CCFC_Charlie
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Maybe he should have signed some wingers when he had the chance. One at the club and he’s injured, makes zero sense if we’re going to be playing 4-2-3-1.
Maybe he should have signed some wingers when he had the chance. One at the club and he’s injured, makes zero sense if we’re going to be playing 4-2-3-1.I don’t get it at all, he’s making it sound as if playing strikers wide is the only option available to us
Just thinking the same, what a strange comment
Strikers are playing out of position out wide which we have to look at
Quiet dressing room - let’s see if they learn
People won’t keep getting chances
It’s a game where you have to learn quickly
People are going to have to come and take Doyle’s shirt and try to force out a 37 year old. Shows the character of him and the big contribution he makes
Maybe he should have signed some wingers when he had the chance. One at the club and he’s injured, makes zero sense if we’re going to be playing 4-2-3-1.
ClownFoster to Robins, what are your thoughts on that performance.
If i was Robins my response would have been " the same as your questions " rubbish .
It's early days. People enjoy a meltdown, i feel like having a meltdown. We've gone from ripping top league 2 teams to shreds to completely changing our system within 3 months. And all because mcnulty left. Just fucking replace mcnulty with a player that's like for like.
It almost feels like we've not had a pre season and we've had to start 4 weeks behind everyone else.
Some of those comments are baffling as well. Sign some wingers if you don't want to play strikers out wide. We managed to sign the 'best lb in league 1' and play off finalists captain in brown and ogogo, we had the momentum, the lure and the draw to make a real statement. Only 2 League games in and a league Cup but no goals from open-plan, about 5 players out of position and some serious questions over recruitment.
I don't really get how the players we've signed fit in with the system we're trying to play. Even more so if we sign Chaplin who we still seem to be chasing. The reports from Pompey are that he can't play up from on his own so that puts him in the Andreu role in our current setup but surely we aren't going to start leaving him out or push him in to a position where he's less effective.Yep it’s a strange comment, the Bakayoko signing made absolutely no sense when we play with one striker and had just signed Hiwula as well as having Biamou and Clarke Harris on the books with similar scoring records to him
Never thought I’d hear that sentence; Lee Burge gives the back line more confidence (out of the keepers we have!)
I wasn’t there tonight but surely OBrien isn’t the problem here?
I don't really get how the players we've signed fit in with the system we're trying to play. Even more so if we sign Chaplin who we still seem to be chasing. The reports from Pompey are that he can't play up from on his own so that puts him in the Andreu role in our current setup but surely we aren't going to start leaving him out or push him in to a position where he's less effective.
This formation almost seems like we start selecting the team from the back by the time he gets to the forward positions we've got too many players and no room to fit them in!
Yep it’s a strange comment, the Bakayoko signing made absolutely no sense when we play with one striker and had just signed Hiwula as well as having Biamou and Clarke Harris on the books with similar scoring records to him
4-4-2
Burge
Grimmer Willis hyam brown
Bayliss ogogo kelly Shipley
Biamou hiwula
Actually that team looks poor. I don't fooking know! Why's he signed so many similar players
Usually you talk sense, still everyone has a off night
5-3-2
Burge
Grimmer Willis Davies Hyam Brown
Andreu Ogogo Bayliss
Anyone up front with Biamou
May at least reduce our chances of conceding sloppy goals with a simple plan.
That was dross tonight. They got better as they gradually took the new guys off and replaced them with the Div 2 team.
Ogogo was too isolated in the middle - Bayliss may be creative , but it puts too much pressure on the other central midfielder
Biamou's stamina and commitment are astonishing but he needs someone playing off him. Ponticelli was an improvement, so I would play him
Stirling is a boy in a man's game - send him back as soon as poss. Grimmer has to return
Of the new forwards AB looked the best, worked hard and tried to make things happen, so I was surprised he was the first to be replaced. I think he will be ok
Brown was out of position for both goals, although the first one was down to him filling in when Hyam went awol. Hyam is slow - I hope Willis is fit for Saturday
The decision to to play Allassani in the U23 's is a mystery. Could have used his creativity
This is going to be a test for Robins' management skills. There are some hard decisions to be made. At the moment he needs in the side two central midfielders, Bayliss, Andreu and two strikers and a winger, which is more people than there are places
Robins
They were better than us
We didn’t create enough; didn’t move the ball enough
They played really well
They have players who know a lot more
Played off our strikers
They played within the laws better than us
We had two disallowed for offside
Our angle wasn’t great but could have been onside
No complaints about the score line
Looked off
We looked like we weren’t ready for that game
They were more street wise
Suffering for a lack of confidence
Early days
Changes that were made made a difference tonight
Cup game - only positive was performance of JCH, Shipley and Ponti did well when he came on. Made positive contributions
Abu played a good game
Bayliss gave the ball away more than normal
Strikers are playing out of position out wide which we have to look at
Defenders did ok up to 30 mins
Grimmer knows he closed off for the first
Clearly we have to put it behind us quickly and be ready for Saturday
Quiet dressing room - let’s see if they learn
People won’t keep getting chances
It’s a game where you have to learn quickly
Things didn’t function as you would want them to in the first half
Need work rate, and desire to get into the box and score goals
One or two bits where we showed good signs but we have to step up to this level (same division opposition despite being cup game)
People are going to have to come and take Doyle’s shirt and try to force out a 37 year old. Shows the character of him and the big contribution he makes
Saturday was more important for us to use him
Bayliss made a couple of really good runs and passes but gave the ball away a hell of a lot, Grimmer had his worst game in a long time. Ponticelli spent his time on the pitch offside and doing little else. It's strange how people can see the game so differently. I'll give you Shipley though.Back home and made myself a cuppa - reflections.
Bayliss & Grimmer played well and so do Ponti and Shipley off the bench.
New signings all struggled and were ineffective. To me they lack football intelligence, maybe wonderful athletes but the game at the pro level is about decision making and none did anything I couldn’t predict from my seat.
There aren’t enough goals in the squad and unless Robins can pluck an Adam Armstrong we are going to struggle because we simply won’t score enough.
I think Robins is a good coach and he may improve players on the training ground and find a system that better suits but if he doesn’t it could be a long winter .... and spring!
When you get promoted you need to hit the ground running and build some momentum and we haven’t done that. Of course its only 3 games but no goals from open play is a worry. I would like to see Ponti given a run his movement is different and Oxford find him more difficult to mark as he doesn’t just rely on pace and power (something football is becoming obsessed with).
Enjoyed watching Bayliss, if he improves as he should he will be off soon.
Saturday is already a big game, we need a win and if we don’t do the business against Plymouth then you are looking at Gillingham
away and that’s a very tricky place to go to and get 3 points.
PUSB
Nice idea but it looks like Sterling has to play if he is fit, maybe the reason why he joined us and not a championship club?
If he HAS to play, that was a terrible signing and I would say we'd be better off sending him back than have such an obligation. Nobody should be entitled to their place automatically. I dunno if that is the case and hope Robins would not be so naive. What I hope is happening is that he is giving him every chance-second game at RB, still didn't work, OK, give him a go in midfield-nope, not working there, either.Nice idea but it looks like Sterling has to play if he is fit, maybe the reason why he joined us and not a championship club?
Nice idea but it looks like Sterling has to play if he is fit, maybe the reason why he joined us and not a championship club?
4-4-2
Burge
Grimmer Willis hyam brown
Bayliss ogogo kelly Shipley
Biamou hiwula
Actually that team looks poor. I don't fooking know! Why's he signed so many similar players
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