Tonight exposed the biggest flaw in the gameplan

[One Love]

We have strikers that are useless in the air.

So what do we do? We send over cross upon cross upon cross.

What for?

Barcelona play possession football. Do they send over crosses all game? No they keep possession and play little 1-2s in and around the box. If Gus wants us to try and emulate these sorts of sides we have to stop doing this. All that happens is that we lose possession.

Oh and Dobbie needs to start instead of Barnes for a few games.

 

[LDN]

I agreed with you during the match but on reflection I'd have to say that Peterborough had parked a bus in the box throughout the match, there was no way our players were going to be able to play it along the floor in the box tonight, hence why it took us 91 minutes to break then down.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

We have strikers that are useless in the air.

So what do we do? We send over cross upon cross upon cross.

What for?

Barcelona play possession football. Do they send over crosses all game? No they keep possession and play little 1-2s in and around the box. If Gus wants us to try and emulate these sorts of sides we have to stop doing this. All that happens is that we lose possession.

Oh and Dobbie needs to start instead of Barnes for a few games.

Agree with every letter of that, well said.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I do moan whenever we win a corner. When was the last time we scored from one please, stat peeps?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I do moan whenever we win a corner. When was the last time we scored from one please, stat peeps?

Millwall away?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Agreed but we don't have the players to make 1-2s outside the box

 

[One Love]

Agreed but we don't have the players to make 1-2s outside the box

It is one of Dobbie's strengths.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Millwall away?

That was El-Abd with his foot though. I mean a PROPER headed THRIKER goal, like almost every other league team can score except us.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I do moan whenever we win a corner. When was the last time we scored from one please, stat peeps?

May as well kick them back to the keeper.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Agreed but we don't have the players to make 1-2s outside the box

What are our players good at then? Also shouldn't Gus be buying players that can play possession football if that's his big plan?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

That was El-Abd with his foot though. I mean a PROPER headed THRIKER goal, like almost every other league team can score except us.

Ok. I don't know then.

 

[Horsham Gull]

19 corners today!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I do moan whenever we win a corner. When was the last time we scored from one please, stat peeps?

Greer away at Burnley?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

To be fair though CMS alone had 3 headers, one of which was unmarked and was almost straight at the keeper.

 

[Bozza]

Gus made this point himself in his post-match interview, highlighting the corners and how we do little from them as we don't have the players for it.

His point: we need to keep it down and keep passing it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Gus made this point himself in his post-match interview, highlighting the corners and how we do little from them as we don't have the players for it.

His point: we need to keep it down and keep passing it.

and for peeps to be patient...5 across the back and 3 sitting in front of them..seem to get more defensive 2nd half and got there just reward,...nothing

 

[Gwylan]

We were talking about this tonight. When was the last time Brighton scored from a header at home? Did we score one against Barnsley (my brain's going in my old age)

 

[LamieRobertson]

duplicate post

 

[Barnham Seagull]

Gus made this point himself in his post-match interview, highlighting the corners and how we do little from them as we don't have the players for it.

His point: we need to keep it down and keep passing it.

The problem is that once the opposition surrendor the pitch and decide to camp on the 18 yard box it is very hard to pass it through them so inevtably balls are crossed into the box.

Thats when we need someone who can head and create space.

After 10 minutes of the second half Peterborough had stopped trying to play against us.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Greer away at Burnley?

Is the right answer.