Scum Away (swim away)

KVetch

Key Player
It doesn't make any sense. Unless they plan on selling the entire bench after the match. At least Cabango and Wilmot kept a clean sheet.
 

ivoralljack

Grizzled Veteran
Staff member
I don't think that Steve Cooper has the foggiest idea of how to coach at this level. We had players blowing out of their arses with 20 minutes to go (sooner with Routs) and he doesn't so much as make ONE change!! Cardiff made 3 to give themselves fresh legs and one of them, Paterson, nearly won it when his header hit the bar. As usual, our movement was rubbish and we persistently hit long, high balls that were gobbled up by the taller, more powerful Cardiff defenders. Meat and drink time for them! Morrison is a great defender (and attacker) in the air but gets exposed on the deck. Instead of attacking him there, we loft the ball and play to his strengths. Great thinking, Cooper. :rolleyes:

So much more to say but saving it for later when I have more time. Meantime: COOPER (n) OUT!! :mad:
 

KVetch

Key Player
I don't think that Steve Cooper has the foggiest idea of how to coach at this level. We had players blowing out of their arses with 20 minutes to go (sooner with Routs) and he doesn't so much as make ONE change!! Cardiff made 3 to give themselves fresh legs and one of them, Paterson, nearly won it when his header hit the bar. As usual, our movement was rubbish and we persistently hit long, high balls that were gobbled up by the taller, more powerful Cardiff defenders. Meat and drink time for them! Morrison is a great defender (and attacker) in the air but gets exposed on the deck. Instead of attacking him there, we loft the ball and play to his strengths. Great thinking, Cooper. :rolleyes:

So much more to say but saving it for later when I have more time. Meantime: COOPER (n) OUT!! :mad:
It isn't only this match but he's made a habit of it lately. I'm baffled by it, there's no weekday match no reason at all. Swans were the better squad, should have taken the points. A waste against an awful team. I don't think Cooper is going anywhere until after the season. The owners must have given him a vote of confidence. He's a very poor manager.
 

Yankee_Jack

Key Player
Brewster ... ok, but did he offer anything, or show anything that would indicate he can offer anymore than Borja and should be starting at #9 ahead of him.

I saw nothing there that showed better than Borja or CBR for that matter.

Andy Pandy now has 4 players for his U17 squad .... 4 players with whom there has been success, his only success, and it seems more by luck than judgement. Clearly he’s reverting to his “mean” ... the players he thinks he knows how to coach.
 

IanABS94

Guest
Brewster ... ok, but did he offer anything, or show anything that would indicate he can offer anymore than Borja and should be starting at #9 ahead of him.

I saw nothing there that showed better than Borja or CBR for that matter.

Andy Pandy now has 4 players for his U17 squad .... 4 players with whom there has been success, his only success, and it seems more by luck than judgement. Clearly he’s reverting to his “mean” ... the players he thinks he knows how to coach.
Agreed, while I thought Brewster looked decent and I do think he'll be important this season I agree with the last point fully. He seems very similar to Clement in that regard. Using his past "success" as the belief that things are alright. Clement couldn't stop talking about his time with "world class players" and Cooper seems to be backing the U17 kids he won the World Cup with as the players who will bring us to the PL. It's not going to happen.
 

CroJack

Key Player
Cooper seems to be backing the U17 kids he won the World Cup with as the players who will bring us to the PL. It's not going to happen.
The kids are doing ok. Cabango was good today. The other players who have more experience are not doing ok. And Cooper is definitelly not doing ok.

Grimes and Celina's delivery from set-pieces and corners was awful.

And have a look at Grimes and Byers' pass accuracy today.

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Remember how Leon and Ki used to average 90 % pass accuracy?

It's not about our kids, it's our brand of football.
 

Yankee_Jack

Key Player
Pace is overrated. The smarter players read the play, start sooner and therefore get there sooner despite a “lack” of pace.
 

Yankee_Jack

Key Player
Tell that to Dan James, Rashford, Salah, Mané...
pace ... great in a straight line. But I’ve never seen anybody sprint with a limp. Trying changing direction with pace, or running on a curve ... no so easy.

Much better: acceleration / deceleration. Going from dead-stop to flat out, and vice versa, whatever flat out might be. And, changing direction. And, starting sooner by reading the play.

And, in the Prem, as James is finding out, everybody has some degree of pace or they compensate cleverly or they give him a bit of a limp.
 
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