Once again more negatives than positives. No pace in the team at all (especially midfield and centre back). No width and zero creativity in the centre of the park.
Our number 1 and number 2 goalkeepers are seemingly out the door and imo will both need to be replaced.
By my reckoning the squad is short of the following:
x2 Goalkeepers
x1 CB
x2 CM (one holding and one creative) Nothing that Crofts or Foley have done leads me to believe they are worth signing.
I don't know what sort of team Anzhi put out but if they are a Top flight Russian team i don't think much of them...but as people have said it's pre-season.
that was never a free kick our player cleared the ball and the Anzhi player fell over his legs, Mitov should've done better as they never looked like scoring from free play, but hey ho mistakes happen and its a pre season lets keep it in perspective
Once again more negatives than positives. No pace in the team at all (especially midfield and centre back). No width and zero creativity in the centre of the park.
Our number 1 and number 2 goalkeepers are seemingly out the door and imo will both need to be replaced.
By my reckoning the squad is short of the following:
x2 Goalkeepers
x1 CB
x2 CM (one holding and one creative) Nothing that Crofts or Foley have done lead me to believe they are worth signing.
X1 Genuine Winger
Once Watt goes X2 Strikers
Yup agreed. I'd be inclined to give Crofts more game time though.
Once again more negatives than positives. No pace in the team at all (especially midfield and centre back). No width and zero creativity in the centre of the park.
Our number 1 and number 2 goalkeepers are seemingly out the door and imo will both need to be replaced.
By my reckoning the squad is short of the following:
x2 Goalkeepers
x1 CB
x2 CM (one holding and one creative) Nothing that Crofts or Foley have done leads me to believe they are worth signing.
Omg!!!! It's only a friendly, a match fitness exercise and we went up to 92nd minute 0-0 against a decent Russian side! A young keeper makes a mistake so what
Omg!!!! It's only a friendly, a match fitness exercise and we went up to 92nd minute 0-0 against a decent Russian side! A young keeper makes a mistake so what
We are now 3 games into pre-season. I would expect to start seeing a discernible pattern of play by now - going forward I've seen nothing.
All we are hearing are stories about players leaving.
It may well only be a pre-season friendly, but we should be starting to see the team improve and evolve. We are at best treading water and our "style" of play at the moment appears ponderous and lacking imagination. Unfortunately, when your midfield consists of Foley, Jackson and Crofts ponderous is what you are going to get. Ideally you wouldn;t want more than one of those in your starting line-up.
Omg!!!! It's only a friendly, a match fitness exercise and we went up to 92nd minute 0-0 against a decent Russian side! A young keeper makes a mistake so what
We are now 3 games into pre-season. I would expect to start seeing a discernible pattern of play by now - going forward I've seen nothing.
All we are hearing are stories about players leaving.
It may well only be a pre-season friendly, but we should be starting to see the team improve and evolve. We are at best treading water and our "style" of play at the moment appears ponderous and lacking imagination. Unfortunately, when your midfield consists of Foley, Jackson and Crofts ponderous is what you are going to get. Ideally you wouldn;t want more than one of those in your starting line-up.
You will not, they will all have left and you will have three under 21 players
Omg!!!! It's only a friendly, a match fitness exercise and we went up to 92nd minute 0-0 against a decent Russian side! A young keeper makes a mistake so what
We are now 3 games into pre-season. I would expect to start seeing a discernible pattern of play by now - going forward I've seen nothing.
All we are hearing are stories about players leaving.
It may well only be a pre-season friendly, but we should be starting to see the team improve and evolve. We are at best treading water and our "style" of play at the moment appears ponderous and lacking imagination. Unfortunately, when your midfield consists of Foley, Jackson and Crofts ponderous is what you are going to get. Ideally you wouldn;t want more than one of those in your starting line-up.
As I said earlier Clem I'd be amazed if Slade has mentioned phases of play let alone worked on them. See where we are in 10-14 days
Omg!!!! It's only a friendly, a match fitness exercise and we went up to 92nd minute 0-0 against a decent Russian side! A young keeper makes a mistake so what
Watched the game on my phone at work. It was that dull my work rate actually went up.
Meaningless game and can't think of anything that can be taken from it, certainly nothing that can be taken with optimism. Just a bit more fitness at the end of the day and doesn't really tell us anything or represent ice of how we are going to play come the season.....but then we said the same last pre season and look how that turned out. Here's hoping Slade can get them going when it counts.
Once again more negatives than positives. No pace in the team at all (especially midfield and centre back). No width and zero creativity in the centre of the park.
Our number 1 and number 2 goalkeepers are seemingly out the door and imo will both need to be replaced.
By my reckoning the squad is short of the following:
x2 Goalkeepers
x1 CB
x2 CM (one holding and one creative) Nothing that Crofts or Foley have done lead me to believe they are worth signing.
X1 Genuine Winger
Once Watt goes X2 Strikers
Yup agreed. I'd be inclined to give Crofts more game time though.
Agree thought he was MOM but he didnt have much competition based on performances elsewhere on the pitch.
Amazes me how no one clumps Johnson. I don't know what he's like off the pitch and if it's all just said in the heat of the moment but on the pitch from what i've read this pre season he seems a total prick. Wouldn't mind if he was actually decent, but he's probably our worst defender.
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Our number 1 and number 2 goalkeepers are seemingly out the door and imo will both need to be replaced.
By my reckoning the squad is short of the following:
x2 Goalkeepers
x1 CB
x2 CM (one holding and one creative) Nothing that Crofts or Foley have done leads me to believe they are worth signing.
X1 Genuine Winger
Once Watt goes X2 Strikers
I doubt we'll get half of those.
We will struggle to score goals unless we sign some creative midfielders.
All we are hearing are stories about players leaving.
It may well only be a pre-season friendly, but we should be starting to see the team improve and evolve. We are at best treading water and our "style" of play at the moment appears ponderous and lacking imagination. Unfortunately, when your midfield consists of Foley, Jackson and Crofts ponderous is what you are going to get. Ideally you wouldn;t want more than one of those in your starting line-up.
He may have had he's quota of selected players!
Meaningless game and can't think of anything that can be taken from it, certainly nothing that can be taken with optimism. Just a bit more fitness at the end of the day and doesn't really tell us anything or represent ice of how we are going to play come the season.....but then we said the same last pre season and look how that turned out. Here's hoping Slade can get them going when it counts.
Amazes me how no one clumps Johnson. I don't know what he's like off the pitch and if it's all just said in the heat of the moment but on the pitch from what i've read this pre season he seems a total prick. Wouldn't mind if he was actually decent, but he's probably our worst defender.