Marching On Together

Phild wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:02 pm Not sure if there is another goalkeeper in the EFL who has as many touches and time in possession than Meslier

weasel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:56 pm The main trouble for me against Sunderland was that we only had 2 potential scorers on the pitch, Summerville and James. Bamford as we know is a streaky striker, scores stuff like 7 in 9 matches but then goes the same amount of games without scoring. He is in one of his drought periods now. Rutter is simply abysmal in terms of a goal scoring threat. You can see he has little confidence and often passes up on opportunities to shoot, or when he does shoot the people sitting 20 rows back are in more danger than the opposition keeper. So we have 2 strikers carrying no goal threat and a central midfield with no goals this season and a back 4 that has 2 goals between the 4 of them (Ampadu's brace in the cup) unless you count Gray's pinball goal v Leicester.

For me we need to get either Piroe or Joseph into the starting line-up. It is all well and good saying that Bamford was scoring and playing well at the start of 2024 but that was the Bamford where the goals were going in, one off his arm, one deflected in from James's free kick etc. The Bamford now is the couldn't hit a barn, let alone the door, version.

I would also be tempted to put Roberts in at rightback and switch Gray into midfield. That increases our chances of scoring from both positions.

It doesn't need big changes just a tweak to give us more threat.

weasel wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:56 pm The main trouble for me against Sunderland was that we only had 2 potential scorers on the pitch, Summerville and James. Bamford as we know is a streaky striker, scores stuff like 7 in 9 matches but then goes the same amount of games without scoring. He is in one of his drought periods now. Rutter is simply abysmal in terms of a goal scoring threat. You can see he has little confidence and often passes up on opportunities to shoot, or when he does shoot the people sitting 20 rows back are in more danger than the opposition keeper. So we have 2 strikers carrying no goal threat and a central midfield with no goals this season and a back 4 that has 2 goals between the 4 of them (Ampadu's brace in the cup) unless you count Gray's pinball goal v Leicester.

For me we need to get either Piroe or Joseph into the starting line-up. It is all well and good saying that Bamford was scoring and playing well at the start of 2024 but that was the Bamford where the goals were going in, one off his arm, one deflected in from James's free kick etc. The Bamford now is the couldn't hit a barn, let alone the door, version.

I would also be tempted to put Roberts in at rightback and switch Gray into midfield. That increases our chances of scoring from both positions.

It doesn't need big changes just a tweak to give us more threat.

Kennyb41 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:52 pm He only needs to go on the attack right from the off, if and only then when the oppos decide to park the bus, if we can't batter thru it in 45mins, then ok, 2nd half try and drag them out, but ffs ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK, PIN THEM IN THEIR FINAL THIRD AND THROW EVERYTHING AT THEM...At least there won't be any minutes wasted tippy tappy at the back, that game suits virtually every single one of our players !!!

I'm still feckin blazin btw

And i can't feckin stand going down without a fight or giving it ALL we've got, at least the fans will see he's trying his best to break thru, it's driving me insane fer gawds sake

1964white wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:42 pm I doubt it.

Meslier plays more or less as a third centre-back.

JoeDenver wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:44 pm I’m right there with you, Kenny! Pre-Sunderland, I was clamoring for Farke to simply pick the lineup that demonstrated the greatest sense of urgency in practice leading up to the match. And that was pre-Sunderland.

The opportunity is there for the taking, yet we continue to almost sleepwalk out there. I keep saying that changes are imperative and I think a good time should be either right at the start against Blackburn, or a 4-5 substitute switch at HT. Clear messages for scared, pedestrian play need to be sent.

Kennyb41 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:52 pm He only needs to go on the attack right from the off, if and only then when the oppos decide to park the bus, if we can't batter thru it in 45mins, then ok, 2nd half try and drag them out, but ffs ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK, PIN THEM IN THEIR FINAL THIRD AND THROW EVERYTHING AT THEM...At least there won't be any minutes wasted tippy tappy at the back, that game suits virtually every single one of our players !!!

I'm still feckin blazin btw

And i can't feckin stand going down without a fight or giving it ALL we've got, at least the fans will see he's trying his best to break thru, it's driving me insane fer gawds sake

Madron wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:58 am Spot on Kenny.
In the end its a simple mathematical fact- Increase the time that our forward line have the ball at their feet and you increase our goal scoring chances.
Ampadu and Rodon doing their Fred Astaire /Ginger Rogers impersonation will garner a grand total of Nil point.

DDB220 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:31 am You cannot commit 5 subs at half- time. What if a player gets injured, particularly your keeper or the keeper gets sent off.

Madron wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:58 am Spot on Kenny.
In the end its a simple mathematical fact- Increase the time that our forward line have the ball at their feet and you increase our goal scoring chances.
Ampadu and Rodon doing their Fred Astaire /Ginger Rogers impersonation will garner a grand total of Nil point.

Kennyb41 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:20 pm He made quite a few changes for the Chelsea game Ron, and we still held our own !

It quite simply, is what these players are best at, and what comes natural to them.

You get the best out of Firpo attacking, which in turn helps Jimmy. The same with Gray and James/Gnonto, which then helps support and bring into play Bamford and Rutter.

We have seen in away games ALL season, a different Leeds, and yes they struggle to break thru when teams park the bus, but fer gawds sake, most teams do when they come up against that. And we are utter dogshit trying what we've recently seen.

I will feckin die tomorrow if he tries this shite again.