| Delightful score, but tighter game 09:44 - Sep 13 with 526 views | RIPbobby |
I'm not sure what to think about Sheffield United? First of all it was nice to not see the low block. The first 60 seconds summed up the match as a whole. We got into 2 strong positions and they got into 1. Superb. United actually played fairly well first 20 minutes and yet we still had 4 shots on target in that time. For the rest of the half they continued to stretch us without pulling the trigger and yet we still had additional shots on goal.
2nd half was a bit more one sided in the scoreline, but United still came at us again and again. This gave us big opportunity to move the ball across the zones and have the freedom of pitch. Poor Mr Godfrey does not like tackling at Portman Road does he. Many more shots on target for us and 4 more goals. Lovely.
But you look at the match stats. They completed a lot more passes than us and had loads of touches in our box. Really bizzare. There is definitely a team in there, but something just isn't quite right for them.
So all in all a great night for us, with some lovely performances out there. Hopefully we take take that confidence to Ewood Park next week. But please no low block boredom. [Post edited 13 Sep 9:47]
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| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:08 - Sep 13 with 386 views | Rozz |
Was a very interesting first half, as they came an overran us in midfield and stopped us advancing through the middle third really effectively. We struggled to build any of the possession or control you'd expect from KM's team. We looked the more dangerous, but not in the usual style - focusing on our shape without the ball.
We looked like the away team at times - quite happy to sit in low and defend the cross with a lot of bodies behind the ball, limiting them to very little but at the expense of control of the play. We allowed them to recycle far too often for my liking at 1-0, because you know you're an unlucky bounce / deflection away from the momentum swinging.
The second goal puts that all to bed and we just progressed through the gears from there with some excellent performances.
Sadly for the Blades fans they have the ability to be dominant in the middle of the park but were dismal at both ends of it. I can't see Selles lasting beyond Monday lunchtime. [Post edited 13 Sep 10:09]
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| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:10 - Sep 13 with 360 views | mrshallisfit |
So. Teams that come to PR and have a go at us are very likely to get walloped. Why would anyone come and not play a low block. We have to be good enough to break those teams down. Once we go 2-0 up then the games eon. |  | | |
| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:16 - Sep 13 with 317 views | norfsufblue |
| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:10 - Sep 13 by mrshallisfit |
So. Teams that come to PR and have a go at us are very likely to get walloped. Why would anyone come and not play a low block. We have to be good enough to break those teams down. Once we go 2-0 up then the games eon. |
Yep 2nd goal very important... score that against Derby and the result would have been similar |  | | |
| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:45 - Sep 13 with 195 views | Swansea_Blue |
A strange game imo. Sheff Utd flattered to deceive. They were actually pretty good in large parts and for that first half were largely controlling the game. Between the boxes they look a well-drilled team and moved the ball nicely.
But… what a shocking front line-up. They were terrible where it mattered around our box. That was the biggest difference imo. Brooks got himself into some excellent positions but had zero end product (he was shocking, but not alone). Billy Jean gets a couple of sniffs and we’re 2 up. At the other end defensively they were poor two.
If the game was played between the boxes and judges like a boxing match we’d have lost by unanimous decision. Luckily it isn’t, we had top quality up front and then once the game was won you could see us growing in confidence. That was massive for us, even if we’ll have much tougher matches against most other teams. |  |
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| Delightful score, but tighter game on 10:52 - Sep 13 with 162 views | BouncebackIpswich |
Yes, we have shown we can blow away teams who come to take us on, now we need to show we can break down teams who come to low block and if we can show that we are on to something. |  | | |
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