DennisNedry Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 He's had an absolute mare today. 1) Not starting Ulloa, the man who has triple the amount of goals of Nugent/Vardy put together. 2) Starting Vardy. Has any player ever done any less as a sub to warrant a start? 3) Waited too long for subs. He could have changed it earlier when we were crying out for it. As it was he waited until we were behind but we were never going to break Stoke down after that. 4) Lawrence over Albrighton? 99 out of 100 fans surely think that was incredibly stupid? 5) Complete failure to rally us at half time. Second half was somehow even worse than the first. Pearson in, but has to do better than that.
johnny the fox Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Sometimes you can be too close to things and miss the bigger picture. this was one of those days.. his faith was misplaced today.
The Doctor Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 1) Stoke are renowned defensively for their aerial prowess, but slow, what good's a target man vs that 2) See above 3) He changed it 15 minutes into the second half, they were ready to come on as we conceded - hardly waiting too long no arguing with 4 or 5, but 3 is obviously wrong and 1 & 2 are simple minded to say the least.
Jakemoore Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I don't generally blame NP because I don't think he gets much wrong but I have to agree with you. Today he got it all wrong.
cityfanlee23 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 He's had an absolute mare today. 1) Not starting Ulloa, the man who has triple the amount of goals of Nugent/Vardy put together. Agree (only if albrighton started though) 2) Starting Vardy. Has any player ever done any less as a sub to warrant a start? AGREE 3) Waited too long for subs. He could have changed it earlier when we were crying out for it. As it was he waited until we were behind but we were never going to break Stoke down after that. Should have done it earlier, but it was not sparked by the goal, kramaric already had himself stripped down before the goal 4) Lawrence over Albrighton? 99 out of 100 fans surely think that was incredibly stupid? AGREE 5) Complete failure to rally us at half time. Second half was somehow even worse than the first. AGREE Pearson in, but has to do better than that.
Jordan Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I didn't like his tactical moves, but with the amount of injuries in the midfield, his hands were tied when it came to strategy. All we had in the midfield were Drinkwater and King, and they were overrun. They probably always were going to be, and this was a much more difficult game than perhaps we made it out to be beforehand. If Leicester weren't going to get any crosses into the box with that lineup, then Ulloa's effectiveness would have been hindered anyway had he started. We had more speed up front than their defenders, so I can see where the Vardy decision came into play. Because we were a little lacking in quality, I was hoping NP could spring a tactical trap to grab a goal, as Leicester had less possession than Stoke and nothing was coming from their center, but it never came. I, too, would have preferred Albrighton to come on with Ulloa. And he did wait too long for subs--Schlupp put in a big shift after coming back from injury, and he was exhausted by the 60th minute. But if that's what we were hoping for in order to get points, then it shows we really aren't that good right now.
johnny the fox Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 The players keep saying they are all behind the manager, didn't look much like it today..no cohesion at all i'm afraid.
Kitchandro Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Totally agree, although I'm borderline on 2. Vardy certainly looked more threatening than Nugent who as with the majority of his performances offered absolutely nothing. Neither of them were good at all though. The substitution thing particularly annoyed me. We played very poorly throughout yet, as usual, he has to wait until we're behind to make a change. Too little, too late. Too many managerial errors at a time when we can't afford them.
howlinmadmurfdoc Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Tom Lawrence is the real life version of the 42 rated youth team players on Fifa, he's just crap and god knows why albrighton didn't come on ahead of him!!
Simmo86 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Totally agree, although I'm borderline on 2. Vardy certainly looked more threatening than Nugent who as with the majority of his performances offered absolutely nothing. Neither of them were good at all though. The substitution thing particularly annoyed me. We played very poorly throughout yet, as usual, he has to wait until we're behind to make a change. Too little, too late. Too many managerial errors at a time when we can't afford them. He was already making the change before they scored!!!!
Unabomber Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 He made a mistake, that is life. Although personally I think he is, he is not perfect and will make mistakes.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Tom Lawrence is the real life version of the 42 rated youth team players on Fifa, he's just crap and god knows why albrighton didn't come on ahead of him!! Pearson would of fvcked up his accumulator if he had actually made sensible decisions
Tielemans63 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I'd agree with Jordan that his options were restricted today however the things he did have control over eg strikers, wingers & subs he got horribly wrong. Looked a lot like guesswork which is sad to see.
DennisNedry Posted 17 January 2015 Author Posted 17 January 2015 Don't want to slag off Tom Lawrence at all, but him coming on was baffling. Clearly not ready for the PL, especially in that high pressure situation.
lcfcsnow Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 1 & 2 - What use is a slow target man in Ulloa against a tall slow defence? Pace was the best option, unfortunately Vardy hasn't got much else to offer at this level. Soon as Ulloa came on the game was gone, never seen so much hoofing. 4 - What use is Albrighton against the most physical team in the league? He's the most timid player I've seen.
Fox92 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 1 & 2 - What use is a slow target man in Ulloa against a tall slow defence? Pace was the best option, unfortunately Vardy hasn't got much else to offer at this level. Soon as Ulloa came on the game was gone, never seen so much hoofing. 4 - What use is Albrighton against the most physical team in the league? He's the most timid player I've seen. Agree with that.
cc_star Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 He's had an absolute mare today. 1) Not starting Ulloa, the man who has triple the amount of goals of Nugent/Vardy put together. Ulloa should have started, he wouldn't have got much of a sniff in the air, but he holds the ball up which we needed today 2) Starting Vardy. Has any player ever done any less as a sub to warrant a start? Nige was trying to outpace a big defence, didn't work, should have changed things at HT 3) Waited too long for subs. He could have changed it earlier when we were crying out for it. As it was he waited until we were behind but we were never going to break Stoke down after that. Yes, wasn't working should have mixed something up sooner 4) Lawrence over Albrighton? 99 out of 100 fans surely think that was incredibly stupid? Based on last week, yes. Not sure if he had a knock or wasn't 100%, but if he was 100% he should've started over Schlupp for me, but Ulloa would have to have played to make it worthwhile and that didn't fit in with Niges decision to go with pace 5) Complete failure to rally us at half time. Second half was somehow even worse than the first. Happens, we could never keep up our recent run forever where we've played the likes of Spurs and Liverpool off the park, and got great results Vs Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle & Villa..... and Stoke are best in the business at making it very difficult to get a foot in the game. Pearson in, but has to do better than that. Of course Pearson in, and yes he needs to better and better straight away as we have no room for error - but he has done better as we've seen since Christmas
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 No comment! That should keep some people happy.
cc_star Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 I'd agree with Jordan that his options were restricted today however the things he did have control over eg strikers, wingers & subs he got horribly wrong. Looked a lot like guesswork which is sad to see. Total rubbish, went for speed against a big side. Didn't work as there's not many better aides than Stoke at preventing opposition working to their own game, but it certainly wasn't guesswork Where Nige did go wrong was not changing things 5 or 10 mins sooner
RoboFox Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Unfortunately, Pearson seems lets his loyalty to certain players cloud his judgement. Don't get me wrong, loyalty to players is a good thing, but not when the selection decisions made are so obviously so far wide of the mark.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 He's had an absolute mare today. 1) Not starting Ulloa, the man who has triple the amount of goals of Nugent/Vardy put together. 2) Starting Vardy. Has any player ever done any less as a sub to warrant a start? 3) Waited too long for subs. He could have changed it earlier when we were crying out for it. As it was he waited until we were behind but we were never going to break Stoke down after that. 4) Lawrence over Albrighton? 99 out of 100 fans surely think that was incredibly stupid? 5) Complete failure to rally us at half time. Second half was somehow even worse than the first. Pearson in, but has to do better than that. Agreed. And I know we are going over old ground here, but why oh why did we not strengthen in the Summer? That was a Championship starting line up today.We missed Jaymo's industry big time, and the ability to win ANY tackle. Schluup was back to his usual shocking self, and how many sitters does Nugent need to miss (last week) before the penny drops that we need to score goals to stay up. He has proven himself NOT to be a goalscorer. And was woeful all round again today and I don't understand why he would continue to be starter. I could go on, but clanger after clanger have made by Nige Im sorry to say.
Claridge Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Total rubbish, went for speed against a big side. Didn't work as there's not many better aides than Stoke at preventing opposition working to their own game, but it certainly wasn't guesswork Where Nige did go wrong was not changing things 5 or 10 mins sooner Where he went wrong was playing nugent. Picked a team for speed and then they lumped it most of the game
Tielemans63 Posted 17 January 2015 Posted 17 January 2015 Total rubbish, went for speed against a big side. Didn't work as there's not many better aides than Stoke at preventing opposition working to their own game, but it certainly wasn't guesswork Where Nige did go wrong was not changing things 5 or 10 mins sooner I was referring to the substitutions when I was talking about guesswork - I could have worded it better though to be fair. Still think he got the choice of strikers wrong. Picking Vardy for his pace - fine, but Nuge / Vardy hasn't been particularly effective at any point this season and seemed a strange choice for me considering the obvious physicality of Stoke's defence.
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