v Huddersfield Town (h) - 20/01/2024

[bluebruce]

9 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Chisene looks bang average. Another GB masterstroke in the transfer market. 

It's his first game. You don't think it might be a little too early to call?

[lraC]

It’s got that feel, where we huff and puff and they do us on the break. I hope I’m wrong but see us losing this. We are a very hard watch just now.

[BigBar]

Still think we grind this out but it's been far from impressive. Players don't seem in sync with the manager, all very disjointed. Hard to watch.

[yankfan]

We’ve played more crosses in today than the rest of the season combined. Either we’ve forgotten how poor Gally is in the air or we’ve seen him banging them in against our even worse in the air back line in training

[B16Rover]

3 minutes ago, yankfan said:

We’ve played more crosses in today than the rest of the season combined. Either we’ve forgotten how poor Gally is in the air or we’ve seen him banging them in against our even worse in the air back line in training

It'd be almost funny if it wasn't sad that we've looked at a team with 3 centre backs, of which one has 9 goals this year from set pieces, then lumped balls into the box 

[CambridgeRover]

Now comes the point where they make subs, we dont and they use that energy to score.

[Old Codger]

Not impressed with Chrisene. Slow and ponderous. No vision, and not able to cross.

[booth]

I know why we don't shoot now.

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, CambridgeRover said:

Now comes the point where they make subs, we dont and they use that energy to score.

Weve got a bench with some options so im hoping we use them. JRC, Sigurdsson definitely. Maybe Ayeri for Tronstad who has a yellow 

 

[Tricky]

2 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Not impressed with Chrisene. Slow and ponderous. No vision, and not able to cross.

Hes awful, should have Moran on instead, at least he creates. 

[yankfan]

No idea how we’re going to get in behind. Szmodics playing higher up isn’t finding space to run in, 5 defenders and 3 defensive minded midfielders. Seems a lot of Wharton, Garrett and Trondstad all checking into the same space deep in midfield. If we’re going to score we will need an attacking player or 2 on

[duckson]

Pickering hamstring gone.

[Bethnal]

Just now, duckson said:

Pickering hamstring gone.

Looks a bad one

[booth]

Pickering's hamstring's gone.

Two defenders down in one game.

[West Yorks Rover]

Pickering injured, hamstring ?

[yankfan]

Just when we start to get healthy, Pickering added to Carter with a hamstring. Chrisene to left back. Siggy on. 

[Exiled_Rover]

Carter on crutches - bloody hell. 

[yankfan]

Jrc on too. JRC to left back? 

[WacoRover]

Glass half-full: We’ve gone 37 min without the opposition scoring 😆

[Cherry Blue]

Got to look at training methods.

Leaving gally on this late is asking for trouble.

[SuperBrfc]

I don't think Chrisene has managed to put a cross in yet. Every attempt has hit a Huddersfield defender. Not impressed, but we really can't expect much from such loan signings, imo.

Pickering's game is over. Hamstring.

[joey_big_nose]

Christ Pickering off now. We don't seem to be playing.

Hmmm not sure id go to a back four.

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, duckson said:

Pickering hamstring gone.

Guess we'd best hope Chrisene comes good then...

This is so typical of following Rovers these days. Good start, 1 up, lots of players back and you become foolishly tempted into thinking maybe we can reignite our season. Then an injury, a goal conceded, penalty appeal waved away and another injury. Both injuries looking bad. Couldn't write it.

[OldEwoodBlue]

Play big striker down the middle.

Don't cross the ball all afternoon.

Genius

[yankfan]

Hate to see the injury but it forced the changes JDT likely needed to make tiger a result here