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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 13, 2019 21:48:31 GMT
Outstanding today. The rest of the team were woeful.
Only caught the second half but
Adam - Worn out not his best day
Allen - Control dreadful. Ineffective. Like him but today was not one of his better days.
Woods - Awful. I think he think he's playing rugby because he only goes backwards. Don't know if it's a confidence thing. But after a promising start he's been really poor.
McClean - Ineffective but at least he tries.
Ince - Lazy and uninterested.
Diouf - No service but when he did get the ball he messed it up.
I just hope Vokes and Etebo are back soon.
Decent result but we need to offer something.
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Post by rawli on Mar 13, 2019 22:23:41 GMT
We daren't attack. The whole team is shit scared of taking a risk and trying to do something incisive.
One of the few times we did, Edwards put a great cross in and McLean hit the post.
Ince was poor, so slow to think when he's in a good position and soon the chance is wasted.
Defence good overall though I shat it when Ryan made the foul at the end. Could see it coming a mile off and was praying it was outside the area.
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Post by somersetstokie on Mar 14, 2019 19:12:07 GMT
Outstanding today. The rest of the team were woeful.
Only caught the second half but Adam - Worn out not his best day Allen - Control dreadful. Ineffective. Like him but today was not one of his better days. Woods - Awful. I think he think he's playing rugby because he only goes backwards. Don't know if it's a confidence thing. But after a promising start he's been really poor. McClean - Ineffective but at least he tries. Ince - Lazy and uninterested. Diouf - No service but when he did get the ball he messed it up. I just hope Vokes and Etebo are back soon. Decent result but we need to offer something. I have strong reservations around this continued use of the word "team" when referring to Stoke's match day selection. Maybe we should use a more descriptive and appropriate term such as merely "todays line up" or the group. |
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Post by walton corner on Mar 14, 2019 20:33:41 GMT
Apart from the lonely striker ..the rest of the team are the defence ..so having 9 behind the ball we should keep teams to just long range shots
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Post by silverdollar on Mar 14, 2019 20:50:18 GMT
Outstanding today. The rest of the team were woeful. Only caught the second half but Adam - Worn out not his best day Allen - Control dreadful. Ineffective. Like him but today was not one of his better days. Woods - Awful. I think he think he's playing rugby because he only goes backwards. Don't know if it's a confidence thing. But after a promising start he's been really poor. McClean - Ineffective but at least he tries. Ince - Lazy and uninterested. Diouf - No service but when he did get the ball he messed it up. I just hope Vokes and Etebo are back soon. Decent result but we need to offer something. What an ill informed and naive perspective you have on football defensive play! You take the stance that when we keep clean sheets only the back four should be congratulated. Teams are set up by a manager on how to defend and all eleven players are allocated responsibilities when defending. Since the arrival of Nathan Jones our defence has been improved tremendously. Last night we achieved another clean sheet and yes Butland and particularly Batth had outstanding games but all our players expanded enormous energy in being combative in winning the ball back! Our best form of defence! Whether in the opposition half or our own. We are guilty of losing possession too easily but the effort to win it back is still good! |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 14, 2019 22:47:14 GMT
Outstanding today. The rest of the team were woeful. Only caught the second half but Adam - Worn out not his best day Allen - Control dreadful. Ineffective. Like him but today was not one of his better days. Woods - Awful. I think he think he's playing rugby because he only goes backwards. Don't know if it's a confidence thing. But after a promising start he's been really poor. McClean - Ineffective but at least he tries. Ince - Lazy and uninterested. Diouf - No service but when he did get the ball he messed it up. I just hope Vokes and Etebo are back soon. Decent result but we need to offer something. What an ill informed and naive perspective you have on football defensive play! You take the stance that when we keep clean sheets only the back four should be congratulated. Teams are set up by a manager on how to defend and all eleven players are allocated responsibilities when defending. Since the arrival of Nathan Jones our defence has been improved tremendously. Last night we achieved another clean sheet and yes Butland and particularly Batth had outstanding games but all our players expanded enormous energy in being combative in winning the ball back! Our best form of defence! Whether in the opposition half or our own. We are guilty of losing possession too easily but the effort to win it back is still good! I fully appreciate that MF's get involved in defending but one of the main responsibilities for the midfield and forwards is to create and score goals. Yesterday our midfield couldn't even get the basics right and all Woods could do was pass the ball backwards. By playing in the way they did they heaped the pressure on the defence. Yes they may have done some defending but that is only part of their role. What do I know anyway as I'm naïve and ill informed I bow to your superior footballing knowledge. |
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Post by silverdollar on Mar 15, 2019 10:01:27 GMT
What an ill informed and naive perspective you have on football defensive play! You take the stance that when we keep clean sheets only the back four should be congratulated. Teams are set up by a manager on how to defend and all eleven players are allocated responsibilities when defending. Since the arrival of Nathan Jones our defence has been improved tremendously. Last night we achieved another clean sheet and yes Butland and particularly Batth had outstanding games but all our players expanded enormous energy in being combative in winning the ball back! Our best form of defence! Whether in the opposition half or our own. We are guilty of losing possession too easily but the effort to win it back is still good! I fully appreciate that MF's get involved in defending but one of the main responsibilities for the midfield and forwards is to create and score goals. Yesterday our midfield couldn't even get the basics right and all Woods could do was pass the ball backwards. By playing in the way they did they heaped the pressure on the defence. Yes they may have done some defending but that is only part of their role. What do I know anyway as I'm naïve and ill informed I bow to your superior footballing knowledge. All eleven players are responsible for defending! Yes I am as disappointed as you about the quality of some of our first team players and their efforts but Jones has had a visible affect on the team and first come the clean sheets and we seem to be getting more of those. Creating goals is next on the agenda I'm sure when Jones has added more of his players we will be a team to be proud of. |
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Post by fannydyer on Mar 15, 2019 12:29:21 GMT
Lovely jubbly big beautiful lads. They proper ad opposition Kingdom Come 'oles agape. Whistle and pop performance from those boys
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Post by baltipiesmuggler on Mar 15, 2019 12:39:44 GMT
Lovely jubbly big beautiful lads. They proper ad opposition Kingdom Come 'oles agape. Whistle and pop performance from those boys What? |
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