Match Thread West Bromwich Albion - Coventry City Match Thread - Friday 1st Mar (4 Viewers)

[junglej13]

More rubbish Binks excellent again

Not aggressive enough for a centre back in my opinion. In a back three he could possibly get away with it. Definitely not in a two.

 

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[shmmeee]

That's twice Robins has dropped a player after they have scored a couple of goals in a match. Poor performance and team selection. Play off chances are over.

Are you seriously saying we should have played Tavares?

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Tell Oggy he’s still defending him

Is that why he used his bench so well lol.

 

[djr8369]

I don’t think we foul enough.. far to honest and lightweight as team

I agree but we also seem to concede a lot of soft fouls.

 

[Nick]

Just lying to us then the big liar. Stupid too no doubt.

Kitching too tired after a 2 game ban?

Again, why didn't he use the kids against Maidstone when we were comfortably in front? Instead he brings ohare, mve etc on.

Can't moan about tiredness and do stuff like that.

 

[HadjiChippo]

Did you even see the goals?
I often wonder what game you've been watching.

Our defending was shocking, but Wilson was in no position to react to either effort.

He’s never saving either of those. No keeper in the world are saving those.

First one as far in the far corner as you can get and the second was hard and low about six yards out

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

but then sends up wilson for a corner.

A corner that was about a foot of the ground

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

More rubbish Binks excellent again

you know which one Binks was, right?

 

[PVA]

I’m sure the experts told us that Robins signed them to be played together. Hang on, they also rate Dasilva.

 

[stupot07]

We battered them...the stats say so 17 shots to 7.

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[hinckley cov]

Sky commentators have been a disgrace tonight. How the fuck have we not deserved anything out of this ga

Im not doing this again.

Well if they’re I’ll you might as well put youth team players on the bench and not use them

 

[AiS86]

The answer of someone who has no answer. I’ve been waiting all season for someone to tell me one thing MVE is good at apart from the post game fist bumps

Why exactly do you think he's shite?

 

[Macca]

Bidwell and kitching on the bench...

Can’t do much from there

 

[hamertime]

This team is brilliant when they are flying, but when the going gets tough they get going.

You can imagine them later having a little pyjama party round Wilson’s flat later playing fifa and eating pizza until 2 in the morning

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

I don't like to dig them out because of the price tags and Haji has done well out on the left wing and Simms had shown improvement over the last 8 weeks but for £11-12 million you would expect a little bit more and to be technically a lot better footballers

If you look at the strikers that the teams around us have it’s night and day.

 

[Matt smith]

9th and in the quarters of the FA cup

can’t believe im saying this but we’ll get to the prem in 2/3 seasons

 

[ptr]

Ilness….fatigue….couldn’t give a shit. Work harder and get on it with it. Being overrun every week atm. Energy comes from motivation and hard work.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

I think Robins really hasn’t a clue and just throws darts at players pinned on his fence then goes with it.

Lol

 

[TomRad85]

If you look at the strikers that the teams around us have it’s night and day.

Billy Sharp and Aaron Connolly?

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[chiefdave]

Or the thing he says every week isn’t a cunning ruse and is actually true and we have a small tired squad.

Admittedly its a different sport but I've heard Jimmy Anderson talk about how the England cricket coaches use the data they collect on players. every players is 'zoned', green, amber or red. Green is all good, amber is starting to tire and red is basically if they play they are very likely to pick up an injury and be out for weeks

Would expect us to have similar data. That would mean players don't necessarily need to be injured in the more traditional sense for them to be consider not eligible for the match day squad or at least not capable of a full 90 minutes

Its not a matter these days of working out what your first choice XI is and then just playing that every game

 

[Matt smith]

It’s not like Collins Thomas abd Kitching played together all last year and were keeping clean sheets this year

 

[hinckley cov]

Not aggressive enough for a centre back in my opinion. In a back three he could possibly get away with it. Definitely not in a two.

Binks makes stupid fouls, like in the second half on the line right by the linesman he pulls their player back by his shirt , needless.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Reflections - (im not usually this negative but i’m in a bad mood so let me off)

- The back 5 isn’t working this season. We look disjointed with it and as if there is no connection between the midfield and the attack even with COH and KP in the 10 role. This probably reflects us last season having vik up front who could chase anything and pickup space in the channels exceptionally even with little service and also having gus at the end of the year advancing effectively.
- MVE has looked poor defensively for a while now, which is a shame as he had a promising uptick in form around new year
- Kasey Palmer flatters to deceive. The clueless commentators on sky said he was our best player but imo other than the penalty he offered very little other than giving it away or blasting it over and I think we’d have fared better (although still not got a point) if he kept O’hare on instead.
- As soon as Sheaf comes back and is on form, we’ll be a different side. The playoff race isnt over as we could be much improved with him back in but we need to start picking up points away from home more consistently

Vik scored a typical goal against Benfica last night in the cup , how we miss him at times

 

[shmmeee]

Admittedly its a different sport but I've heard Jimmy Anderson talk about how the England cricket coaches use the data they collect on players. every players is 'zoned', green, amber or red. Green is all good, amber is starting to tire and red is basically if they play they are very likely to pick up an injury and be out for weeks

Would expect us to have similar data. That would mean players don't necessarily need to be injured in the more traditional sense for them to be consider not eligible for the match day squad or at least not capable of a full 90 minutes

Its not a matter these days of working out what your first choice XI is and then just playing that every game

Too many people playing FIFA with a binary fitness system and no fatigue between games. Get on Champ Man and they’d understand. 70% fit is a thing.

 

[Major Tom]

9th and in the quarters of the FA cup

can’t believe im saying this but we’ll get to the prem in 2/3 seasons

We need to spend some serous cash if thats what sub £10mil gets you

 

[hamertime]

Robins on sky

Saying he set the team up wrong.

He is saying we should have been more aggressive.

Don't get it

Like a punch drunk boxer in the last chance
Saloon. It’s something Southgate is going to say this summer

 

[hamertime]

Too many people playing FIFA with a binary fitness system and no fatigue between games. Get on Champ Man and they’d understand. 70% fit is a thing.

Your funny tonight

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

We're in a rut. It happened last season a couple of times and now this. A run of half a dozen games where we are under par and drop down the table , followed by a return to form. I think we might miss out on the play offs but I expect us to be closer to the top 6 than we are right now so you never know .
We desperately need Sheaf back and someone who is a real captain who can lead this team . Latibeaudier isn't the answer. Very few are.

 

[CV22SBA]

We battered them...the stats say so 17 shots to 7.

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Our 17 shots ended up in row Z though

 

[Nick]

Too many people playing FIFA with a binary fitness system and no fatigue between games. Get on Champ Man and they’d understand. 70% fit is a thing.

It's an excuse that's wheeled out too much.

Maybe something is going wrong with the fitness team or the players we are signing.

 

[AiS86]

Too many people playing FIFA with a binary fitness system and no fatigue between games. Get on Champ Man and they’d understand. 70% fit is a thing.

Was weirdly gonna suggest this, even with the irony of Robins seeming to have to keep reiterating it's not a computer game. But anyone who doesn't seem to believe in fatigue or illness being real, play FM for a week, play the same players every game, see what happens

 

[SJ80]

Kitching for me is a no brainer to start , except for his red card against Norwich , can’t think of much he’s done wrong ! Seems to be on same wavelength with Thomas too

 

[Tommo1993]

Are you seriously saying we should have played Tavares?

Better than Figo don’t you know

 

[Nick]

Was weirdly gonna suggest this, even with the irony of Robins seeming to have to keep reiterating it's not a computer game. But anyone who doesn't seem to believe in fatigue or illness being real, play FM for a week, play the same players every game, see what happens

Yeah it's all well and good him saying it but why doesn't what he does match up with it?

Kitching has hardly played recently FFS, if he's fatigued maybe whoever did the medical should be sacked.

 

[bigfatronssba]

We need to spend some serous cash if thats what sub £10mil gets you

This season is unusually hard.

Next season will be easier