DanDare Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, ajthefox said: He got the set up right today, can't fault that. Subs were ineffectual. The strange thing is that we still seem to have this habit of starting slowly. Second half we just didn't turn up and before we knew it the game was gone. Yep the starting lineup was spot on as were our approach, and for the best part of the first half we were the most likely team to score playing against the current top ranked form team. But for a couple of defensive brain farts and Ward seemingly walking past Rashford as passed into the net for their second we'd still have been in it. That and a supposedly outlawed studs first, straight legged knee cruncher which VAR took all of 5 seconds to dismiss as being totally fine (well you are playing Manc Yanited at old truffles so wind yer necks in little Lesta) Could and should have been a different game. Was hoping to be dancing on the table tonight but hey ho. Edited 19 February 2023 by DanDare 1
Koke Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 (edited) I'm no fan of BR but what's he supposed to do with a liability in Faes, a newbie in Souttar, a guy in Castagne who blows hot and cold whenever he feels like it and a 20 year old kid from Denmark who hasn't even been capped by his country yet and a ****ing donkey in goal. Critics will say he signed all of them which is true but that back line as a unit will not get us above 12th. Edited 19 February 2023 by Koke 4
Matt Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 Just now, Koke said: I'm no fan of BR but what's he supposed to do with a liability in Faes, a newbie in Souttar, a guy in Castagne who blows hit and cold whenever he feels like it and a 20 year old kid from Denmark who hasn't even been capped by his country yet and a ****ing donkey in goal. Critics will say he signed all of them which is true but that back line as a unit will not get us above 12th.
coolhandfox Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 Another day we are 2 up before they have their first shot on target. 1
Weller Wing Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 United played the usual blinder with their hard done by Casimero red the other week. We deserved nothing for our 2nd half performance but the officials will give you nothing at OT and that will never change. The commentators couldn't have been further up Utd's arse all game, either 1
SpacedX Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 27 minutes ago, Koke said: I'm no fan of BR but what's he supposed to do with a liability in Faes, a newbie in Souttar, a guy in Castagne who blows hot and cold whenever he feels like it and a 20 year old kid from Denmark who hasn't even been capped by his country yet and a ****ing donkey in goal. Critics will say he signed all of them which is true but that back line as a unit will not get us above 12th. Faes isn't a 'liability' - he's had some tremendous performances for us and was superb last game against Spurs. Christensen looks to be a great acquisition and a massive improvement on Thomas and I'm sorry to say, JJ since his brief return from injury. Unfortunately we used to have some bloke called Chilwell at LB but many on here and in the KP decided that he was crap too and gave him a load of shit. I'm confident that Souttar will settle in well but I do agree that for all his strengths, Castagne can be found wanting far too often. The issue is more a lack of confidence in the bloke between the sticks I'm afraid. 3
Guest Lako42 Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 Say what you want about the players being shit but at least BR has cultivated a great mentality and strong culture......
filbertway Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 36 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Another day we are 2 up before they have their first shot on target. I feel like we'd have still ended up losing
coolhandfox Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 42 minutes ago, filbertway said: I feel like we'd have still ended up losing Maybe but goals change games.
Popular Post Fox92 Posted 19 February 2023 Author Popular Post Posted 19 February 2023 1 hour ago, coolhandfox said: Another day we are 2 up before they have their first shot on target. Yes. We wasted chances again and should have been leading. I'm waiting for the "we don't create" comments now.. Quality in player showed today. No pissing about from Rashford, two strikes straight on goal, no wanting to bend it etc, he needed one chance to score and took it. We needed about five more chances. First half we were good, really good for half hour, and I enjoyed it even when we went behind. Second half we were pathetic. 6
LCFCJohn Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 1 hour ago, Koke said: I'm no fan of BR but what's he supposed to do with a liability in Faes, a newbie in Souttar, a guy in Castagne who blows hot and cold whenever he feels like it and a 20 year old kid from Denmark who hasn't even been capped by his country yet and a ****ing donkey in goal. Critics will say he signed all of them which is true but that back line as a unit will not get us above 12th. Such a spoil sport, was going to point out he signed them all and then read that bit Ward side, it’s a capable back line, for me it’s more about mentality. Last week heads were up and aside from the early goal, we looked solid. First cock up today was communication between Faes and Souttar which could be due to early days together as a partnership. After that heads dropped.
5waller5 Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 2 hours ago, Fox92 said: Yes. We wasted chances again and should have been leading. I'm waiting for the "we don't create" comments now.. Quality in player showed today. No pissing about from Rashford, two strikes straight on goal, no wanting to bend it etc, he needed one chance to score and took it. We needed about five more chances. First half we were good, really good for half hour, and I enjoyed it even when we went behind. Second half we were pathetic. Our chances were against an in-form world class Goalkeeper. Theirs weren’t.
Popular Post Ricey Posted 19 February 2023 Popular Post Posted 19 February 2023 What worries me is that he’s put that second half performance down to being sloppy in possession, as he often does. His go-to solution for that is to emphasise ’control’ and taking care of the ball, which may cause us to lose a lot of what has made us so good against Villa, Spurs and in the first half today. 4 1
Dusty Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 1 minute ago, Ricey said: What worries me is that he’s put that second half performance down to being sloppy in possession, as he often does. His go-to solution for that is to emphasise ’control’ and taking care of the ball, which may cause us to lose a lot of what has made us so good against Villa, Spurs and in the first half today. Not really. We were so sloppy in that second half, couldn’t even control the ball and we played long hopeful balls that didn’t really have any chance of coming off. The Villa and spurs games we had more control and we chose the right moments to play more direct passes.
Ricey Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 2 minutes ago, Dusty said: Not really. We were so sloppy in that second half, couldn’t even control the ball and we played long hopeful balls that didn’t really have any chance of coming off. The Villa and spurs games we had more control and we chose the right moments to play more direct passes. Oh I agree, but we’ve had a real directness about us recently and I fear that Rodgers natural tendencies will drain that out of us as he attempts to tighten us up. 2 1
Dan Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 Got the line up right and in a rare instance was let down by bad finishing, but it descended into a real mess in the end. Poor.
HarryDee8 Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 I find the way Rodgers talks in his interviews are confusing. He brings his tactics talk into the questions asked. All this final 3rd , mid half.... Only he knows what he's on about He never answers a questions simply the way it's asked Can't help thinking some of the players probably don't understand him 1
SafewayFox Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 19 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said: Got the line up right and in a rare instance was let down by bad finishing, but it descended into a real mess in the end. Poor. Probably the fairest comment of the day 👌🏻
Guest Mickyblueeyes Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 Can’t really blame Rodgers for today. His side had 19 shots at Old Trafford. That’s an incredible amount. Finishing was off and his defender/goalkeeper had a nightmare. Some of his players let him down today. He set them up right.
Guest Mee-9 Posted 19 February 2023 Posted 19 February 2023 What we’re all hoping for. Rodgers leaves by mutual consent in Summer, Potter gets the sack and chelsea. Potter gets named Leicester manager days after. Gets a beastly warchest for a rebuild, buying young fresh players and implementing a quick and slick style of attacking football.
Dusty Posted 20 February 2023 Posted 20 February 2023 8 hours ago, Ricey said: Oh I agree, but we’ve had a real directness about us recently and I fear that Rodgers natural tendencies will drain that out of us as he attempts to tighten us up. I really don’t think that’s it. I don’t think the direction or general principles have changed over the last few games, I think the players just have a bit more confidence about them.
Stadt Posted 20 February 2023 Posted 20 February 2023 (edited) Our defensive record post World Cup is horrendous. 16 conceded in 8 games. 16.9 xG conceded. We’re 19th for goals conceded and 19th for xGA. So much for a turnaround They had 26 shots and 8 on target yesterday, far too easy to play through. Edited 20 February 2023 by Stadt
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