The Blobster
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Looking more lively since Ogbeta came on
Blackpool vs Swans
- Thread starter CroJack
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Victoria Swan
Key Player
I fear Blackpool are acting as the model side of how to play us and the video of this game is all our future opponents will need to stymie us again and again. When will Martin see the futility of possession without penetration. We are not even entertaining to watch in this version of Swanselona.
CroJack
Key Player
Every manager in the Championship already knows how to play us. We must be the easiest side to play against. Easy three points. Who is this donkey commentator on the Swans TV who keeps talking about the number of passes and possession %?
The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Congreve on for his debut 
The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Not a shot on target , nothing new here today 
Radio comms say we were much improved after Ogbeta came on and we changed our style. BUT, on chances, we could easily have been down by 3/4 and we haven't even managed to test their keeper. Teams have long ago worked us out and know they only have to press us to force mistakes and likely win the game. Martin has a lot of work to do for sure. Whether he's up to it I really doubt from what I've seen this season.
The Blobster
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Ratcliffe gets it right for once and blames Martins poor substitutions , much too late , should have brought them on earlier .
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Dire day.
The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Martin thought the performance after the poor start was good , WHAT FUCKING PLANET IS HE ON ?
CroJack
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Yankee_Jack
Key Player
What today demonstrated is that in Martin’s Madness there is an inherent vulnerability and fragility in the face of suspensions and injuries and changes have to be made such that players like Smith have to suddenly jump in to unfamiliar roles to fill the breach.
On paper we had a lot of offensive ability on the field but none that could terrorize the opposing defenders and make things happen. Too often players like Naughton would rove forward and be looking to make the killer pass.
On paper we had a lot of offensive ability on the field but none that could terrorize the opposing defenders and make things happen. Too often players like Naughton would rove forward and be looking to make the killer pass.
Some stats from the game that seemed to please Russell Martin but no one else:
POSSESSION: 24-76 SHOTS: 11-8 OT: 4-1 CORNERS: 7-3 FOULS: 11-10 GOALS: 1-0
From less than a third of our so-called possession Pool had more shots and four times as many on target as we managed. This 'possession' is useless to us because we create sod all from it. Can't Martin and his expensive team of analysts see this? Pool could easily have got two or three more goals had they not been so wasteful according to the radio comms. There's nothing wrong with having the ball but you have to do something with it. God knows what we do because opposing teams usually seem to create a lot more than we do with far less of the ball.
It's NOT working, Russell, and you need to be sorting it out. IF you can!
POSSESSION: 24-76 SHOTS: 11-8 OT: 4-1 CORNERS: 7-3 FOULS: 11-10 GOALS: 1-0
From less than a third of our so-called possession Pool had more shots and four times as many on target as we managed. This 'possession' is useless to us because we create sod all from it. Can't Martin and his expensive team of analysts see this? Pool could easily have got two or three more goals had they not been so wasteful according to the radio comms. There's nothing wrong with having the ball but you have to do something with it. God knows what we do because opposing teams usually seem to create a lot more than we do with far less of the ball.
It's NOT working, Russell, and you need to be sorting it out. IF you can!
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Grasping at straws here, but on the brighter side, in his little cameo Congreve looked the part. I want to see more of him as he hasn't really had the academy schooling purged out of him yet by Martin.