v Rotherham (a) - 12/08/2023

[Miker]

That back pass was like watching a car crash in slow motion. 

[Tugay-is-God]

Jesus

[yankfan]

FFS Szmodics!  

[Exiled_Rover]

Horror pass from Szmodics - what is he thinking?!

We desperately, desperately need some pace in this team by the way. 

[B16Rover]

Has Sammie got a bet on?

[SuperBrfc]

Of course, we miss a penalty, stupidly give the ball away and Rotherham go 1-0 up. 

[ItsRoverZ]

Been coming , Rotherham lead,  we may play some nice stuff in the middle and have lots of possession, but our kids are getting physically battered. Could be a long afternoon 

[OldEwoodBlue]

What sort of fucking ball is that ?

Did he not get told you don't do that when he was 6

[Trinidad Rover]

Sam, you are having a mare

[yankfan]

  On 12/08/2023 at 14:25, Exiled_Rover said:

Horror pass from Szmodics - what is he thinking?!

We desperately, desperately need some pace in this team by the way. 

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He received the ball in space and should have been aggressive and turned. 

[WacoRover]

Another subpar performance at NY stadium 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 12/08/2023 at 14:25, ItsRoverZ said:

Been coming , Rotherham lead,  we may play some nice stuff in the middle and have lots of possession, but our kids are getting physically battered. Could be a long afternoon 

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It's not been coming, they've created nothing.

[AllRoverAsia]

Brain dead.

That puts Pickering of last season into 2nd place 

Rotherham ehhhhhhhhh

[OsloRover]

Szmodics has the same relationship to his shorts as a three-year old has to his nose

[BigBar]

Fuck sake Sammie, big fan but sort your shit out. 

[OldEwoodBlue]

Travis could shoot and pointlessly passes wide.

[BigUts]

Taxi for Sam 😭

[Bethnal]

Three mistakes have happened when we’re trying to force it and all three times it’s lead to a chance. Twice with Szmodics and once with Wharton. Our good work getting forward is through patient build up.

That goal is a symptom of the forwards being frustrated, but they’ve had at least two good chances to one in the onion bag. They need to remain structured and trust the process of getting up the field. Don’t give a shit about the opposition players and fans getting frustrated, let them get frustrated and play the system.

Very poor from Szmodics, the captain needs to have a word with everyone here.

[rock steady]

Oh dear. Sammie paying like he is hungover.

On an unrelated note, one of the Rotherham iFollow commentators seems to be breathing into the mic. Intolerable!

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 12/08/2023 at 14:27, OldEwoodBlue said:

Travis could shoot and pointlessly passes wide.

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Yep, trying to walk it in. As Rotherham showed last year, sometimes you've just got to put your foot through it, anything can happen.

[Nuttall is lost]

Is it just me or do we miss more penalties than we score?

[TheKitGuy]

No real pace in this side is there?

[yankfan]

Wharton constantly being marked has caused us problems. Forced Szmodics to come deeper to help in possession and has prevented us from connecting through the middle a few times. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

Szmods is believing his own hype.

I think he thinks he's the man. 

I have better developed quads. 

[Dreyski]

Was it four points we got after conceding the first goal last season?

It's a low bar, but we aren't going to do any better this season on this showing.