Match Thread Cardiff City - Coventry City Match Thread - Wednesday 1st Jan (18 Viewers)

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The slow play forward started under the previous manager and they can’t shift the habit we need at least one in midfield who can pass it forwards.

 

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[steve101]

Very odd to only make one change and then delay subs. Surely fresh legs at the back with either Binks or Kitching. Add then to get Torp off earlier.
Lucky to get a point from 10 men.

 

[Chris1987]

It absolutely comes from instruction from hr manager.

It absolutely doesn't. It comes from a player incapable of doing it.

 

[JoeCCFCPUSB]

Last 5 games Hull, Pompey, Plymouth, Millwall and Cardiff.

Goals scored 8
Goals conceded 6
Points 8

We should have got 12 points, a win against Millwall and we should have beaten 10 man Cardiff.

POMPEY, HULL, CARDIFF AND PLYMOUTH all in the bottom 4. Really isn't good enough.

Binks, Thomas, Joel, Kitch, Asante, Dasilva are all not at this level.

 

[Covstar]

So when is Haji wright back? We sure fucking need him badly...

 

[Nick]

The problem is we went 4-2-4, but them pushed the two fullbacks high so was a 2-2-6, then there's absolutely no space, and everyones on top of each other.

And nobody wanted to put a ball across the box to make them worry.

 

[Bad Boy]

New Year same garbage

 

[shmmeee]

Sadly none this season

He wasted £43m on a pile of shite

Pile of shite that got the clubs third best league finish in a quarter of a century…

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I actually agree that is the case. I thought it was trolling originally but not sure.

Not desperate at all for Lampard to fail. Was impressed with his words when he first came in.

how anyone can say this is much better or an improvement is beyond me.

Weve played poor opposition, lost 4-1 to the team that were bottom and drew with a team that had 10 men for a half.

 

[bigfatronssba]

I'm sorry, but I'm yet to see this team do a single thing better under Lampard. It's the same formation, the same personnel, in the same positions, making the same mistakes.

We definitely play a lot slower and safer when we're on the ball (be still my beating heart). But we're hopeless defensively and lacking ideas going forward - the same problems as the first 14 games.

The players are shite. It’s as simple as that

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Have we ever been as slow and ponderous on the ball

We have all the pace of a bunch of old age pensioners .

 

[shmmeee]

We're still so shit in central midfield, insane that King believed we didn't need anyone in that position.

Insane he has an opinion at all tbh.

 

[Shannerz]

Massive stack of cash and no pressure or accountability. Nice work if you can get it.

Whatever his faults, you can tell Lampard is desperate to succeed; his stock is low and there are people desperate for him to fail. So there's a lot of pressure on him, and ultimately this is a make or break appointment. Goes wrong, and he's a life of punditry ahead of him.

It may not be his team, but if he doesn't get it performing, then the knives are out.

 

[pusbccfc]

The last 20 or so minutes summed up the season under both Frank and Robins. A really fragile and timid midfield who are scared to put a ball over the top or through a defence.

Very little urgency throughout the side despite efforts from Frank to overload with strikers. We are in desperate need for someone in the 10 to move. Torp was a statue throughout that second half.

Bassette and Asante were desperate for balls over the top and no one had the ability or confidence to play it to them.

 

[covmark]

Scum, all of them

Deary me

 

[Great_Expectations]

Yeah there’s a few desperate for Lampard/us to fail.

I possibly sound like I am, but I assure you I’m not. The team will always come above views on any manager and I actually like Lampard.

The point I’m consistently making is the Head Coach requirement was an elite tactician - I’m not sure I’m seeing that.

 

[shmmeee]

The players are shite. It’s as simple as that

Then Robins really was a miracle worker last season.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

New Year same garbage

Same players that's why

 

[Sick Boy]

I possibly sound like I am, but I assure you I’m not. The team will always come above views on any manager and I actually like Lampard.

The point I’m consistently making is the Head Coach requirement was an elite tactician - I’m not sure I’m seeing that.

We’re a Championship club, we were never going to hire an elite tactician as our manager.

 

[larry_david]

Have we ever been as slow and ponderous on the ball

Robins created this pathetic rhythm in the team. It's going to take new signings to grab them by the scruff of the neck and get them out of it

 

[Shannerz]

When?

Oxford and Luton. Watford too, apparently, but I didn't see that one. That's about it, though.

 

[David O'Day]

i'm okay with that, didn't lose to a Welsh team

we could be pretty good with the right january additions

 

[napolimp]

Pile of shite that got the clubs third best league finish in a quarter of a century…

Exactly. Robins had lost his way towards the end, but Lampard is clueless.

 

[David O'Day]

I possibly sound like I am, but I assure you I’m not. The team will always come above views on any manager and I actually like Lampard.

The point I’m consistently making is the Head Coach requirement was an elite tactician - I’m not sure I’m seeing that.

the tactics are fine and pretty good and interesting

 

[SBT]

The players are shite. It’s as simple as that

I don't disagree, but you have to believe a new manager could make a difference. Otherwise why make the change?

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

It has to be Lampard and the management team.

Said it before, and I'll say it again - Lati and Thomas are not comfortable at carrying the ball forward, and we don't have a 'Barry Bannan type' midfielder who will come and collect the ball, and start dictating the play from the middle of the park. We seem to want to probe down the wings, but MVE (off form, probably due to overplaying him) seems affected by the current cb pairing, so Tats has less of the ball. On the other side, we have lost EMS, Haji Wright. It is not surprising we are struggling as a result. Not all of our players are crap, but we do need our best players back/several additions to help the team.

 

[gspotgaz]

This team is a really really hard watch. How are we going to get out this mess?!

 

[Great_Expectations]

We’re a Championship club, we were never going to hire an elite tactician as our manager.

Did anyone tell Doug that?

Once again, it’s his words that aren’t helping the situation.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Pile of shite that got the clubs third best league finish in a quarter of a century…

What do you think is the problem then? Do you think Robins and Lampard told them to play badly?

 

[zuni]

Fucking appalling that, should never have been a red to their player…slow, ponderous, lazy, dimwitted it had the fucking lot..heading balls aimlessly…constantly giving the ball away with key players yet again ensuring negative backward / sidewards play….i actually don’t blame FL poor fucker has a monster size Xmas turd on his hands here

 

[CCFCSteve]

Exactly. Robins had lost his way towards the end, but Lampard is clueless.

He cant be held responsible for the players not making simple passes and/or booting it out of play when under no pressure. The basics weren’t good enough today

 

[Senior Vick from Alicante]

This result highlights the urgency of getting a creative midfielder in, aside Rudoni our midfielders can't or don't want to take a man on or slip a pass into the spaces when they're around the box. Very poor today I don't know if any one has the XG for creativity be interested to see where they are.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Then Robins really was a miracle worker last season.

Or Viveash

 

[quinn1971]

Not desperate at all for Lampard to fail. Was impressed with his words when he first came in.

how anyone can say this is much better or an improvement is beyond me.

Weve played poor opposition, lost 4-1 to the team that were bottom and drew with a team that had 10 men for a half.

think that tells you more about the players than the manager,he can’t polish a turd and we’ve got plenty of them, players aren’t good enough simple as, not Lampards fault,

 

[Winny the Bish]

Sell the entire squad. Only players worth keeping are Wright, Bassette and maybe Dovin. The rest can go for all I care.