Legia Warsaw 0-1 Post Match Thread

[hejammy]

From about 50 mins it was so easy to predict what was going to happen. Late changes, all huff and puff but no end result. It's the same story for the last few games. We're just too easy to play against. 

[RonnieTodger]

As ever, the football is the worst part of the trip

Edited 30 September 2021 by RonnieTodger

[Ric Flair]

Only small plus point of tonight was James Maddison, he looked quicker and wanted the ball. I'm scraping the barrel and it's very very early days but hopefully this few games being dropped will have got him angry and determined.

[drumbeat]

I don't even think we can lay to much blame on the defence today, they didn't have a great to do. They just didn't do it when they had to! They could have 3 from as many chances.

 

No, we didn't win because we were turgid in attack. We try to break teams down and we just don't have the pace, movement and passing to do it. We continually try to weave magic in tight spaces and it's not working. We need to turn possession into something incisive, all this patient probing is playing into the hands of the opposition.

[jmono84]

I know we had loads of time but yet again we’ve had a good goal ruled out! Amartey is trying to attack the ball and the defender is trying to block him, unsuccessfully! How the ref sees that as an Amartey foul is ****ing as stupid as BR’s tactics tonight.

 

Had enough of crap refs.

[LE18FOX]

Left it too late again as usual, should have brought on subs earlier on

[hejammy]

Just now, LE18FOX said:

Left it too late again as usual, should have brought on subs earlier on

Says someone for the 1000th time today..... 

[SeCrEt FoX]

16 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Only small plus point of tonight was James Maddison, he looked quicker and wanted the ball. I'm scraping the barrel and it's very very early days but hopefully this few games being dropped will have got him angry and determined.

This and I thought KDH was the best player on the pitch. He put in a good shift. Shame about the rest. 

[Guest StevieLynex]

1 hour ago, foxy boxing said:

Turns out we didn't have a Legia to stand on! .

Warsaw's that about. Our players were poles apart

[Clarkey123]

Fair enough Thomas is still a young lad and one of our own, but he was the most boring player in the side to watch today, actually dreaded it when they passed him the ball. Gave us absolutely nothing going forward and epitomised everything the team did today, play it safe when you’re 1-0 down 

[J.Lisemore]

1 minute ago, Clarkey123 said:

Fair enough Thomas is still a young lad and one of our own, but he was the most boring player in the side to watch today, actually dreaded it when they passed him the ball. Gave us absolutely nothing going forward and epitomised everything the team did today, play it safe when you’re 1-0 down 

I don't doubt your view but maybe he was just following instruction? 

[Nod.E]

Sick of Brendan reflecting that we improved in the second half. 

 

Not really mate, it's just natural that if poor teams take the lead against you they will concede control of the game.

 

Starting to understand the deluded Brendan tag.

[Guest StevieLynex]

34 minutes ago, ThurmastonFox said:

What if this is the peak

He wouldn't be God

[Fox1980]

1 hour ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

The worry with tonight’s lack of performance is that it stemmed from poor coaching.

 

Brendan’s picked a team that on paper should do a job - but what was completely lacking was any notion of pattern of play and how we were going to go about scoring goals.

Our dire tempo, directionless passing and lack of off the ball movement are all hallmarks of a side that has been sent out without sufficient preparation and instruction.

 

Some serious work on the training ground to find our attacking identity is desperately needed.

The worrying thing for me is that there’s supposed to be a blueprint of how we want to play and all teams through the club play the same way so they know what to expect. We seem to be getting slower moving the ball and nobody seems to know what they are supposed to be doing going forward 

[murphy]

2 hours ago, Dahnsouff said:

Is the loss of Wes and Jonny THAT damaging across the whole team?

I think so.

 

I think a solid defence breeds confidence throughout the team and allows others to play.

[Wolfox]

1 hour ago, turtmcfly said:

 

Don't be silly

Other than Vestergaard shoulder attempt and when Perez turned into a Legia defender I can’t think of many?

[Big Wes Says Yes]

16 minutes ago, Fox1980 said:

The worrying thing for me is that there’s supposed to be a blueprint of how we want to play and all teams through the club play the same way so they know what to expect. We seem to be getting slower moving the ball and nobody seems to know what they are supposed to be doing going forward 

I'm still not quite at the point that I'll turn on Rodgers, but something is really wrong with the squad, not just the usual first team.

- Slow build up play and a ridiculous obsession with passing it along the back line a d playing it short from Kasper.

- Vestegard looks like a milk float.

- Soyuncu reminds me of Bamba.

- No creative nous and a fear of attacking.

- I thought we'd had a great transfer window, but none of them look ready or able to compete for a starting place.

- Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Perez, Soyuncu, Perreira, Vestegard all off form, which just isn't sustainable.

 

[Blue-fox]

1 minute ago, Big Wes Says Yes said:

I'm still not quite at the point that I'll turn on Rodgers, but something is really wrong with the squad, not just the usual first team.

- Slow build up play and a ridiculous obsession with passing it along the back line a d playing it short from Kasper.

- Vestegard looks like a milk float.

- Soyuncu reminds me of Bamba.

- No creative nous and a fear of attacking.

- I thought we'd had a great transfer window, but none of them look ready or able to compete for a starting place.

- Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Perez, Soyuncu, Perreira, Vestegard all off form, which just isn't sustainable.

 

However big Sol had a goal in him, whereas Soyunco doesn’t 

[FoxFossil]

After 50 years of following the City, I dreamed of us playing in Europe.

But the Gods punish men by granting them their wishes.

[ARM1968]

This shit show is pretty much going to slide down the pan if someone doesn’t get a grip soon. Diabolical decisions from Brendan and equally poor from the players. There is something rotten in the heart of our team - what it is I have no idea. 

[foxinsox]

1 hour ago, Vardinio'sCat said:

We're not peaking too early this season.

 

 

At least I hope this isn't the peak!

[dorsetboy]

Its went wrong when we signed bertrand and vesergaard half of saints rubbish defence.

 

We had enough full backs for cover so should have used those wages and vestergaard salary amd transfer to go for tarkowski or even kabak would have been better than vestergaard hes slower than morgan with the turn of a b52 bomber ffs  

[Beechey]

Watched James Bond instead. Looks like I missed a banger of a game

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

1 minute ago, Beechey said:

Watched James Bond instead. Looks like I missed a banger of a game

(Dr) No. We died another day. 

[cruzFOX]

Too many players not even getting the basics right. Vestergaard should be like Huth using his commanding height and strength to impose themselves but he's weak. Need to get our mojo back!