekeane
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So not Blackburn?
Major Tom
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We need to do some serious work on our throw ins ..agree the sense of urgency to get the ball back in play is poor