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6 defenders in the outfield 10, we were never set up to have a go, which was very disappointing
Quote from: Filo on January 24, 2021, 10:46:54 am6 defenders in the outfield 10, we were never set up to have a go, which was very disappointing That was how we set up at Blackburn.
Quote from: Campsall rover on January 23, 2021, 07:58:43 pmA voice of reason BST Pleased there are a few of us who can see the big picture.So the rest of us don't know anything about football?
A voice of reason BST Pleased there are a few of us who can see the big picture.
Some people think this forum is a place for opinion. Others think it's a place for worship.
Quote from: Bentley Bullet on January 23, 2021, 08:52:42 pmSome people think this forum is a place for opinion. Others think it's a place for worship.And some even think it's a place for talking bo!!ocks
Too true BB, too true!
Another thread hyjacked and taken off topic by the usual suspect!
All the teams from Championship, League 1 or League 2 or non league playing a Premier league side were beaten in round 4 of the FA cup yes we could have give it a go but we would have got the same result.
Everyone is entitled to dream, or create special fantasies around shock results, but seriously, what did anyone really expect from an away fixture at an in-form Premiership club who are enjoying an excellent season and who fielded a very strong side, at home?I was dreading Saturday. With the squad available I was hoping we might just keep the deficit to a reasonable score. My biggest fear was an early goal against. When that went in I would have taken 4-0 and said, thank you very much. In reality it could have been many more.Credit where it's due, West Ham were superb, individually skilful, very creative and organised teamwise and did a professional job on us.Those clubs who competed reasonably well with much weakened Prem sides tended to do so on bobbly pitches. West Ham's was excellent. And no-one here seems to be affording them much credit for how well they actually played. Good enough to have beaten many Premiership sides and more than comfortably beat ANY League One outfit. They made us look distinctly average, because compared to them, that's what we are.In reality our game plan was to sit back, get men behind the ball, soak up the early pressure and hope they became frustrated. Perhaps then sneak a goal on the counter attack. We were not set up to take the game to them. That would have been foolish and we would have been picked off time and again by their lightning fast breaks, punished by the sort of forwards we can only but dream of.Mismatches like this aren't allowed in boxing. We lost gracefully whilst still trying to play a neat passing game. No clogging. No hoofball. Lost to a far superior team. No surprise. No disgrace.Now is not the time to start castigating the team or the manager. We saw how good we need to be if ever the fan fantasies are ever going to be realised. We are so far away from that it's not true. You can either enjoy what we have, what we can realistically achieve, or live in some fantasy world where a Billionaire pumps a fortune into the club. I suspect you will wait a long time for the latter.We lost to West Ham, get over it. Move on. Stop bickering. Back to the bread and butter on Tuesday. That's what really matters.
I agree it is a good post, however, rather than picking at DM, I was left wondering are the majority of the current squad even good enough for there next level, should we get there. How many players would we need?You just start to believe this is a team that could go places, then you get that blast of reality.