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Post by Gunslinger on Dec 11, 2019 11:44:47 GMT
9
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Post by RAF on Dec 11, 2019 11:45:37 GMT
Fucking 9. Fuck it. 3 goals and a clean sheet. Almost wanking material. H
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Post by femark on Dec 11, 2019 12:38:30 GMT
Thank god you're not the manager I agree with that! Seriously, I am not suggesting that either Edwards or Woods is a long term prospect as a right winger. But if Ince gets injured (or has to move to the left if MaClean is injured) before we bring one in in January, we will need an option. Diouf is an option but I like him more as a striker. Beyond Diouf all I am suggesting is that Woods and Edwards are tried out in that position in U23 and/or training because I'm really not happy with having ANY position in the team where there is only one contender for the position. Are you? Definitely not happy! Especially when the only choice is the left footed Ince. January cant come soon enough!
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Post by Clayton Wood on Dec 11, 2019 12:40:52 GMT
9. But I still can't work out if we got the result because of, or despite, his changes.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Dec 11, 2019 12:48:45 GMT
9.
Could argue shawcross’s inclusion was premature but not gonna criticise for it.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 11, 2019 13:26:01 GMT
9. But I still can't work out if we got the result because of, or despite, his changes. Because of the changes methinks. The addition of Cousins in midfield provided better cover for the 2 cbs AND encouraged and enabled Joe Allen to have his best game of the season and turn in a MOTM performance..
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Post by Clayton Wood on Dec 11, 2019 13:32:57 GMT
9. But I still can't work out if we got the result because of, or despite, his changes. Because of the changes methinks. The addition of Cousins in midfield provided better cover for the 2 cbs AND encouraged and enabled Joe Allen to have his best game of the season and turn in a MOTM performance.. Yeah, I think you're right. Take the points and improved GD and move on wondering how things may have turned out if he'd stuck with his "settled" team. I've learned to keep my powder dry when the team is announced, all that U turning makes me dizzy!!
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Post by Gary Hackett on Dec 11, 2019 13:35:35 GMT
Totally over the top ratings here.
He's a good manager but some don't half over react on here.
If we win he's the best manager ever and if we lose he's out of his depth.
I'd rather we give him 7/10 every week than 9s some weeks and 5s the next.
He's got 3 wins already that's more than Jones got in 6 months despite signing 11 players but let's keep it real.
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Post by markby on Dec 11, 2019 13:52:36 GMT
Bloody awful team selection, but at least it freshened up the team, MON is limited to what he can do with these hand me downs, 3 points no matter how we played is all that matters Re the seemingly eccentric team selection, I suspect there's a good reason behind it.
When Michael was in charge of NI, whenever we had only one qualifier instead of the usual double-header during the international break, he always preferred to use the spare time for extra training sessions, rather than have a friendly foisted upon him. And if a new player impressed him in training, he was quite prepared to throw them in for their debut (eg Savile/Boro and Jones/Kilmarnock).
Which is why I think the key comment from his post-Luton interview last night was that despite having played 6 games, he's only been able to fit in 12 training sessions. Therefore my guess is that he decided to throw in Lawrence and Cousins (and Shawcroft?) because he desperately needs to see as much as he can of his (bloated) squad before having to make big decisions on who stays or goes next month.
And if that assessment has to be carried out in a game, rather than on the training pitch, then so be it - a home game against a struggling Luton is a risk worth taking. I doubt he'd have chanced them eg away to Leeds.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 11, 2019 14:32:37 GMT
Bloody awful team selection, but at least it freshened up the team, MON is limited to what he can do with these hand me downs, 3 points no matter how we played is all that matters Re the seemingly eccentric team selection, I suspect there's a good reason behind it. When Michael was in charge of NI, whenever we had only one qualifier instead of the usual double-header during the international break, he always preferred to use the spare time for extra training sessions, rather than have a friendly foisted upon him. And if a new player impressed him in training, he was quite prepared to throw them in for their debut (eg Savile/Boro and Jones/Kilmarnock). Which is why I think the key comment from his post-Luton interview last night was that despite having played 6 games, he's only been able to fit in 12 training sessions. Therefore my guess is that he decided to throw in Lawrence and Cousins (and Shawcroft?) because he desperately needs to see as much as he can of his (bloated) squad before having to make big decisions on who stays or goes next month. And if that assessment has to be carried out in a game, rather than on the training pitch, then so be it - a home game against a struggling Luton is a risk worth taking. I doubt he'd have chanced them eg away to Leeds. Lawrence???
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Post by markby on Dec 11, 2019 14:40:37 GMT
Re the seemingly eccentric team selection, I suspect there's a good reason behind it. When Michael was in charge of NI, whenever we had only one qualifier instead of the usual double-header during the international break, he always preferred to use the spare time for extra training sessions, rather than have a friendly foisted upon him. And if a new player impressed him in training, he was quite prepared to throw them in for their debut (eg Savile/Boro and Jones/Kilmarnock). Which is why I think the key comment from his post-Luton interview last night was that despite having played 6 games, he's only been able to fit in 12 training sessions. Therefore my guess is that he decided to throw in Lawrence and Cousins (and Shawcroft?) because he desperately needs to see as much as he can of his (bloated) squad before having to make big decisions on who stays or goes next month. And if that assessment has to be carried out in a game, rather than on the training pitch, then so be it - a home game against a struggling Luton is a risk worth taking. I doubt he'd have chanced them eg away to Leeds. Lawrence??? Sorry, dunno where that came from.
Should, of course, have read "Lindsay"
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Post by TheProletarian on Dec 11, 2019 16:27:10 GMT
8.5* a good performance but wasn’t sure about the starting lineup. Will want to see key players in soon, or at least a definitive comment on the situation
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Post by march4 on Dec 11, 2019 17:07:27 GMT
Sunday training - excellent. Some proper leadership at last and it will pay off if continued.
For me the excellent performance of Butland was the biggest improvement.
I can only temper this against a Luton team who were really poor.
7/10 from me. Marks lost for bringing Ryan back too quickly, putting Diouf on too late and not having more ambition to improve our goal difference.
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Post by Davef on Dec 11, 2019 21:23:13 GMT
Sunday training - excellent. Some proper leadership at last and it will pay off if continued. For me the excellent performance of Butland was the biggest improvement. I can only temper this against a Luton team who were really poor. 7/10 from me. Marks lost for bringing Ryan back too quickly, putting Diouf on too late and not having more ambition to improve our goal difference. Goals are irrelevant.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Dec 11, 2019 21:26:13 GMT
Sunday training - excellent. Some proper leadership at last and it will pay off if continued. For me the excellent performance of Butland was the biggest improvement. I can only temper this against a Luton team who were really poor. 7/10 from me. Marks lost for bringing Ryan back too quickly, putting Diouf on too late and not having more ambition to improve our goal difference. Goals are irrelevant. Hope you don’t live to regret that one come Mid April 😉
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Post by march4 on Dec 11, 2019 21:35:49 GMT
Sunday training - excellent. Some proper leadership at last and it will pay off if continued. For me the excellent performance of Butland was the biggest improvement. I can only temper this against a Luton team who were really poor. 7/10 from me. Marks lost for bringing Ryan back too quickly, putting Diouf on too late and not having more ambition to improve our goal difference. Goals are irrelevant. They are when you aren’t amassing points Dave.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Dec 11, 2019 22:07:34 GMT
A 7 for me
I think the general formation and gameplan did for Luton and their crappy diamond. A bit of width and pressing from Joe Allen and we were all over them.
It was a really comfortable 3 nil win and those dont come around too often.
However Im not sure on his choice of personel and the first 30 minutes were shocking.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Dec 11, 2019 22:47:04 GMT
9* from me. I don't care who it was against, a 3-0 home win is a damned good result and his selections proved to be right. Well done Michael. OS. Kiss ass!
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Post by march4 on Dec 11, 2019 22:52:16 GMT
A 7 for me I think the general formation and gameplan did for Luton and their crappy diamond. A bit of width and pressing from Joe Allen and we were all over them. It was a really comfortable 3 nil win and those dont come around too often. However Im not sure on his choice of personel and the first 30 minutes were shocking. I do think there was an element of our players being motivated by playing against their hated diamond. Saturday will be interesting to see if they show the same desire.
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