The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Millwall offered nothing to worry us , 2 points thrown away needlessly
Actually, we didn't even need to keep hold of the ball. Good ol' hoofing was enough. At least we would've faced our opponents and not our own goal when the crosses were coming in.Where was our game management? Where was the passing/possession football that Martin is so proud of? Why couldn't we keep hold of the ball to starve them of it when we needed to?
Not only from Piroe. Obafemi has already missed three or four huge chances this season. Had he scored at Rotherham and last night against Millwall we would now have 9 points. We have 4. Instead of being 2nd in the league table, we are 12th, and tomorrow we'll probably be 16th.I don't think we're getting as much as we should be from Piroe
What was he doing on the bench??? Isn't he injured?And they scored from that attack , the idiot on the bench was Paterson, Martin (justifiably) lost his rag with him !
As a senior player, Paterson needs to take a leadership position. Love begins in the showers after the game. While we're trying to nail down 3 points it's war. Why he was sitting among the selected players and coaches and not up in the stands where he belonged is anybody's business, but I'll bet it never happens again. As one of Martin's pets, now I can understand why Martin was even more bent out of shape than he might otherwise have been. Let's see if Paterson sulks or sucks it up.A bit of fair play from Paterson loses us points. I'm not sure if he deserves the most blame. The players on the pitch needed to finish the game.
No we're not going blame Paterson for losing the game ... and neither is Martin ... but Martin did hold him accountable for doing something a 10 year old might do not a seasoned pro. I can understand Martin's frustration on this point ... Martin is trying to build a promotion challenging squad from a bunch of young players with limited experience. He needs the seniors that he has to lead and show by example. He has to be able to trust them to do that. Martin wouldn't be happy if one of his green youngsters did what Paterson did; but he was fit to be tied during the post-match interview whenever the interviewer brought the matter back up.Are we going to blame Paterson for losing us the game??? Martin should've told/ordered his players either to park the bus or pass the ball around but he didn't. It's HIS fault we lost the game and if I were Paterson I would never ever play for Martin again.