Agree it's ridiculous to make no subs until the 78th minute when we'd been behind since before half time.Beat ourselves, there.
Do we owe Waterford some money if Zack plays another league game? He tore them to bits last week, yet can't get on the pitch when we need an equaliser against the same team.
14 appearances, 0 assists, 1 goal, 4 or 5 penalties which 2 were dodgy if we are honest.A very good player but his contributions in last 2 games have been negligible, possibly time to use him as an impact sub. One goal from his one on ones with Sunderland would have made it a different game. If he is to be an impact sub. he has to be brought on of course.
Yes. I can only think he is wanting to keep some players fresh for saturday and was reluctant to play e.g. Harry at all.Agree it's ridiculous to make no subs until the 78th minute when we'd been behind since before half time.
You could well be right.Yes. I can only think he is wanting to keep some players fresh for saturday and was reluctant to play e.g. Harry at all.
I will be keen to see if Elbouzedi is on the bench again on Saturday...Yes. I can only think he is wanting to keep some players fresh for saturday and was reluctant to play e.g. Harry at all.
What’s the point of saving people for Saturday and losing tonight?Yes. I can only think he is wanting to keep some players fresh for saturday and was reluctant to play e.g. Harry at all.
Agree. It doesn't make sense. What other explanation do you have?What’s the point of saving people for Saturday and losing tonight?
Maybe he thought we could beat or at least draw tonight with a scratch team...Agree. It doesn't make sense. What other explanation do you have?
Cos he plays left back, he is not a left back and he is pretty crap at it.He probably received and distributed the ball more than anyone else tonight, and he found feet almost every time. Why is he the fall guy guy? I just don't get it.
So why isn’t he more proactive in making substitutions?Maybe he thought we could beat or at least draw tonight with a scratch team...
Regarding the lack of substitutions, I just wonder whether Howarth, especially, and Scully were kept on because Appleton wanted to give them a chance to show what they could do over 90 minutes - for future reference as it were - plus give them some game time. No doubt I'm totally wide of the mark, but it's a theory. As it was, both of them - and Grant too for that matter - were more effective in the second half.
Unfashionable to say so, but overall man of the match for me was Edun - although he spent most of the last half hour practically in midfield.
But basically, that was two games in a row now that we've thrown away - Johnson not scoring early on against Sunderland and now Montsma giving the ball away.