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Thread | Random thoughts at the end of a frustrating night
at 00:35 11 Apr 2024
Thought there were one or two changes too many.* Dropping/resting Chaplin at home is a very big call, I'm not sure there was a need to do the same with Woolfy - Edmundson didn't do anything wrong that I can remember but LW brings more calm and often drives us on second half when we're attacking.
*If any of it was down to illness or knocks etc, then fair enough. Games are probably catching up with us a little bit. Glad we don't have a journey to make this weekend, and the break after that is welcome.
We miss Burns, as if we didn't already know. Remember when he came on against Bristol City the other week? He was electric and while Watford didn't give us much space I think he would have added a lot.
We played well enough first half and that's when we needed to win the game. Hutchinson grew into it and offers better creativity than Chaplin, but I feel he's less likely to get on the end of moves and score.
The Moore header needed to be buried.
Whenever I watch Watford I think they're handy. Don't understand why they've been mid table all season.
Any ideas why Chaplin played on the 'wrong' side when he came on? He barely had a kick. Made more sense to me to get him playing give and goes with Clarke and Hutchinson, and let Sarmiento play the inside left position. Felt very rogue.
Definitely thought the last kick was going in before Hladky clawed it away. Crime against football that they played for the whistle from the corner instead of slinging it into the box.
All in all, disappointing but only in the context of how insanely brilliant we've been at home all season.
Onto Saturday.
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Thread | Yesterday was poor
at 20:50 7 Apr 2024
But was it a totally different away performance from what we're used to?
We haven't played particularly 'well' away from home for a while, not consistently bad or anything but we haven't comfortably won games away from home all season, bar the occasional Millwall/Sheff Wed.
I also kept hearing people saying we would shine in the last 15 minutes. That was mostly off the back of last Monday I think, we don't generally score late equalizers or winners away from home.
We're a very different team home and away, and that's been a strength and probably very deliberate throughout the season.
If Chaplin buries that chance from the classic Leif cut back we probably gain confidence and potentially push for a winner. It could have looked a whole better if something had just gone for us.
Have to credit them as well. If false league positions exist they are quite possibly in one. Sargent was a pest all game (they obviously missed him while he was injured), they worked very hard and they capitalized on their spell of pressure, albeit with the help of the referee.
Anyway, the next week will be big for us!
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Thread | It meant more to them
at 14:32 6 Apr 2024
Not in a disparaging way towards our players, but they cared more about stopping us winning than getting three points themselves.
We've got bigger fish to fry.
Enjoy your battle for 6th scum.. |
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Thread | Enjoy this fact
at 07:55 6 Apr 2024
Some Norwich fans don't want to get into the play offs because they don't want to play us and they don't fancy another terrible season in the PL.
Motivation for this game is a lot different for each side. It's big for us in terms of promotion but they all are, so it's not really any more significant than the other 5 remaining games. |
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Thread | Broadhead
at 23:14 2 Apr 2024
Such a clever player.
Arguably he changed the game and I'd say his was the goal of the game, taking into the account the whole move.
I think every other player in our side takes a touch when he receives that ball off Taylor, but he knows it was a good first time pass into him, and the keeper will be expecting a first time shot even less.
Class. |
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Thread | Sarmiento
at 23:42 1 Apr 2024
Has the finish by Sarmiento actually been discussed much amongst all the mayhem?
That is an outrageous piece of skill to score a 97th winner.
One of the goals of the season for different reasons.
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Thread | Might sound overly critical
at 18:24 29 Mar 2024
Considering he's scored, but Chaplin needs to get his shooting boots on. Dragged a couple of good chances wide since the goal. Also not sure how he scored the goal itself but I'll take it!
Blackburn look threatening down our right for some reason.
Early goal second half please.
Edit: for balance, having watched the goal again Chapin did superbly in the build up. [Post edited 29 Mar 18:26]
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Thread | Raheem Sterling
at 13:16 17 Mar 2024
Has another attacking player achieved so much in the game while also being a consistently poor striker of a ball? |
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Thread | Morsy tackle
at 10:53 6 Mar 2024
Wasn't that bad was it?
Surprised Westlake went in so hard on him. It's not high by any stretch, Williams just went in with everything (fine on his part) and I think Morsy probably just nipped him as Williams' leg slid under Morsy's boot. |
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Thread | Hutchinson
at 15:26 2 Mar 2024
How anyone saw a foul just then whilst in a Plymouth sandwich I have no idea. |
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Thread | Fair play Rotherham
at 22:31 20 Feb 2024
Sounds odd considering we scored 3 goals in the first half but they sort of did a job on us all night. Horrible horrible team to play against.
In hindsight I'd have brought Al Hamadi on earlier but it's understandable wanting to keep Moore on for his height. AAH added some good bite and physicality, and contributed really well for the winner.
Can't play well every week. |
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Thread | We looked knackered during that second half.
at 16:59 17 Feb 2024
Should have made more of our attacks but we defended brilliantly. Burgess and Morsy brilliant, and Travis was nice and aggressive when he came on.
Al Hamadi is also looking impressive every time he comes on. Quick, strong, holds it up. Exciting. |
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Thread | McKenna one step ahead of everyone as usual
at 20:56 14 Feb 2024
Everyone longing for Hutchinson to replace Burns and he plays them together. While Burns still isn't in amazing form it's a good mix down that side.
Absolutely superb assist from Clarke. Might have been out of play but close enough for the benefit of doubt.
Broadhead doesn't half score some clever goals. No right to score a header from that position. |
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Thread | Struggling to care too much about yesterday
at 10:11 28 Jan 2024
A few reasons:
I'd rather that happened than lose against a fellow EFL club, even a Championship side. It's a freak result.
We battered them and just couldn't stick the ball in the net early enough. Aluko could have sneezed the ball in with his chance but somehow put it wide. We played as well as we could have expected to, bar the finishing touches.
Hutchinson and Jeremy were, as most people have said, very good and unlucky not to score. Only criticism of the former would be that I wanted to see him go on the outside a bit more often and try and beat his man for pace.
There's no indication this will have any negative affect on the league. We've bounced back from every other set back. We should just look forward to PNE now with our captain back and hopefully a couple of new players. I said a couple of months ago that whatever happens this season after the start we had it will have been a brilliant season, that comfortably still stands.
Oh and fair play to Maidstone. Biggest result they'll ever have and they deserved it based on the quality of their finishing.
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Thread | Broadhead
at 22:13 22 Jan 2024
Hope he gets some appreciation after some harsh criticism recently.
Big role in creating the goal. |
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