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Post by pepsi on Nov 20, 2016 9:46:07 GMT
Another over reaction from Steve. Your love in with Roos makes me chuckle too. He is a very good young keeper and better than mildy and the critics of a few weeks ago were very unfair on him. But 3 spectacular saves? They were all routine and we'd all be asking questions had they gone in. Their keeper made the best save of the game at the end. 7 changes is a bit of a misleading figure as well. 2 are enforced when we change from wingers, our right back came in after suspension and Clarke-salter is arguably a better player than Hartley. So it was really only 3, albeit those three were our key men. But they were shot after Tuesday. Should they have played 120 in an FA cup match? Probably not but they did. Let's get on with it, good point against a decent side and if we win Tuesday then it's a good few days out. But in fairness how many teams have you ever heard to make 7 changes from a winning team (or a losing team)?? And the first half performance was exactly as I expected with that team... I was baffled when I was sat in the sportsman at 2pm looking at the team .. |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Nov 20, 2016 9:57:20 GMT
Have to say it is a sad state of affairs if your best players (or any Professional players from that point of view) have not renewed their batteries after 3 days rest. f**king hate it when people say stuff like this. Extra games like the one in the week and the extra 30 mins on top do take their toll. Time and time again it is proven, look at how many teams drop points after a champions league game. It's all about fractions. I agree. 120 minutes of lung bursting action. Gaffney, for instance, practically crawled off the pitch on Tuesday. Our players have won so many games through their fitness levels this year so it is a bit of an odd comment from the OP. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 10:01:45 GMT
Happy for DC to keep experimenting and doing what he wants, working ain't it?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 10:17:43 GMT
A point against a relegated team is ok.
To be able to rest a few of your best players along the way is good.
Our squad strength and readiness is fantastic!
The ability to rotate like this can only pay dividends as the games come thick and fast.
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Post by Strange Gas on Nov 20, 2016 10:42:49 GMT
Right decision in my view, he knew he had a knackered team, a heavy pitch and pacy opposition. So strategy of contain in 1st half and try and nick it in 2nd looked sensible to me. I think the HT changes were always the plan, it nearly worked. Bloke stood by me said the subs showed DC thinks he got it wrong, which I thought was totally incorrect. I think DC uses subs well to try and win across 90 minutes, this for me was another example
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Post by gretschgas on Nov 20, 2016 11:03:29 GMT
DC specialises in getting momentum going in the final run in - last 10 or 15 games. Why is this? Because we have a fitter, fresher and less burnt out side imho, with more players having had plenty of match practice. A point wasn't a disaster at all and with another tough game on Tuesday he was right to make changes. When we see Lines, Taylor and probably Gaffney play well and help us win then it will have been worth it.
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Post by pucklegas on Nov 20, 2016 11:07:28 GMT
Not a bad result, apart from Hartley we ain't good enough at heading get Rammell in to do some coaching, we take our medicine and go Tuesday.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 11:08:22 GMT
Why didn't that team play against Crawley? Would much rather the likes of Gaffney, Taylor and Lines were 'rested' in a cup competition than a much more important league game. 2 points dropped from a very winnable game imo.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 20, 2016 11:14:32 GMT
Has anyone noticed that although we failed to win the game we got only our second clean sheet of the season? This is likely to have played a part as we play with more discipline.
with this in mind a draw is alright - MK looked fairly solid at the back.
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Post by bluegas on Nov 20, 2016 11:15:43 GMT
First - I'm pushing 70. OK,I really believe some of the posters on here are still living in the 60s & 70s football-wise. I vividly remember a relative recounting a visit to say WBA v Leeds (the great Leeds). He said it was appalling - paint dry, grass grow, etc.. A lot of Rovers' games then were pretty pedestrian. II'm impressed with the speed & skill I'm seeing at Rovers today. And I can understand that some players can't keep up a level of performance for 90 minutes. It's now squad game & medicine/sports science have also progressed greatly. And what's wrong with trying to wrong-foot you're opponents halfway through a game? Seems positive to me. But it's all opinions......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 11:23:15 GMT
Right decision in my view, he knew he had a knackered team, a heavy pitch and pacy opposition. So strategy of contain in 1st half and try and nick it in 2nd looked sensible to me. I think the HT changes were always the plan, it nearly worked. Bloke stood by me said the subs showed DC thinks he got it wrong, which I thought was totally incorrect. I think DC uses subs well to try and win across 90 minutes, this for me was another example Right so we are at home in front of a big crowd against a managerless team near the bottom and the best plan is to contain them?? I'd much rather we played our best attacking team in 4-4-2, get the lead and then replace them rather than the other way around. |
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Post by lpgas on Nov 20, 2016 11:26:57 GMT
The top teams have a settled defence and midfield and rotate their strikers but DC seems to know better or so he thinks. MK were there for the taking yesterday but all the changes and experimenting cost us 3 points. We were better off when we had a smaller squad enough to change things. Now he just makes ridiculous changes. As for players being tired why was Brown playing (with no one one front of him?)The simple thing is he got it wrong, and will probably tinker again on Tuesday
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Post by lpgas on Nov 20, 2016 11:33:02 GMT
Right decision in my view, he knew he had a knackered team, a heavy pitch and pacy opposition. So strategy of contain in 1st half and try and nick it in 2nd looked sensible to me. I think the HT changes were always the plan, it nearly worked. Bloke stood by me said the subs showed DC thinks he got it wrong, which I thought was totally incorrect. I think DC uses subs well to try and win across 90 minutes, this for me was another example Right so we are at home in front of a big crowd against a managerless team near the bottom and the best plan is to contain them?? I'd much rather we played our best attacking team in 4-4-2, get the lead and then replace them rather than the other way around. Agree, we should be looking to win for the whole 90 minutes not just the last 20. Personally I think he is becoming arrogant, and doesn't accept he makes mistakes anymore. MK were there for the taking yesterday |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 11:41:40 GMT
near the end of the crawley game gaffney was totally shattered as was lines,hartley and taylor looked very leggy so the manager made bold and positive changes. we play charlton on tuesday with many key players fresh after being rested v mk dons, was dc right? not sure myself,maybe he made too many changes but i could understand his reasoning for sure. Fair comment. If they play v chsrlton and we win that'll be a very good 4 days and four points. I hope we play with more width though we are ugly and hardly ever win playing so narrow. not sure if thats true but it does seem that way |
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Post by bluegas on Nov 20, 2016 11:44:31 GMT
Right so we are at home in front of a big crowd against a managerless team near the bottom and the best plan is to contain them?? I'd much rather we played our best attacking team in 4-4-2, get the lead and then replace them rather than the other way around. Agree, we should be looking to win for the whole 90 minutes not just the last 20. Personally I think he is becoming arrogant, and doesn't accept he makes mistakes anymore. MK were there for the taking yesterday Taxi for DC then? Two promotions in two years but he's burnt out! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 11:46:51 GMT
lots of people have clamoured for us to start with colkett,boateng and clarke-salter yet when he does just that people are baffled and say hes picked a weak team??? weird
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Post by gonzales on Nov 20, 2016 11:52:14 GMT
Aaagh, what's that awful screeching! The experts sharpening their knives. Calm down fellas we can't always get what we want. It's a team game and those players who we might consider less capable still have a part to play in our success and need to be shown they're trusted by DC. I'm disappointed we didn't win yesterday as are all Gas but it's another point and if we smash Charlton on Tuesday we'll soon forget that DC's 'losing the plot'.
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Post by oddsongas on Nov 20, 2016 12:03:49 GMT
Right so we are at home in front of a big crowd against a managerless team near the bottom and the best plan is to contain them?? I'd much rather we played our best attacking team in 4-4-2, get the lead and then replace them rather than the other way around. Agree, we should be looking to win for the whole 90 minutes not just the last 20. Personally I think he is becoming arrogant, and doesn't accept he makes mistakes anymore. MK were there for the taking yesterday Maybe he's reached his ceiling like people were saying last year?? And the year before that?? Or maybe people are just overreacting like they always do |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 12:12:12 GMT
What is all this bollox about a heavy pitch. Fecking crap. There is nothing wrong with the sodding playing surface.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 20, 2016 12:20:42 GMT
lots of people have clamoured for us to start with colkett,boateng and clarke-salter yet when he does just that people are baffled and say hes picked a weak team??? weird Probably because instead of those players being left on the bench we had Taylor, Gaffney, Bodin and Montano, and Lines sat on the bench. |
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