Fabrice29

Really? We'd just scored on the break, we were hardly in a flow or in control were we? It was a VAR decision and a missed 1 on 1 away from a perfect away performance. Didn't do anything stupid, stood up to the physicality, atmosphere and game the home side wanted to play and created the best chances in the game. Bringing on 2 players the fans were pissed off about not starting and another who is probably our best player when up and running is hardly the disaster people think it is.

Missed at least one huge chance and conceded a goal that with VAR would have been ruled out. Managers fault though, am I right?

This is all well and good until we lose a couple of games and everything about the club is toxic again. Manager, owners and fans are on a knife edge as it is. Taking out some of its best players and trying to convince the crowd in the stadium that it’s all for next season doesn’t feel like a particularly clever idea.

These things happened when playing 5 at the back just recently and they didn’t happen when we went on that winning run earlier when playing 5 at the back. That’s exactly my point 😂

I don’t actually disagree (the first bit, the natural death stuff happens to all tactics whether ‘hipster’ or not). Naturally having a player at the back to pass to rather than elsewhere will encourage passing it at the back and so okay, you change that and that option goes. But would also point out that not having the smallest attack in the league is probably helpful in not passing backwards. Everything has to be so precise without someone to aim for and get us out of trouble. Player profiles on the pitch are more important imo. I’m sure we’ll play a four at some stage with Armstrong starting and find ourselves having little to pass to again and recycling possession. It’s why we should be so desperate to recruit a bigger striker.

Sorry, what I meant to say was ‘club is fine’

We’ve been losing for weeks, I’ve called the owner terrible on here in that time and been told by people (including you I think?) to stop posting so much 😂 Somewhat quiet ffs 😂

He absolutely did say something to Scienza. He shouted and pointed to his head to think about his actions.

I’m not dying on any hill. I think there are obvious tactical benefits for different formations but I’d much rather we as a team, squad, club address some of the underlying issues that it’s faced for a while now. We defended in a four two years ago and conceded lots. It’s not the formation that is making us give away silly goals. It’s not the formation that has us as a really wasteful team. Yes, we missed chances yesterday. We missed chances Saturday. We missed chances against Boro. We also gave away silly goals and will give away silly goals in a 4 too. It’s not a hill I’m dying on, it’s just pointing out the underlying issues will raise its head in whatever formation we like eventually. But if we have to go through more managers, systems and styles to eventually get there then at least I can continue to be so popular on here 😂

Of the four things you’ve quoted here as making a difference, two are player changes. I’ll just about give you Fellows playing higher up but Scienza game last night was no different to normal. He’s at his most threatening being fed the ball wide and cutting inside. Same role he plays in both formations. If Bamford scored at the end or Scienza’s shot is deflected wide, I can assure you people would not be talking about how the formation made a massive difference.

Christ you’ll be accused of being a laundry man with that sensible take. Go back to the Harry Enfield picture with the incorrect quote. That’s some of your best stuff.

I’m someone different every single week to you 😂

Morning all 👋 We had more shots and more shots on target on Saturday than last night. I thought we looked reasonable in both games. If you want to believe last night was all about a formation change then good for you. That’ll make you feel good until we lose with that formation at least. Then it’ll be something else (what happened to the experience chatter anyway?). I’m just going to carry on saying what I see which last night was a deflected goal go in and us not give away any silly goals. That’s the difference for me right now. Nice to see a different profile of striker too, which I’ve been calling for ages as well. Will be nice to transfer in a striker who is more reliable and a defender we know who can do what we did last night consistently (because none of you really believe Stephen’s in a back 4 is the thing we’ve been crying out for all this time). Also, I’m not sure 3 days of not posting then a response to all the little digs on the forum is the big comeback you guys think it is, but thanks for the welcome back anyway 😂

Saints inexperienced managers this season currently 2-0 up against the sort of experienced proper football man we could do with. Ciao!

I’ll stand by the above every single game. 👍

Well except for the time he played and trained for them. But yeh not the case 😂

I thought this place would have a bigger hissy fit over Mane than Ballard, that’s all. He’d have been much more useful this season. Anyway, as you say, non story and no big deal. Far too sensible approach.

Funny for this thread to be bumped over some good performances in the league below us when there’s a young lad invigorating Wolves season in the one above who was in our U18’s for a period 2 years ago.

That’s a wild response to a Paul Onuachu chat 😂 Anyway, to keep things on topic, he’d have been great for us, especially if you ignore the time he actually played for us and wasn’t great.

If we’re writing off this season. (I’m not saying we should) then is giving Eckert the rest of the season to build up his experience not a worthwhile plan? If we’re not writing off this season then is bringing in a manger who last season couldn’t get much out of our best striker really a great plan?. (And I like Mowbray btw)

Tbh, I can’t find it. There’s this podcast when House states someone is advising Dragan to go for more experience but doesn’t say who. I’m sure he or Blackmore have said Rasmus is their footballer advisor so maybe I’ve over assumed.

Hell of a claim for a player who has done this twice (I think) in his career so far and not outside of Belgium.

Wasn’t it widely considered that Rasmus was the advisor advising Solak not to appoint TE?

Piroe is an interesting one because he plays in similar parts of the pitch as Armstrong which means he’ll drop deep and look to link play. I think we need a channel runner personally but he does have the traits to play that deep/link play that we like with the physical upgrades.