Akhisarspor Match Thread

[Brooksy]

No shots on target against these. Puel out.

[GeorgeTheFox]

impressed with Darnell Johnson

[PhillippaT]

Sounds like I haven't missed much, then  :-/ 

[moore_94]

Need to get Darnell Johnson to sign a new contract now.

[treer]

luck josh

[blabyboy]

Ulloa hits the bar!

[Suzie the Fox]

Bloody Unlucky!

[moore_94]

Unlucky from Ulloa! Great cross from Knight and great header!

[Grebfromgrebland]

If we can't create chances then we have to be odds on for relegation. 

[StriderHiryu]

Lol getting tasty now!

 

Ulloa heads it against the cross bar. 

[Mehrez]

Hard Brexit tackle that!

Edited 25 July 2018 by Mehrez

[PhillippaT]

Close....  Almost thought I'd been good luck, then...

[Shane]

We lack ball winners, especially in midfield.

 

I’d be tempted to start Choudhury & Ndidi to combat this issue, providing we sign a proper RW. 

 

Think back to 15/16, we had Drinkwater, Kante, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy. All of them could win the ball back and press the opposition aggressively for 90mins. Now we only really have Ndidi and Choudhury who do that. Vardy doesn’t press like he used to and Okazaki & Albrighton are unlikely to be starters. 

Edited 25 July 2018 by Shane

[blabyboy]

Knight tackle was a bit tasty

[MC Prussian]

No need for that tackle in a friendly, Josh!

[Walshie is God]

What a tackle

[Suzie the Fox]

Just now, Grebfromgrebland said:

If we can't create chances then we have to be odds on for relegation. 

We will have a completely different team when we the league starts. Its pre-season! 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Yes but tactics and shape of the game are familiar

Edited 25 July 2018 by Grebfromgrebland

[gurru991]

11 minutes ago, murphy said:

What is he then?

 

Wikipedia, transfermarkt call him a defensive mid.  That's what I thought he was.

He got labelled that after joining Leicester. 

[MC Prussian]

Some of the new boys on the pitch are losing it.

[RutlanderFox]

Who is playing cb with Johnson? Is it Hughes?

[Goober]

2 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

If we can't create chances then we have to be odds on for relegation. 

I agree that we need to find an answer to our creativity problem but blimey, classic FT overreaction  

[Stevosevic]

5 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

If we can't create chances then we have to be odds on for relegation. 

If we're in the mix I won't be surprised 

[Poznan34]

1 minute ago, RutlanderFox said:

Who is playing cb with Johnson? Is it Hughes?

Elder

[yag101]

11 minutes ago, murphy said:

What is he then?

 

Wikipedia, transfermarkt call him a defensive mid.  That's what I thought he was.

He's not the sort that'll go around and chase it like Kante. He'll sit deep in front of the back 4 and spray passes around. Bit more like a Michael Carrick.

 

Physically he's nowhere near Kante. Mendy can't run with the ball, he won't get forward, but has better passing range.