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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 20, 2024 19:44:36 GMT
We’ve played 6 games ffs 🤦‍♂️ I was a manager for a couple of seasons at Portishead fc , believe me sometimes you think you’ve hit on the magic formula and your midfield is brilliant. The same setup the next week looks like they’ve never met each other ! I agree and the good managers don’t throw away all the good work based on the poor one and they go away and work at the faults and retain the good. I haven’t seen that. It’s like a set of scales and MT just keeps lumping all the weight from one side to the other. If all the CM's are ever fit we might eventually see MT's preferred line up, apart from swapping your favourite Hutch (your starting to sound like CarltsGas(?) did with BG) the majority of the changes have been enforced. I sense it would be Lindsay Conteh Ward With Hutch to replace Ward whenever he's injured or runs out of steam, although you do have to wonder what we promised Garrett given he played 21 Championship games last season so you'd assume he'd been promised more games in L1 this season |
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Post by igotgas on Sept 20, 2024 20:07:01 GMT
If all the CM's are ever fit we might eventually see MT's preferred line up, apart from swapping your favourite Hutch (your starting to sound like CarltsGas(?) did with BG) the majority of the changes have been enforced. I sense it would be  Lindsay Conteh    Ward With Hutch to replace Ward whenever he's injured or runs out of steam, although you do have to wonder what we promised Garrett given he played 21 Championship games last season so you'd assume he'd been promised more games in L1 this season It’s not a case of favourites it’s simply trying to understand what we’re trying to achieve. My own personal feeling is the squads way too big and it’s giving MT too many problems not curing them. I often find good managers can deal with large squads but poor managers almost need a team that picks itself. Too many decisions over complicates things for them. The changes haven’t been enforced other than Conteh for one game and Ward (who’d been really poor anyway) for one game. The subs and the selections other than that have all been choices. As I said it’s also the ad hoc manner players are in then out then on then off…..it’s crazy. We have to accept that we don’t have a striker who’s going to get anywhere near 20 goals. I think we’ll be lucky to see Promise or Ruel get to 12-15 and it’s clear they’re the preferred two and so I see Gatlin and Shaq getting less than 10. If the games are shared the balance will shift so may be 40 between them? Where are the other goals coming from with a midfield of Ward / Conteh / Lindsay? We’ll probably need another 20 goals just to avoid a scrap at the bottom 6. Those 3 will maybe get 5 between them and LT will be lucky to get 5 We can’t afford to play that midfield. Simple as that. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Sept 20, 2024 20:19:12 GMT
No chuffing chance the way we've defended recently..
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 20, 2024 20:22:07 GMT
If all the CM's are ever fit we might eventually see MT's preferred line up, apart from swapping your favourite Hutch (your starting to sound like CarltsGas(?) did with BG) the majority of the changes have been enforced. I sense it would be Lindsay Conteh Ward With Hutch to replace Ward whenever he's injured or runs out of steam, although you do have to wonder what we promised Garrett given he played 21 Championship games last season so you'd assume he'd been promised more games in L1 this season It’s not a case of favourites it’s simply trying to understand what we’re trying to achieve. My own personal feeling is the squads way too big and it’s giving MT too many problems not curing them. I often find good managers can deal with large squads but poor managers almost need a team that picks itself. Too many decisions over complicates things for them. The changes haven’t been enforced other than Conteh for one game and Ward (who’d been really poor anyway) for one game. The subs and the selections other than that have all been choices. As I said it’s also the ad hoc manner players are in then out then on then off…..it’s crazy. We have to accept that we don’t have a striker who’s going to get anywhere near 20 goals. I think we’ll be lucky to see Promise or Ruel get to 12-15 and it’s clear they’re the preferred two and so I see Gatlin and Shaq getting less than 10. If the games are shared the balance will shift so may be 40 between them? Where are the other goals coming from with a midfield of Ward / Conteh / Lindsay? We’ll probably need another 20 goals just to avoid a scrap at the bottom 6. Those 3 will maybe get 5 between them and LT will be lucky to get 5 We can’t afford to play that midfield. Simple as that. So out of 6 league game two of them have had enforced changes? Clearly any manger is going to make subs during a game, unless you think they should just stick to the same starting 11. As far as goals MT reverted to Hutch last week and we lost 4-0 so he hardly looks like he's going to help to increase the goals scored count, although we need to worry more about having a strong spine to the team at present rather than having a free scoring midfield. Once we stop conceding goals we can then work on scoring more goals, |
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Post by igotgas on Sept 20, 2024 20:42:10 GMT
We were already not conceding goals before he chopped and changed looking for the magic formula.
And I’ve already said it’s not even just the changes to the actual line up it’s the randomness to players like Kofi not being in the squad, then in it, then coming on ahead of senior pros, then not even making the squad while players he came on ahead of started and then starting…..McCormick coming on as a forward for 6 weeks then starting at CM then being dropped for Hutchinson but then not even coming on a week later…
They aren’t enforced changes. Yes subs will always be made but the constant swapping and changing is too much and happening too early in games to simply be a freshen up, it’s tinkering for no reason. The only game it didn’t happen was Cambridge.
Anyway, the proof will always be in the pudding….we shall see.
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Post by kampucheagas on Sept 20, 2024 20:47:37 GMT
Truth is surely no one yet knows if this squad is good enough or not?
Probably the same with almost all league 1 teams, although Birmingham and Huddersfield look strong.
For me I’d just get behind a more attacking mindset, for once we have some pace and flair, interesting to hear the opposition manager hoping to go for it with more attacking football, surely that’s the name of the game?
Come on Matt.
Be brave old chap.
Be more attacking and better than those before you.
Posh off.
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 20, 2024 20:56:27 GMT
We were already not conceding goals before he chopped and changed looking for the magic formula. And I’ve already said it’s not even just the changes to the actual line up it’s the randomness to players like Kofi not being in the squad, then in it, then coming on ahead of senior pros, then not even making the squad while players he came on ahead of started and then starting…..McCormick coming on as a forward for 6 weeks then starting at CM then being dropped for Hutchinson but then not even coming on a week later… They aren’t enforced changes. Yes subs will always be made but the constant swapping and changing is too much and happening too early in games to simply be a freshen up, it’s tinkering for no reason. The only game it didn’t happen was Cambridge. Anyway, the proof will always be in the pudding….we shall see. I've no idea what happened to Shaw last week, I sense everybody overlooked he was missing from the squad as we were more concerned with the result after the game, I assumed like Bilingo he was suffering from a bug rather than overlooked? After spending over £1m in the summer its a bit disconcerting Shaw is potentially our best incomer this summer!! I sense your the only poster who didn't feel MT had to make changes at half time on Saturday!! Personally I don't think MT is up to the job but live in hope that he can get his performing. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Sept 20, 2024 20:58:53 GMT
Truth is surely no one yet knows if this squad is good enough or not? Probably the same with almost all league 1 teams, although Birmingham and Huddersfield look strong. For me I’d just get behind a more attacking mindset, for once we have some pace and flair, i nteresting to hear the opposition manager hoping to go for it with more attacking football, surely that’s the name of the game?Come on Matt. Be brave old chap. Be more attacking and better than those before you. Posh off. UTG Posh always seem to have the players to do that anyway. |
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Post by igotgas on Sept 20, 2024 21:03:00 GMT
I just feel that had two set pieces been defended better then he’d have gone in at half time reasonably happy at 0-0.
It was a knee jerk reaction and he jumped the gun at what was actually the problem…..which means as a manager he hadn’t identified the problem or the solution correctly or accurately.
It didn’t improve in fact it got worse. That’s a failing of the management team having changed what they changed.
We’d had some bright moments but they will be completely overlooked based on the final outcome.
The set piece issue is very poor planning on both counts. All teams will load up far lost areas with their best headers of the ball. We countered that with two attacking players not known for their aerial ability and as far as I could see Wilson lost his man for both on the second contact.
So yeah I’m happy to be the outlier on the half time analysis.
I agree with you on MT overall unfortunately. I fear it’s only a matter of time…albeit I don’t think that’s imminent just yet.
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Post by bathtubpirate on Sept 20, 2024 21:35:42 GMT
We were already not conceding goals before he chopped and changed looking for the magic formula. And I’ve already said it’s not even just the changes to the actual line up it’s the randomness to players like Kofi not being in the squad, then in it, then coming on ahead of senior pros, then not even making the squad while players he came on ahead of started and then starting…..McCormick coming on as a forward for 6 weeks then starting at CM then being dropped for Hutchinson but then not even coming on a week later… They aren’t enforced changes. Yes subs will always be made but the constant swapping and changing is too much and happening too early in games to simply be a freshen up, it’s tinkering for no reason. The only game it didn’t happen was Cambridge. Anyway, the proof will always be in the pudding….we shall see. Yep, let's see how the pudding turns out, but you do seem to be describing a manager trying to work out a group of new players. |
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Post by socrates on Sept 21, 2024 0:26:19 GMT
x.com/BristolLiveBRFC/status/1837054648064299403Saw this on Bristol Live, Kofi Shaw close to starting as trying to push his way into the side! Interesting read but getting so many mixed messages and for the wrong reasons! I hope he does start vs Peterborough as we can eventually see if he is strong enough to cope with first team football. From what i have seen so far he is a Talent with the ball at his feet and forward thinking which is refreshing, but pre-season thought he still looked weak and off the ball looks a little lost which is understandable! I think Taylor is being pressured to play him too soon as they want to get a fee for him as he has a few i hear watching his progress and the owners have picked up on it and i feel that is not why we should be chucking on the hope of a quick sale! It says he did really well against Tottenham but 70% of that team were the same age or a year older and most of that team will start popping up in the conference in a year or too. I also think Taylor if he he does start him is also saying after spending 1.3 million + of the owners Money has hasn't bought anyone better than Shaw and to me that is a worry. Its good that a youngster is finally getting his chance but is it a little too early in a team that is still trying to find its feet and positives are being looked at in determent to results. I think we need an experienced midfield general not a kid. Hope I’m wrong though. |
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