Match Thread Sheffield Wednesday - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 15th Feb (9 Viewers)

[Captain Dart]

Preston’s manager has a touchline ban. Could be an advantage

They've also got one of their regular midfielders out with a broken leg.

Duane Holmes: Preston North End midfielder out with broken leg

Preston midfielder Duane Holmes is expected to be out for two months with a fractured fibula.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Thomas and Kitching have been superb

Who'd of thought that before Mark Robins was sacked.

 

[fernandopartridge]

To any Wednesday cave dwellers lurking, get that one right the fuck up yaaaaaaaaaa

One of the posters on the forum reckons they played like title contenders today

 

[Nick]

One of the posters on the forum reckons they played like title contenders today

Did they say which title they were on about?

 

[CovLad94]

Did they say which title they were on about?

Olympic Diving Championship

 

[skyblu3sk]

Did they say which title they were on about?

Sheffield u12 girls cup sponsored by blue ribbon biscuits

 

[Tommo1993]

Danny Rohl interview just came on iFollow randomly. Very enjoyable

Just watched. Made me nervous with his brief glances straight down the camera, like he was gonna knock me out. Only in German.

 

[Evo1883]

One of the posters on the forum reckons they played like title contenders today

I thought they were good in large spells , but mostly because I felt we just weren't good at all and we stayed in a 5 which meant they could keep 4 forwards on our back line all game ..

But it's always sweet to win games where you deserved nowt

 

[Flying Fokker]

Who'd of thought that before Mark Robins was sacked.

It helps that we have some good coaches again.

 

[quinn1971]

Take the 3 points but how can we look so un defensive with such a defensive set up, don’t know if it’s the wing backs getting caught too far forward or the 3 centre halves not covering but it was so easy down both sides, might as well go to a back four, and give us an extra body in the middle, it couldn’t be any worse than our back 5 ?

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Thomas and Kitching are so ineffective. Just not challenging at all.

Don't you just love this forum.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I thought they were good in large spells , but mostly because I felt we just weren't good at all and we stayed in a 5 which meant they could keep 4 forwards on our back line all game ..

But it's always sweet to win games where you deserved nowt

TBF with Sheaf in midfield (I don't care Earlsdon) we'd have probably gone a bit more aggressive in that part of the pitch to stomp Bannan out.

 

[shmmeee]

Don't you just love this forum.

Also lowest pass accuracy of the three was those two. That defence conceded 22 shots on goal and 53(!!) touches inside out box. Kitching won 2 duels all game Thomas 3. For comparison Dasilva won 6 and Latubeaudiere 4.

How you can come out of that praising the defence I’ve no idea.

 

[rexo87]

Massive 3 points. Can’t play like that again this season though, horrendous performance apart from Thomas and Simms. Lati horrendous first 30 mins then we sort of sorted out that right hand side to an extent. Biggest worry for me was Eccles and I’ve been a big defender of his previously. Just seemed to stroll through the game and let Wednesday go past him with ease. Not quite sure what’s happened to him but that was a disgrace today

 

[Hobo]

Good result for you lot today against Swansea.

Who were Swansea playing, because I couldn't be bothered to look. But you obviously did?

 

[JohnWH]

Fun finish.
Probably as most have already said, pleased with result and for Simms bossing about with hunger. That Sakamoto header barely kept out would have been a sublime goal had it gone in.

 

[rexo87]

And for what it’s worth, I thought Wednesday were really good, just lack a really good number 9

 

[djr8369]

Doug knows best.
Top 6 deck.
Elite tactician.
I need t-shirts made for all the above

They would sell!

 

[Rodders1]

How the hell are we 7th (7th!!!) after our start this season

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

fuck me the most undeserved result in a long long time.

The Norwich game wasn't so long ago.

 

[grahamparsons68]

 

[grahamparsons68]

Fadz at game today also (Picture courtesy of South West Supporters Club!)

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

I’d like to report a robbery

Don't bother calling 999 the police are too busy.

 

[blunted]

We were not good today in midfield, up front (except Simms) or down the wings. However, as a unit our defence blocked and cleared virtually everything. Even the defenders who were below par did some good things, as well as some things that were not catastrophically bad. I am unsure if that was good luck or good play. Dovin was solid and their goal had an element of luck to it. Dovin had saves to make but most were routine or were good stops. Perhaps Wednesday's final balls were poor or our positioning was good.
We scored three good goals (I believe) and apparently there was a handball in their area by one of their players. Their goalie made one brilliant save from Tatsu.
Don't think we will get away with that type of defensive performance for the rest of the season, but the only stats that matter are in the two areas.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Tactician

Top deck.

 

[Lamps]

They've also got one of their regular midfielders out with a broken leg.

Duane Holmes: Preston North End midfielder out with broken leg

Preston midfielder Duane Holmes is expected to be out for two months with a fractured fibula.

www.bbc.co.uk

FIBula? Sounds like the truth to me.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Massive 3 points. Can’t play like that again this season though, horrendous performance apart from Thomas and Simms. Lati horrendous first 30 mins then we sort of sorted out that right hand side to an extent. Biggest worry for me was Eccles and I’ve been a big defender of his previously. Just seemed to stroll through the game and let Wednesday go past him with ease. Not quite sure what’s happened to him but that was a disgrace today

All things considered, this is our hardest away day until Sheff U. A draw would’ve been a good result so to nick 3 points was massive.

I didn’t rate Lati, felt he was particularly exposed to their pacy players. Bidwell being back was a boost because he will be even more important when we inevitably switch to 4-2-3-1/4-3-3.

 

[shmmeee]

All things considered, this is our hardest away day until Sheff U. A draw would’ve been a good result so to nick 3 points was massive.

I didn’t rate Lati, felt he was particularly exposed to their pacy players. Bidwell being back was a boost because he will be even more important when we inevitably switch to 4-2-3-1/4-3-3.

Oxford are 8th in the home league. Sheff Wed are 19th.

 

[Boicey]

Hopefully Bidwell can start every game from now on.
Eccles blew his chance so it's now Allen or Torp.
MVE needs to hold back and defend properly.
BTA needs replacing by I guess EMC, Rudoni rejigging.
It's seems to have gone quiet on Wright (and Sheaf). What's the latest??

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

One more win should see us safe shouldn't it?

Hope we get it soon, so we are not forever looking over our shoulders.

Good old Otis, brings us back down to earth.

 

[shmmeee]

Hopefully Bidwell can start every game from now on.
Eccles blew his chance so it's now Allen or Torp.
MVE needs to hold back and defend properly.
BTA needs replacing by I guess EMC, Rudoni rejigging.
It's seems to have gone quiet on Wright (and Sheaf). What's the latest??

Both a couple of weeks away I think. Wright back on the grass but Lampard said a couple of weeks before he’s able to consider him. I think Sheaf was targeting Oxford but could be wrong there.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

that wasn't lucky today.
luck didn't get mve to keep that ball in, and luck didn't get simmo to pressure the keeper.

should have been a simmo hat trick. he was robbed.

 

[stupot07]

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

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Also lowest pass accuracy of the three was those two. That defence conceded 22 shots on goal and 53(!!) touches inside out box. Kitching won 2 duels all game Thomas 3. For comparison Dasilva won 6 and Latubeaudiere 4.

How you can come out of that praising the defence I’ve no idea.

All that matters in a football match is who scores the most goals.

 

[shmmeee]

All that matters in a football match is who scores the most goals.

Well in that case Latibeaudiere is still the best defender today