Yankee_Jack
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Norwich hungry for the win
WILL THE CANARIES SING OR WILL THEY TOPPLE OFF THEIR PERCH
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The Blobster
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Wooooohooooo Humphries
Yankee_Jack
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Humphrey yesssss
Yankee_Jack
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Going to be hell of a last several minutes
Yankee_Jack
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When we attack there’s a dynamic movement about it
The Blobster
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Big Myk coming on for Yates
The Blobster
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Against the run of play but a great 3 points
Yankee_Jack
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We won the game and were better in all the key data points.
enjoyed watching that match. Onward and upward
enjoyed watching that match. Onward and upward
I wasn't as impressed as some of you guys - another curate's egg of a performance; good in parts but not enough parts for me. It was a decent enough game but overall I thought Norwich posed more of a threat and, going forward, on tonight's performance, I think they'll finish above us. They looked a better equipped team to me and, as @CroJack mentioned above, we were technically poor compared to them. Trouble is, we were physically inferior as well. Our midfield was always struggling to get to grips with theirs and I wasn't relaxed until I heard the final whistle.
It didn't help that the officials were also pretty poor and we got sod all from them. Nevertheless, we battled hard and got a great win with the resultant 3 points. So, well done, the lads, but there's an awful lot to work on and improve.
It didn't help that the officials were also pretty poor and we got sod all from them. Nevertheless, we battled hard and got a great win with the resultant 3 points. So, well done, the lads, but there's an awful lot to work on and improve.
Yankee_Jack
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You can only play what's on the field with what you've got on the field. The subs made a difference adding more physicality into midfield. It was another win with a back 4, which can only twist the dagger into 3+2. Humphreys is quite a versatile player and is going to blossom this season with minutes as did Guehi. With better refereeing we could have scored another 2 goals in the second half.
Norwich were driving to get the win, which they had to do given the subs they had made. They were a clear threat but well handled nonetheless.
Norwich were driving to get the win, which they had to do given the subs they had made. They were a clear threat but well handled nonetheless.
CroJack
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Actually, we played a pretty strange and hyper-agressive 3-1-4-2 formation with wings (Key played as a wing) and not wing-backs. Patino and Cullen played behind Yates and Paterson with Lowe on the left and Key on the right wing. When defending Key would drop back so we had a 4-4-2 formation.
Yes. That was exactly what we needed, though I thought it was a little bit late.
As I said above, delighted with the result, not so much the performance. There's so much more we can give but at least we're on the rise. Some stats:
POSSESSION: 55-45 SHOTS: 23-14 OT: 7-5 CORNERS: 8-7 FOULS: 12-12 GOALS: 2-1
I felt the team was unbalanced and our midfield fought a losing battle for much of the game. Patino has to stop believing his hype and start bossing matches consistently and not when he feels like it. This team lacks leaders and players who WANT to make a difference. There's too many just doing what they have to and not looking to really influence the game. Maybe it's because the manager's style is alien to them but that's for Michael Duff to sort out.
POSSESSION: 55-45 SHOTS: 23-14 OT: 7-5 CORNERS: 8-7 FOULS: 12-12 GOALS: 2-1
I felt the team was unbalanced and our midfield fought a losing battle for much of the game. Patino has to stop believing his hype and start bossing matches consistently and not when he feels like it. This team lacks leaders and players who WANT to make a difference. There's too many just doing what they have to and not looking to really influence the game. Maybe it's because the manager's style is alien to them but that's for Michael Duff to sort out.
CroJack
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We didn't have a real midfield for the most of the game. Played a strange and risky 3-1-4-2 formation with Patino and Cullen in the attacking midfield behind Yates and Paterson up front. First when Fulton and Cooper were brought in we got a much needed physical presence in the defensive and central midfield.