Nick
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Depends how injured Eccles was when he went off.
Depends how injured Eccles was when he went off.I said it on another thread yesterday, I feel as if we need to go up to Boro with something, not necessarily to hold onto, but as a comfort blanket.
Boro will come at us with a lot more attacking intent on Wednesday, there fans will be expecting this.
If we can a strong defensive shape and nullify their attacking threats like we have done over the past 10 days in 180 mins, then we stand a great chance!
I'd bring Sheaf in for Eccles. I'd give Godden another chance. Aside from that more of the same. The game will naturally open up IMO.
ExactlyYes but that's what Boro want, they want you to press them high up & then they'll pass through you with their quality. Move it quickly & smartly & then one decent pass through the lines & they'll take 4 of our players out of the game. We obviously didn't want to get too involved in that but then at other times when pressed it looked like we could force a mistake from them.
I think it was Oggy who described it as a chess game & it really was.
Depends how injured Eccles was when he went off.
An early goal for us would be great, maybe essential!I said it on another thread yesterday, I feel as if we need to go up to Boro with something, not necessarily to hold onto, but as a comfort blanket.
Boro will come at us with a lot more attacking intent on Wednesday, there fans will be expecting this.
If we can a strong defensive shape and nullify their attacking threats like we have done over the past 10 days in 180 mins, then we stand a great chance!
I'd bring Sheaf in for Eccles. I'd give Godden another chance. Aside from that more of the same. The game will naturally open up IMO.
We probably can, get in behind Giles.
Certainly a massive boost to score firstAn early goal for us would be great, maybe essential!
He seems to be making up the numbers on the bench...I think we still need to make that change, Sheaf offers a lot more than Eccles.
Hopefully. It will be good to see.Yeah I think we can exploit Akpom at centre half too
Hopefully. It will be good to see.
Make sure you change your IP address when you pretend to be there this time.Yeah you’ll have a great view from your desk
Make sure you change your IP address when you pretend to be there this time.
I'm not there on weds, will probably watch it in the pub.
Yes but that's what Boro want, they want you to press them high up & then they'll pass through you with their quality. Move it quickly & smartly & then one decent pass through the lines & they'll take 4 of our players out of the game. We obviously didn't want to get too involved in that but then at other times when pressed it looked like we could force a mistake from them.
I think it was Oggy who described it as a chess game & it really was.
Poor man's mangan.I’m not a computer dork so wouldn’t know how to do that. I’ll be there as I have been for every game this season. I’ll be sure to bump this post with a picture on Wednesday
Their keeper didn't want the ball passing back when we pressed, pressured him a few times.I think this is what I found frustrating. Robins obviously didn't want the players overcommitting themselves and creating pockets of space for Middlesbrough to exploit which was a fine tactic.
But I felt the players almost took it too literally. To the point where they were more focused on consciously keeping their shape rather than trying to win the ball back and seizing the opportunity to do so if/when it presented itself.
Poor man's mangan.
Middlesbrough getting cocky saying Vik is a ‘fraud’ cause he hasn’t scored in the last two games, local nightclubs already promoting their ‘We’re going to Wembley’ parties
They think they are going to steamroll us - Be hilarious if we turn up and win
Middlesbrough getting cocky saying Vik is a ‘fraud’ cause he hasn’t scored in the last two games, local nightclubs already promoting their ‘We’re going to Wembley’ parties
They think they are going to steamroll us - Be hilarious if we turn up and win
To be honest since the moment this tie has been made clear it would happen we have been shown 0 respect as a club or side - Boro fans thinking they are entitled to as many tickets as they want in the 1st leg, The constant media narrative of a Boro v Sunderland final, being labelled as a ‘hoofball’ side? But Akpom hasn't scored in the last 4.
He seems to be making up the numbers on the bench...
This is from their man fans podcast as well, ‘Happy that we’re playing Coventry’
I’m on my knees for a Robins masterclass
Who's 'Middlesbrough' in this case though? Some social media gremlins? We have a few of them ourselves. Their fans in general seem ok, especially compared to the dribblers down the road from them.Middlesbrough getting cocky saying Vik is a ‘fraud’ cause he hasn’t scored in the last two games, local nightclubs already promoting their ‘We’re going to Wembley’ parties
They think they are going to steamroll us - Be hilarious if we turn up and win
Who's 'Middlesbrough' in this case though? Some social media gremlins? We have a few of them ourselves. Their fans in general seem ok, especially compared to the dribblers down the road from them.
They both just seem a bit weird and bitter to be honest -Who's 'Middlesbrough' in this case though? Some social media gremlins? We have a few of them ourselves. Their fans in general seem ok, especially compared to the dribblers down the road from them.
Ah ok figure of speech well the 6 blocked were on target
Their keeper didn't want the ball passing back when we pressed, pressured him a few times.
Disagree. They want you to press so they can play around you when they do that. When they were moving the ball, we pressed hard and in sync. It worked. Penned them in second half. Genuinely think we've worked them out.More than once they would have the ball in their half, the player with it just standing still for a good 10-20 seconds or so while our players were static and just watching him.
If that is really what Robins wanted from his team then OK, but it was a really passive display.
I’m not a computer dork so wouldn’t know how to do that. I’ll be there as I have been for every game this season. I’ll be sure to bump this post with a picture on Wednesday
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Yeah, can still be on target.
Same as when a keeper blocks it.
We can take heart from this.
A lot of people, including myself, are quite jittery about going away without a lead. It is difficult, but Boro are the favourites and there’s a pressure for them to come at us. Over the last two games, they have struggled to break us down so far.
It is a chess game and Robins has been v shrewd to emphasise Boro’s status as the favourites. This a free hit for us as we’re punching above our weight.
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