It's not all his fault though. All he's done is show he's not a midfielder.
Square pegs in round holes. Play a player in his own specialist position. That's what he was developed to do - and where he will play best.
No not all but but he was treating the ball like a hot potato and passing it to the opposition whenever possible ( he was not the only one guilty of misplaced passes ).
Taylor easily the MoM but a great sub appearance by Lapslie, the best he's played for a long time, as last season a lot of the time there was effort, but little end product.
I think it says it all that 2 of our deadline day signings didn't start or even come off the bench.
turns out their goal in the 2nd half that got ruled out for offside...was onside, which was a massive turning point for me. Made bowyer bring on Lapslie and the rest is history.
Guess it does swing in roundabouts, it was the game at Luton where we got shafted for maybe 1 or 2 offside goals right?
It's not all his fault though. All he's done is show he's not a midfielder.
Square pegs in round holes. Play a player in his own specialist position. That's what he was developed to do - and where he will play best.
No not all but but he was treating the ball like a hot potato and passing it to the opposition whenever possible ( he was not the only one guilty of misplaced passes ).
Not going to dig Deji out as not necessarily his natural position. But for me he is one of these players who gets better when he is not in the team. Our defence has been prone to a bad mistake for most of the season, and it's natural to think he is the solution and we should get him in.
When he played CB in a back 3 I thought he got bullied, though that view was very much against what most people saw. I actually thought the best I have seen him play was at right back.
With 4 of the bottom 6/7 winning today, the relegation battle now looks a lot bigger, Hull in particular will be nervous as there are plenty of games left for them to be caught
It's not all his fault though. All he's done is show he's not a midfielder.
Square pegs in round holes. Play a player in his own specialist position. That's what he was developed to do - and where he will play best.
No not all but but he was treating the ball like a hot potato and passing it to the opposition whenever possible ( he was not the only one guilty of misplaced passes ).
Not going to dig Deji out as not necessarily his natural position. But for me he is one of these players who gets better when he is not in the team. Our defence has been prone to a bad mistake for most of the season, and it's natural to think he is the solution and we should get him in.
When he played CB in a back 3 I thought he got bullied, though that view was very much against what most people saw. I actually thought the best I have seen him play was at right back.
Agreed. He looked good at right back. Seems a bit overwhelmed to have possession in the middle, but hes got a good engine to get up and down the flank with a little less responsibility on the ball and less options to think about.
One step at a time. Three decent results from our next three games and it’ll be ok. I think we’ve a tough minded group in place. We will do as well as we can.
Told you guys it was too defensive with Oshilaja playing too. Lapslie made a huge difference and changed the game in our favour. I also called the 3-1 win the preview.
Huge 3 points. Moves us nicely forward and only around 8-10 points and that should be enough. Repeat our form from last 5 or 6 and we will be safe by April. More twists and turns to come but we will be fine.
A brilliant 3 points. The performance was so so but it changed when Lapslie came on. Without doubt his best game for us. Taylor was huge. He's our talisman. Bonne had a very good cameo as well. I thought both Sarr and Lockyer were weak as CBs and I actually thought Deji did ok. I thought Green was weak. He looked slow and sluggish. Oztumer had a strong game and Matthews, Cullen and Davis were steady.
The result flattered us I think as Luton troubled us as they came forward. But most of that was us being inept rather than them being good. But things changed when Lapslie came on. We needed that energy. A Gallagher type performance today from him. Really pleased for him.
A real battling performance that was. Bows will be well pleased.
It happened quickly but I want to see our third again, the way is saw it was that Lyle battled and won a 50/50 ball, played in Bonne who I thought did well in not shooting and playing in lapslie. Did Bonne hold off shooting to lay on lapslie or is my eye sight getting as bad as I think it is
Pretty dreadful first half. Usual defensive frailties, really struggled to clear our lines, poor decision making on the ball, and no clear link between midfield and attack. Thought we looked very poor and a moment of magic from Taylor saved us going in a goal behind. Thank goodness Luton are such a poor side otherwise it would’ve been another Blackburn or Stoke.
Two big let offs early in the second half - free header from a corner and then, probably, a wrongly disallowed goal after more ponderous possession in midfield.
Finally, though, Bowyer made the much needed change to the midfield and everything changed. Lapslie changed everything. Suddenly we had energy in midfield, everyone looked comfortable with their roles, and we had links between all the lines. Our early season balance was back. The fact he won the penalty and scored the clincher were just icing on the cake.
Strong showing from Dills, dealt with everything he could reasonably be expected to. Matthews was good and best of the defenders. Doughty looks to have lost his early fearlessness and looks a bit tentative to me, but was far from dreadful. Lockyer was ropey as in the first half, better second (no coincidence that the midfield was providing better protection), Sarr very unlucky not to score and generally decent otherwise. Cullen played well, very busy and getting his touch and sharpness of turn and passing back, more to come from him as he finds that last 5% of fitness. Deji, he’s a trier but absolutely no need to have in that midfield with two other defensive minded players. Davis looked lost on the right of the diamond, but much better at the base in the second half. Ozzy, in and out of the game but nearly unlocked them a few times, overdue a goal now. Green tried but didn’t really affect the game that much and missed an absolute sitter, his pace is an outlet though. Taylor, only one to put on a full 90 minutes of good quality, and a magic goal. Without him we’d already be down. Bonne looked decent when he came on, another assist and a physical handful for their defence - he’s learning more and more tricks from Taylor.
What Exiled has said sums it up for me.
Just got in and going out for dinner tonight so I am being lazy.
Told you guys it was too defensive with Oshilaja playing too. Lapslie made a huge difference and changed the game in our favour. I also called the 3-1 win the preview.
Huge 3 points. Moves us nicely forward and only around 8-10 points and that should be enough. Repeat our form from last 5 or 6 and we will be safe by April. More twists and turns to come but we will be fine.
It happened quickly but I want to see our third again, the way is saw it was that Lyle battled and won a 50/50 ball, played in Bonne who I thought did well in not shooting and playing in lapslie. Did Bonne hold off shooting to lay on lapslie or is my eye sight getting as bad as I think it is
Highlights up on Sky. Great piece of play by Bonne for third goal. Sarr desperately unlucky not to score in first half.
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Which is annoying as that was going to get me a shed ton of LOLs.
also nabby and lyle had top top games.
I think it says it all that 2 of our deadline day signings didn't start or even come off the bench.
Guess it does swing in roundabouts, it was the game at Luton where we got shafted for maybe 1 or 2 offside goals right?
When he played CB in a back 3 I thought he got bullied, though that view was very much against what most people saw. I actually thought the best I have seen him play was at right back.
Only major moan from me today is why do so few people know the words to twist and shout?
Wednesday: Away to Reading
Saturday: Away to West Brom
Harry Kane though!? Is that a positive or negative
Huge 3 points. Moves us nicely forward and only around 8-10 points and that should be enough. Repeat our form from last 5 or 6 and we will be safe by April. More twists and turns to come but we will be fine.
Love it.
The result flattered us I think as Luton troubled us as they came forward. But most of that was us being inept rather than them being good. But things changed when Lapslie came on. We needed that energy. A Gallagher type performance today from him. Really pleased for him.
A real battling performance that was. Bows will be well pleased.
Our defending for their goal was embarrassing - plenty of players at fault.
Good atmosphere.
Since January 1st:
Wigan: 11 points in 8 games.
Charlton: 11 points in 8 games
Does that mean Charlton also " have seriously gotten their shit together the last month or so" ....... ?
Just got in and going out for dinner tonight so I am being lazy.
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Taylor's first goal was quality.