v Stoke City (h) - 6/11/2024

[RevidgeBlue]

Ohashi is showing up quite well his movement has been very good and he's been finding space well but we need another forward playing close to and off him or vice versa.

The two so called wingers are dire.

You can see how this is going to go. Having failed to capitalise on our initial dominance, we'll get sucker punched at some point.

[Bethnal]

3 minutes ago, Roche89 said:

I’m talking generally. We’ve had an ok start tonight but in terms of individuals performances I don’t see anyone who is doing overly well under JE and I imagine that’s down to his style of play/ tactics. 

There’s a huge technical gulf across the team, which a really good system can mask. I actually see it tonight as playing 4-4-2 out of possession and 3-4-3 with the ball and I don’t hate it. It is something that needs a lot of work clearly, but I don’t hate it for us at home against the likes of Stoke

[bazza]

Hedges is no worse than anyone else. Get off his back.

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, bazza said:

Hedges is no worse than anyone else. Get off his back.

He's shocking every week and has done the square root of fuck all ever since he joined the Club.

Picks up his wage for nothing like quite a few over the years.

[CambridgeRover]

How did Stoke not score?

[danger19_80]

How did they miss that

[yankfan]

After all the dominance and failure by Hedges. We could easily be down 1 

[ItsRoverZ]

We should of been 1 down wow what a miss from Stoke 

[Trinidad Rover]

Will we ever score again?

Been great this half but it all goes wrong when it gets to their box.

[London blue]

That's some miss

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, Roche89 said:

I think it’s a fair comparison. Mowbray also had those players and didn’t improve them like JDT did. 

BBD came good under Mowbray.

Szmodics never played for Mowbray. 
 
Wharton never played for Mowbray (I think)

Factually inaccurate comparison. 

[davulsukur]

Huge let off.

Not having anyone who can actually put the ball in the net is putting all our otherwise good work to waste

[RutlandRover]

Jesus christ I was certain that was in. Shit finish fortunately!

Edited 13 hours ago by RutlandRover

[yankfan]

Ohashi a bit ambitious there. 

[bluebruce]

Christ that was lucky.

Sort of side note, but relevant there, I wish Pears wouldn't over-commit to his near post. Does it nearly every time.

[yankfan]

Gallagher (out injured) looking more likely to score against us than we are to get one. 

[RutlandRover]

Fucks sake little things like that annoy the hell out of me. Hyam with back to goal and no-one around him just hoofs it back over his head to no-one. What's the point? Just bring the ball down and play a simple pass, keep possession.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

Christ that was lucky.

Sort of side note, but relevant there, I wish Pears wouldn't over-commit to his near post. Does it nearly every time.

I can't believe Pears hasn't had a howler since Toth arrived 

[G Somerset Rover]

I think we may have / be about to, break the 400 minute mark without a goal.

Some achievement, boys. 

[Roche89]

Just now, Forever Blue said:

BBD came good under Mowbray.

Szmodics never played for Mowbray. 
 
Wharton never played for Mowbray (I think)

Factually inaccurate comparison. 

Brereton was there under Mowbray, he didn’t reach his best performances until JDT came in and he played under him. 

szmodics came from Peterborough at around age 26/27, never performed like he did until playing under JDT  - he’s said himself in interviews JDT is the best manager he’s had who improved him as a player  

a Wharton - exactly, Mowbray didn’t necessarily see how good he was. His opportunity came through JDT

 

Nothing about that comparison is factually incorrect

 

[Forever Blue]

Really good half for the most part, but as ever we lack quality where it matters. 
 

We’ll probably lose 1-0

[Old Codger]

2 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

I can't believe Pears hasn't had a howler since Toth arrived 

You just know the script for the second half now...

[bluebruce]

23 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

I can't believe Pears hasn't had a howler since Toth arrived 

Yeh I don't think there's been outright howlers since then, unless my memory is failing me. But there have definitely been goals he was at fault for.

Edited 13 hours ago by bluebruce

[Upside Down]

Liking the way we've started here.

[Andy]

I think that's been a really good first 30 minutes, with the other 15 not being too shabby either.
Ironically, Stoke should be a goal up with the one attack they've had.

Cantwell is superb and he's not even fully match fit yet.

Some of the football in that first 30 reminded me of the best stuff under JDT, particularly with the fullbacks taking up the wide positions.

We do need to win this though if we have any ambitions of achieving anything this season.