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Bozza

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Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
 




studio150

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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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Agree particularly as the keeper could just watch the ball go across the 6 yard box with no Albion player in sight
 


Bozza

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On a similar vein, now I think of it, MotD revealed that when Knocky got through in the first half he should have squared for near-post Murray rather than shooting from what was a pretty tight angle.
 


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Bozza said:
On a similar vein, now I think of it, MotD revealed that when Knocky got through in the first half he should have squared for near-post Murray rather than shooting from what was a pretty tight angle.
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I think he was crossing....just far to hard considering how close he was
 






Cheshire Cat

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I thought the more important annoyance, was that we lost. Apart from that....
 


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Bozza said:
On a similar vein, now I think of it, MotD revealed that when Knocky got through in the first half he should have squared for near-post Murray rather than shooting from what was a pretty tight angle.
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I didnt think it was a shot, a ball across the box but too far in front of Muzza and with too much pace on the ball.
 


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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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Who?

The team is built on it's defence.
Neither D & D can be that far up field, it goes without saying D & D certainly can't be there either.

So that leaves:-
Gross who chances are played the initial space opening pass, so is behind the play.
T'other winger, who can't fully commit inside because his full back will be hideously exposed on the counter.
Leaving just old man Murray who has to make the right call while being marked out by 2 centre halfs, whom he's unlikely to catch napping.

We're edging closer to the time Tony has to say 'to hell with the over inflated market, and just dive right in.
 




Triggaaar

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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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I think someone would have needed to be offside to get on the end of Bruno's cross. I might be wrong, that's just what I thought on first viewing.
 


sllugaes

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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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Totally agree. Have been saying that, and yesterday unfortunately was another example, happens far too often. Without being negative with our overall Excellent performance. Need to gamble more often with balls into six yard box.

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That's the problem with playing one up front. I think for the second cross José was on the same flank as where the cross had come from as he had originally won the ball in midfield.
I suppose we can't have everything we set up not to concede means it's hard to get players in the opposition penalty area.
 




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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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I agree but I also feel it’s much harder to do than it seems. Hold the line and sprint onto a hard hit ball. It always looks simpler than it is IMO. But yes, frustrating that we got round the back of them more than they did us. This is BHA in a league game at Old Trafford v Man Utd!!!! Pinch me!
 


Icy Gull

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Bozza said:
Those two delightful "corridor of uncertainty" crosses put in by Knocky and Bruno in the second half that no one gambled and attacked.

Someone should have been in there for a simple tap in.
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Which is why we need to sign a strong pacey forward with a goal poacher’s instinct. If we can still be around mid table and playing like we are come January we could be seen as an attractive proposition for such a player. We clearly weren’t before the window closed in the summer.
 


Easy 10

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Knockaert should've picked out Murray in the first half when he got away down the right. It was a brainless smash across the box, when an ounce of composure should've seen him lay it on a plate for Murray, who was perfectly placed for a tap-in. Massive waste of a chance that was, and costly in the end.
 






Easy 10

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.........................plus playing in yellow, and not our proper colours! Blue and white stripes would hardly have been a colour clash, would they?
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That REALLY aggravated me as well. The blue and white stripes should ALWAYS be the default when we're on the road and there's no clash, its our identity. But for some reason they always seem to go to the yellow even when there's no clash whatsoever. Who is it that decides this ??
 


Triggaaar

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Easy 10 said:
That REALLY aggravated me as well. The blue and white stripes should ALWAYS be the default when we're on the road and there's no clash, its our identity. But for some reason they always seem to go to the yellow even when there's no clash whatsoever. Who is it that decides this ??
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Mr Bloom?
 


Kazenga <3

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Easy 10 said:
Knockaert should've picked out Murray in the first half when he got away down the right. It was a brainless smash across the box, when an ounce of composure should've seen him lay it on a plate for Murray, who was perfectly placed for a tap-in. Massive waste of a chance that was, and costly in the end.
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Agreed. Smashing it across the box is very much a crowd pleaser and we seem to do it every game. Everyone goes 'ooooh' and rues our luck whereas the reality is that a simple look up and measured pass would likely result in at the very least a shot on target. I always fail to understand how a lot of professional footballers struggle with this. Man City an obvious exception at the moment, they are always aware of where the man is and are scoring at least two goals a game like this at the moment.
 




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Icy Gull said:
Which is why we need to sign a strong pacey forward with a goal poacher’s instinct. If we can still be around mid table and playing like we are come January we could be seen as an attractive proposition for such a player. We clearly weren’t before the window closed in the summer.
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Exactly. Glen Murray is an excellent fox in the box and will doubtless continue to score this season, but needs a faster forward alongside who would match the wingers for speed and be there for the "flashed across" cross-ball. January will be fascinating -it could of course be that the club might decide that for this season we have enough to stay up (and it looks increasingly likely that this is the case) and wait until the summer. Considered opinion from all sides is that we were desperately unlucky yesterday -says it all about our progress.
 


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Hastings gull

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Easy 10 said:
That REALLY aggravated me as well. The blue and white stripes should ALWAYS be the default when we're on the road and there's no clash, its our identity. But for some reason they always seem to go to the yellow even when there's no clash whatsoever. Who is it that decides this ??
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Perhaps the team like the strip, and it could provide a psychological boost, or just that the yellow shirts need to be put on occasionally to boost sales?
 


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