Ellis simms (6 Viewers)

[Evo1883]

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Worth noting that strikers in general don’t have great aerial duel numbers, but Simms’ are second only to Haji’s, and he does twice as well as Norm or BTA.

Baresi was good in the air BTW

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[Sbarcher]

Exactly. Theres barely an interview goes by where Lampard doesnt reference how good Wright is. He will be back starting as soon as he is able to

Wright needs to be scoring and making his mark quickly. With the World Cup less than 18 months away and in the USA he needs to be at the top of his game.

 

[Evo1883]

All that matters are his goals, that’s what we were told when Godden scored one but did nothing elae rest of the game right?!

As I said in a post if you scroll up .. if he scores goals and wins us matches he can play like that

 

[Ccfcisparks]

As I said in a post if you scroll up .. if he scores goals and wins us matches he can play like that

He played well. I find criticism of him yesterday quite odd to be honest with you.

 

[shmmeee]

The team were largely diabolical yesterday overall..

We scored 2 goals against the run of play and won , it happens .

Let's not bend reality on what we were watching in real time

It’s amazing watching the retconning in real time. Every report says they battered us, every stat says they battered us, the match thread says they battered us, yet we’ve got people claiming it was a close game and a draw would have been fair or best of all that Lampard set us up to defend that way as part of his plan.

 

[Evo1883]

He played well. I find criticism of him yesterday quite odd to be honest with you.

I don't think anybody played particularly well, and I don't think simms played particularly well overall.

Not sure that's odd

 

[Ccfcisparks]

It’s amazing watching the retconning in real time. Every report says they battered us, every stat says they battered us, the match thread says they battered us, yet we’ve got people claiming it was a close game and a draw would have been fair or best of all that Lampard set us up to defend that way as part of his plan.

Let’s be honest they did batter us but we still could have easily had 3 goals.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I don't think anybody played particularly well, and I don't think simms played particularly well overall.

Not sure that's odd

I’d say you are against the grain then as the majority had him MOTM

 

[Evo1883]

It’s amazing watching the retconning in real time. Every report says they battered us, every stat says they battered us, the match thread says they battered us, yet we’ve got people claiming it was a close game and a draw would have been fair or best of all that Lampard set us up to defend that way as part of his plan.

They battered us , we won it happens .. we were shite

 

[shmmeee]

Let’s be honest they did batter us but we still could have easily had 3 goals.

I mean we did get three goals. One was inexplicably ruled out. But they could have had six.

 

[Evo1883]

I’d say you are against the grain then as the majority had him MOTM

I had him as MOTM , I'm not going against any grain

 

[TomRad85]

Difference is I say Kitchings passing was poor, get 15 laughing emojis then post evidence that it was in fact poor. I don’t just go “I am so smart suck it losers”.

Sorry if I saw Simms play well but someone is going to try and convince me otherwise because 'aerial duels won' I will stay silent in future. I don't even know you're opinion on how Simms played yesterday but it seems you've perhaps gone for the more unpopular angle again which isn't surprising atm.
Again though, I don't actually come on here to argue, and I don't see the point in getting heated about a football opinion that over a beer would be an agree to disagree and move on moment. So like I said to Evo I'll leave it now. I think most will see Simms had a good game.

 

[wingy]

Fucking hell!

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Sorry if I saw Simms play well but someone is going to try and convince me otherwise because 'aerial duels won' I will stay silent on future. I don't even know you're opinion on how Simms played yesterday but it seems you've perhaps gone for the more unpopular angle again which isn't surprising atm.
Again though, I don't actually come on here to argue, and I don't see the point in getting heated about a football opinion that over a beer would be an agree to disagree and move on moment. So like I said to Evo I'll leave it now. I think most will see Simms had a good game.

Yea most with 2 working eyes

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Simms should of walked away with the match ball,I don't know why his one just before half time was disallowed

 

[shmmeee]

Sorry if I saw Simms play well but someone is going to try and convince me otherwise because 'aerial duels won' I will stay silent on future. I don't even know you're opinion on how Simms played yesterday but it seems you've perhaps gone for the more unpopular angle again which isn't surprising atm.
Again though, I don't actually come on here to argue, and I don't see the point in getting heated about a football opinion that over a beer would be an agree to disagree and move on moment. So like I said to Evo I'll leave it now. I think most will see Simms had a good game.

I gave him a 10 in the ratings thread if that helps. In my eyes he scored a hattrick and played the role well.

 

[TomRad85]

I gave him a 10 in the ratings thread if that helps. In my eyes he scored a hattrick and played the role well.

So we agree
That makes me happy tbh.

 

[Robinshio]

I mean we did get three goals. One was inexplicably ruled out. But they could have had six.

And the Tats header and penalty shout. Yes we were totally outplayed but all they had was an own goal. Turn that around to earlier in the season. Totally switched around

 

[Evo1883]

Yea most with 2 working eyes

He scored 2 goals and won us the game , ofcourse he gets the plaudits .. the team were shite and simms wasn't much better for the most part either .

Miraculously you can play shit and score , you can also play shit and win

 

[shmmeee]

And the Tats header and penalty shout. Yes we were totally outplayed but all they had was an own goal. Turn that around to earlier in the season. Totally switched around

Since new year has been the total opposite of the first half of the season. I guess that’s how luck averaging out works. I thought they had a couple of decent penalty shouts as well tbh.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

And the Tats header and penalty shout. Yes we were totally outplayed but all they had was an own goal. Turn that around to earlier in the season. Totally switched around

I don’t think they had an effort as good as that Tats header

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

They battered us , we won it happens .. we were shite

I wouldn't say shite, Bannon ran the show and dictated the game, we still had chances though. Thought we battled well rode our luck at times but could of won 4-1

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Well if we aim to play a 325 on attack it’ll probably end up with Kitching, Thomas and Bidwell in the 3 with Sheaf and Grimes in the 2 and MvE and Rudoni pushing into the 5 with Wright EMC and Simms

 

[Robinshio]

He scored 2 goals and won us the game , ofcourse he gets the plaudits .. the team were shite and simms wasn't much better for the most part either .

Miraculously you can play shit and score , you can also play shit and win

Evo take a break. He was excellent

 

[Evo1883]

I wouldn't say shite, Bannon ran the show and dictated the game, we still had chances though. Thought we battled well rode our luck at times but could of won 4-1

I think we struggled to do so many basic things right all game .. couldn't pass well , players not coming into the spaces to recieve so we couldn't get out , players not holding the ball up well to assist us getting out , CBs defending too narrow we were generally very poor but such is football you will have a couple chances .

If we play like that yesterday every game until the seasons end we won't be so fortunate , it wasn't a good performance

 

[Evo1883]

Evo take a break. He was excellent

If you think he was excellent then that's fine too , we won at the end of the day

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

I think we struggled to do so many basic things right all game .. couldn't pass well , players not coming into the spaces to recieve so we couldn't get out , players not holding the ball up well to assist us getting out , CBs defending too narrow we were generally very poor but such is football you will have a couple chances .

If we play like that yesterday every game until the seasons end we won't be so fortunate , it wasn't a good performance

But we won't play like that every game. 2 years ago was very stop start, we didn't start motoring until late March.

 

[Otis]

All this talk of aerial duels made me look up which of our players has won the highest percentage of them this season - the answer may surprise you.

I bet it's Jay Dasilva.

 

[shmmeee]

But we won't play like that every game. 2 years ago was very stop start, we didn't start motoring until late March.

We lost 1 after the 4th Feb.

 

[Evo1883]

Simms best performance for us was at blackburn this season IMHO

 

[Shannerz]

Since new year has been the total opposite of the first half of the season. I guess that’s how luck averaging out works. I thought they had a couple of decent penalty shouts as well tbh.

Ref got all the penalty shouts right, imo.

Ours it just hit the guy (whether on the arm or not I don't know, but it doesn't matter). Theirs, first one the guy ran into Lati who was just standing his ground, second was a blatant play for a penalty that didn't work.

 

[Robinshio]

I bet it's Jay Dasilva.

Maybe Jamie Allen

 

[Grendel]

I don't think anybody played particularly well, and I don't think simms played particularly well overall.

Not sure that's odd

I agree. He scored two and had a third disallowed and at least seems keener to chase down and follow up. Overall game though still is lacking.

 

[Bad Boy]

FL is getting a tune out of him, he must be feeding him growl burgers every day at Ryton.
Keep up the good work young man.

 

[fatso]

Lazy nonsense.

Not true, have you forgotten he was dropped earlier this season in favour of Bassette?

When he returned he was far more active and is now back to bullying defenders.
He definitely wasn't doing that before he was dropped.