I think it's all games Nick.Is that just the league? Bakayoko's stats don't look too shabby there.
Can’t see it McNulty back in Jan could happen regarding his situation at Reading.To have our top scorer on 4 goals when nearly half of the season is complete, with the top scorer in the division on 12, really illustrates where our problems lie.
Here's hoping one of them goes on a McNulty style 2nd half of season blitz from now on...
To have our top scorer on 4 goals when nearly half of the season is complete, with the top scorer in the division on 12, really illustrates where our problems lie.
Here's hoping one of them goes on a McNulty style 2nd half of season blitz from now on...
One thing I would say, I know we missed a good few chances against Fleetwood, but in general we don't create a load of opportunities. It was the same last season until the run in. For all his qualities Robins' style of play can be a bit, let's say, reserved. Even if you had one of those weeks where you take nearly all your chances we're not going to beat someone 4 or 5-0, because we barely create that many chances. We may have a half where we create a few and take one or two, and then we basically play 10 men behind the ball for the rest of the game like Doncaster. It's been said a million times in here, we just don't commit enough men forward, or get enough men in the box.To have our top scorer on 4 goals when nearly half of the season is complete, with the top scorer in the division on 12, really illustrates where our problems lie.
Here's hoping one of them goes on a McNulty style 2nd half of season blitz from now on...
One thing I would say, I know we missed a good few chances against Fleetwood, but in general we don't create a load of opportunities. It was the same last season until the run in. For all his qualities Robins' style of play can be a bit, let's say, reserved. Even if you had one of those weeks where you take nearly all your chances we're not going to beat someone 4 or 5-0, because we barely create that many chances. We may have a half where we create a few and take one or two, and then we basically play 10 men behind the ball for the rest of the game like Doncaster. It's been said a million times in here, we just don't commit enough men forward, or get enough men in the box.
So does that imply that our defence is the problem ?2017/2018 P20 W9 D5 L6 GF21 GA12 GD+9 Pts:32
2018/2019 P20 W8 D5 L7 GF21 GA23 GD-2 Pts:29
No, it's exceptionally rare to concede so few goals we did at the beginning of last season. And we really struggled for goals first half of last season.So does that imply that our defence is the problem ?
So does that imply that our defence is the problem ?
Just thought it was an interesting comparison to see how closely related this year has been on the last. 23 goals conceded in 20 games, with much the same defence and in a league higher is still very respectable. In terms of game plan I think we're doing much the same as the first half of last year with some quite similar results, it's just that the standard of opposition has increased and our mistakes have been punished more.So does that imply that our defence is the problem ?
My point would be, League One players will miss good chances. I'm sure even Luton / Sunderland who have scored a staggering amount of goals in comparison have too missed say six or seven guilt-edge chances this season. We're highlighting them because we're not scoring enough, while they are creating so many opportunities it doesn't matter.Disagreed. We create clear cut goal scoring chances but we haven’t been taking them. With that in mind, there’s only so much you can blame on the manager. Chaplin’s misses v Sunderland and Fleetwood, or JCH’s miss v Pompey, and Thomas’ miss v P’boro (to name a few) are down to individual errors and change outcomes of games.
When we score the first goal, we tend to win, because the way we play suits defending a lead. However, when we concede first, especially away from home, we struggle. The Charlton result was definitely an outlier.
It comes as no surprise that, like last season, our results against the top 6 is good, but we struggle v lower to mid-table teams.
Seems to imply that we’re doing well, only 3pts off where we were last season. When we finished in the playoffs.
As a fan base, we’re overly negative. With one of the youngest teams in the division, we’re 9th and 5pts off the playoffs. Yet for the last month, all you hear is how we’ve signed ‘failures’, our strikers ‘can’t’ score, our captain is ‘past it’, Bayliss is ‘lightweight’ and the system ‘isn’t working’.
I seem to remember earlier on in the system, people were admiring Accrington Stanley for being in the playoffs. We’re currently ahead of them.
Take it for what it is, a bad run coming off a good run. If things deteriorate and we’re in the bottom 8 or so, then question everything.
It’s as if we’ve decided over night that we should be in the playoffs because we’ve spent a decent amount of money. But, promotion doesn’t happen over night, especially when we’ve only just been promoted ourselves.
The teams that are successful in this division are either teams that shouldn’t really have been relegated in the first place, think Blackburn, Bolton, Wolves and potentially Sunderland. Or, teams that have built themselves up over years.
‘We’ just love a moan.
Interesting point about the money. Is it that those teams shouldn't have been relegated or that they had much more money than everyone else when they did come down? Would have thought much of the current table corresponds quite well to average gates/income with the exception of bradford who are a bit of a clusterfuck this year.Seems to imply that we’re doing well, only 3pts off where we were last season. When we finished in the playoffs.
As a fan base, we’re overly negative. With one of the youngest teams in the division, we’re 9th and 5pts off the playoffs. Yet for the last month, all you hear is how we’ve signed ‘failures’, our strikers ‘can’t’ score, our captain is ‘past it’, Bayliss is ‘lightweight’ and the system ‘isn’t working’.
I seem to remember earlier on in the system, people were admiring Accrington Stanley for being in the playoffs. We’re currently ahead of them.
Take it for what it is, a bad run coming off a good run. If things deteriorate and we’re in the bottom 8 or so, then question everything.
It’s as if we’ve decided over night that we should be in the playoffs because we’ve spent a decent amount of money. But, promotion doesn’t happen over night, especially when we’ve only just been promoted ourselves.
The teams that are successful in this division are either teams that shouldn’t really have been relegated in the first place, think Blackburn, Bolton, Wolves and potentially Sunderland. Or, teams that have built themselves up over years.
‘We’ just love a moan.
2017/2018 P20 W9 D5 L6 GF21 GA12 GD+9 Pts:32
2018/2019 P20 W8 D5 L7 GF21 GA23 GD-2 Pts:29
We’re 9th, what ‘problems’ are there to speak of? In the last 10 games we’ve lost 3 games. We went on a great run and now we’re dipping, which is natural.
This team is very much a work in progress, and the phrase ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ springs to mind. We’ve got a talented young team which needs a few more experienced pieces added to take it to the next level.
It should be fairly obvious to all the ‘experts’...
It would be even closer if we had beaten Fleetwood 8-02017/2018 P20 W9 D5 L6 GF21 GA12 GD+9 Pts:32
2018/2019 P20 W8 D5 L7 GF21 GA23 GD-2 Pts:29
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