Match Thread Coventry City vs. Luton Town Match Thread - Saturday 15th Dec (6 Viewers)

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

superskyblue said:
It really isn't. He never delivered when he was in a front two and he's not delivering up top alone. If you were Bayliss, Thomas etc. you'd soon enough stop making runs.

It’s absurd to say a player is deliberately ignoring managers instructions

Stop embarrassing yourself.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Dec 15, 2018

Grendel said:
We are starting to drop like a stone - it’s a toothless display

Toothless is a pretty accurate description.

The free kick at the end summed it up. Shipley floats a pretty tame ball into the box, only to be met by about 9 Luton players and 3 or 4 CCFC players.

How the fuck do they expect to get anything out of that?

Mucca Mad Boys · Dec 15, 2018

We’re by far the weaker team.

We’re too spread out and not moving the ball through midfield well at all. But, the conditions aren’t helping either side in that regard. JCH is too isolated, as is Kelly at times when Bayliss and Shipley push too far up.

Hiwula unlucky for his chance. awful defending from the setpiece.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 15, 2018

That sounded awful. Not doing anything to make me re-assess my opinion that we're never up for it in bad weather.

Clutching at straws but we only ever seem to turn up for 45 mins and we certainly didn't turn up for those. So maybe for once we'll see a decent second half? If we drop off in the second half like we usually do this could be horrific.

Something needs to change but we haven't got anywhere near enough subs! At this rate can definitely see Doyle coming in to kick some arses, probably for Shipley. Need to keep what little attacking options we have on the pitch.

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Esoterica said:
Are there any formations left we haven't tried this season?

4-3-3 in principal sounds fine but it never is. It ends up some strange 4 3 2 1 - we are just set up to defend

lifeskyblue · Dec 15, 2018

Luton walking ball through us at Will. So easy for them.
Burge please stop short goalkicks...they just not working and we put ourselves under pressure.
JCH put a shift in and try and look interested. Hiwula same. Someone get closer to JCH for when he bothers to challenge. Not won a second ball all half.
Robin: instil some urgency 1-11. And please please don’t send them out to play as deep as recent games.

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Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Has Shipley been that bad? Not great but no worse than the others.

Cavan O'Doherty · Dec 15, 2018

Set up to try and nick a 1-0 and it’s backfired again. What is the point in Kelly basically acting as a 3rd centre back, it’s just making us concede possession in midfield. The gulf in class is massively apparent.

superskyblue · Dec 15, 2018

Grendel said:
It’s absurd to say a player is deliberately ignoring managers instructions

Stop embarrassing yourself.

Haha. It's not players ignoring instructions, it's a natural instinct to make movements to areas you think ball is going to go. With JCH it's pretty much impossible to tell because it ricochets all over the place so eventually you'll stop making runs at all.

PVA · Dec 15, 2018

Probably our worst half of the season (that I've seen anyway).

Hiwula and Shipley very poor on the ball. Thomas, Bayliss and JCH hardly had a kick.

Grimmer and Kelly the only ones coming out of that with much credit.

Is Bakayoko injured? Because he offers so much more than Hiwula and seems harsh to drop him from the squad.

Esoterica · Dec 15, 2018

Our half time record at home this season:

P11 W2 D7 L2 GF3 GA2

fernandopartridge · Dec 15, 2018

Esoterica said:
Kelly and Brown the only ones coming out of this half with any credit. Our final 3rd passing has been very poor.

Agreed. Brown looking much sharper now and is quite calm on the ball.

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Esoterica said:
Our half time record at home this season:

P11 W2 D7 L2 GF3 GA2

Really? Goal stats incredible

PVA · Dec 15, 2018

Cavan O'Doherty said:
Set up to try and nick a 1-0 and it’s backfired again. What is the point in Kelly basically acting as a 3rd centre back, it’s just making us concede possession in midfield. The gulf in class is massively apparent.

You've contradicted yourself a little there.

If there is a massive gulf in class then we can't set up to go on the attack and so nicking a 1-0 win was probably our best bet (clearly it hasn't worked though)

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 15, 2018

Esoterica said:
Our half time record at home this season:

P11 W2 D7 L2 GF3 GA2

I knew we set up to be solid from the start but that is just terrible!

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 15, 2018

Cavan O'Doherty said:
Set up to try and nick a 1-0 and it’s backfired again. What is the point in Kelly basically acting as a 3rd centre back, it’s just making us concede possession in midfield. The gulf in class is massively apparent.

Not even a gulf in class it's a gulf in commonsense from the managers

Paxman II · Dec 15, 2018

I would change personnel at HT. Chaplin on, JCH off and bring on Hyam push Willis up front!

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Robins has the “goal” excuse In his locker

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Paxman II said:
I would change personnel at HT. Chaplin on, JCH off and bring on Hyam push Willis up front!

Ok Paxman

Adge · Dec 15, 2018

Grendel said:
It looks even worse

Seconded!

fernandopartridge · Dec 15, 2018

Cavan O'Doherty said:
Set up to try and nick a 1-0 and it’s backfired again. What is the point in Kelly basically acting as a 3rd centre back, it’s just making us concede possession in midfield. The gulf in class is massively apparent.

I don't think there is actually much in it. Luton look confident but I wouldn't say they're anything special. Our decision making is poor, we look disjointed.

Adge · Dec 15, 2018

sw88 said:
Highlight of the game - little kid crying saying ‘I want to go home’!

Don’t we all kid, don’t we all!

Off you go then!

chiefdave · Dec 15, 2018

It’s defense v attack. We’re sat far too deep and they are pushing us further back.

So far back that when they pass it back to Burge he’s under pressure straight away and has no time to do anything with it.

Trying to play out from the back we struggle to make it past the half way line, lump it forward and there’s only JCH and he doesn’t look interested.

Cavan O'Doherty · Dec 15, 2018

PVA said:
You've contradicted yourself a little there.

If there is a massive gulf in class then we can't set up to go on the attack and so nicking a 1-0 win was probably our best bet (clearly it hasn't worked though)

Why not set up to go on the attack? We might as well go for it rather than sit back and wait to concede. Such negative tactics by Robins as usual.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Dec 15, 2018

If it couldn't get any more moan-worthy, CWR have mentioned Wasps about 7 times in about 10 minutes.

In fact, they've even sent their 'best commentator' to cover their game.

WHY DO I SUPPORT THIS CLUB

Johnnythespider · Dec 15, 2018

A performance to match the weather, set up to stifle and now chasing the game (surprise). JCH is a waste of time whatever the tactics. Hiwula looks lost on the left despite his goal, i wasn't sure but my lad is convinced it was in. Needs changing badly.

Esoterica · Dec 15, 2018

Grendel said:
Really? Goal stats incredible

Yep:

Need to add in todays 0-1, obviously. Two of those 3 goals scored were vs Doncaster (the only time we've scored twice at home all season)

hinckley cov · Dec 15, 2018

covcity4life said:
I don't think we have been as bad this season as some have but no doubt about it it is u forgivable to not try win st home

Robin's has a half time now to get them motivated to score. If they don't give it a good go maybe changes are needed

That said after last 2 year's maybe we just need to accept avoiding relegation and giving MR another summer to change squad

What give him a chance to buy some more forwards who can’t score. If he can’t turn things round soon a change of direction is needed.

Grendel · Dec 15, 2018

Thomas by his standards has not had much impact and it shows our reliance on him. Without him there is little impetus

PVA · Dec 15, 2018

hinckley cov said:
If he can’t turn things round soon a change of direction is needed.

Yes he's only got us promoted and mid-table in the league above, let's sack him for losing a few games.

Brighton Sky Blue · Dec 15, 2018

PVA said:
Yes he's only got us promoted and mid-table in the league above, let's sack him for losing a few games.

Not just about the results is it and getting promotion from an even more appalling league than the one we are in is no cause for pats on the back

jordan210 · Dec 15, 2018

Dear God,Santa.Allah, Buddha, Harry Krishna anyone please can we win a game.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 15, 2018

No changes at HT? Surely he's only going to give it ten minutes and if it doesn't change he's got to make a sub.

Adge · Dec 15, 2018

With all this rain hopefully it might get abandoned.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Dec 15, 2018

hinckley cov said:
What give him a chance to buy some more forwards who can’t score. If he can’t turn things round soon a change of direction is needed.

I think a change of playing staff comes first.

Robins deserves time to make us better. I don't wanna hear 'change of direction' for a while yet.

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