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We have beaten ourselves in the last two games
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carteater
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the problem is we seem to struggle to score more than one goal a game, something which i hope we will improve on by saturday
This is because we're lacking important things like creativity, pace and options. By 'options' I mean another goal scorer, we only have one. Our quick and creative players have been injured this season, and it hasn't quite happened when they've come back.
IMO, we need one of Orlandi, Lopez or Kemy playing int he middle creating. I don't care who, just someone who can pass the ball passed defenders. We need any two of March, LuaLua, Buckley and Rod injecting pace down the wing, playing with he creative midfielder between them, with Ulloa (our only option) playing he furthest forward.
This. We got away with it at home but not playing Tom tonight cost us the match.
Pretty much true. Didn't deserve anything better tonight but we were the width of the bar from a draw (or the length of a linesman's flag considering their second goal should have been ruled out). As Wigan showed, it's not always about getting what you deserve. Four poor goals have cost us dear.
Silverhatch
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FRUS-****in-STRATING! Usually very calm about Albion games but tonight I was screaming at the TV begging for the team to play with some urgency. Central midfield was so ****ing pedestrian and apart from the free kick I don't think JFC passed the ball forwards. aaaaaaarrrrggggggghhhhhh
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This 100% (When they are all fit)
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kevtherev
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It's not rocket science. Players like Orlandi and Lopez are luxury pretty boy players, who do something wonderful once in a blue moon and then live on it for weeks. We need to be more direct and attack quicker and play a higher tempo game. This trying to pick you way through teams is all well and good if you got the quality to do it, but we haven't, not on a regular basis anyway. We must always start with either Lualua/March or Buckley, we must start with some sort of pace in the side.
I think this is an area where clubs are out of touch with the fans. We've all waited 28 years to see the club in a quarter-final, and this time with the added incentive of Wembley guaranteed for the winner plus the double-edged 'bonus' of facing Gus at The Amex. Although there are plenty of interchangeable players in the squad, the suspicion remains that the very strongest possible line-up last week could have finished the job at the first attempt. Easy with hindsight, of course - Hull may have risen to the challenge far better faced with that team - but very disappointing overall, even if there's no shame in going out at a solid Premier League club.
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I genuinely think Oscar wants to play with quicker players and at a higher tempo. The problem is the players we have that are capable of that are always injured or can't last 90 minutes. When they are 'fit' as per last night, they're still carrying knocks which mean they can't play at their best or have to be used as a sub. It doesn't help that our best central midfielder at playing a direct high tempo game (and the only one seemingly capable of scoring) is out for the whole season either.
What do you want Oscar to do? Build new hamstrings for Buckley? Get new knees for Lua Lua?
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Glad I wasn't the only one. Neighbours must have heard me when I shouted "Get Fkin Stuck In" LOL
Very pedestrian and very frustrating in that first half. I just hope for some real changes when we get CMS and Hoskins back
Stumpy Tim
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I've always thought Lopez best position for us is in the advanced central midfield role that Orlandi has been playing in recently, while Orlandi is better being played closer to Ulloa. Personally I would play them both in those roles, with one of Buckley, Lua Lua or March playing I a wide role
supaseagull
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I kind of agree with you, but I also think that our tactics when we are not in possession of the ball are forcing our defence to be put under an unnecessary amount of pressure and and that is forcing us to making those mistakes by giving away soft goals, or as we saw last night, two free kicks on the edge of the box (one of which led to the second goal)
It's fine if you are going to play consitently with quick wide men and at least one central midfielder who has the turn of pace to start a quick counter attack, but last night, we didn't have that...In fact, at one point in the second half, I don't think the players knew what formation they were meant to be playing!
kevtherev
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How about get fit players in..Buckley has always been a sicknote along with Orlandi and Lualua has always picked up knocks. This is not new news, we knew it in the summer..So act occorginly, which we did with Conway, ok we lost him to Blackburn but who did we replace him with.Some guy who hasn't played since October and quite frankly he is the invisable man on the pitch.Total waste of space, will he come good
Who knows but we needed someone to hit the ground running.