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

[Oldgregg86]

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Villa fans say he's a better CM than LB. So AML shouldn't be too much of a stretch if he is suited to both those other positions. I'd put it down to being new and inexperienced for now.

He needs to stop coming inside and backwards and slowing the play down

[Exiled_Rover]

I like JDT, but it's bonkers football having your CB overlap down the wing. 

[roversinmyblood]

Wing backs who don’t cross. We desperately need a winger who can go past his man. 

[K-Hod]

Referee has been dreadful, no doubt.

But then again, so have we. Epitomised by having the ball on the edge of the box and nobody wanting to take responsibility for shooting. Whether it’s a lack of confidence, belief, or whatever- it’s not good enough.

[Bethnal]

Excellent move on the edge of the box, just doesn’t come off.

Huddersfield are parking the bus and offering little, but they have the assurance that we will provide a gaffe or two and be weak on set pieces. Fair enough, it’s a game plan and on our current form, it may work.

Something needs tweaking, we look considerably weaker since Carter went off.

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

He's also not playing AML 

Where do you think he's playing?

[wilsdenrover]

The fact people can’t agree on where players are playing is a worry in itself.

[Oldgregg86]

We look toothless up front and you no they will get a couple of corners or free kicks in the second half. I’m genuinely fearful the second half

[Oldgregg86]

Just now, wilsdenrover said:

The fact people can’t agree on where players are playing is a worry in itself.

I thought that , it looks very disorganised 

[B16Rover]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Where do you think he's playing?

On the basis I think we're playing 3 at the back with Pickering at centre back, brittain isn't playing right wing and neither players start position is infront of tronstad wharton, I'd say wing back.  

 

Granted it's all relatively irrelevant 

[rovers11]

This is desperately poor. Feel like the players have given up on JDT. A real lack of energy and commitment.

I'm sick and tired of JDT's reign now. Need someone else in. Goals against column tells us all he needs to go.

[booth]

Great goal by Adam Wharton, well read and good finish

17 minutes in, injury to Carter, S Wharton on which seems to somehow take the energy out of all of our players. Then they score 1-1. Gallagher barely gets off the ground to allow them to head in.

Shit referee'ing moment, we should have had a penalty.

Movement is disappointing. Chrisene hasn’t had a terrible game so far but he needs to pass it forward more. His instinct seems to be to pass it backwards, or linger too long on the ball. He's slowing down play on that side.

The lack of players wanting to have a shot is killing us too. How many times do we get in a decent shooting position only to pass it?

[Cherry Blue]

Gallagher talking to ref on way off illustrating his shirt was being pulled and should have had a penalty. Ref was laughing probably saying that's not how he saw it. Anyway watching on TV give an opinion?

[joey_big_nose]

I would move Garrett to LWB and take Chisene off for Sigurdsson to play where Garrett was right side.

Chisene has struggled on the ball and hes probably had it the most all half. Need someone better on the ball there.

This is a really hard one to call. Weve got the overwhelming balance of olay but they look more dangerous to be honest in the few attacks they have.

[rovers11]

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

[booth]

Just now, Cherry Blue said:

Gallagher talking to ref on way off illustrating his shirt was being pulled and should have had a penalty. Ref was laughing probably saying that's not how he saw it. Anyway watching on TV give an opinion?

Gallagher was never going to get to the ball but their player clearly took him down in the box.

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, rovers11 said:

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

Looks like a cb more than a full back/wing back to me.

Also first game so could be rusty.

[AllRoverAsia]

13 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

He needs to stop coming inside and backwards and slowing the play down

We've got Pickering to do that

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Great goal by Adam Wharton, well read and good finish

17 minutes in, injury to Carter, S Wharton on which seems to somehow take the energy out of all of our players. Then they score 1-1. Gallagher barely gets off the ground to allow them to head in.

Shit referee'ing moment, we should have had a penalty.

Movement is disappointing. Chrisene hasn’t had a terrible game so far but he needs to pass it forward more. His instinct seems to be to pass it backwards, or linger too long on the ball. He's slowing down play on that side.

The lack of players wanting to have a shot is killing us too. How many times do we get in a decent shooting position only to pass it?

Movement is always going to be disappointing when you have Gallagher leading the line. 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

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

Bang average would walk into our team at the minute. 

[AllRoverAsia]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Gallagher talking to ref on way off illustrating his shirt was being pulled and should have had a penalty. Ref was laughing probably saying that's not how he saw it. Anyway watching on TV give an opinion?

Penalty. Shirt pull and hold and the defender arranged a trip

[SuperBrfc]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Gallagher talking to ref on way off illustrating his shirt was being pulled and should have had a penalty. Ref was laughing probably saying that's not how he saw it. Anyway watching on TV give an opinion?

He wasn't going to get to the ball, but their defender was all over him.

There's little tempo to our play. The frustrating thing is we are going from side to side across the final third, without having any idea how to break through. Our players are looking to give the ball to Adam Wharton at every opportunity.

Huddersfield have that 'one chance, one goal', look about them here so far. They are happy to let us have the ball as we aren't troubling them.

[joey_big_nose]

Think we need Sigurdsson as hes quite crafty and will find space in the box as Huddersfield sit deep.

[Trinidad Rover]

Siggurdson on for Crisene please.

Worrying lack of urgency across the board.

[OsloRover]

We actually had urgency until Carter went off. The players looked more fired up than they have for a while. Not sure why a forced cb sub kills that momentum, but it did

Edited January 20, 2024 by OsloRover