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Post by Ayupshag on Aug 16, 2014 20:27:19 GMT
Lost 1 game and panic has set in with some. Relax, there's another 37 to go. We'll be fine. Just stop expecting too much
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Post by Silkystoke on Aug 16, 2014 20:32:53 GMT
problem is with all the hype we just expected Stoke to turn up and we would of win the game.. its gonna be more difficult this season than last..
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 16, 2014 20:36:52 GMT
Pride comes before a fall.
The summer was like one long game of Football Manager.
Now we've had our arses smacked hopefully we can knuckle down and earn the right to play the football we should be capable of. Tempo, pressing and pacy counter attacking rather than laboured, tippy tappy crab football.
Get in their faces and play with purpose. We have the players to do it.
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Post by Ayupshag on Aug 16, 2014 20:39:46 GMT
I honestly believe that if we finish 12th or above with a decent cup run then we've had a good season. To expect higher than 9th is a big ask
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Post by Naughtyfarty on Aug 16, 2014 20:42:34 GMT
ok, im a fanny....but u could see so much of our shortcomings here
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 16, 2014 20:44:23 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 20:47:15 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? Almost definitely? or is that what you're getting at?  |
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Post by kidcrewbob on Aug 16, 2014 20:47:52 GMT
......thought there was gonna be a link in this thread - really disappointed now :-)
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Post by Ayupshag on Aug 16, 2014 20:48:31 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? The whole stadium went into meltdown. I remember the rants on TV interviews with their fans. P.S. LP, how do you live up there? Just been there for a week and fuck me it's desolate |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 20:49:34 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? Not sure about their message boards, but Five-Live sure as hell did.  |
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Post by Gods on Aug 16, 2014 21:00:29 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? I'm 100% certain it did. Or is that your point, I'm confused  |
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Post by arnieforpresident on Aug 16, 2014 21:24:24 GMT
problem is with all the hype we just expected Stoke to turn up and we would of win the game.. its gonna be more difficult this season than last.. This, teams will come to the Brit well aware of our attacking players, they will set up not to lose & as we like to play counterattack we need to learn to press high now and win the ball in attack. I get the feeling we will be better away from home than at home for the first dozen home games until we suss this out |
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Post by baltipiesmuggler on Aug 16, 2014 22:09:20 GMT
Pride comes before a fall. The summer was like one long game of Football Manager. Now we've had our arses smacked hopefully we can knuckle down and earn the right to play the football we should be capable of. Tempo, pressing and pacy counter attacking rather than laboured, tippy tappy crab football. Get in their faces and play with purpose. We have the players to do it. Absolutely 100% spot on. The Hughes approach is totally right. The players are good. Stop fucking capitulating and graft. It'll come good. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 17, 2014 5:59:56 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? I'm 100% certain it did. Or is that your point, I'm confused I suppose the point I was making (not very well, obviously) is that after that defeat to Villa, Arsenal went on a run which (until Ramsey's injury) might have taken them to the title and Villa went on a run which (were it not for the ineptitude of some other clubs) could have seen them relegated. The first day of the season is sometimes not a good indicator of how a club's season will turn out. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 17, 2014 6:01:34 GMT
problem is with all the hype we just expected Stoke to turn up and we would of win the game.. its gonna be more difficult this season than last.. This, teams will come to the Brit well aware of our attacking players, they will set up not to lose & as we like to play counterattack we need to learn to press high now and win the ball in attack. I get the feeling we will be better away from home than at home for the first dozen home games until we suss this out I said this to Luke45 on the drive home. For the first time in years we might see our away form look better than our home form for a while until Hughes gets them to gel properly. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 17, 2014 6:03:40 GMT
Funnily enough Villa smashed Arsenal in the first game of last season. I wonder if the Arsenal fanzine boards went into meltdown? The whole stadium went into meltdown. I remember the rants on TV interviews with their fans. P.S. LP, how do you live up there? Just been there for a week and fuck me it's desolate
I live up here because I enjoy it up here. If I didn't enjoy it, I would not set foot in the place - and nor should you. Life is too short to be somewhere you don't enjoy. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 6:27:52 GMT
This is the problem though. It takes time. Stoke fans haven't got time to give in the main. Remember Arnie last year?
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Post by ************** on Aug 17, 2014 7:11:53 GMT
I think the Oatcake has been pretty measured to be fair. It can get a lot more melted-down than this!
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Post by stokiejoe on Aug 17, 2014 7:31:52 GMT
I would like us to try a 4 4 2 against Hull
Bego
Bards Ryan Huth Pieters
Odem Nzonzi Sidwell Moses
Bojan Diouf
Fully agree with other posters either Ireland or Bojan plays not both. We need to be able to tackle and hold the ball in midfield as well as move forward quickly in attack. Huth is more solid in defence than Wilson.
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Post by foster on Aug 17, 2014 8:47:47 GMT
I'm 100% certain it did. Or is that your point, I'm confused I suppose the point I was making (not very well, obviously) is that after that defeat to Villa, Arsenal went on a run which (until Ramsey's injury) might have taken them to the title and Villa went on a run which (were it not for the ineptitude of some other clubs) could have seen them relegated. The first day of the season is sometimes not a good indicator of how a club's season will turn out. I hope it is for Man Utd. |
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