v Stoke City (a) - 25/11/2023

[Dreams of 1995]

It has been sloppy from both sides really. Not a great advertisement for technical football

It's been a good watch though. First 15 were end to end and really, with a bit of quality, five or six goals could have been scored

We need to improve going forward. I'd take Dolan off - he isn't up to it today. Bring Leonard on, who I think is going to get bags of chances today and might be a game he can get some serious confidence from

[AllRoverAsia]

Apart from our goal I've found it a drap offering but a good match for our depressing kit.

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

It has been sloppy from both sides really. Not a great advertisement for technical football

It's been a good watch though. First 15 were end to end and really, with a bit of quality, five or six goals could have been scored

We need to improve going forward. I'd take Dolan off - he isn't up to it today. Bring Leonard on, who I think is going to get bags of chances today and might be a game he can get some serious confidence from

I watch us play every week and come away each time thinking "if only we had a 6' striker with a bit of pace".

We're playing with a False 9 again today with Dolan upfront. It really does stifle our attack. 

[roversfan99]

Been a poor quality game. Szmodics is the sole threat and should have 2 but Moran and Brittain have been ineffective as has Dolan who has given the ball away a few times due to his inability to hold it up. Hes not a striker though. Wharton is the one to unlock them, hes been a mixture of excellent passes and sloppiness.

Defensively we have not looked particularly disciplined and the Travis sub made little sense to me.

Stoke have some dangerous subs and we keep conceding late due to a lack of experience and quality to bring on. So youd think we will need a second.

[Polky]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I feel sorry for him - he's played three killer passes today that more talented attacking players would have scored from. 

He needs to clean up the rest of his game, for sure.

Three brilliant passes to get in behind, just a shame we aren’t taking our chances again.

He’ll do amazing killer passes, then the next time he will pass backwards without looking and it will go to their striker 😂

Wonderful, but frustrating player at the same time.

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

Been a poor quality game. Szmodics is the sole threat and should have 2 but Moran and Brittain have been ineffective as has Dolan who has given the ball away a few times due to his inability to hold it up. Hes not a striker though. Wharton is the one to unlock them, hes been a mixture of excellent passes and sloppiness.

Defensively we have not looked particularly disciplined and the Travis sub made little sense to me.

Stoke have some dangerous subs and we keep conceding late due to a lack of experience and quality to bring on. So youd think we will need a second.

Funny how we all watch the same game and come away with different views.

I think Moran has been absolutely fantastic today. 

They brought Travis on at RB because they're terrified of the Stoke RB overlapping, which is why Brittain is playing on the left of our midfield today. 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, Polky said:

Three brilliant passes to get in behind, just a shame we aren’t taking our chances again.

He’ll do amazing killer passes, then the next time he will pass backwards without looking and it will go to their striker 😂

Wonderful, but frustrating player at the same time.

He's got an awful lot of time to improve - but yes, right now he's the type of player who wins you a game, but not the type that sets the platform for you. Fortunately his CM partner is the latter.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Funny how we all watch the same game and come away with different views.

I think Moran has been absolutely fantastic today. 

They brought Travis on at RB because they're terrified of the Stoke RB overlapping, which is why Brittain is playing on the left of our midfield today. 

I did think that regarding Hoever as Tomasson specifically mentioned him in his press conference, but the cost of that is Travis repeatedly being caught of position.

Moran has not really done much IMO, had a great chance to slip Szmodics in but went for the easier ball to a well offside Brittain.

[BigBar]

Hill is a super player. Top class at this level.

[Exiled_Rover]

We need to bring Leonard or Telalovic on - there's just nothing going on upfront. 

[Angry_Pirate]

Szmodics is playing absolutely woefully today thus far.

[Gordon Gekko]

That should be a blatant booking for their Burger fella 

[Darwen Rover 007]

I think Trav is not good enough at this level... 

[Polky]

A few of the lads look knackered, time to get those subs on.

[USABlue]

Can not get in Rovers TV says my google PW are bad.  Tried resetti g PW but I never get the email that is supposed to give me a code.  It just does not send me the email.or.it.does.an I dont get it.  Anyone know how I contact someone.

[CambridgeRover]

Make the changes JDT

[Bethnal]

This is a really bad watch. Both teams poor.

Temptation to try and tie this one up, but aside from more energy up top, I’m not sure how best to do that, with what we have available.

[CambridgeRover]

3 minutes ago, Darwen Rover 007 said:

I think Trav is not good enough at this level... 

 

Travis is league two standard.

[jim mk2]

1 minute ago, USABlue said:

Can not get in Rovers TV says my google PW are bad.  Tried resetti g PW but I never get the email that is supposed to give me a code.  It just does not send me the email.or.it.does.an I dont get it.  Anyone know how I contact someone.

Same here. Asked twice for a code via email and absolutely zilch.

Non-league level IT and customer service

 

[harryhealless1928]

Give Telalovic or Leonard a few minutes. I refuse to believe that either is any worse than Hirst was for us last season(even though Ipswich are a comfortable 2nd in the table).

[Dreams of 1995]

Why are we not making any changes? 

[jim mk2]

2 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

 

Travis is league two standard.

He's improving, you had him in the National League a few weeks ago

[Exiled_Rover]

Burger should be off - two bookable offences, neither of which he's been punished for. 

[Polky]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Burger should be off - two bookable offences, neither of which he's been punished for. 

Can’t believe it, two blatant cynical fouls and he’s not received a single booking. I bet he goes on to bloody score!

[Blue Greyhound]

Burger you big gangly peice of string.

 

We've been here before, just a matter of time I think...

 

Hope I'm wrong.