Match Thread Coventry City - Derby County Match Thread - Wednesday 6th Nov (5 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Not even doing that, we set up a goal for them. They were terrible and we were somehow worse. It’s alarming.

That’s where it comes from though. Same as the shit passing. Too scared to play because they’ll win the ball, too quick to pass it off to someone else and run away.

 

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[oscillatewildly]

I honestly believe a Kamala Harris select XI would have shown more resolve and guts than we did tonight.

 

[Evo1883]

I mean, I can pick a formation and 11 players for a Sunday league match and call it a game plan.

Sure but as I know you're not thick as mince you are aware we are a 2nd tier championship outfit not the canley social club

 

[OldBedrocker]

I just always think there is an overreaction in here when we lose.

We didn't play well. We gifted them a goal and it made the task that much harder.

We should have had two penalties though. That would have turned the game.

It was poor tonight, but that doesn't mean we are a poor side in general. Just were tonight.

Before this we just beat Luton and Middlesbrough. Two very good sides.

But were poor for weeks before then

 

[Evo1883]

There is having a game plan and there is having a game plan that works. Our plan tonight appeared to be to stroll around the pitch, moving the ball as slowly as possibly, assuming lowly Derby would eventually roll over for us.

Every team has a game plan .. simple as that .

Wether it works or not is another matter

 

[Diogenes]

Ref should yellow card every one of our players that tries to take 800 touches and amble round the centre circle like a pensioner trying to find his way to the pub toilet after pissing himself.

 

[covmark]

Unfortunately Mark I can't give you the managers tactics and individual instructions but you can be sure they worked on something and tonight it hasn't worked .

football managers don't just put 11 players on the pitch and say go win

Surely if the plan isn't working, then things get changed. There wasn't much coming from the bench tonight. I know you've nailed your colours to the mast, wrt Robins, and we all love him for what he's done. He'll always be a legend. It's time for someone else to come in now surely. He's taken us as far as he can now.

 

[Nick]

Every team has a game plan .. simple as that .

Wether it works or not is another matter

That's why it should always be adjusted during the game.

It's like against Swansea when they attacked down our right. Everybody in the ground could see it and we did fuck all. They scored from it and the fans boo'd.

 

[Evo1883]

Surely if the plan isn't working, then things get changed. There wasn't much coming from the bench tonight. I know you've nailed your colours to the mast, wrt Robins, and we all love him for what he's done. He'll always be a legend. It's time for someone else to come in now surely. He's taken us as far as he can now.

The plan wasn't working and we changed our entire formation second half , wether that was a bit later than it should have been is again another thing entirely

I disagree with you Mark, cheers

 

[Badge72]

I don’t understand why we aren’t using the fake goalie injury when the game is clearly going to shit and we all can see it. We must be the only team not doing what everyone else is by now.

We are doing the fake goalie.

 

[covmark]

The plan wasn't working and we changed our entire formation second half , wether that was a bit later than it should have been is again another thing entirely

I disagree with you Mark, cheers

Fair enough.

 

[Evo1883]

That's why it should always be adjusted during the game.

It's like against Swansea when they attacked down our right. Everybody in the ground could see it and we did fuck all. They scored from it and the fans boo'd.

I don't always agree with the call to change things but today I thought weleft it late ..

 

[Nick]

The plan wasn't working and we changed our entire formation second half , wether that was a bit later than it should have been is again another thing entirely

I disagree with you Mark, cheers

Yeah too little too late.

The fact we are talking about it like it's a big thing just shows how alien it us for us.

 

[Matt smith]

Tonight really proved this team for what they are

any proper team would build on good performances to be fair the last game and a half and really start turning it up a gear

but no another false dawn

reason it’s a false dawn is because we’re just not very good

 

[shmmeee]

There was a plan. The players didn’t follow it. That’s what Robins said. We didn’t use the space out wide, we wasted possession with bad decisions, we didn’t move the ball quick enough or move them around off the ball.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Unacceptable level of effort and intensity for the first 60 minutes. bizarre as this was a great chance to keep the momentum going.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Ref should yellow card every one of our players that tries to take 800 touches and amble round the centre circle like a pensioner trying to find his way to the pub toilet after pissing himself.

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[Evo1883]

There was a plan. The players didn’t follow it. That’s what Robins said. We didn’t use the space out wide, we wasted possession with bad decisions, we didn’t move the ball quick enough or move them around off the ball.

And robins Is correct but he probably should have changed it a bit sooner today

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Derby went 5 at the back from kick off, don't think Robins was expecting it and we should of changed formation earlier

 

[OldBedrocker]

It would be fucking dreadful, but I have my doubts these wasters can manage it. 12 more wins to hit 50 points, and 50 wasn’t even enough last season from memory.

51 for 21st last season

 

[shmmeee]

The goal changed any game plan, they sat back and wasted time/broke momentum for 80+ mins, then got another flukey one against the run of play. Once they did that we were never going to have the right quality to break them down and haven’t ever since Robins has been here TBF. But especially with all the creativity we’ve lost recently.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Too many big egos and players who aren’t actually that good

tonight proved we’re in a real relegation battle

I fancy qpr and Portsmouth to finish below us, it’s whether there’s a third

Im willing to bet good money we finish well above Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth and Derby for a start.

 

[HJones23]

Shower of shite once again, can only beat a team when they are down to 10 men. Lati & BTA should be no where near that team on Saturday, West Brom have had our pants down

 

[Otis]

Until that happens we're at a disadvantage, we need to do everything we can to stay up, if it means crowding the ref, bullying linos or keepers faking injury, we need to do it.

Yeah, I get it. Just cannot abide it. Really puts me off the sport to be honest.

Needs a serious look at by the footballing authorities.

 

[MalcSB]

Just got home after watching that pile of shite.

Sick of listening to Oggy on the way home. Apparently it was always going to be difficult playing Derby as they are a team fighting for their lives. As we were on the same points tally before tonight, shouldn’t our team have also been fighting for their lives?

And then Robins, admitting we deserved nothing but telling us about all the things the players didn’t do. What the fuck are the coach load of coaches and the performance director doing with the players?

What the fuck have the recruitment team done, throwing all that money at fucking garbage.

I‘m sick of spineless fucking referees and decorative linesmen being shit at their jobs as well. Fourth officials are a fucking disgrace as well - 2 minutes added time first half my arse. And then Eccles gets booked for dissent - is it any wonder, really,

I‘m sick of Ben Sheaf as captain. He has got as much passion as a half house brick and some of his passing looks like it’s been made by one.

I‘m a tad pissed off as I’m sure you can tell.

 

[MalcSB]

it wasn’t a penalty but I’m pretty certain their second was offside

It looked off from where I was sitting, linesman was miles behind play having a nice cup of coffee.

 

[Matt smith]

Just got home after watching that pile of shite.

Sick of listening to Oggy on the way home. Apparently it was always going to be difficult playing Derby as they are a team fighting for their lives. As we were on the same points tally before tonight, shouldn’t our team have also been fighting for their lives?

And then Robins, admitting we deserved nothing but telling us about all the things the players didn’t do. What the fuck are the coach load of coaches and the performance director doing with the players?

What the fuck have the recruitment team done, throwing all that money at fucking garbage.

I‘m sick of spineless fucking referees and decorative linesmen being shit at their jobs as well. Fourth officials are a fucking disgrace as well - 2 minutes added time first half my arse. And then Eccles gets booked for dissent - is it any wonder, really,

I‘m sick of Ben Sheaf as captain. He has got as much passion as a half house brick and some of his passing looks like it’s been made by one.

I‘m a tad pissed off as I’m sure you can tell.

Sheaf was pretty shit tonight

 

[MalcSB]

Doesn't matter if it was a penalty or not.

Doesn't matter if it was offside or not.

You play like that, you deserve fuck all.

It does matter actually, both given and we win 2-1.
Still would have been a shite performance though.

 

[Matt smith]

Im willing to bet good money we finish well above Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth and Derby for a start.

Don’t think we’ll finish above derby

Plymouth probably fair

 

[Evo1883]

Sheaf was pretty shit tonight

Sheaf has been largely poor since returning to the side , he's had 2 or 3 decent games

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Final half an hour was a good show and we just couldnt break them down as their tactic was 8 men on the edge of their box and everyone behind the ball, an equaliser was certainly coming. If we played the full 90 like that we may have walked out with 3 points. Unfortunate deflection and lino’s inability to keep up with play contributed to their 2nd goal

 

[Matt smith]

Sheaf has been largely poor since returning to the side , he's had 2 or 3 decent games

That pass in the first half so casual

 

[clint van damme]

The Derby defender barely touched Mason Clarke and he was already falling over , never a pen. Even Oggy just said that.

Oggy said we were playing Birmingham last Saturday

 

[MalcSB]

It’s really clear. You play Torp if it’s five at the back. Saka if it’s 4. Why is that so difficult for them to see. Personally I hope that’s the end of the five at the back scenario.

Not enough coaching staff to work that one out,

 

[Matt smith]

That's a really dreadful record.

It’s really felt like that, never confident going into any match