I do worry about the number of bodies missing on Tuesday. Didn't Davies pick up a knock too?Let's see how we do on Tuesday.
We will have a depleted squad with injuries and suspensions.
Win that and it might show that this squad is good enough.
so here's to Tuesday PUSB
It's not Sunday league. Stringing 6 or 7 passes together isn't beyond our technical ability. That Mowbray comparison is just ridiculous - his assembled squad was simply not good enough to compete in L1, whatever type of football they played, as shown when Slade took charge. This squad is very competitive for this level and whenever we have looked good this season is when we've got the ball down and played football.
I believe so but hopefully just a knock and nothing serious.I do worry about the number of bodies missing on Tuesday. Didn't Davies pick up a knock too?
Surely he's talking about Mowbray's last season not the one before when questionning technical ability? And I agree about the defence being important but I believe we'd still be just as solid against a team like Port Vale who were for the most part awful, if we'd only played 1 holding midfielder. If Andreu had played alongside Doyle with 2 strikers ahead of them we'd have been more likely to score 2 or 3 rather than relying on a excellent last minute save from Burge to keep it at 1-0. While the pitches are still good and teams are that bad, we could be putting teams out of sight by half time and retaining the interest of more than 6500 people.The comparison isn't ridiculous - we could've went top of the league during the Xmas period. The perception of most L1 fans was that we'd be up there in the playoffs/autos... before we capitulated.
The key to doing well in this league is solid defence. Just look at the top 7 and the GA section in any season in L2 - all conceding on average 1 goal or less a game.
Surely he's talking about Mowbray's last season not the one before when questionning technical ability? And I agree about the defence being important but I believe we'd still be just as solid against a team like Port Vale who were for the most part awful, if we'd only played 1 holding midfielder. If Andreu had played alongside Doyle with 2 strikers ahead of them we'd have been more likely to score 2 or 3 rather than relying on a excellent last minute save from Burge to keep it at 1-0. While the pitches are still good and teams are that bad, we could be putting teams out of sight by half time and retaining the interest of more than 6500 people.
A lot will depend on January transfer window. Not for the ones we sign but more to do with who we sell. Does anyone have any confidence we will keep hold of Jones if he keeps his good start to the season going. There won't be many wingers in any league with 10goals by Christmas. He will be sold and the viscous circle will start again.
And I acknowledged that many people would. Ultimately I would too, of course, I just don't think it needs to be that way with this squad.I'd happily have us grind out 1-0s every week from own goals if it got us promoted
Tell that to Burton, who managed back to back promotions as a boring 1-0 or 0-0 team. Burton rarely looked like scoring. They rarely looked like conceding either though. IF we can keep clean sheets your more likely to scrape a win!Not enough goals in the squad to win the league. But I think we have enough to get into the play offs.
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That's how I've interpreted it as, it makes more sense too.
Its easier said than done when most teams are putting 8-10 players behind the ball and playing for draws. I think at full strength, Andreu playing behind McNulty will be the most potent partnership we have. Playing Beavon and NcNulty up front or one behind the other doesn't make too much of a difference. As for Andreu, I get the impression he's been signed to play in an advanced role so he can get goals, playing deeper could impact his game for the worse.
Winning teams put bums on seats, that's what the team needs. Get the basics right, if don't concede you cannot lose. We've had many Cov teams capable of goals, the caveat being that we concede similar amounts of goals... I think the goals will take care of themselves to be honest. Again, it's too early to tell how the season will play out.
They were the top scorers in league two when they won the league, they were more 1-0 specialists in league one.Tell that to Burton, who managed back to back promotions as a boring 1-0 or 0-0 team. Burton rarely looked like scoring. They rarely looked like conceding either though. IF we can keep clean sheets your more likely to scrape a win!
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They were the top scorers in league two when they won the league, they were more 1-0 specialists in league one.
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You still need to score goals though. We currently average a goal per game, and quite often not looking like scoring. You have to get the right balance. Hopefully it will click, but I just don't seen enough goals in this team to win the league. I do think we will finish top 7 though.That was a season that was comparatively very low scoring. How many season will the top scoring teams are on 69 goals? Would have been 6-7th last season (in that category).
If you go into games knowing you won't concede more than 1 goal, you don't need to be free flowing. We literally scored for fun under Presley, but, we also conceded as many as we scored...
In my opinion, you build from the back of you want to get promoted. 1st-7th, year in and year out, almost always concede in and around 46 goals... That's clearly the place to start for me. We've had plenty of high scoring teams and goal scorers and it hasn't got us much success.
You still need to score goals though. We currently average a goal per game, and quite often not looking like scoring. You have to get the right balance. Hopefully it will click, but I just don't seen enough goals in this team to win the league. I do think we will finish top 7 though.
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Totally agree. Promotion has to be the aim. Top 7 would be acceptable, but finishing outside the play-offs would be out and out failure.I don't think we will win the league, top 3 to go straight up would be an achievement I think. After seeing the squad he has put together and that Robins doesn't have much of an excuse of his hands being tied then to finish outside of the playoffs would be a massive failure.
My early prediction hasn't changed we will just make the playoffs.
And to be honest I'd rather go up via the play offs (if it was nailed on obviously) than finish 2nd or 3rd. Although its guaranteed promotion another delightful day at Wembley is far better.
I don't think I could handle a playoff run. I'd need to be numbed by beer, especially if it went to pens or the last 10 minutes like Saturday.
They were pressing at the end. But we were pressing most of the second half. I can handle teams coming at us for the last 10 minutes when we are 2 up. It is only squeaky bum time when we are only 1 up.Slight worry last night that Carlisle got close at the end, but I think by then we were also pressing to get a 3rd.
Yeah, but that's not what I mean, I mean in terms of they should have scored. At one point (from a corner or cross), one of their players missed all but a sitter of a header from just 4 or 5 yards out.They were pressing at the end. But we were pressing most of the second half. I can handle teams coming at us for the last 10 minutes when we are 2 up. It is only squeaky bum time when we are only 1 up.
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