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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 7, 2023 19:07:56 GMT
🤔 Pearson average at best? He’s best defensive midfielder I’ve seen in a long time, probably at fault for giving the ball away for their 2nd but average??? Laurent & Smallbone worked fine in previous five games together didn’t they? Know you upset as are we all but come on! Todays problem was we simply didn’t compete after first twenty minutes, and that was all over the pitch so to single out the ones you have is unjustified IMO. I would definitely sign him but there is a reason he is on loan to us. He is excellent at reading the game and filling in spaces and calm on the ball but not hugely creative. Where is weak is defending and tackling one on one. Last week he missed three tackles in a row second half and today he gave the ball away and then dived in and lost his man. For a DM he is a relatively poor defender. And to play along alongside him at home, we need a 10 and 8 not two 8s. He’s supposed to be a defensive screen but he’s a liability in a physical challenge brushed aside week after week see millwall home today etc he needs to be fitter and stronger or we look elsewhere
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Apr 7, 2023 19:13:32 GMT
I guess I'm glad I missed the game today...the good fortune couldn't last forever.
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Post by xnfourt on Apr 7, 2023 19:32:01 GMT
Nick Powell is absolutely rubbish. Centre forward..joke..should never play for stoke again.. take baker. Fox..Brown..and at least 6 more with you..It will be another 20 odd year before we play top flight football again..
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Post by maine on Apr 7, 2023 20:18:09 GMT
Prestwich said 'We should be all over da Silva from Bristol City or Manning from Swansea, both out of contract and either would be perfect……'
Da Silva maybe. Manning has improved considerably under Russell Martin but whilst he'd probably be an upgrade on Fox I think he'd be quite a downgrade on Tymon.
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Post by pushon on Apr 7, 2023 20:42:29 GMT
We played with a swagger and confidence a team on a 25 match run should have, not one that has gone 5 unbeaten. First 20 minutes we were very good but wasteful with the final ball (particularly Laurent), as soon as King came on the momentum swung. We looked like a team who’ve started to believe they’re own hype……. Absolutely the point the game changed, they barely entered our half until the forced sub. Even though we scored after that point they grew into the game at that point🤷♂️ don’t really know what changed on pitch re tactics or whatever but in my mind that was the turning point. Didn't you see the two gilt-edged chances that they chose to miss in the first-half?
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Post by wearestoke80 on Apr 7, 2023 20:57:45 GMT
Thought fox looked a real week link when he came on. He needs replacing in the summer
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Post by Old School Stokie on Apr 8, 2023 9:32:50 GMT
At the time of AN using subs, Powell was just a non event and at 60 minutes, I thought he would pull Powell, put Tymon on lef5 side, switch Campbell to right withBrown in the middle and see how that worked. Baker just doesn’t want to be here and lost the ball easily. We allowed the cross for their 1st goal and no challenge on the header. To put Fox on was suicide as he could not keep up with the break that led to 2nd Goal.
Out in summer - Powell, Baker, Fox obviously Jagielka will go and a few others
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Apr 8, 2023 12:16:38 GMT
Yesterday finally puts an end to the unrealistic chance of making the Play Offs.
Plus it shows we still need to strengthen the squad considerably if we are to make any sort of challenge next season.
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Post by Veritas on Apr 8, 2023 12:58:30 GMT
Yesterday finally puts an end to the unrealistic chance of making the Play Offs. Plus it shows we still need to strengthen the squad considerably if we are to make any sort of challenge next season. I think we really all knew the play off's were a 100-1 shot, which was progress in itself. In terms of the squad given the number of loanees whatever was going to happen by the end of the season a massive rebuild was required. At least given the way we have played of late, yesterday's second half aside, I have more confidence in AN knowing what sort of players are required
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on Apr 8, 2023 14:07:37 GMT
I'm pretty deflated after that, yesterday.
I'd gotten myself to the point where Stoke losing on a weekend didn't bother me/ruin my weekend/piss me off. I'd kind of gotten used to us being shit, and adjusted my expectations accordingly.
That niggling feeling is back. It's the hope that kills you.
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Post by hotpot on Apr 9, 2023 2:38:04 GMT
Amazing performance to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Post by Veritas on Apr 9, 2023 12:02:01 GMT
Thought fox looked a real week link when he came on. He needs replacing in the summer A 7 day problem!
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Post by bristolcityinpeace on Apr 9, 2023 12:48:36 GMT
Absolutely NOT coming on to gloat, but a few random observations.
1) I'm not sure we fully deserved to win, felt like a draw may have been fairer. Mind you I felt the same about the home game in December- had we scored instead of hitting woodwork in that one a few mins before we go 1-0 up I'm unsure we lose.
2) Stoke 1st half especially look to have a lot of technically sound players- my friend who went to watch Stoke v Hull in February made a similar observation (he was there as a neutral).
3) We showed quite a bit of character 2nd half, Stoke possibly took a step back too early. I'd have been very content with a point at HT. King coming on for the injured young midfielder perhaps stabilised us a bit.
4) A poster described us as a very weak side. Overstates it IMO, I've seen us play well and badly this year but we are a midtable side albeit clearly improved on last season. We have quite a few injuries and our squad overall thinned out further in January. Last season we would surely have crumbled. (Bentley- who was linked with Stoke, Klose, Massengo, Martin and Semenyo all left in January. Reserve keeper (who since left), Cornick and Mehmeti in).
5) Weimann goal which was not- was he truly offside? The sunlight on the camera angles don't help but either a very good call or the linesman just guessed.
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