Match Thread vs Cardiff (A) 19/09/23 (14 Viewers)

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Matt smith

Matt smith

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Martin180 said:
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Was gonna say
 
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Hincha

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Ayari - Kelly
Allen - Palmer
Godden

Would like to see this next game. We carry the strikers because there is no midfield link so may as well pack the middle and seek greater control.

Felt like we've needed the box the last few games but I don't think Robins wants to drop both Wright/Simms because of the pricetag or Godden because he is scoring.
 
junglej13

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hill83 said:
Robins on about a quiet dressing room is the most worrying thing for me. Even ahead of Sheaf out for 6 weeks.

That’s something you absolutely can not have. Even in my limited always hungover when playing Sunday league knowledge.
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He has said this in previous seasons as well. He does say some odd things at times. Kitching and Latibeaudiere were captains of their clubs. Surely this is something he would have looked to address in the summer.

He picked the wrong team on Friday night. The subs made us worse. When the players came over at the end it almost felt like a defeat because everyone had had the life sucked out of them from us sitting back all half. How he's picked a similar side today and expected a positive result absolutely dumbfounds me.
 
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DrPoolittle

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SBT said:
Yeah I think there’s been a deliberate attempt to move away from the style that worked so well in the second half of last season. That is always going to be a rocky process but I’d still have backed us to do it and be promotion favourites before we sold Gus…my optimism disappeared at that point.
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Absolutely. There was an excellent article last year, which reflected on the Cov tactic of chaos theory. The team attacking at speed from all over the pitch, causing concern for the opposition, not knowing where City would break from. Robins is having to adjust and that will take time
 
shmmeee

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Matt smith said:
To be fair win Monday and it’s ok again

but we need to win Monday

it’s not must win but it’s a bloody important game
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I just want to see some green shoots. A solid clean sheet even, the odd bit of attacking spark, Haji Wright controlling a football, that sort of thing. Long season yet but we need some kind of vision to hang onto. As someone else said we’ve lost our identity. We aren’t a counter attacking team. We aren’t particularly effective in possession. Our flair players don’t seem to fully know where each other is yet. Needs some characters to step up.
 
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DrPoolittle

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Hincha said:
Ayari - Kelly
Allen - Palmer
Godden

Would like to see this next game. We carry the strikers because there is no midfield link so may as well pack the middle and seek greater control.

Felt like we've needed the box the last few games but I don't think Robins wants to drop both Wright/Simms because of the pricetag or Godden because he is scoring.
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I think fielding only 5 players might cost us. Certainly we win the element of surprise but…..over 90 minutes?
 
Matt smith

Matt smith

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shmmeee said:
I just want to see some green shoots. A solid clean sheet even, the odd bit of attacking spark, Haji Wright controlling a football, that sort of thing. Long season yet but we need some kind of vision to hang onto. As someone else said we’ve lost our identity. We aren’t a counter attacking team. We aren’t particularly effective in possession. Our flair players don’t seem to fully know where each other is yet. Needs some characters to step up.
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Agreed, we lose all idea when we’re in that middle third
 
Adge

Adge

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Jeez-that was a hard watch. Flattering score line of 3-2 when in reality we should have been done and dusted at HT when we managed to get in on terms! Lots of thinking for Robins to do before Huddersfield and I suspect a few changes will be on the cards.
 
Martin180

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I know it's always a risk but playing Wright in the reserves (whatever age they are ) would surely be an option ?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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SBT said:
Yeah I think there’s been a deliberate attempt to move away from the style that worked so well in the second half of last season. That is always going to be a rocky process but I’d still have backed us to do it and be promotion favourites before we sold Gus…my optimism disappeared at that point.
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The confusing point is he says he wants them to play at a higher tempo and not to move the ball around from side to side. Yet it looks on the pitch like that's what they've been instructed to do.
 
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DrPoolittle

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Adge said:
Jeez-that was a hard watch. Flattering score line of 3-2 when in reality we should have been done and dusted at HT when we managed to get in on terms! Lots of thinking for Robins to do before Huddersfield and I suspect a few changes will be on the cards.
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“I suspect a few changes will be on the cards.”

No! Wait, that’s just what they are expecting us to do
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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Adge said:
Jeez-that was a hard watch. Flattering score line of 3-2 when in reality we should have been done and dusted at HT when we managed to get in on terms! Lots of thinking for Robins to do before Huddersfield and I suspect a few changes will be on the cards.
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'Is the plan to just aimlessly pass from side to side and concede shit goals while Palmer strolls around giving the ball away?'

'How could you possibly know that Blackadder it's classified information!'
 
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With this new slower way of playing I wonder how Vik would have done as he preferred a ball to chase or into his feet to spin.
 
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Seamus1

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Adge said:
Jeez-that was a hard watch. Flattering score line of 3-2 when in reality we should have been done and dusted at HT when we managed to get in on terms! Lots of thinking for Robins to do before Huddersfield and I suspect a few changes will be on the cards.
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That is my wishful thinking. Likelihood being that (with the possible exception of van Ewijk’s injury ruling him out), it will be the same old from Robins. Maybe Simms in for Wright, but still a completely non-descript midfield which creates nothing and offers less resistance to the opposition than a cool summer breeze. Then he might chuck on a striker with 5 minutes to go, and state in the post match interview how we looked more threatening after the change when 2-1 down…
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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Terry Gibson's perm said:
With this new slower way of playing I wonder how Vik would have done as he preferred a ball to chase or into his feet to spin.
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The run of very poor home form we had for most of 21/22 consisted of the same ponderous slow tempo play where Gyo hardly got a look in. That one thrashing of Sheff Utd was the one game where it was played at a high tempo counter attacking pace.

Gareth Southgate's England look unconvincing playing the same way and that's with the best English players available.
 
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ccfc1234 said:
Is this for real? If so it seems like shameless 'othering' from the manager trying to blame and put attention and focus on anything but his team selection and average in game management.
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Alright, the dressing room's full of Fred Elliots. I say the dressing room's full of Fred Elliots.
 
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covmutley

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Well that was a hard watch. Midfield not existent and gave ball away cheaply. Terrible performance.

Il give some positives though: Allen back on the pitch, sakamoto did well and changed the game, godden scored again despite no service, eer....Coh back at some point... err..and er... there is no way in the world that Wright is as bad as he was tonight. Its just impossible. Forget judging the Turkish league, he had zero control and zero ability to hold up the ball. Don't know if we play wrong system for him or whatever but nobody can actually be that bad.

I thought simms actually showed somewhen he came on. Put the little chop through in the build up to the 2nd goal
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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Hincha said:
Ayari - Kelly
Allen - Palmer
Godden

Would like to see this next game. We carry the strikers because there is no midfield link so may as well pack the middle and seek greater control.

Felt like we've needed the box the last few games but I don't think Robins wants to drop both Wright/Simms because of the pricetag or Godden because he is scoring.
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To be fair that’s exactly why he can’t drop Wright or Simms - imagine having to justify 15m sitting on the bench
 
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