Match Thread Coventry City - Luton Town Match Thread - Saturday 26th Oct (12 Viewers)

quinn1971

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Luton don’t look too bad, mad that we’ll go above them Saturday and we’ve been shit ? Funny old league
 

The watchmaker

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Screw form. Revenge! Sweet, sweet revenge!!!!
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shepardo01

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Not looking forward to this........

'Luton are peppering the goal'published at 20:14 British Summer Time​

20:14 BST​

Luton 0-0 Sunderland

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Simon Oxley
Luton commentator on BBC Three Counties Radio

Luton are peppering the goal at the moment. Their set pieces are a real weapon, they cause havoc in the penalty area every time.
Good job we have a keeper that the back line trusts and who can command his box!...
 

ccfc1234

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Dovin
MVE Lati Kitching JDS
Saka Eccles Sheaf Wright
BTA Bassette

This team restores the MVE and Saka link that has served us so well. It also has our two forwards in who are best as pressing from the front.
 

skyblue025

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Stick with the 352 and play Wright and Simms upfront for their height. We can't afford to play out from the back due to Lutons excellent press, though they might tire after a tough game tonight.
 

SIR ERNIE

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Dovin
MVE Lati Kitching JDS
Saka Eccles Sheaf Wright
BTA Bassette

This team restores the MVE and Saka link that has served us so well. It also has our two forwards in who are best as pressing from the front.
That's horrific.
 

Sky Blue Wozza

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Hopefully back to 4-3-3, Torp in for Rudoni, Saka/ Simms/ Wight up top.

Have absolutely no clue as to what the best CD pairing is these days!

1-1 draw
 

Deity

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You reckon he's gone if we lose? As much as I'm coming down on that side I'm aware most the fan base isn't and I'm not convinced King has the balls to go against it.
I think Robins will be given more time by King.

I think Doug is keeping out of the media to take pressure off Mark. Ie nothing to see here other than a team very focused on turning it around
 

Saddlebrains

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You reckon he's gone if we lose? As much as I'm coming down on that side I'm aware most the fan base isn't and I'm not convinced King has the balls to go against it.


Considering we could be 5 points from safety after 12 games and the spend from the last 2 Summers, I dont see King thinking it's going well.

And as we know, King always says he's a businessman. He sees the club as his business. If that business is failing, then changes will be made. I can't see him being arsed about fan fallout if he thinks we're in danger of needing to sell L1 packages instead
 

Deity

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Only 2 things more fickle than owners…. Fans and players …

If it’s not turning round King won’t have much fan unrest if he makes a change as long as it is an exciting one
 

Saddlebrains

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It was two games week's ago wasn't it?


First games of any real pressure on him were to get 4 points from Blackburn and Wednesday. We didn't.

Then it was 3 points from Preston or QPR. We didn't.

Lose on Saturday then that is 4 defeats in 6 home games, and we would actually be cut slightly adrift.

I'm trying to see it how Doug would. If you've invested the best part of 50 million quid into something in the expectation of being a solid top 8 team with play off aspirations, and you end up cut adrift in the bottom 3 after 12 games, you're going to start thinking of changing things surely?
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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So match tactics, I think let’s go a bit of a blast from the past and go for the League 2 4-2-4.

Gameplay would be, hit the wings quickly on the break, the rest can tuck in and protect against the transition. Not meant to be pretty or have much the ball but feel we could hurt teams on the break as we did with QPR or Blackburn.

Werid change would be luis Binks, but this allows for height to protect against Luton and means if Milan wants to go up, we have three Cbs to protect the ball. Happy to swap Kitching and Binks but think Binks is better with the ball so would allow some service to mason.

Simms and Wright up front but not sold on this and would happily change with any maybe Thomas for his pace.
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Sky Blue Goblin

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First games of any real pressure on him were to get 4 points from Blackburn and Wednesday. We didn't.

Then it was 3 points from Preston or QPR. We didn't.

Lose on Saturday then that is 4 defeats in 6 home games, and we would actually be cut slightly adrift.

I'm trying to see it how Doug would. If you've invested the best part of 50 million quid into something in the expectation of being a solid top 8 team with play off aspirations, and you end up cut adrift in the bottom 3 after 12 games, you're going to start thinking of changing things surely?
Depends on Doug’s thoughts on Mark doesn’t it. I remember his mission statement being to get one of the best managers in the EFL to the prem.

If Doug believes in Mark then plausible he waits a big longer, if not than who knows but wouldn’t shock me based on somethings that Doug holds off until Christmas especially if there’s signs of life in the odd result here and there.
 

BlueSkiesForever

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Dovin
MVE Lati Kitching JDS
Saka Eccles Sheaf Wright
BTA Bassette

I still think a high-pressing 4-4-2 would be worth trying, it’s just a nice shape that allows us to be wide if we need to and compact if we need to. It allows us to keep 2 up too whilst using wingers (not Haji obvs as he can’t track back) and we can easily rotate one the wingers into a midfield 3 with a single substitution if we need to change it up.

I’d personally go:

Dovin
Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Dasilva
Sakamoto, Torp/Eccles, Sheaf, Mason-Clark
Bassette/Asante, Wright
 

Otis

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Saw the first half of Luton- Sunderland last night.

So much energy from both teams, so much good movement into space and ability to find the pass, turn and get a shot off quickly. Players that seem to understand their roles.

The gulf between us and both of those teams is huge and I fear for us.
Played well last night did Luton and were desperately unlucky to lose
Thing is, and I am sure we have all seen this in the past, teams play really well in one game and lose and you think next time out, they will probably play well and that time they'll win, only to find that they don't play so well and lose again.

Seen it happen so many times.

People are also saying we are a poor side and point to where we are in the table. Well, look where Luton are. Just 2 points ahead of us, so obviously there is something wrong at Luton too.

We are definitely capable of beating them
 

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