Watford v Rovers Wed 21st Oct 7.45pm

[simongarnerisgod]

im`e duly humbled by big bens first half performance,he`s been our best player

[SoldierMo]

Subs is soo obvious...bell off ...johnson off heck take evans off too

[4000Holes]

Half time team talk from Watford manager.  Right lads, just attack them down their left side.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Should be level but atrocious defending at times. Get Douglas in and Evans out of the team when everyone is fit and we'll be significantly better. Think we'll have to score at least two to get a point here. 

[Butty]

We’ve been the better team, they are just so dangerous when they break with Sarr, no defender in this division will be able to stop him when he starts running at you. If we play like we did in the first half, we can get back into this. Come on boys. 

[Paul Mani]

Great performance 1st half...vulnerable down our left with a top player in Sarr vs the dreadful Amari’i Bell. All to play for second half.

Tell you what...Put Douglas, Trybull, Rothwell, Dack and Trav In and this is gonna be some team. We won’t play against this quality every week.

[Adam C]

We played some good stuff towards the end of that half. Thought Brereton was excellent also and obviously delighted he got a goal. Real shame that we conceded two early goals but if we take that energy and drive into the second half I can see more goals for us. Nothing to fear here, let’s get stuck into them ?⚪️

[Dreams of 1995]

Bell and Evans weak links. Could have told you that before kick off to be truthful.  
 

Douglas and Trybull each on the bench laughing their heads off. They’ll walk into this team if they have owt about them. How dearly we miss Rothwell. Think him, Holtby, Elliott, Dack, Armstrong and dare I say it BB will be big players for us this season in a settled side. 

[booth]

1 minute ago, SoldierMo said:

Subs is soo obvious...bell off ...johnson off heck take evans off too

But we all know he'll take off Elliott and Holtby.

[Ewood Ace]

Just now, Paul Mani said:

Tell you what...Put Douglas, Trybull, Rothwell, Dack and Trav In and this is gonna be some team. We won’t play against this quality every week.

We could have had 2 of them starting tonight but the manager in his wisdom decided not to.

[rovers11]

How we’re losing and they still have 11 men on the pitch, I’ll never know. We’ve played incredibly well but it looks a bit too easy for them to get in behind our back 4. 

Great goal from Breo. I had assumed it had hit the side netting until the players started celebrating! 

[simongarnerisgod]

we are more than holding our own,just what that start was about needs investigating,we were completely unprepared,it`s an away game,we have been ready to wether the storm

[Tugay-is-God]

2 minutes ago, 4000Holes said:

Half time team talk from Watford manager.  Right lads, just attack them down their left side.

So just the same as the pre match team talk?

[joey_big_nose]

We've had a really good half in general play. Finishing has been wasteful, and on balance of chances we should be ahead. However there is a clear mismatch between Sarr and our left side where Bell, Ayala and Johnson can't keep up. It's as good as money in the bank for Watford.

So while I'm pretty sure we will score again, maybe even twice, I still think we will lose this as they have more goals in them on the break.

Not really sure what we can do about that to be honest. Douglas isn't that pacy on the bench. Could do something radical like move Nyambe to left back but while he's got the pace I wouldn't have that much confidence with him against Sarr either. 

Just keep on and have our fingers crossed.

Overall I think the system is great and we do look the part of promotion challengers.

[Miker]

Just tuned in. Are my eyes deceiving me? Brereton actually scored a goal??

[superniko]

Holtby has been brilliant, he makes such a difference. 
Evans and Johnson are passengers. Do not suit the high press game and offering nothing on the ball either. Evans can’t play in a 3 like this. 
Bell out of position on numerous occasions and he’s so uncomfortable on the ball it’s painful to watch the mis-placed passes. 
We’re not far away and that’s what makes it so frustrating. How long will it take Tony to play our best 11?

 

[Paul Mani]

 

Just now, Ewood Ace said:

We could have had 2 of them starting tonight but the manager in his wisdom decided not to.

Prob more to do with their fitness levels but yeah..

[Dreams of 1995]

Evans will play League 1 football once he is done with us. 

[Riverside under the drip]

I'm not sure this has ever been said before but: Bell is utter dogshit!

Get Douglas in from now until the end of the season.

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, Miker said:

Just tuned in. Are my eyes deceiving me? Brereton actually scored a goal??

a good as well,took one touch and lasered it in the bottom corner

[4000Holes]

1 minute ago, Tugay-is-God said:

So just the same as the pre match team talk?

Yes

[Paul Mani]

Kaminski

Nyambe Lenihan Ayala Douglas

Holtby Trav Rothwell

Elliott Dack Arma

subs - Pears, Williams, JRC, Trybull, Buckley, Dolan, Brereton

This team / bench gets us into the top 6 of the Championship this season. 

[Ewood Ace]

3 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

 

Prob more to do with their fitness levels but yeah..

Barry Douglas has come from a Bielsa team he will be fitter than any of our lads.

[philipl]

Elliott clearly looks a class act.

Holtby is a class act.

Rovers totally dominant from the stats.

This one is ending 3-3

  

[Exiled in Toronto]

Is it just me thinks Nyambe is a problem in this formation? He subdues Elliott/Dolan, takes their space, can never play them in, and defensive positioning is rubbish - how many goals the last 18-months have been a tap in with Nyambe three yards behind. Get JRC in and we’ll murder teams down the right.