COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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Bobby Thomas a license to kill.
A great bit of thinking by the management pushing Bobby Thomas up front and it paid off handsomely.
It was Thomas that occupied the two centre backs from Collins punt upfield . He didnt even jump for it either
Based on what he's said after a number of matches it more seems that Thomas just goes rogue and decides to venture or stay forward if we need a goal late onBobby Thomas a license to kill.
A great bit of thinking by the management pushing Bobby Thomas up front and it paid off handsomely.
Based on what he's said after a number of matches it more seems that Thomas just goes rogue and decides to venture or stay forward if we need a goal late on
Shows good instinctAnd thank god he does it’s super effective.
Annoyingly more aggressive than any of our centre forwards.And thank god he does it’s super effective.
We love Clive. At least he got the “Coventry City” part right.Clive thought MVE scored
I cant stop watching last nights goal. I have watched it about ten times today, that little chip from Rudoni and the body shape and volley from Paterson. Just sublime.
I keep replaying it too.I cant stop watching last nights goal. I have watched it about ten times today, that little chip from Rudoni and the body shape and volley from Paterson. Just sublime.
I’ve said before he would make a good old fashioned centre forwardBobby Thomas a license to kill.
A great bit of thinking by the management pushing Bobby Thomas up front and it paid off handsomely.
Not a bad goal by someone many said was a waste of a signing. You can see how much it meant to him. Even Collins ran the length of the pitch to join in with the celebrationsI keep replaying it too.
Makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck every time you watch it, doesn't it.
Binks warms up with the strikers for shooting practice tooI’ve said before he would make a good old fashioned centre forward
Said it elsewhere but it was a marvel that after 94 minutes of hard running across the width of the pitch from left to right, he still had enough spring in his legs to do that little shimmy that opened up the space to get the cross in. It showed just why he has so many assistsRudoni joint top assists with two fewer games than the other two. Impressive.
With regards to EMC being backup, even you must have the sense to admit it was a slightly left-field (pardon the pun) buy when the best player in the team is also in that position. Yes squad rotation is a thing, I'm quite clearly not aloof to that fact but wouldn't you raise eyebrows if for instance we dedicated a significant proportion of our transfer budget to another RB?
Resource management is fundamental in any transfer window and every pound has to be accounted for and be invested with purpose. I don't see that with EMC.
Can’t be evaluated until end of season, but if we are in 5th by only one or two points then ‘yes’...did Paterson pay off the cost of signing him with one kick?
If it makes the difference of finishing in the top 6, it will have paid his costs off, as the TV, gate receipts from 2 games (regardless of whether we win or not) should cover those costs. We really should sell out both of our remaining home games.Can’t be evaluated until end of season, but if we are in 5th by only one or two points then ‘yes’
the same as Ben Wilson’s against Blackburn. Turned out to be massive.
It's noticeable that for all our possession and sideways sideways backwards sideways style of play, the only goal we scored came from route 1 football !
Now I'm not suggesting we adopt that style at all, but sometimes I feel we are too slow and laboured with our attacks, and we should be delivering the ball into the box far quicker, preferably before the opposition has had time to get into shape.
and if you watch closely, Thomas dummies their two defenders. He's spotted it's well over his head, but he feints to jump for it, doesn't, and takes two players out the game to leave Rudoni free. Smart stuff.
Definitely, we've had great results under Lampard, so I'm not suggesting major changes, but maybe (when required) we could try plan B occasionally before the 94th minute.Was an issue for large parts of Robins tenure as well.
Though clearly given the success we've had/are having, we must be doing something right but I'd like to see us trying to turn defences a bit more personally.
Undoubtedly. His total cost to us will be what, £200k? Well worth it for 2 extra points....did Paterson pay off the cost of signing him with one kick?
Maybe propos from that John fellas coaching from set pieces is also morphing into general play, maybe a rehearsed maybe like that 3rd goal at Wolves?Definitely, we've had great results under Lampard, so I'm not suggesting major changes, but maybe (when required) we could try plan B occasionally before the 94th minute.
And I'd like to see EMC get past his man and deliver a cross now and then rather than looking for a safe pass all the time.
What do people actually want though? Simms was finally given a run of games that everyone was asking for and generally the thinking was that Simms wasn't doing enough and didn't deserve to keep his place in the team. Most wouldn't start BTA (who isn't fit anyway) or Bassette i assume? So where does that leave you?
Is Wright our best Left Forward? Yes
Is Wright our best Centre Forward? Probably also yes, even though he was poor last night
He's scored more than the others would have in the small sample i'm 100% sure of that.
The most difficult games at this time of the season are against teams battling relegation, going for automatic promotion or the playoffs.
Our injuries are piling up and it looks like we are having to play with some players not 100%.
We do not have an easy game from here on in.
Playing wingers means we are light in midfield and that showed against Pompey. We lost a lot of second balls but they could not exploit the situation. Tatsu and EMC need to beat their defence and get quality crosses in or cut in and shoot. We were unlucky with an obvious pen.
Think Lampard is a manager who has a system and sticks to it. No surprises for the opposition, but if you are good enough it should not matter.
Never underestimate the nerves that come into play in crucial games. We benefited from teams losing the plot when we got to the play off final before. Lets hope we don't fall off now.
Are you forgetting that Simms scored goals in our winning streak before Haji came back? He's still our 2nd top scorer alongside Rudoni.
Haji is our best player and since his return, Sakamoto hit some great form, EMC scored v Oxford and Simms lost his place after Derby.
It is a bit of a cliche that the teams fighting relegation are the toughest games of the season. At the end of the day, they’re down there for a reason.
Last season, we beat Rotherham (H) and Huddersfield (A) comfortably. We did lose v Birmingham but that’s a local rivalry and looked like we were distract with the FA Cup final.
We should be beating Plymouth and Hull, both have poor records. Luton is shaping up to be a tougher game (to win) but they could realistically be relegated before they play us.
It’s all academic because I believe we’ll do over WBA on Good Friday which will be a huge win.
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