v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22

[davulsukur]

5 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Grim reading. 

What the hell is xGa?

[BigBar]

12 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

What the hell is xGa?

Who knows but we are bad at it 😂

Ah no I assume it's expected goal against?

[yankfan]

Would like to see us go down early then come back and win. Just to remember that it IS possible to get points from a losing position. Hope Lenihan gets set off 15 min in. 

[Dreams of 1995]

I don’t think we need xG to be telling us what we already know - our performances have been awful for weeks now 

We need to get better all over the pitch. It’s been awful. Dacks return to the starting 11 has been a disappointment 

[WacoRover]

I would almost trade a win for a clean sheet.
I really want to see our defending improve in the coming weeks. Certainly not concede at 90+1

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Who knows but we are bad at it 😂

Ah no I assume it's expected goal against?

According to Google, yep, you're correct, goals against. 

So now we can't score and concede for fun.

Great.

Edited December 29, 2022 by davulsukur

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Pele has passed, what a player.

 

[Bethnal]

Evening all!

[BigBar]

Why didn't Buckley control that instead of just aimlessly kicking it forward to their keeper?

[K-Hod]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Probably because he's realistic and has looked around the squad and thought "this isn't a promotion winning side" and sadly we don't have £30m to throw about like our neighbours to make it one.

People are calling for Adam Wharton to save us - an 18 year old who can't last 70 minutes at the moment. I've no doubt he'll be brilliant in time, but like Phillips he's being managed carefully.

Why wouldn’t he say something like ‘we’re ahead of where I thought we’d be, but I’m happy with that and of course I’d love us to get promoted this season’.

The negative attitude of him writing us off can’t be good to hear as a player….

[Gav]

Great tribute to Pele and the Rovers community we’ve lost in 2022.

RIP - Respect. 

[BigBar]

Our midfield really is piss

[roverandout]

Why keep the same team when we were shit on monday

[roverandout]

Good with his video analysis Says smodzic.  Doesn't use it on gameday

Edited December 29, 2022 by roverandout

[Tom]

Get in, thank you Boro offside trap 

[WacoRover]

Get in YES!!! 

[moerpho]

Hedges! COYB!

[BigBar]

Get in...go on Hedges, well-deserved for him after his recent performances.

[Bethnal]

BIZARRE goal. Get in.

[roverandout]

Hedges is one of our best players 

[Sweaty Gussets]

4 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Our midfield really is piss

🤣 Well done Bucko lad.

 

[Tom]

1 minute ago, Bethnal said:

BIZARRE goal. Get in.

Would love to see a replay as Boro were obviously confident in the belief it was offside but it seemed so easy 

[Bethnal]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Would love to see a replay as Boro were obviously confident in the belief it was offside but it seemed so easy 

It’s just happened again, albeit the ball was too far ahead of Gally. 

[roverandout]

What's the point of Gallagher.  Hes woeful 

[DE.]

Scoring first at least gives us some hope for this evening.