Match Thread West Bromwich Albion - Coventry City Match Thread - Wednesday 11th Dec (4 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Wasn’t bad.
Lots of good points.
<opponents name> were nothing special.
We were unlucky.

Sick of reading it after constantly shipping multiple goals and losing.

Much like the doomed Thorn team that

 

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[walkingalongsingingasong]

It’s just slow obvious play. Ok they do some lovely accurate passes to each other and the pass accuracy statistic (excluding Milan) this evening must be something to be proud of but…..even watching at home you know which player the ball is going to and who it will go to afterwards…..and did I say it’s such slow play.

 

[Matt smith]

The only reason our XG is so high is because we’re constantly chasing a game ffs

fed up of reading we have a high xg when we perform bang average at best week in week out

 

[Marty]

What video is this?

Was just that stupid trend on social media at the time.

 

[Mild-Mannered Janitor]

Game was like so many this year, too much sideways and backwards, no speed of pass out wide, by the time it gets there, teams are set, poor defending and strikers not pulling the trigger.
Could have been any of our games this year, it’s early for Frank so he needs time but at the moment, it’s the same rinse and repeat

 

[Matt smith]

Much like the doomed Thorn team that

Where did they end up?

 

[Hobo]

Tye xG stats are interesting, WBA 0.47, CCFC 2.24.

That is their lowest xG throughout their run of draws and our xG was the highest for opponents during that run. And yet we lost

Just shows what a load of bollocks xG is. People pay to much attention to it. Like any statistic it needs context.

 

[SeshMouseSkyBlue]

They are 6th, they draw too many games but there aren't a "shite" team.

They are 6th, they draw too many games but there aren't a "shite" team.

Not just tonight, in general!

WBA drawing 10 of the last 11 I think it is shows how weak the league is this year as they are still in the play offs after dropping all those points

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

It’s just slow obvious play. Ok they do some lovely accurate passes to each other and the pass accuracy statistic (excluding Milan) this evening must be something to be proud of but…..even watching at home you know which player the ball is going to and who it will go to afterwards…..and did I say it’s such slow play.

Only watched second half
Bidwell has to score
Rudoni / Torp same
Sheaf same
Bassette same

 

[The CableGuy]

This started okay, but my god, did it all go downhill.

And that has to be one of the worst pieces of defending I have witnessed in some time for the second goal. Thomas and Lati, both shocking.. Thomas especially.

Sheaf was very poor and Rudoni was poor until the last 8-9 mins, when he suddenly decided to start playing.

EMC, non existent. BTA non-existent.

Poor finishing too. First from Torp and then from Sheaf, when he ballooned the header over the bar.

Sheaf now seems to be constantly putting in sub-par performances and he just doesn't look the same player.

It's a bit of a mess to be honest.

Remember when there was talk of Luton offering £15M for him? I'd take £4M right now, not the same player since injury.

We are not staying up with this defensive record. We can't expect to score at least 2 goals per game just to get 1 point per game.

 

[Otis]

What video is this?

The Wolf Of Wall Street

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Where did they end up?

I say that, the Thorn teams at least took the lead quite often.

 

[Bigelvesy]

Was just that stupid trend on social media at the time.

Oh my god yes i remember this now. Fucking hell no wonder the content team go quiet when the results arent going well. Does not age well this

 

[SBT]

It's not bollocks.

He did the hard part, he got there and then his chocolate wrists did their usual trick.

0.24 post shot expected goals on that shot.

It was a really good finish after some pitiful defending. Even your xG (ex-gran) could see that.

 

[jto123]

Rubbish. He hasn't scouted these players , Dean Austin has who was Robins choice .

It was Doug King who said this squad was top 6.

 

[ptr]

More and more I think about it, I really don’t think we can get automatics.

 

[Matt smith]

It was Doug King who said this squad was top 6.

Again, a proper director of football is critical

 

[Boicey]

Only watched second half
Bidwell has to score
Rudoni / Torp same
Sheaf same
Bassette same

Bidwell?

 

[MalcSB]

Just shows what a load of bollocks xG is. People pay to much attention to it. Like any statistic it needs context.

I know it was my post, but I agree.

It aG that matters- actual goals.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

More and more I think about it, I really don’t think we can get automatics.

Automatic slot in L1 perhaps

 

[PVA]

It was a really good finish after some pitiful defending. Even your xG (ex-gran) could see that.

It can be shit defending and shit goalkeeping, they aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Bidwell?

Corner that fellows flicked on at near post

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Simms was good last year but we don’t play to his strengths.

"Playing to Simms strengths" what are they then?

 

[shepardo01]

 

[Rodders1]

It was Doug King who said this squad was top 6.

Unfortunately when you spend what we have, via our supposed scouting team, signed off by the manager - he should genuinely assume we’d be knocking on that door.

 

[Hobo]

More and more I think about it, I really don’t think we can get automatics.

We couldn't get automatics at the start of the season.

 

[SBT]

If Ana de Armas wrote down her phone number on Norman Bassette’s right foot, he’d turn her down and insist she wrote it on his left instead. Maddening.

 

[Matt smith]

I say that, the Thorn teams at least took the lead quite often.

It’s our turn this season to just be that massively underachieving team that drops a stinker, as long as it doesn’t fully implode and we don’t go down I’ll genuinely take that right now.

to the people that will say why get rid of robins then, I do see where you’d be coming from admittedly

 

[clint van damme]

The Wolf Of Wall Street

More like the fannies of Foleshill rd

 

[alfielloyd]

You really think it isn't going to lampard picking the jan signings?

crack on

No real evidence that his recruitment will make the world of difference.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It’s our turn this season to just be that massively underachieving team that drops a stinker, as long as it doesn’t fully implode and we don’t go down I’ll genuinely take that right now.

I think we should make it, but it will be tight. Need Wright back ASAP

 

[MalcSB]

If Ana de Armas wrote down her phone number on Norman Bassette’s right foot, he’d turn her down and insist she wrote it on his left instead. Maddening.

Isn’t she a bit old for him?

 

[Matt smith]

"Playing to Simms strengths" what are they then?

He’s a box player; needs to have service

 

[clint van damme]

It’s our turn this season to just be that massively underachieving team that drops a stinker, as long as it doesn’t fully implode and we don’t go down I’ll genuinely take that right now.

to the people that will say why get rid of robins then, I do see where you’d be coming from admittedly

Starting to believe we're not underperforming, rather the run we went on lastseason was a massive case of over performing.

 

[Matt smith]

I think we should make it, but it will be tight. Need Wright back ASAP

Yeah I think we’ll stay up just about but season feels a chore already and we’re not even half way through