JuanPabloAngel
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I suppose we ought to have a match thread for Saturday.
In-form Hull in town. Oh joy.
In-form Hull in town. Oh joy.
If Bree or Taylor or Elphick or Whelan or Bjanrnasson or Adomah or El Ghazi play then we will lose.
So we will lose.
Problem with our on-loan wide players is that they are not smart/hard-working enough to play on both sides of the ball. They leave our full-backs exposed constantly. And none of our full-backs is good enough when faced with 1v1, 2v1 situations. In theory the centre-back will step out to provide cover as a central midfielder drops into the space vacated. However, that doesn't happen.Maybe on Saturday but in general Bolasie for me looks more keen, interested and dangerous more of the time.
El Ghazi as we have seen is capable of a moment of magic, but the rest of the time seems to be a complete passenger.
Therein lies the problem. It's one thing them saying they won't tolerate a repeat, but what's the consequence if they don't perform? Drop them for substandard players or youth players who aren't ready? Give them a bollocking? Modern players don't care. Deal with the bollocking, sit through a film session, then get in your mercedes and go home with your stupidly high paycheck. In the old days, a manager could bring in the team and have them run hills or wind-sprints for two hours - he had the power to do that. Now it's called bullying or abuse. When I played, I knew the consequences of lack-of-effort and I never wanted to go to training the day after a loss. These players couldn't care less.DS and JT will have told them in no uncertain terms yesterday just how bad they were and no repeat will be tolerated.
After being unceremoniously substituted with no good reason last week, I'd expect Elphick will be giving and fake news to DS...I'm expecting a big reaction from the players and management, however I'm finding it difficult to second guess what team will turn up.
I think we will come out of the blocks fast, go a goal or 2 up , then after about 30 mins the pendulum will begin to swing, we will get leggy, drop deeper and deeper and unltimately this will be a tough game against a team on a great run and high on confidence.
Elphick should have some inside info / intel which could help how we set up.
Just go out and give it the full bollocks!
Trevor Hockey, Steve McMahon and Kevin Richardson?With the midfield of Barney, Hourihane and Whelan.
No chance. Unless it's the sideways, backwards, passive type of full bollocks.
With the midfield of Barney, Hourihane and Whelan.
No chance. Unless it's the sideways, backwards, passive type of full bollocks.
I would relish playing in a game with those three lined up against me.Trevor Hockey, Steve McMahon and Kevin Richardson?