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Post by caine on Feb 4, 2018 11:42:25 GMT
Not reading the negative threads. If people actually saw the full game I would access that and say it’s probably the best we have played and still lost. The annoying thing is the defending is still letting us down and could cost us come end of the season. Badou looks like the missing piece. My only negative thing about PL is starting Crouch, although he didn’t play that bad we needed pace up top. Hope Berahino or Diouf start up top the next game. Brighton is massive now!
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Post by enuntio on Feb 4, 2018 11:44:47 GMT
Every game is now massive
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 4, 2018 11:45:27 GMT
First half, especially the first half hour, was very encouraging.
Second half was soul-destroyingly awful though - as bad as anything under Hughes.
Berahino shouldn't be in the 18, so it's got to be Diouf, which is a terrible indictment on our forward resources.
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Post by Ryan_Shawjosh on Feb 4, 2018 11:49:35 GMT
First half, especially the first half hour, was very encouraging. Second half was soul-destroyingly awful though - as bad as anything under Hughes. Berahino shouldn't be in the 18, so it's got to be Diouf, which is a terrible indictment on our forward resources. Fully agree with this but I think the second half could have been helped had Lambert spotted we needed a bit more pace up front earlier on in the half. You could see them getting more and more comfortable and further into our half. Then was the time to make the change and bring Diouf on up front to force them back into their half. 60 mins or so was the time when you could see the direction the game was going in and before they scored their first. |
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Post by sufolkstokie on Feb 4, 2018 11:49:52 GMT
Agree with FM's summary
However where we are now, it is all about points Nothing else and we got zero yesterday. We are running out of games
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Post by premiershipteamfor10years on Feb 4, 2018 11:54:38 GMT
I would play Choupo up front with Jesé on the left
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 12:06:54 GMT
I think the 3 yellows before half time and increase in buying free kicks forced us to back off a little. King proved what they were willing to resort to. Had to bring off Badou to save against a second yellow...probably not what Lambo was hoping for.
For all the raging at the subs, imagine the vitriol if he'd have kept others on and then lost them to a second booking due to a dive? There would have been accusations of gross incompetence as everyone could see that this was their plan.
We had many opportunities to be 2 up, including Crouch himself moments before their equaliser... Then completely awful defending for their second to knock the stuffing out of a team low in confidence.
The first half showed far better than we've seen for a long time, lets build on that, keep Badou on for 90mins and for fucks sake finish simple chances and not let a free header happen in our 6 yard box.
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Post by caine on Feb 4, 2018 12:08:14 GMT
First half, especially the first half hour, was very encouraging. Second half was soul-destroyingly awful though - as bad as anything under Hughes. Berahino shouldn't be in the 18, so it's got to be Diouf, which is a terrible indictment on our forward resources. Agree, didn’t we hit the bar and go close few times second half. The last 20 was not great. But it’s individual errors that keep costing us every week. Would drop Zouma and start Indi, needs a kick up the arse! It is a sad state of affairs I hope Jese gets a chance as we need him |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 4, 2018 12:09:17 GMT
I think the 3 yellows before half time and increase in buying free kicks forced us to back off a little. King proved what they were willing to resort to. Had to bring off Badou to save against a second yellow...probably not what Lambo was hoping for. For all the raging at the subs, imagine the vitriol if he'd have kept others on and then lost them to a second booking due to a dive? There would have been accusations of gross incompetence as everyone could see that this was their plan. We had many opportunities to be 2 up, including Crouch himself moments before their equaliser... Then completely awful defending for their second to knock the stuffing out of a team low in confidence. The first half showed far better than we've seen for a long time, lets build on that, keep Badou on for 90mins and for fucks sake finish simple chances and not let a free header happen in our 6 yard box. You can make 3 subs at once you know? 😂 |
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Post by superheroantonius on Feb 4, 2018 12:11:08 GMT
We have signed bauer
We have signed badou
We have two new first team regulars
And they are big upgrades
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Post by elvisisastokie on Feb 4, 2018 20:00:38 GMT
Why is it that for as long as I've watched Stoke we never seem to be able to close a game out?? Lambert said after the Watford game that if you cant win it make sure you don't lose it after the first ten minutes of the second half it was obvious what was going to happen
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