Gary Rowett

[EastAnglianFox]

Yeah, he’s not the one is he?

 

 

[The Horse's Mouth]

My gaffer 

[Lionator]

26 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Yeah, he’s not the one is he?

 

 

Half an hour later, I think we can safely say he’s tightened us up defensively. Which is basically all we’ll need to stay up. 4 goals conceded in 4 games including against Boro and Ipswich. 

Edited 10 March by Lionator

[Fox92]

Something about him that I can really get behind compared to the previous three managers.

[Rubbersoul]

I’m sorry I doubted you Gary. You’re taking us to the play offs 

[SafewayFox]

1 minute ago, Fox92 said:

Something about him that I can really get behind compared to the previous three managers.

A sign of the times but totally agree.

 

Cooper was an awful fit, Ruud was a gamble that failed miserably.

 

Marti though was probably the worst, a fraud of a manager.

 

Rowett also doesn’t talk in riddles or cliches and has been very honest in his assessments after matches.

[CornwallFox]

6 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Something about him that I can really get behind compared to the previous three managers.

Proper football, no talk of us 'having an idea', no philosophy, just defending, tackling, running forwards 

[Claudio Fannieri]

He has really simplified the way we play, we are more solid but look to be more positive and direct when in possession without playing hoofball. 6 points from 5 games is a  steady return given the circumstances. Only one blot so far at home to Norwich, really need to follow tonight up with another win on Saturday. 
 

My only concern at the moment is his reluctance to give many of our younger players meaningful minutes. 

[OadbyBlue]

He can pick dad’s army all he likes if he keeps us up.

[cityfanlee23]

Suuuuper super gaz!! 
 

still a long way to go, but day by day he’s chipping away at us and improving areas of our game, this was the first match we really put it into a 90 minute performance. Defended decently for us, attacked and created chances, dealt with pressure well, an all round good performance. 
 

I won’t quote James Maddison but you know where I’m going. 

[cityfanlee23]

23 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

He has really simplified the way we play, we are more solid but look to be more positive and direct when in possession without playing hoofball. 6 points from 5 games is a  steady return given the circumstances. Only one blot so far at home to Norwich, really need to follow tonight up with another win on Saturday. 
 

My only concern at the moment is his reluctance to give many of our younger players meaningful minutes. 

It’s amazing isn’t it, we’ve simplified the game, gone more direct in transition and we don’t pass the ball sideways for the sake of passing, and instead of the route one 90s football that so many fans accused people of wanting, it’s actually resulted in a more entertaining match.

 

 

[fazzyfox]

Knows the league, knows the level, knows what’s required, knows what works and what doesn’t.

 

Marti should have known these things too coming from Q.P.R. But maybe he thought the, ahem, “premier League quality” in the squad would negate the need to be hard working scrappers .

[BKLFox]

1 thing I’m thankful of is that he’s obviously sat them all down and said this is football and we tackle with our feet not our Fec’ing hands so stop grabbing, pulling and pushing your not 9.

 

[fox_favourite]

He's simplified it. We're more direct, yet we can keep the ball as well when needed. The players don't look confused as they did under Marti. They don't look like they are passing for the sake of it. 

 

I do like him and I take it back what I said before the game. But please leave Ayew locked in the changing room next time. 

[CornwallFox]

1 hour ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

He has really simplified the way we play, we are more solid but look to be more positive and direct when in possession without playing hoofball. 6 points from 5 games is a  steady return given the circumstances. Only one blot so far at home to Norwich, really need to follow tonight up with another win on Saturday. 
 

My only concern at the moment is his reluctance to give many of our younger players meaningful minutes. 

He's come in to save our season and keep us up. None of the younger players have really done much. Maybe they'll get a go when we're safe.

[Les-TA-Jon]

The state of all those tantrums in here upon seeing the lineup. 
 

3 games in space of 7 days, there will always be rotation. Ayew vs Daka is just ‘pick your flavour of crap’. 
 

but at home, against teams that won’t give us space it’s Daka running into space that isn’t there or Ayew who can at least control the ball. 
 

Mukasa a passenger at home vs Norwich so understandable the ‘experience’ of BDCR is preferred (even though he had another poor game in the end, losing possession in dangerous areas multiple times). 
 

James and Skipp a better pairing and let’s Winks come off the bench to calm and control the game. 

[FLAN]

That pen goes in and it’s a different game. Felt he should have made subs much earlier as we were failing to progress the ball and falling deeper. 
not clear why Mukasa out of favour?

[Dan]

Hoping he doesn't stick with Reid/Ayew.

[Rubbersoul]

The football definitely isn’t as bad as some fans of his ex clubs have said. I actually think we’ve played some entertaining stuff under him. Looking a bit more directly. 
 

Also realise it’s been 5 games and I also wanted him fired into the sun after seeing Reid & Ayew in that line up but trying to be positive  

[winteriscoming]

Any manager coming into us in the mess we are in are going to go with experienced players even though majority of them are shit. 
They are not going to risk younger players with where we are currently. 
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but we should have built a side around the younger players at the start of the season. 
Will be interesting to see if and it’s a big if we stop up and he remains which direction he goes with. 
His track record suggests it’ll be experience instead of youth. 
I would rather we go with youth whatever division we are in next season. 

[Stadt]

14 hours ago, MPH said:

The meltdown on this thread before the game was fantastic

Justified as Ayew and Reid had little to no positive impact on the game. That was the main gripe 

[Beachyboy]

I really think we need some stability, if he keeps us up I'd give him a 2 year contract, first year clear out more deadwood, change the mentality, stabilise in the championship, 2nd year goal would be promotion to premiership, even if he took us up to Premiership, I'd make him reinterview as the possibility of candidates is far greater at that point, if we went down to league 1 I'd actually still offer him a 1 year contract, if things keep trending like the first 5 games, say we go down but it's close. 

[Stadt]

12 hours ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

The state of all those tantrums in here upon seeing the lineup. 
 

3 games in space of 7 days, there will always be rotation. Ayew vs Daka is just ‘pick your flavour of crap’. 
 

but at home, against teams that won’t give us space it’s Daka running into space that isn’t there or Ayew who can at least control the ball. 
 

Mukasa a passenger at home vs Norwich so understandable the ‘experience’ of BDCR is preferred (even though he had another poor game in the end, losing possession in dangerous areas multiple times). 
 

James and Skipp a better pairing and let’s Winks come off the bench to calm and control the game. 

Daka didn't need to be rotated, he's only started 13 games all season. Every time the wingers broke they had no option centrally as Ayew was miles behind the play. BDCR usually was too.

 

As soon as Daka and Mukasa were on we just looked far more like an actual team.

[MPH]

5 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Justified as Ayew and Reid had little to no positive impact on the game. That was the main gripe 

Justified if it was Cifuentes who was the manager, maybe.

 

Is Rowett currently undefeated?

[Les-TA-Jon]

58 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Daka didn't need to be rotated, he's only started 13 games all season. Every time the wingers broke they had no option centrally as Ayew was miles behind the play. BDCR usually was too.

 

As soon as Daka and Mukasa were on we just looked far more like an actual team.

We attacked better and scored the actual goals of the game with Ayew and Reid on the pitch. Obviously hard to divorce that from the way the match played out (i.e when we're 2-0 up with 30 mins to go the whole match has a different complexion). But I don't remember us having better play or attacks after Daka came on. I'd be interested in the respective stats of Ayew and Daka last night because based on the 'eyeball test' I remember Ayew controlling it in tight areas multiple times, which allowed attacks to continue (thinking that Daka would have never controlled it in the same way) and can't really remember any contribution of note from Daka. He had that terrible shot from 25 yards which dribbled slowly into the keeper's hands. 

 

Edit: for clarity - I think Daka and Ayew are both really poor in their respective ways, so I'm not passionate on one being better than the other or that one should/shouldn't be getting minutes. But think Ayew was much better suited to last night's game than Daka, especially in the first 60 mins. That was clearly Rowett's plan and it worked too. 

Edited 11 March by Les-TA-Jon