v Reading (a) - 20/3/22

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

You have to question how Dack was ready for 45 minutes on Tuesday but not today. I'd have actually been tempted to start him and perhaps bring him off around 60 mins in. He won't build his match sharpness playing 30 mins or less.

He looked out on his feet on Tuesday.

[BlueBro]

12 minutes ago, booth said:

Rothwell is too deep, Buckley is too far forward, Gallagher is wide, Giles is on the wrong side, Dolan is the smallest guy on the pitch expected to be lone striker and play a wide role at the same time.

I'm not sure why anything else is expected other than a poor performance.

Each of those observations is 100% spot on and has been the case for weeks now. Why Mowbray cant see it is beyond me

[booth]

2 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Playing catch up so it’s likely been covered but Giles at RWB?! He was sh*te at RW so how will he be any better there? You would have thought they Tuesday would have re-ignited our season, so it’s very disappointing that we’ve produced such a terrible first 45 mins.

Because he had him at LWB and Khadra at RWB.

Khadra got injured, he put Pickering at LWB and moved Giles to RWB.

So there's our wing wizard, on the wrong side.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Wasn't it about the same with Bristol? Teams must love playing us

I think we've got 11 Championship goals in that front 3 today. That's the problem. 

[CambridgeRover]

Buckley has to score that

[booth]

Dolan isn't great today. Overplaying it every time.

[bluebruce]

Infuriating when our best chances fall to Buckley. These finishing sessions he is doing aren't yielding dividends yet.

[G Somerset Rover]

3 minutes ago, booth said:

Because he had him at LWB and Khadra at RWB.

Where did Pickering start?!

Edit: ignore Booth. Can see he started on the bench. Quite rightly.

Luton 2 up now. With Sheff Utd winning earlier, we simply need to get the 3 points today.

Edited March 19, 2022 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[jim mk2]

Luton 2-0

[Exiled_Rover]

I want to see Dack as the False 9 in this formation. 

[bluebruce]

Just now, booth said:

Dolan isn't great today. Overplaying it every time.

He did a few lovely things in the first half. Just not when the final ball or shot was required. He isn't alone in that though, by any stretch.

[BigBar]

Gotta finish that Buckley. Gave the keeper a chance.

[chaddyrovers]

Hedges and Dack on

Buckley and Dolan off

[bluebruce]

Right now, I'd take a draw here. I certainly wouldn't have before kickoff.

[BigBar]

2 minutes ago, booth said:

Dolan isn't great today. Overplaying it every time.

I agree. Been poor.

[Tugay-is-God]

Even while dribbling, Giles seems very one-footed. Makes it all the more bizarre to play him on the right.

[booth]

1 minute ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Where did Pickering start?!

Luton 2 up now. With Sheff Utd winning earlier, we simply need to get the 3 points today.

Pickering was a sub. Khadra went off injured and Giles replaced him on that side, Pickering took Giles position. If that makes sense. If it's confusing it's because it's Tony fucking Mowbray.

[bluebruce]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Hedges and Dack on

Buckley and Dolan off

All subs done by the 60 min mark. It's amazing this doesn't bite Tony in the arse more often, because he does it nearly every week, for years now.

Especially with our injury prone squad, you'd think it would cause problems, but we never seem to pick up injuries when we have used all our subs 2/3 of the way through the game. Lives a charmed life in many ways does Mr Mowbray.

Edited March 19, 2022 by bluebruce

[G Somerset Rover]

6 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Wasn't it about the same with Bristol? Teams must love playing us

Under Mowbray we are without doubt the best team you can play if you’re on your own death spiral, can’t score for toffee, or haven’t kept a clean sheet in donkeys.

[Exiled_Rover]

Bloody hell, he's giving Hedges a game. We must be in trouble!

[Gav]

6 minutes ago, BlueBro said:

Each of those observations is 100% spot on and has been the case for weeks now. Why Mowbray cant see it is beyond me

Gallagher is playing through the middle for starters, we have one of two on here taking the piss or watch via text message.

Edited March 19, 2022 by Gav

[ItsRoverZ]

Dolan off is a bummer as I thought he was good today.. Rothwell invisible he should of been subbed 

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, Tugay-is-God said:

Even while dribbling, Giles seems very one-footed. Makes it all the more bizarre to play him on the right.

he`s incredibly left footed,thats why he`s playing on the right🤣(i bet he can`t wait to get back to wolves)

[chaddyrovers]

Hedges on the right Giles on the left

[booth]

1 minute ago, Gav said:

Gallagher is playing through the middle for starters, we have one of two on here taking the piss. 

Bit of a sneaky one that Gav. He is playing through the middle now.