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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. 22:23 - Nov 4 with 1137 views

ITFC_84

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:23 - Nov 4 with 1117 views

Rozz

Was that the problem today? Were we overrun? Did I miss something?

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:24 - Nov 4 with 1073 views

FrimleyBlue

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:23 - Nov 4 by Rozz
Was that the problem today? Were we overrun? Did I miss something?

Didn't most of our chances come once subs were made....

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:24 - Nov 4 with 1084 views

Herbivore

CM and 10 weren't the problem tonight. We created plenty enough chances to win the game and didn't take them.

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:31 - Nov 4 with 1010 views

baxterbasics

It's called rotation, you best get used to it. KM doesn't do a settled starting XI

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:38 - Nov 4 with 948 views

Rozz

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:24 - Nov 4 by FrimleyBlue
Didn't most of our chances come once subs were made....

This works better if the sub doesn't wallop the best chance of the match into the car park.

In all seriousness, we all look to poke holes after a frustrating result but I'm not sure the changes are the reasonable excuse here.

We were actually better over the park than we have been for a lot of the season IMO, apart from the last bit. We have to be better in front of goal.

[Post edited 4 Nov 2025 22:39]

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:42 - Nov 4 with 887 views

FrimleyBlue

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:38 - Nov 4 by Rozz

[Post edited 4 Nov 2025 22:39]

Think that's where opinions definitely differ. I felt we looked lost as soon as went past the halfway line. Only when the subs came on did we suddenly have a trio working together on the left which resulted on 3 efforts alone.

Taylor immediately showed what hes been offering in comparison to cajuste who apart from moment of ooooo didn't do anything of note with the ball. He doesn't help the left side and just floats around. And Im a fan of cajuste.

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:47 - Nov 4 with 835 views

HighgateBlue

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:24 - Nov 4 by Herbivore
CM and 10 weren't the problem tonight. We created plenty enough chances to win the game and didn't take them.

Is a number 10 immune from scoring duties?

Let's consider how we score our goals in the league:

Philogene: 6 goals
Clarke: 5 goals

Akpom: 0
Szmodics: 0

And CM? Three different centre halves have scored this season. Good on em. Not a single league goal from Taylor, Cajuste, Matusiwa.

Azon was wasteful tonight, but Cajuste had one of our best chances, from CM, and flunked it. When Greaves has more league goals than our starting CMs and main two no10s put together, there is a real and serious problem. Nunez's beautiful free kicks have papered over some canyonesque cracks. Our shots fail to go on target at staggering rates. I don't know why. I'd be interested to hear the views of others as to why. But first we have to admit that it's a thing.

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:49 - Nov 4 with 802 views

Herbivore

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:47 - Nov 4 by HighgateBlue

But we created plenty tonight and should have won. The OP is suggesting we'd have won if Taylor and Nunez had started when actually both were guilty of missing excellent chances when they came on. I'm just not down with such simplistic explanations.

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:51 - Nov 4 with 746 views

BouncebackIpswich

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:49 - Nov 4 by Herbivore
But we created plenty tonight and should have won. The OP is suggesting we'd have won if Taylor and Nunez had started when actually both were guilty of missing excellent chances when they came on. I'm just not down with such simplistic explanations.

It's clear as day we'd have won that easily had Taylor and Nunez started, most of the chances you allude to came after they were brought on. But it doesn't fit your agenda to admit that

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:51 - Nov 4 with 747 views

FoghornGleghorn

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:47 - Nov 4 by HighgateBlue

Point of order, bit harsh to hold Cajuste accountable for missing a chance which a) wasn't by any means easy and b) he conjured for himself out of absolutely nowhere. Though Akpom does seem to have forgotten how to shoot, Nunez needs to calm down a bit, and Azon really needs to show us why we chased after him.

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:53 - Nov 4 with 701 views

Rozz

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:42 - Nov 4 by FrimleyBlue

Agree on Taylor for Cajuste, but the state of the game plays into this a lot - last 15-20 mins they set up camp. I liked Taylor coming on fresh for the end of the game in those tight areas. Go and win the fecker. It's what McKenna's teams do!

I think Akpom is improving and did well enough today personally in the 10 when the game was more open. Apart from Nunez being on the pitch for free kicks if he starts, I'm not convinced there's a different outcome.

Ultimately poor finishing today is the difference.

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:57 - Nov 4 with 651 views

HighgateBlue

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:51 - Nov 4 by FoghornGleghorn
Point of order, bit harsh to hold Cajuste accountable for missing a chance which a) wasn't by any means easy and b) he conjured for himself out of absolutely nowhere. Though Akpom does seem to have forgotten how to shoot, Nunez needs to calm down a bit, and Azon really needs to show us why we chased after him.

Nunez is a conjurer.

If Cajuste has the ability to conjure, he should conjure something useful. What is it for him now, 1 goal in 40 odd Town appearances? In a home loss.

Sure, Cajuste's main function is not to get stacks of goals, but it's so unfair to pick on Nunez, when he's had far fewer opportunities than many, and has scored more, from nowhere.

Our shots on target to shots ratio is /staggeringly/ bad. I would like us to (a) acknowledge that plain fact, and (b) discuss why it might be the case.

Instead, there seems to be an assertion that the 'performance' was good, as if shooting is not part of the performance.

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:57 - Nov 4 with 651 views

Blue_Uprising

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:47 - Nov 4 by HighgateBlue

Tonight we did create enough chances to win. No reason not to have won at least 2-1. Some not a great example tonight.

However, compared to the promotion season we seem to have lost the plays that involve good quality pull backs to the penalty spot / edge of the box, falling to on running midfielders.

Last couple of games we seem now to be getting crosses in from the right hand side - albeit mostly floated for headers. On the left however it’s just not Jaden or Jack’s game to play fast incisive crosses and pull backs. So we look slow and make fewer chances for those in the centre I think.

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:59 - Nov 4 with 624 views

Herbivore

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:51 - Nov 4 by BouncebackIpswich
It's clear as day we'd have won that easily had Taylor and Nunez started, most of the chances you allude to came after they were brought on. But it doesn't fit your agenda to admit that

You got a point against Boro mate, cheer up.

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I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 23:19 - Nov 4 with 524 views

FoghornGleghorn

I must be going mad, but I thought we had sorted our centre midfield and no.10.. on 22:57 - Nov 4 by HighgateBlue

I've said Nunez needs to calm down a bit because he missed from a yard out by blatting it unnecessarily hard, and that's literally all I've said, but since even that's "unfair" and "picking on him" in today's world, I'll leave it with you.

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