Match Thread Coventry City - Sunderland Match Thread - Saturday 15th Mar (36 Viewers)

[Nuskyblue]

why do we seem to run away from attacking opposition players?

It's weird isn't it, must be poor communication?

 

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[Sky Blue Pete]

It's weird isn't it, must be poor communication?

It’s the tactic
Bidwell explained in an interview
You make the attacker do what you want them to and look to defend that scenario
So we look to protect the centre of the box

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I guess what it's legitimate for them to be worried about is going into the play offs without form or momentum.

Calling for the manager to be sacked after the season they've had is barmy. They're a strange fanbase; incredibly loyal, but really not very supportive at all.

Their form since January while nothing extraordinary equally hasn’t been a catastrophe. As we well know momentum matters a lot going into the playoffs and they have time to sort that out.

Must be a bit galling to have been firmly in autos contention before though.

 

[Nuskyblue]

It’s the tactic
Bidwell explained in an interview
You make the attacker do what you want them to and look to defend that scenario
So we look to protect the centre of the box

Is that right? I really don't like it, I'll die if a heart attack at this rate.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Wingers aren't marked anymore. The game has changed remarkably over the last ten years. Fullbacks take up central roll when the opposition attacks down the flanks . Never understood it myself but the guys with the laptops know best

 

[Lamps]

Is that right? I really don't like it, I'll die if a heart attack at this rate.

Keep them to long range shots or have to go through a crowded area. Not many sides have players like ours that can score from anywhere.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Is that right? I really don't like it, I'll die if a heart attack at this rate.

Yep they all do it
Notice how the left winger in the first half didn’t know what to do

 

[StrettoBoy]

Da Silva has been excellent today I must say

I agree.

He is much better going forward than he is defending, so a match like yesterday when we had lots of possession, territory and attacking intent suits him.

I think that a lot of our perceived problems at left back can be solved by the appropriate use of him and Bidwell, making sure that they start the right games and are substituted appropriately to fit the match situation.

I’m not sure that Lampard did this sufficiently well at the start of his reign but I think that he is now that he has got to know the players better.

 

[jordan210]

Im disappointed went on their forum and for once they are not calling us names and so on.

That defeat has broken their spirits

 

[Lamps]

Im disappointed went on their forum and for once they are not calling us names and so on.

That defeat has broken their spirits

And add to that we're looking favourites to meet them in the playoffs They have gone from thinking there's still a chance of making the top 2 to thinking their season is over. It wasn't just a win. It was men against boys.

 

[ccfcchris]

I've just watched the game again and got nervous as Hadji Wright prepared to take the pen.
I kid you not.

 

[Nick]

Because we don’t need them, we’ve just blown away the team in 4th,some of the comments after derby were embarrassing

Because Derby was embarrassing.

Nothing worse than this weird hindsight shit, we beat Sunderland and played well so it automatically means we weren't shocking against Derby?

 

[Hobo]

It's weird isn't it, must be poor communication?

It's tactical. Lampard likes us to play narrow and be compact in the box.

 

[Hobo]

Im disappointed went on their forum and for once they are not calling us names and so on.

That defeat has broken their spirits

Not as much as Newcastle winning the cup today