Otis
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Can we blame McNulty for that? Surely that was down to tactical deployment from Mark Robins.
Match Thread Coventry City - Mansfield Town Match Thread - Saturday 11th Nov (14 Viewers)
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Sick Boy
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He is an easy scapegoat for the boo boys.
Terry Gibson's perm
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We don't get enough players forward quickly enough to make a difference, the team is slow and players like Kelly slow the play
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Easy for him to change that by starting to do what he's paid for scoring goals
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standupforcity
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Exactly the point that's already been made! All down to expectation....
Adge
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Indeed. Thought he was our best player 1st half but 2nd half was just as bad as the rest, but I guess out wide didn't help either, round pegs in square holes etc.
Adge
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Bit harsh, do you actually know SW88?
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He scored a great header at Luton
he is allowed to score again they are not rationed I did say goals it's more than one normally :emoji_smirk:
mechaishida
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Who do we actually have that can hold the ball up?
Perhaps Beavon and Ponticelli wouldn't be such a bad combo up front...
Perhaps Beavon and Ponticelli wouldn't be such a bad combo up front...
Adge
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That's a positive? It would be weak goalkeeping in my book.
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No thanks I don't enjoy watching at the moment and that's without the non scoring striker coming back in
Nick
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He set up his best chance
Nick
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What about players paid to set them up?
I must have been looking away for all of those one on one chances he had.
Our fans baffle me
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They baffle me how we allow strikers to get away with no goals because they run around, he doesn't get in the right positions to score so on the rare occasions it goes in the box he is nowhere to be seen ( is Beavon his personal coach) pontecelli had little service but still managed three efforts from inside the box why because he gets into the right areas mcnulty stands scratching his arse on the edge of the box
Otis
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In terms of the only thing that beat us.
Nick
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Do you not notice other players dragging defenders away to give ponticelli space?
How many great passes didn't the strikers get on the end of that split the defence yesterday?
Strikers need service. Watch the movement, watch them ask for the ball to run in behind. Both mcnulty and ponticelli tend to point where they want it.
Good example yesterday was Mcnulty lost his man and made a run, Jones held on too long and hammered it out of play.
Mcnulty is having to drop for the ball, he gets it usually by the d on half way then spins off for a run.
Otis
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Flogging a dead horse there, Nick.
There are clearly two things wrong, albeit that they are linked.
1. We are not creating enough. If Jones doesn't threaten, we as a team tend not to threaten.
2. Two holding midfielders leaves us lacking going forwards. This of course is linked to the first point.
Not creating enough and that is in part down to having two holding midfielders in the team.
dongonzalos
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3. Whenever Grendel loses another debate he turns personal, it’s like clockwork
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Or midfield doesn't have the ability to create good passes forward but nor do most of the teams in this league but they seem to be scoring. Look where mcnulty hides when we have a corner eighteen yards from goal, he won't be any good running onto a ball he has no pace.
In January we need to get rid of him and Beavon and bring in somebody who can score
Otis
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Don't think he needs to lose a debate to turn personal to be honest. It's an inbuilt response system.
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Nick
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Why do you need pace from a corner?
Other teams create chances, unless they all have strikers who score every chance which would be impressive.
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Grendel
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Notwithstanding the fact I haven’t lost any debate and no one, as usual, agrees with you.
covcity4life
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Had mcnulty put in same performance as ponticelli ppl on here would be rating him 1 and 2s
Ponticelli is yoing and talented but he will not be the answer all season long from what ive seen. Few starts and sub appearences and he can get near 10 league goals this season though i think
Ponticelli is yoing and talented but he will not be the answer all season long from what ive seen. Few starts and sub appearences and he can get near 10 league goals this season though i think
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If he gets 10 that will be as many as Beavon,Mcnulty and biamou added together at this rate
Sky Blue Harry H
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Just logged on first time since match. Thought it was a good battle between the team, good atmosphere too. I would be tempted to play Haynes in front of Stokes and stick Jones on the right wing. For me, although we are solid in the middle, we are hamstrung if we can 't open them up on the flanks and we are only playing with one wide player. Played well for a lot of the first half and I said to my mate that was the most I'd enjoyed a 0-0 at half time for a long time. Second half we dropped off and seemed incapable of getting the ball to Jones. Not the end of the world by a long chalk. Nazon back next week - hope Grimmer is back asap. Mansfield played ok I thought, but we certainly weren't bad.
I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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Haynes- left & Jones right
Nazon behind McNulty or Pont.
Get Haynes and Jones being direct, getting the ball into the area for whoever the 2 in the middle are simple. : )
Nazon behind McNulty or Pont.
Get Haynes and Jones being direct, getting the ball into the area for whoever the 2 in the middle are simple. : )
Grendel
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Haynes is rubbish
Otis
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Have you watched the highlights back?
You really, really sure they were all screaming for a penalty after the ball came back off the post?
If so we were indeed at a different game.
Hardly an appeal to be made there from the Mansfield players. Definitely also looks like Doyle pulled out of the challenge. Definite no penalty for me that one.
Grendel
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I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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Thought you rated him.
Otis
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Can't tell from that angle. Ref had a better view. Most certainly wasn't stonewall!
Burge has come out and said Rose was diving all game and there simply wasn't any great mass appeal from their players.
I did think the one where Rose got booked for diving looked like a pen though. Thought Grimmer just caught him, even though he did make a meal of it.
Grendel
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You can’t tell from that if there was any contact
Ok
Surprised they missed Vincenti and his chance in the highlights.