Birmingham 2-1 LCFC, post-match thread

[Dan]

Just the latest episode of our demise. Damage limitation against a team we were two leagues above a year ago.

 

No doubt in my mind we'll be relegated. Sheffield Wednesday are the only worse team in the division.

[sm1]

Our greatest problem is ourselves. We always take the negative option, passing backwards and trying to slowly build up play. It's been this way under numerous managers. I watched Brentford against Newcastle and Brentford get the ball forward as quickly as possible. Just reminded me how simple the game is, when playing with intent to attack.

[Leicester_Loyal]

I think we’re going down. 

[Trent Steel]

we're going down to League 1 

[Richmondfox]

9 hours ago, sm1 said:

Our greatest problem is ourselves. We always take the negative option, passing backwards and trying to slowly build up play. It's been this way under numerous managers. I watched Brentford against Newcastle and Brentford get the ball forward as quickly as possible. Just reminded me how simple the game is, when playing with intent to attack.

And they aren’t even good at passing it around and any.bit of pressure they fold, yet our players stop their press 2 metres away and let them pass.  It’s frustrating that the players, captain, coaches and managers can’t see or ignore the obvious but think, let’s keep this style up. The forwards move for the initial pass but get ignored then just stand around like they have given up. 

 

It’s like stats and analysis doesn’t exist in the club. Ricardo unfortunately is now in the unlikeable category with JV and Thomas. Constantly passing backwards and putting others under pressure instead of a forward pass. Thomas could’ve booted the ball into the box from the free kick.  

[Jazzy_Jeff]

Looking at the positives, Lascelles looks a great signing and if he can stay fit we have the leader at the back that we need.

Aribo did well and he looked sharper than I expected. Other new signings didn’t have the best environment to showcase their abilities.

 

Glad Asmir got the nod in goal and thought that Daka was an improvement up top - we definitely look better with him in the team.

 

Fatawu and Mavididi looked lively until the red card. 
 

Ultimately the red card changed the game and I think we would have gone on to win 11v11. If we keep up that level of performance with 11 on the pitch we will see an upturn in results. Especially we you consider we have Kristensen, Vestergaard, James and Ramsey to return to the squad. 
 

The next set of games look very tough but then from March onwards (bar Ipswich away) they begin to look more favourable. We need a gaffer in this week so we can focus on the last third of the season. 

 

[ceebeefox]

I thought that, with 11 on the pitch we showed a marked difference in getting bodies up the pitch both in possession and pressing , that’s on King. So frustrating that the invisible man that is BDR had a moment of madness. 

[Ryy]

3 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

I think we’re going down. 

Rubbish. Watch and analyse the game properly and stop writing headlines like that which you know makes fans pile on with negativity. Play like that and we’ll be absolutely fine. Created numerous brilliant chances and win comfortably on another day.

[adejo92]

6 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Rubbish. Watch and analyse the game properly and stop writing headlines like that which you know makes fans pile on with negativity. Play like that and we’ll be absolutely fine. Created numerous brilliant chances and win comfortably on another day.

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I didn't realise this was a parody! 

 

But for what its worth, I don't think we will be relegated and I am as negative as they come!

Edited 8 February by adejo92

[Gamble92]

Just now, adejo92 said:

I don't think we created numerous chances, and i don't think we win that game on another day.

 

I do agree about relegation though, I don't think we will go down.

 

Ignore Sheffield Wednesday who are already down, there will be two worse teams than us.

 

I can see us finishing just below mid table. Call me crazy.

I think he's parodying when Maddison said the same pal

[adejo92]

2 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

I think he's parodying when Maddison said the same pal

FFS!

 

No wonder my punditry career never took off.

Edited 8 February by adejo92

[Guppys Love Child]

10 hours ago, sm1 said:

Our greatest problem is ourselves. We always take the negative option, passing backwards and trying to slowly build up play. It's been this way under numerous managers. I watched Brentford against Newcastle and Brentford get the ball forward as quickly as possible. Just reminded me how simple the game is, when playing with intent to attack.

I agree.

 

And some people would happily have Enzo back for more of the same sh1t and in even larger quantities.

 

The fascination with this horrendous style of football, for our club at least, simply has to end, but until the Polo Loving Nepo Baby 'does one" and sells up, I'm afraid it won't happen as he's fixated with it and still hell bent on us playing like a B-Tec Man City,  hence we continue to see its influence in our play still to this day.

 

It's why managers like Enzo, and Russell Martin (god help us) keep getting hired because of their devotion to it.

 

 

 

 

[James and his giant peach]

It's pretty much kamikaze stuff. Opposition must always think their easiest game of the season is against us. Give a goal away after 2 mins with a mistake (mistake leading to goals happens at least once a game) red card in first half from stupid needless challenge. Run out of legs because they're not fit enough and cant keep the ball. Bring some crap off the bench which doesn't impact the game at all. Same every week. Dire stuff. Where will get some wins from? James needs to come back ASAP. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

8 hours ago, Guppys Love Child said:

I agree.

 

And some people would happily have Enzo back for more of the same sh1t and in even larger quantities.

 

The fascination with this horrendous style of football, for our club at least, simply has to end, but until the Polo Loving Nepo Baby 'does one" and sells up, I'm afraid it won't happen as he's fixated with it and still hell bent on us playing like a B-Tec Man City,  hence we continue to see its influence in our play still to this day.

 

It's why managers like Enzo, and Russell Martin (god help us) keep getting hired because of their devotion to it.

 

 

 

 

It’s dying a death thankfully. As ever though, we’ll be 5 years too slow on the uptake 

[Death by Football]

Only just watched the “highlights”. The red looks harsh but as always we just literally give goals away. You don’t have to work hard to beat us. You just have to apply a tiny amount of pressure and we crumble. 

[J.Lisemore]

There’s a real lack of concentration in this squad. So many mistakes leading the goals it’s unbelievable. I feel we need a manager that is going to hammer home the basics to this lot as bar Fatawu and JJ we are incapable of doing anything more than that. The time has come to be hard to beat. On the plus side, good to see Lascelles have a solid debut and hopefully he can be instrumental in getting us clean sheets.