Match Thread Coventry City - Norwich City Match Thread - Saturday 31st Aug (4 Viewers)

[duffer]

Torture. At least Bassette looked promising.

I've no idea what the plan is to score. Simms is a waste of space if we're not putting it into the box. We've coached Tats out of taking players on, and the midfield stopped tackling after half-time.

Tedious slow, build up play, and a system that isn't working defensively either.

We need to either try a different system, or start with different players, or do both.

 

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[higgs]

That.was shit

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[Sky Blue Pete]

That was garbage , midfield dreadful, not as though Norwich created much or had to fight hard.. How much longer will DL give Robins ?

Wtf is dl

 

[Nick]

Anyone still going to come on here and defend that midfield? Embarrassing

First half they were decent

 

[Alkhen]

Not enough bastards in that XI I think Thomas or Kitching might help.

Sad and shocked at how toothless and devoid of ideas their goal made us.

Such a shit goal to concede felt like about 3 or 4 times in the build up we just let them do what they want without challenging. Bidwell was rank today.

Only positive was Torp and Eccles didn't look too bad. Rudi did fuck all though

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Simmo neds to step up too. He missed two today. He also needs heading practice if we're playing with wide men.

We should have explored swapping Simms for Whiitaker with Plymouth

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

First half they were decent

Not particularly

 

[Nantwich Skyblues]

We have done big problems and can't add to the team to sort it out .. that midfield is as it stands one of the worst in the league ..very worrying times

 

[Johhny Blue]

At least it’s only Watford away next

 

[nicksar]

Worst performance I've watched in a long while,did think Rudoni was a great signing but he was hopeless today.
Not sure how long the owner will put up with this tbh.

 

[Dirk Turpin]

Absolutely embarrassing that, bar one or 2 others, a 19 year old lad that's played 60 minutes for us prior to today showed any desire or guile. Where's the players pride to actually dig in and put the work in, we got bullied by one of the softest teams in the league. Never thought I'd look forward to the international break but here we are

 

[Great_Expectations]

Not been this pissed off after a game for a long time.

In the grand scheme of things it means little, lots of games left, Sheaf to return, but I think it’s the fact we have an embarrassment of riches up front and create so so little.

I’ll say it again; Rudoni is not a 10.

 

[jto123]

In the whole time we have had Robins the start of the season is the worse style of football I have seen us play. It’s bizarre to see us go from on the floor football to suddenly reverting to long balls. Almost felt like Andy Boothroyd days.

 

[Matt smith]

Excellent for 40 mins especially torps passing
Rudoni had a really good game
Crying out for a change
Thought binks had an excellent game too
Should be drawing that game 0-0
Gonna struggle without working out a way of getting forward quicker and with more players
Annoying from the ref with saka injury

Bottom line we have become a fan base that we used to hate. Whiny booing expect to win every game

Rudoni had a really good game

sorry Pete, that’s rubbish in my opinion

 

[Garlana86]

It will ultimately need a change at the helm to take us further. I accept this is heresy but I'm convinced

Robins is definitely under more pressure than any season before, we've spent Alot of money and you can't just blame the players for these performances, their has been a distinct lack of gameplan these last few games in the league.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Well, what can you say. We were in the game for quite long periods, but the goal definitely knocked the stuffing out of us.

Norwich were very, very organised and physical and retained the ball much better than us and knew how to kill off the game.

Add to that, sub-par performances from Rudoni and Bidwell and Simms and Saka, made life even more difficult for us.

Thought MVE was very good and so too Eccles and Bassette looked bright when he came on too, but we were pretty much chasing shadows on the end.

It was pretty dire to watch, but you have to admit, Norwich looked a very decent side indeed. Keep playing like that and they will be right up there.

We have problems we need to iron out

Just looked disjointed. Decent enough first half, Eccles and Torp both good but got totally overrun in the second and players didn’t seem to know their jobs. Norwich were quality second half, don’t know if they changed their formation but their press and passing went up another level.

 

[Tommo1993]

Bassette let’s be honest looked very raw and contributed very little

Most dangerous cross all afternoon but that was it.

 

[stupot07]

Today's issue wasn't lack of creativity, second half we were off it in every department just got completely out fought in the second half, and were so off the press it looked like Norwich had two extra players on at one point. When we did get the ball we were so sloppy, and slow in possession.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Sometimes, less is more. Robins has previously thrived on a small squad with a few outstanding players.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Not particularly

They were

 

[Johhny Blue]

Oh well. The league cup is as good as ours 🩵

Tottenham will be shaking in their boots

 

[Otis]

Just wondering, how big a miss is Viveash, if any.

Any correlation to be found?

 

[Speedie's Head]

We should have explored swapping Simms for Whiitaker with Plymouth

Let's see if he can do it again but he's back where he was at the start of last season at the moment.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Bassette let’s be honest looked very raw and contributed very little

You could replace Bassette in that sentence with Simms and no-one would notice.

 

[Osullivan18]

First half we were okay, had two great chances for Simms. Second half we looked woeful at times, no leadership in that team, sheaf coming back won't massively change our fortunes. So far Huddersfield fans were correct about Rudoni.
It's horrible having expectations of the team that they so far have shown they aren't capable of fulfilling

 

[JohnWH]

Bqh. I'm going about my day a little less thrilled than I wanted. Cheers and all.

 

[Evo1883]

Got rid of anybody willing to grab them by the balls and tell them they need to buck up all because they don't want their feelings hurt now they're prancing around the pitch putting in 50%.

Diabolical 2nd half , rudoni motm gave me the biggest laugh today fair play , absolutely shite

 

[shmmeee]

I'm starting to come round to this. We're being out-managed in games.

Looks a lot at the moment like pushing Viveash out was a real mistake.

 

[Garlana86]

Sometimes, less is more. Robins has previously thrived on a small squad with a few outstanding players.

I guess it's what they call, an embarrassment of riches...but if you're not used to that then it's a problem.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

They were

It was below average first half and terrible second.

 

[Nantwich Skyblues]

How I long for the days of our old counter attacking style instead of this ponderous static chess type style .. come back Adi please

 

[Offhegoes]

Not a good look this. 1 half of decent football (against Oxford) this season. Slow and toothless, not winning that 2nd ball.
Aimless long balls after passing it around the centre backs.
Didn’t see this when Viveash was here

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

only positive is international break. come at the right time

International breaks are always a disruptor to our season. We always struggle to get back up to speed afterwards.

Also, everyone says they wish Viveash was back - but what about Dennis Lawrence?? Doesn't he deserve a mention??

 

[gspotgaz]

Not been so angry after a game for a long time … can barely comprehend how bad that was

 

[The CableGuy]

Oh well. The league cup is as good as ours 🩵

Spurs will rip us to pieces I fear on national TV.

That 2nd half was so flat, it was unreal.