Friday 12th February Blackburn Rovers Vs Preston North End @ Ewood Park

[tomphil]

  On 14/02/2021 at 18:13, AllRoverAsia said:

And to supply our not tall striker we have the most talented player on the pitch coached to play dinked soft  in-swinging crosses into the area from only part way into the oppo half that rarely get past the first defender. Meat and drink to the defence.

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Corners, set pieces and the converting of them are another thing that seems rather absent. No idea what the stats are on those but i bet they are underwhelming, all these little things add up and all should be weapons.

When you play the Rovers way though the scintillating possession football more than makes up for it !

Edited February 14, 2021 by tomphil

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 14/02/2021 at 18:41, tomphil said:

Corners, set pieces and the converting of them are another thing that seems rather absent. No idea what the stats are on those but i bet they are underwhelming, all these little things add up and all should be weapons.

When you play the Rovers way though the scintillating possession football more than makes up for it !

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Have we scored a headed goal from a corner this season? I see Williams has 1 goal but can't recall it at the moment.

Anyway Lenihan is useless at heading to goal, he gets on the end of a few crosses but that about it.

[4000Holes]

Just read in the LT that Mowbray thinks the missing ingredient to taking the next step forward is consistency.

whatever that bloke is drinking, I want some.  The only missing ingredient to taking the next step is having a manager who can set up against the opposition on the day and to have a plan B, should things not work out.  Basic skills for a football manager.

I wonder if Venky’s get to see articles from the LT and if that is where his comments are aimed?

 

[simongarnerisgod]

  On 14/02/2021 at 18:41, tomphil said:

Corners, set pieces and the converting of them are another thing that seems rather absent. No idea what the stats are on those but i bet they are underwhelming, all these little things add up and all should be weapons.

When you play the Rovers way though the scintillating possession football more than makes up for it !

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tony does`nt focus on playing to our strengths does he,loads of pace in the squad,we could be a good counter attacking side,similarly it`s blindingly obvious we don`t work on set pieces either despite not lacking in the height department,in fact im`e at a loss wondering what they do in training because everytime i watch us it looks like 11 strangers out there

[rigger]

  On 14/02/2021 at 18:49, AllRoverAsia said:

Have we scored a headed goal from a corner this season? I see Williams has 1 goal but can't recall it at the moment.

Anyway Lenihan is useless at heading to goal, he gets on the end of a few crosses but that about it.

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Wasn't Williams headed goal early on. I can't remember who against but a near post header from a right wing corner. 

[rigger]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:02, simongarnerisgod said:

tony does`nt focus on playing to our strengths does he,loads of pace in the squad,we could be a good counter attacking side,similarly it`s blindingly obvious we don`t work on set pieces either despite not lacking in the height department,in fact im`e at a loss wondering what they do in training because everytime i watch us it looks like 11 strangers out there

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11, non footballing, strangers, at that.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:02, rigger said:

Wasn't Williams headed goal early on. I can't remember who against but a near post header from a right wing corner. 

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Found it. Not a header. Bit of a tap in v Wycombe

 

[tomphil]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:02, simongarnerisgod said:

tony does`nt focus on playing to our strengths does he,loads of pace in the squad,we could be a good counter attacking side,similarly it`s blindingly obvious we don`t work on set pieces either despite not lacking in the height department,in fact im`e at a loss wondering what they do in training because everytime i watch us it looks like 11 strangers out there

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Entertaining small sided games to beam back to India probably.

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:00, 4000Holes said:

Just read in the LT that Mowbray thinks the missing ingredient to taking the next step forward is consistency.

whatever that bloke is drinking, I want some.  The only missing ingredient to taking the next step is having a manager who can set up against the opposition on the day and to have a plan B, should things not work out.  Basic skills for a football manager.

I wonder if Venky’s get to see articles from the LT and if that is where his comments are aimed?

 

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Football managers have been searching for that in their teams since the ball was round and TM thinks he's discovered the missing link.

Silly sod.

[rigger]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:14, AllRoverAsia said:

Found it. Not a header. Bit of a tap in v Wycombe

 

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That's not the one I was thinking of. Perhaps I was thinking of a goal at the end of last season ? 

[AllRoverAsia]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:20, rigger said:

That's not the one I was thinking of. Perhaps I was thinking of a goal at the end of last season ? 

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OK. I have loads of time on my hands so tomorrow I'm going to do a search for headed goals this season and last.

I am going to. How sad is that.

[rigger]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:18, AllRoverAsia said:

Football managers have been searching for that in their teams since the ball was round and TM thinks he's discovered the missing link.

Silly sod.

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Usually any form of consistency goes hand in hand with simplicity.

[Moptop1]

We have consistency- consistency shite defending!!!

Edited February 14, 2021 by Moptop1

[simongarnerisgod]

the next ten games are a nightmare,i can`t see us winning any of them barring coventry

[Blue blood]

Sorry chaps you are all wrong about the coldest place for football. It is clearly Carlisle. 

Went to a January midweek evening game once whilst I was living up there and to say it was artic was an understatement! Carlisle has its own subzero microclimate at the best of times. An evening game.in mid winter was something else all together. I don't think I have ever been that cold before or since. 

(Tbf the feet frozen to the terraces does sound pretty bad.) 

As for goals scored we really are flat track bullies (to mix sports.) We've a few convincing results which make us look good but also a load of scabby wins by a solitary goal often against the run of play. 

[Exiled in Toronto]

  On 14/02/2021 at 03:18, AllRoverAsia said:

Statistically he must be the best in our defence with ball at feet.

When it does go wrong it's going to be monumental and a YouTube classic.

I like him a lot.

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I don’t think even Sir Roger, who was no stranger to the halfway line, ever took a throw in in the opponents half like Kaminski did.

[rigger]

  On 14/02/2021 at 19:50, simongarnerisgod said:

the next ten games are a nightmare,i can`t see us winning any of them barring coventry

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I can see us winning the next four games

 

[WacoRover]

  On 14/02/2021 at 21:12, rigger said:

I can see us winning the next four games

 

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I thought the same thing; perhaps, more realistic, “winning any of the next 4 games”. 

February ought to boost our points; its March I’m worried about. 

Edited February 15, 2021 by WacoRover

[AllRoverAsia]

Win the next 4??? Not a snowballs chance of that happening.

We should beat Coventry. Maybe a draw at Barnsley.

Then on to March

March OMG ...... 'Things to Come'

Our season is OVER, accept that fact now, it with makes personal choices on what to watch or pay for much easier.

[Lucimo]

  On 15/02/2021 at 04:59, AllRoverAsia said:

Win the next 4??? Not a snowballs chance of that happening.

We should beat Coventry. Maybe a draw at Barnsley.

Then on to March

March OMG ...... 'Things to Come'

Our season is OVER, accept that fact now, it with makes personal choices on what to watch or pay for much easier.

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On the plus side. By the end of next month, if not sooner, even the most staunch Mowbray supporter will have to accept the play offs are out of reach. At that point, surely they will realise its time for change, or will we see the goalposts shift once again. 

[yellowsubmarine]

  On 15/02/2021 at 07:50, Lucimo said:

On the plus side. By the end of next month, if not sooner, even the most staunch Mowbray supporter will have to accept the play offs are out of reach. At that point, surely they will realise its time for change, or will we see the goalposts shift once again. 

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Good point, this month is probably make or break. do or die. playoff or mid-table.

[AllRoverAsia]

Look at the table, look at the upcoming 2 months fixtures and get Playoff nonsense out of your mind.

Acceptance helps me sleep better.

Knowing that you are being conned does piss me off.

The 'Big Lie' continues unabated

[Blue blood]

Annoyingly this run of winnable games could have propelled us into the playoffs. However losses to PNE and QPR have seen us well and truly in the mire of mid-table and even a couple of wins won't make that much difference now at the final outcome. 

On a seperate note, and I may be overlooking a game, when was our last really good performance? Can't think of many since our early thrashings and the Preston away game. That speaks volumes to me. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 15/02/2021 at 09:43, Blue blood said:

Annoyingly this run of winnable games could have propelled us into the playoffs. However losses to PNE and QPR have seen us well and truly in the mire of mid-table and even a couple of wins won't make that much difference now at the final outcome. 

On a seperate note, and I may be overlooking a game, when was our last really good performance? Can't think of many since our early thrashings and the Preston away game. That speaks volumes to me. 

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The few lucky points we've manage to get have have papered over the fact that we're already in our usual death spiral. If we'd have lost to Boro and drawn with Luton, as we might have done but for the officials, I'd be fearing the worst more than I am at the moment.

[davulsukur]

  On 14/02/2021 at 18:49, AllRoverAsia said:

Have we scored a headed goal from a corner this season? I see Williams has 1 goal but can't recall it at the moment.

Anyway Lenihan is useless at heading to goal, he gets on the end of a few crosses but that about it.

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Up until the Stoke game we'd only scored 1 header all season. 

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A lack of headed goals isn’t unfamiliar, with just six in each of the last two seasons, with their one scored this season unsurprisingly the fewest in the division.

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https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19025039.stats-reasons-behind-rovers-set-pieces-struggles/