Blackburn Match Thread

[Tuna]

I'd sub Fatawu can easily see him getting another booking at this rate

[Mark_w]

2 minutes ago, Sly said:

Look at how Blackburn are marking us. 
 

Allowing us to the halfway line, staying loosely close to us.
 

Standing off, allowing us to step up and then looking to counter.  
 

The forward players are picking up. Two centre backs. 
 

This is going to be a basket ball game if we’re not careful. 

Also going to be a how to beat us guide to the rest of the league if we’re not careful. They’ve really rattled us.

[Sly]

The Blackburn press by allowing at the halfway line is causing us issues. 

[Citeh]

Mcateer for Abdul quick 

[Bazly]

looks like bore ball again.

[lcfcdamo]

Please sub him before we down to 10 

[Babylon]

We’ll have ten men in a minute. 

[Tuna]

Faes!

[Guest Col city fan]

Gotta be careful re Fatawu here. He’s off the place and could easily get sent off.

[iancognito]

Scored too early looking really complacent since the goal

[spacemunky]

For some strange reason, I'd like an orange sherbert.

[Sly]

Just now, Mark_w said:

Also going to be a how to beat us guide to the rest of the league if we’re not careful. They’ve really rattled us.

They’re looking to turnover Vestergaard and forcing him to go long. 

[Blanchflower78]

Fatawu will be hooked at HT for Mcateer. Looks rash and hurried today. Poor.

[Beechey]

Just now, Bazly said:

looks like bore ball again.

What do you expect when they are man to man marking every single one of our players?

[CloudFox]

Doing the right thing here. Slowing it down, not getting drawn into Blackburn's basketball approach.

 

Commentator made a good point about Rovers sitting in their half and waiting for us to all advance into it, then pounce. We're now having the CBs stay in our half, just, and draw the Rovers players out of their half. Make some space.

[Pliskin]

I’d take Fatawu off now, he’s having an absolute rotter off the ball. 

[Dahnsouff]

Blackburn have clearly been drilled very well on when to press

[cityfanlee23]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

I'm not denying it's a mistake. But acting like it's some heinous unforgivable crime when he's doing exactly what the game plan is is over the top. 

 

Everyone was bored of Rodgers football, nobody wanted that. So we've increased the risk and reward, it's working, we're playing well this season. But that's the risk. 

 

You get out what you put in. 

 

There is a monstrous difference between risk reward and suicide football. That exact mistake is not a one off, it's happening 3-4 a game, week in week out.

[Bryn]

It’s actually fantastic from Blackburn this. Watch that midfield shape when our defenders have the ball, they’re like a Venus fly trap sucking the CBs in, Winks and Ricardo left stranded beyond the midfield box.

[Simonb]

Just now, FLAN said:

He’s getting sent off soon 

Get him off, ain't worth the risk today. Tbf though the linesman was right next to the last challenge and didn't flag 

 

But yea Abdul off kacey on ASAP so we have 11 players by half time

[Spudulike]

Fatawu needs to come off else we'll be playing a long time with 10 players. 

[StanSP]

Blackburn doing to us what we would like to do to them. Playing much more sharper. 

[cityfanlee23]

Just now, Pliskin said:

I’d take Fatawu off now, he’s having an absolute rotter off the ball. 

He's going to get himself sent off soon, trying way too hard atm.

[Sly]

Just now, Blanchflower78 said:

Fatawu will be hooked at HT for Mcateer. Looks rash and hurried today. Poor.

I’m hoping he makes it to halftime. 

[SK3Blue]

Fatawu going to walk, next one is a red for him.