| Unpopular opinion incoming..... 20:45 - Oct 25 with 4239 views | Schmoke |
We can't actually defend can we.
In terms of hanging on in there when the going gets tough, backs to the wall for 90 minutes, not continuously being sloppy at the back, being decisive, etc
We defend and keep all these clean sheets by having the ball, not because our defenders are actually proper big forearmed, hairy arsed men.
That's yet another completely avoidable goal we've given away and I'm starting to lose count this season.
Having said that....two great goals and generally pretty calm and composed apart from the goal and Harrison's early chance. |  | | |  |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:46 - Oct 25 with 2908 views | Steve_M |
No, we just gave a sh1t goal away. It happens and it's annoying as this game was wrapped up. |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:47 - Oct 25 with 2854 views | billlm |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:46 - Oct 25 by Steve_M |
No, we just gave a sh1t goal away. It happens and it's annoying as this game was wrapped up. |
100% no need for it now we will be under pressure, bloody stupid, |  | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:48 - Oct 25 with 2835 views | Trequartista |
We've had 8 shots on target against us in the last 5 and a half games. I think that's pretty good defending. A shame 5 of the 8 have gone in. |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:49 - Oct 25 with 2807 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
I think we’ve kept a clean sheet in about half the games McKenna has been in charge.
So yes, we can defend. |  | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:49 - Oct 25 with 2797 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
We have conceded 13 goals in 15.5 matches.
EDIT: Compare that with Plymouth (top) 17 in 15.5; Wednesday 13 in 15; Bolton 10 in 14.5 but at the expense of only scoring 16. [Post edited 25 Oct 2022 20:52]
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:50 - Oct 25 with 2757 views | StokieBlue |
It's only unpopular because it's wrong.
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:51 - Oct 25 with 2737 views | SitfcB |
We can defend, very well sometimes.
It’s football.
Hasn’t cost us anything yet.
Could win 7-1 and no one will even remember it. |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:51 - Oct 25 with 2735 views | BigCommon |
Think they just switched off waiting for the half time whistle... We never make it easy |  | | |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:53 - Oct 25 with 2669 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:51 - Oct 25 by SitfcB |
We can defend, very well sometimes.
It’s football.
Hasn’t cost us anything yet.
Could win 7-1 and no one will even remember it. |
We are not going to win 7-1. | |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:53 - Oct 25 with 2655 views | nrb1985 |
For the most part we defend well but I do agree - some of the goals we concede are horrendous.
Barnsley twice, morecambe, Lincoln and tonight. My theory is that the players are so good for this level that they sometimes go into auto pilot and switch off a bit.. That goal tonight was dreadful and fairly ridiculous to concede at that time too - as the guy says below, it was all but wrapped up. | | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:54 - Oct 25 with 2637 views | Metal_Hacker |
Some people do overreact at times
Our goals conceded column ain’t too shabby to be fair
It’s League One , errors will be made pretty much like most leagues
I’d rather have out GD column than most |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:54 - Oct 25 with 2633 views | DavoIPB |
Have to agree. Fortunately the teams in this league are not good enough to put us under continuous pressure. If they do we seem to concede. | | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:54 - Oct 25 with 2633 views | BarcaBlue |
We defend and keep all these clean sheets by having the ball, not because our defenders are actually proper big forearmed, hairy arsed men.
That's nonsense and something only Roy Keane would endorse. The defence has been fine on the whole this season, a handful of blips that have been punished which other LG 1 teams probably have fared worse from. |  | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:56 - Oct 25 with 2583 views | ArnieM |
Any high balls into our box we struggle to deal with it effectively in my view. Yes teams don’t get much chance be used of our possession stats. But as soon as they get the chance snd out the ball in we don’t clear it effectively. We don’t have a defender in that first 11 that can header a ball well and clear it well. That goal was a bloody joke for defending . |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:56 - Oct 25 with 2578 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:54 - Oct 25 by BarcaBlue |
We defend and keep all these clean sheets by having the ball, not because our defenders are actually proper big forearmed, hairy arsed men.
That's nonsense and something only Roy Keane would endorse. The defence has been fine on the whole this season, a handful of blips that have been punished which other LG 1 teams probably have fared worse from. |
Our diminutive, lightweight Burgess, Edmondson, Woolfenden, Burns and Keogh are a worry, though. | |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:57 - Oct 25 with 2552 views | SitfcB |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:53 - Oct 25 by Nthsuffolkblue |
We are not going to win 7-1. |
Why not? | |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:57 - Oct 25 with 2543 views | Wallingford_Boy |
I’d rather it was an exciting second half, then be 3-0 up and cruising.
YAWNNNNNNN |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:59 - Oct 25 with 2525 views | SitfcB |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:57 - Oct 25 by SitfcB |
Why not? |
Balls | |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 21:00 - Oct 25 with 2490 views | WicklowBlue |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:57 - Oct 25 by Wallingford_Boy |
I’d rather it was an exciting second half, then be 3-0 up and cruising.
YAWNNNNNNN |
BCWYWF |  | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 21:05 - Oct 25 with 2430 views | Schmoke |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:48 - Oct 25 by Trequartista |
We've had 8 shots on target against us in the last 5 and a half games. I think that's pretty good defending. A shame 5 of the 8 have gone in. |
That couldn't have proved my point any better. | | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 21:09 - Oct 25 with 2413 views | TheBoyBlue |
Agree. When teams press us we just crumble, partly because we just carry on trying to play triangles on the edge of our box instead of just clearing our lines, which we have to learn to do when necessary. [Post edited 26 Oct 2022 22:16]
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 21:10 - Oct 25 with 2391 views | bazza |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 20:53 - Oct 25 by Nthsuffolkblue |
We are not going to win 7-1. |
7-2 |  | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 21:13 - Oct 25 with 2370 views | FrimleyBlue |
Because most teams sit off. We don't concede many goals... but I agree when teams actually get at us.. we can not cope. Hence we had a run of either keeping cleansheets or conceding 2 goals.. |  |
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| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 16:38 - Oct 29 with 2132 views | Schmoke |
Cough cough. It's becoming a real concern now. | | | |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 16:41 - Oct 29 with 2012 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Unpopular opinion incoming..... on 16:38 - Oct 29 by Schmoke |
Cough cough. It's becoming a real concern now. |
It wasn't a defensive error. It was Harness giving it away and Walton spilling an easy shot. |  |
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