sfc1971 Posted 22 February, 2011 Share Posted 22 February, 2011 Is it not about time our Nige started with Barney & Lambert up top with Guly in the hole Adam and Oxo left/right with Chaps and or hammond/Spidey in the centre ? Why take Oxo off and push Guly wide where he is poor leave him on and change Guly for barney FFS We can cope with three at the back and need to push forward or I can see us either having a premature change of manager or failing to gain promotion. Quite poss both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 22 February, 2011 Share Posted 22 February, 2011 Guly is ****. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 (edited) Guly is ****. HTH Skilful, Talented... but no end product. Edited 23 February, 2011 by SaintNeil90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc1971 Posted 23 February, 2011 Author Share Posted 23 February, 2011 I do think he has something to offer but not as a Striker. Okay he got lucky in a couple of games and now NA thinks he warrants a place up top ahead of Barney ?? Where the F$$k is Connelly ? Very odd starting eleven and subs tonight imo and we cannot keep putting the blame on a poor playing surface as the Manager hinted (again) saying "we will be back to a nice pitch on Sat" Nigel we have more away games than home my Friend sort it FFS !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 3 at the back doesn't work imo, you need full-backs not only for defense but to support the wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Skilful, Talented... but no end product. One of our top scorers ffs. As for the original idea...Lambert, Barnard, Guly, Lallana, Oxo, Chaplow and Hammond/Morgan. I make that 7 players to somehow fit into 6 positions in midfield/up front. Unless we're suddenly going to go 3 at the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 I do think he has something to offer but not as a Striker. Okay he got lucky in a couple of games and now NA thinks he warrants a place up top ahead of Barney ?? Where the F$$k is Connelly ? Very odd starting eleven and subs tonight imo and we cannot keep putting the blame on a poor playing surface as the Manager hinted (again) saying "we will be back to a nice pitch on Sat" Nigel we have more away games than home my Friend sort it FFS !! Please tell me what was odd about the starting eleven? (Without using hindsight, which Adkins quite obviously could not have had when he picked the team). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 I'm not sure there was a lack of effort more a lack of quality and imagination. I called it 1-0 or 0-1 after 10 minutes, and a goal either way in the first half might have made a better game of it overall. Positives the back 4 and keeper all played well a hard Earned clean sheet. Problems started in midfield where none of those 4 had very good games. Chaplow had a shocker and barely completed a pass all game, Adam is coming back to match play, some good bits but not really enough. OX? If he plays wide right surely we have to feed him regularly? Hardly saw the ball at all first half and little impact in the second, would be better used coming from the bench especially in away games. Hammond was the pick but it's all huff and puff and little quality. Gully and lambert never linked once all game. Gully worked hard in defence and looked lively up front in the first half but disappeared se nod half, I don't understand the sub where he goes to the wing? Lambert was pretty meh throughout. Barnard was also rubbish when he came on just running round kicking people and conceding needless fouls. We absolutely didn't have seven shots on target, possibly 4 but their keeper didn't make a save all game. 0-0 a decent result up there, especially with other results going our way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Shuffling the chairs around would be an improvement, but its disappointing that this "Best Squad in L1" can't perform at league winning level. It would be an improvement to have Barnard and Lambert together from the start, and to have Schneiderlin in midfield. Guly is worth a place, but that place is on the sub bench. And with Connolly fit again, he should now be the sub striker. But all of this is very depressing as performance should not depend on two or three selection choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Shuffling the chairs around would be an improvement, but its disappointing that this "Best Squad in L1" can't perform at league winning level. Er, but it can and has been for much of the season. If we beat Swindon we will have taken 11 points from 5 matches in February = 2.2 points per game = league winning level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Skilful, Talented... but no end product. As opposed to runs around a lot, shouts at players, puffs and pants, wins a few fouls ... but no end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Strange that no one was really moaning about the team selection before the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 It was particularly the team selection that got me. It was the fact with a strong bench we waited until 76 mins to make a change and then only made one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 It was particularly the team selection that got me. It was the fact with a strong bench we waited until 76 mins to make a change and then only made one. Perhaps because we were actually playing much better in the second half up until about the 70th minute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 Making substitutions shouldn't just be done when you are playing badly though. When it was still nil nil at the hour mark Atkins should have been more pro-active in using the alternatives at his disposal imo(Sneiderlin, Gobern, Barnard, N'guessan) Great managers don't let the game get away from them before they make changes. Barnard was one of the top scorers in the league last season and i find it odd he wasn't given more time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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