Match Thread Coventry City - Norwich City Match Thread - Saturday 7th Oct (17 Viewers)

[AOM]

Really don't agree with the view that Simms didn't work hard. Can't question his effort imho.

I don't think it's a lack of effort with Simms or Wright tbh.
Wright just doesn't look like he really knows what his role is and the game passes him by

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

The October heat was something to behold, got to thank those greenhouse gases for something.

 

[fatso]

You can write your football knowledge on the back of a postage stamp. What service did the front two get? Absolutely nothing first half. If they both press the centre halves what do you think would actually happen?

An insult coming from you is just laughable.
You might be happy with their contribution, but I think you'll find your in the minority.
As per usual.

 

[Finham]

Booing and fighting amongst ourselves in the stands today

Absolutely boring and pathetic showing by the team today. Anger spilled over into the crowd when players came over. The players saw and pointed to fans fighting each other. As a club we are in trouble and something really needs to change. Can’t believe how quickly and badly it’s taken apart since...

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Love it, what they deserve after their "wah, I don't like getting promoted every other season, it's boring" attitude few years ago.

 

[Captain_Slackbladder]

I don't think it's a lack of effort with Simms or Wright tbh.
Wright just doesn't look like he really knows what his role is and the game passes him by

There were loads of situations when both didn't close the ball down and let their keeper waste time. Write never seems to show any urgency. It may be that he runs very upright and doesn't use his arms when chasing down so looks like he isn't bothered, but to be he just isn't putting a shift in

 

[BlueSkiesForever]

Our build up play was commendable….our over priced strikers are powder puff. You’ll learn little boy !

Our build up to what? We didn’t build up to anything but a Norwich player expertly heading the ball into his own net. We can pass it round the back well, absolute hats off on our back passing, but our chance creation is shocking. We’re so static, we rarely thread a ball through to our strikers, we don’t back up our attacks in numbers, we rely on crosses that go nowhere far too much, our general build up play is dogshite. We defend brilliantly, and our midfield works hard to get the ball but in terms of creating a clear chance for our strikers to shoot from its absolutely piss poor.

 

[wingy]

The October heat was something to behold, got to thank those greenhouse gases for something.

It's an Indian summer.

 

[jay2015]

Ok game but where was the pressing on goalkeeper or defensive player simms Wright just stood there game change when sunset come glad we got a point out of it

 

[AOM]

There were loads of situations when both didn't close the ball down and let their keeper waste time. Write never seems to show any urgency. It may be that he runs very upright and doesn't use his arms when chasing down so looks like he isn't bothered, but to be he just isn't putting a shift in

Yeah there was that 5 minute period where their defender could have lay down with the ball and nobody would have pressed him, but I think both strikers were told to just hold the CB's up that side of the pitch and then neither Simms or Wright were sure what the other was doing.

Robins doesn't strike me as the kind of manager who would stand for lack of effort really

 

[Grendel]

Have a day off.

Also Danny Oggy was pretty critical of Wright and also Simms - should he have a day off as well?

 

[Frostie]

Can't recall a team coming here with less attacking intent than Norwich today. Time wasting before they'd even scored & not just permitted by the referee, seemingly encouraged. Infuriating.

Don't think we were at our best but it would have been a travesty not to get a point &, in fact, I think we'll be disappointed not to win.

 

[Offhegoes]

Feared the worst today, but that intensity to find a equaliser was great. Once O’Hare, Palmer and Sheaf are back we are going to be a seriously good side. Sakamoto is so entertaining to watch.

 

[pusbccfc]

Reading their board sounds abit like on here, they had fans fighting each other and were moaning about their own team wasting time.
We nearly had a full on fight behind us in block 16 over something stupid, must have been the heat!

Or the powder

 

[Grendel]

Feared the worst today, but that intensity to find a equaliser was great. Once O’Hare, Palmer and Sheaf are back we are going to be a seriously good side. Sakamoto is so entertaining to watch.

Palmer - lol - genuinely funny

 

[pusbccfc]

Palmer - lol - genuinely funny

There's little in it between Ayari and Palmer.

 

[Martin180]

There's little in it between Ayari and Palmer.

Very different players for me

 

[covcity4life]

Robins doesn't sound concerned about wright

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Feared the worst today, but that intensity to find a equaliser was great. Once O’Hare, Palmer and Sheaf are back we are going to be a seriously good side. Sakamoto is so entertaining to watch.

I’d start offering Palmer for transfer as soon as he’s over his injury to be honest.

 

[Grendel]

There's little in it between Ayari and Palmer.

They are totally different - palmer has so little movement he can’t play when we have two forwards

 

[SIR ERNIE]

I think we can agree that Wright is definitely third choice striker now.

Until we bring in another striker, then he'll be fourth.

One could be forgiven for believing that you are enjoying Wright's poor performances.

 

[long way home]

If you pressure the ball you have to know 1 if you are being backed up with cover and 2 have an idea of which way you are forcing the player on the ball to go which allows behind you to react. . So i don't just blame the front 2, i look at the communication and movement behind them. You either go altogether or drop as a team and let 1 player force a pass into your block.

The only issue i had that i could see was the front 2 at times didn't commit to 1 or the other a few times which looks lazy but really its not. If we would of given them the space they will move it around you all day long and get behind you. Its better they play in front of you than between and behind you. Give it time and players back fit and all will come together.

 

[MalcSB]

Smoking area is a joke. Just managed to get here and need to head back for second half

Actually it isn’t a joke, it’s an incident waiting to happen. There has always been a smoking area outside Gate 1, today moved to Gate 11 with no warning or explanations. So hundreds of people are rushing all round the concourse, trying to force their way past people in the queues for the food and drink kiosks and then getting back to their seats after second half kick off. I don’t smoke and I’m trying to give up vaping so hopefully won’t matter a jot to me, but there is the propensity for kids to get trampled on or fisticuffs breaking out. Some will start smoking in the toilets.

Why have they done this? Someone said because it’s near the family zone but if that was the case then open Gate 2 or 3.
Gate 11 is where the outside food and drink outlets are sited, is that the reason?

Perhaps @Sky Blue Pete could raise with the club.

 

[shepardo01]

Deserved more than 1 point.

Seen a fair few comments from them about how lucky they were to get a point.
One was "the most underserved point I have ever seen"....

 

[fatso]

One could be forgiven for believing that you are enjoying Wright's poor performances.

Not at all, just stating the obvious.
We're virtually a quarter of the way through the season, surely a decent player would be performing better by now.
People have been calling for him to start a game along side Simms, and today we saw exactly what I feared, a lack luster display.

 

[djr8369]

Are you the c**t that sits behind me giving pelters to Wright and Simms? If they had raced around doing doggies between their centre halves what do you think would have happened? They’d have played through the press and carved us open because three at the back is not a pressing formation, anyone with half a football brain knows this but idiots like you are oblivious

Do you sit near me where fuck nuts and his brain dead son drone on all game slagging off everyone?

 

[djr8369]

I don't think it's a lack of effort with Simms or Wright tbh.
Wright just doesn't look like he really knows what his role is and the game passes him by

From what MR said in interview he was happy with them as they blocked the channels for Norwich to play out. Fans see that as not pressing but sometimes there’s a bigger game plan.

 

[fatso]

Interesting scenes at the train station with 20-30 Norwich climbing over the gate to force themselves on the train. Really have to get more carriages on the service.

They should of waited till the end of the game!

 

[Sick Boy]

7 points from the last 3 with our injuries is a decent return!

 

[Frostie]

From what MR said in interview he was happy with them as they blocked the channels for Norwich to play out. Fans see that as not pressing but sometimes there’s a bigger game plan.

Didn't hear MR but I was going to say this. It was clearly tactical & we completely nullified them, it was working brilliantly.
The only problem was, once they were in front we had to take more risks & press with more intensity, which naturally would leave us more open & the strikers were then a bit unsure on when to press & when not to.

 

[pusbccfc]

They are totally different - palmer has so little movement he can’t play when we have two forwards

Based on what we've seen across the course of the season, a fully fit Palmer wil be playing ahead of Ayari.

 

[pusbccfc]

Actually it isn’t a joke, it’s an incident waiting to happen. There has always been a smoking area outside Gate 1, today moved to Gate 11 with no warning or explanations. So hundreds of people are rushing all round the concourse, trying to force their way past people in the queues for the food and drink kiosks and then getting back to their seats after second half kick off. I don’t smoke and I’m trying to give up vaping so hopefully won’t matter a jot to me, but there is the propensity for kids to get trampled on or fisticuffs breaking out. Some will start smoking in the toilets.

Why have they done this? Someone said because it’s near the family zone but if that was the case then open Gate 2 or 3.
Gate 11 is where the outside food and drink outlets are sited, is that the reason?

Perhaps @Sky Blue Pete could raise with the club.

Will be fine when Rishi bans kids smoking...

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Yes, I was there too. Very unpleasant experience in many aspects.

Interesting scenes at the train station with 20-30 Norwich climbing over the gate to force themselves on the train. Really have to get more carriages on the service.

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[clint van damme]

Based on what we've seen across the course of the season, a fully fit Palmer wil be playing ahead of Ayari.

Can't see it. Ayari has bags of ability and is getting better each game.

I said a couple of weeks ago he looked like he should have had a season in L1, well today he didn't look out of place.
Needs to start consistently producing end product now and I think he will.

 

[shmmeee]

Actually it isn’t a joke, it’s an incident waiting to happen. There has always been a smoking area outside Gate 1, today moved to Gate 11 with no warning or explanations. So hundreds of people are rushing all round the concourse, trying to force their way past people in the queues for the food and drink kiosks and then getting back to their seats after second half kick off. I don’t smoke and I’m trying to give up vaping so hopefully won’t matter a jot to me, but there is the propensity for kids to get trampled on or fisticuffs breaking out. Some will start smoking in the toilets.

Why have they done this? Someone said because it’s near the family zone but if that was the case then open Gate 2 or 3.
Gate 11 is where the outside food and drink outlets are sited, is that the reason?

Perhaps @Sky Blue Pete could raise with the club.

I was coming from Block 35, just picking up a train of confused and increasingly angry people trying to have a fag. I saw people give up half way and just smoke in the concourse because it was so packed nothing would be done. Would love to know the decision behind it. I bet it’s nothing more substantial than “I don’t like smokers”.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Get Sakamoto on a high protein diet and what a player we've got there. Still hard to see how he'll start when Dasilva and Van Ewijk are fit though

Da Silva has yet to show that he's undroppable

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