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Post by polofrance on Sept 14, 2014 19:14:23 GMT
The return of the binary season  (but with 60%of possession) |
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Post by tazi on Sept 14, 2014 19:16:05 GMT
Now now now before anyone starts we are not related.
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Post by hawth121087 on Sept 15, 2014 4:42:40 GMT
You mean 00111100% possession?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 15, 2014 7:00:48 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should.
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Post by mcf on Sept 15, 2014 7:12:53 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should. correct...we won the odd game at home in the binary season.... |
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Post by neddy on Sept 15, 2014 7:14:07 GMT
Really frustrating but isn't this the transition to become a top 10 club in that we are now expected to beat teams much more because of the squad we have and teams playing us recognise this and do what we used to try and do?
The only thing is we are not beating them at the moment whilst Hughsey works out his best team for each game......I still don't think he knows his best 11....not sure I so either?
Ned
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Post by sheikhmomo on Sept 15, 2014 7:15:57 GMT
There's no comparison at all.
We worked the opposition goalkeeper far more under old Binary.
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Post by werrington on Sept 15, 2014 7:32:08 GMT
There's no comparison at all. We worked the opposition goalkeeper far more under old Binary. Rewriting history mate I went to 90% of.the away games that season and believe me we didn't Although it was better than the last 3 seasons of his tenure give or take March-May of the cup final season That was binary |
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Post by fca47 on Sept 15, 2014 8:45:46 GMT
Worryingly we are starting to look like West Brazil, nice possession, no end result.
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Post by mrcoke on Sept 15, 2014 9:19:45 GMT
The score results from the 4 matches may be similar, but I think the 4 matches have been very different in character.
Therefore it is too early to start drawing conclusions. Had a couple of the 18 or so shots Stoke had on Saturday been struck (slightly) different, most* people on here could be celebrating Stoke being in 7th place above ManU, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Everton. The margins are that close.
* but some would still be having a go at Wilson, who has replaced Cameron as this season's whipping boy.
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Post by trebor63 on Sept 15, 2014 10:18:27 GMT
Our style is certainly more attacking but that makes losing even more frustrating imo. Given we, like most teams will largely rely on home form to keep us up and we can't really depend on beating the top four we have basically got 15 home games to get the bulk of our points. Having had two of the easier games we haven't amassed a single point at home yet.
This year could be a weird one cos it looks like we'll need a whole new set of skills to beat the 'also ran' type of teams at Stoke. After years of them coming here and trying to win they're now coming here trying not to lose, so maybe we'll have more chance against the better teams?
I think we could well beat QPR but whatever we do there we must get something from Newcastle cos frankly three home defeats in the first three of the fifteen winnables would be very alarming and would have many of us worried about a relegation battle
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Post by nott1 on Sept 15, 2014 11:39:08 GMT
We still need a bloody good STRIKER!!!
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Post by tazi on Sept 15, 2014 14:55:54 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should. Increased possession?. If Bego to Shawcross, Shawcross to Wilson, Wilson to Shawcross, Shawcross to an incoming Whelan, Whelan to opposition player is classed as possession football then it can be fucked right off for me. Give it a fcuking thump and bring back Mama. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 15, 2014 15:02:14 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should. Increased possession?. If Bego to Shawcross, Shawcross to Wilson, Wilson to Shawcross, Shawcross to an incoming Whelan, Whelan to opposition player is classed as possession football then it can be fucked right off for me. Give it a fcuking thump and bring back Mama. I'm sure we all said in previous seasons (under a previous manager whose name escapes me) that possession was all well and good but territory also mattered as does pace - unless a team is full of incredibly skilled players. As it happens we now seem to have pace, territorial advantage (at times) and pace - but we are not putting them together properly - at least not against teams who sit back. |
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Post by fegghayze on Sept 15, 2014 16:41:33 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should. Increased possession?. If Bego to Shawcross, Shawcross to Wilson, Wilson to Shawcross, Shawcross to an incoming Whelan, Whelan to opposition player is classed as possession football then it can be fucked right off for me. Give it a fcuking thump and bring back Mama. This!!! We have no idea how to play against teams who come and sit in. We create very, very little that is any way threatening and when we finally do get our one chance we rarely take it If tikka-takka around the back four and up to midfield and back down again is classed as entertainment then turn my seat around to face the back of the stands. Excitement is about working the ball to the forwards and getting decent crosses in and actually having a shot on goal. Of which, to-date, with the exception of Man City, we have not done. |
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Post by oggyoggy on Sept 15, 2014 18:59:14 GMT
It is actually nothing like the binary season though, is it? Apart from the increased possession, we spend far more time in the attacking third of the pitch, don't sit back anywhere near as much, have far more shots and far more corners. The problem is that we are not inventive enough in attack and we don't utilise the pace in the side as effectively as we should. So you're saying we are worse than in the binary season? Before we used to create nothing and score occasionally. Now we create lots but can't score. Let's hope we soon find the happy medium we were getting towards the end of last season once Hughes works out his best team/system. |
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(but with 60%of possession)
