The Blobster
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Walsh coming on
WILL WE SEE ANOTHER 4- 2
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From what I'm hearing we haven't got officials in the game; we've got the Three Stooges!! Walsh says we've created sod all second half and now being battered by Hull. It's all Hull City. Reckons Duff HAS to make changes and pretty damned soon. As it stands he reckons there's only one winner and it isn't us. Come on Duff, do what someone with far more football knowledge than you is asking for.
Rosenior out-classing Duff. Reshuffles his defence at half time to put Christie at right back, and Christie gets assists on both Hull goals.
The Blobster
Prediction Champ
Lowe subbed
Most managers would out-class Duff.
The Blobster
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Cooper off Key on
For all the result isn't going our way, radio comms reckon it's a brilliant watch - one of the best of the season.
Victoria Swan
Key Player
Have we ever had a more frustrating team to watch?
Yet another two points squandered from a winning position and Hull could easily have won it. I see no leaders in this team and little character. Our performances reflect the ability of our manager, imo. From what I can see he offers absolutely nothing. Instead of coaching the squad to play to their strengths, he's trying to shoe-horn their ability into how he wants them to play.
We are a passing team, a footballing team. We don't possess physical strength, we have no athletes and no pace, so why the hell is he insisting on forcing his gameplan on players who don't have the attributes to do it? I believe the reason is that Duff is so limited he doesn't have the experience, the knowledge or the nous to get them to play any other way.
His appointment was wrong from the start. He's just a poor, poor fit for us. What I worry about is that, even if he's sacked soon, the damage he's caused us will be a total hindrance to anyone coming in who wants to get us back to playing our football again. It will take an age. He's taken an axe to our DNA because he doesn't know any better. I remember Hansen and Lawrenson on MOTD saying that our football under Rodgers was no accident, no fluke; that it took years (which it did under Flynn and Martinez) to instill into the club, into every player joining the club.
Well I reckon Duff has already demolished all the good work done over all those years and he's been with us for less than a season. I have to wonder how many generations will pass before we get it back. I'm heartily sick of the man and wish he'd bugger off post haste before we become a total basket case of a club. Oh, and if he'd take our fcuking owners with him that would be all my Christmases at once.
We are a passing team, a footballing team. We don't possess physical strength, we have no athletes and no pace, so why the hell is he insisting on forcing his gameplan on players who don't have the attributes to do it? I believe the reason is that Duff is so limited he doesn't have the experience, the knowledge or the nous to get them to play any other way.
His appointment was wrong from the start. He's just a poor, poor fit for us. What I worry about is that, even if he's sacked soon, the damage he's caused us will be a total hindrance to anyone coming in who wants to get us back to playing our football again. It will take an age. He's taken an axe to our DNA because he doesn't know any better. I remember Hansen and Lawrenson on MOTD saying that our football under Rodgers was no accident, no fluke; that it took years (which it did under Flynn and Martinez) to instill into the club, into every player joining the club.
Well I reckon Duff has already demolished all the good work done over all those years and he's been with us for less than a season. I have to wonder how many generations will pass before we get it back. I'm heartily sick of the man and wish he'd bugger off post haste before we become a total basket case of a club. Oh, and if he'd take our fcuking owners with him that would be all my Christmases at once.
CroJack
Key Player
I have completely lost interest in this team and in this manager.
He's making a lot of us feel like that. Either he can't get his message across to the players or they can't deliver what he's asking. Whatever, his methods aren't working and neither should he be working....... at least not for us. Some stats:
POSSESSION: 55-45 SHOTS: 14-18 OT: 4-9 CORNERS: 2-1 FOULS: 12-11 GOALS: 2-2
Take a look at the shots and OT figures. With less possession Hull easily bested us and we were the home team. Graphically shows which was the most effective team and even the morons at the Liberty must have worked out by now where we're fast heading under this manager. NOWHERE!! Still, we can take heart - every bad result brings him closer to dismissal when we can bring in a decent manager and start playing our kind of football again. I'll say again that CT deserves his chance.
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
On Hull's second goal, the makeshift RB - Darling - fails to close down the winger and prevent a cross from coming in.
On Hull's second goal, Christie is roaming in ocean's of space down the wing. There's video from behind the goal and Lowe is seen miles behind busting a gut to get back, but he's a day late and what should have been his man easily finds the scorer.
Asking square pegs to plug round holes yet again
On Hull's second goal, Christie is roaming in ocean's of space down the wing. There's video from behind the goal and Lowe is seen miles behind busting a gut to get back, but he's a day late and what should have been his man easily finds the scorer.
Asking square pegs to plug round holes yet again
Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Apparently we've dropped 16 points from winning positions. Split the difference and that extra 8 points would now have us with 28 and we'd in the top 6 ahead of Preston on goal difference.
As @ivoralljack has stated above: there's something missing from this team on the field and on the touchline. There's a lack of leadership when it matters on the field and a lack of tactical expedience on the touch line. We're going to drop points we should have earned from time to time, it's football, but this 16 points is clearly the worst performance on this metric of any team in the league. I'm not sure how many games this actually spans, but we conceded two goals yesterday that should have been, could have been, easily prevented had players done the job of their role on the field, and better yet had Duffer played different players, better players suited to the role.
As @ivoralljack has stated above: there's something missing from this team on the field and on the touchline. There's a lack of leadership when it matters on the field and a lack of tactical expedience on the touch line. We're going to drop points we should have earned from time to time, it's football, but this 16 points is clearly the worst performance on this metric of any team in the league. I'm not sure how many games this actually spans, but we conceded two goals yesterday that should have been, could have been, easily prevented had players done the job of their role on the field, and better yet had Duffer played different players, better players suited to the role.
CroJack
Key Player
The cross for the Hull's second goal came from Tymon's side, Darling had nothing to do with it. It was Lowe who tried to stop the cross. Where on earth was Tymon?
And the first goal was Rushworth's fault. Hull scored at his near post. Poor positioning.
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