| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) 12:52 - Jan 17 with 1045 views | gainsboroughblue |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:54 - Jan 17 with 971 views | Swansea_Blue |
Walton needs a LOT of communication from his defence if we’re going to persevere with it. That pass wasn’t on them and we were lucky to get away with it. He’s no Hladky (nor is Palmer). |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:54 - Jan 17 with 957 views | bobbyramsey |
Rightly so, it's pathetic and needless.... |  | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:56 - Jan 17 with 941 views | SWLondonBlue93 |
I know it's how we play blah blah blah, but surely when you've almost been caught out for the third or fourth time in a short period, some common sense should prevail and we switch it up, even for a short period? |  | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:58 - Jan 17 with 911 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:56 - Jan 17 by SWLondonBlue93 |
I know it's how we play blah blah blah, but surely when you've almost been caught out for the third or fourth time in a short period, some common sense should prevail and we switch it up, even for a short period? |
I'm all for us doing it and know why we do. We just look bloody awful doing it a lot of the time. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:59 - Jan 17 with 897 views | Rozeeboy74 |
O'Shea needs to captain the pitch, stop Walton from doing what he's doing and then deal with whatever fall out there is with McKenna at half time. We have been gifted this position and looks like we want to throw it away. | | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:04 - Jan 17 with 822 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:59 - Jan 17 by Rozeeboy74 |
O'Shea needs to captain the pitch, stop Walton from doing what he's doing and then deal with whatever fall out there is with McKenna at half time. We have been gifted this position and looks like we want to throw it away. |
What an extraordinary thread. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:28 - Jan 17 with 671 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:56 - Jan 17 by SWLondonBlue93 |
I know it's how we play blah blah blah, but surely when you've almost been caught out for the third or fourth time in a short period, some common sense should prevail and we switch it up, even for a short period? |
That completely misses the point. We need to nearly get caught out at times to encourage them to over-press. It’s not about playing safe. Yes, it can make me nervous at times, but I get why we play like that, and don’t want to see it change.
Get on board with how we play, and the risk/reward tacticts. | | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:29 - Jan 17 with 666 views | Plums |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:04 - Jan 17 by redrickstuhaart |
What an extraordinary thread. |
It's quite something isn't it?
The fact people are nervous has no bearing whatsoever on what's happening on the pitch. This is how we play, we're setting teams up to press us and we break on them with all the excitement that brings and folk are calling for the captain to lead a dressing room mutiny.
Amazing. |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:29 - Jan 17 with 660 views | NthQldITFC |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:54 - Jan 17 by bobbyramsey |
Rightly so, it's pathetic and needless.... |
Slow learner, are we? |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:30 - Jan 17 with 640 views | SitfcB |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:04 - Jan 17 by redrickstuhaart |
What an extraordinary thread. |
Idiots everywhere.
Hasn’t even been that bad I thought, played ourselves out of it, which is kind of the plan haha. |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:31 - Jan 17 with 612 views | SE1blue |
I agree with Town TV that McKenna has earned the trust to keep playing this way.
Look at the scoreline and the league table. |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:31 - Jan 17 with 614 views | SitfcB |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 12:54 - Jan 17 by Swansea_Blue |
Walton needs a LOT of communication from his defence if we’re going to persevere with it. That pass wasn’t on them and we were lucky to get away with it. He’s no Hladky (nor is Palmer). |
‘If we’re going to preserve with it’
It’s literally our style of play and how we’ve played since McKenna came in, it won us two promotions and currently has us third in the Championship. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:35 - Jan 17 with 569 views | buoyant |
I've kinda got used to it now. Maybe accepted is a better description.
We're really brave in possession today (again) and reaping the rewards.
Forza! |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:35 - Jan 17 with 567 views | tonybied |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:30 - Jan 17 by SitfcB |
Idiots everywhere.
Hasn’t even been that bad I thought, played ourselves out of it, which is kind of the plan haha. |
It's like some here haven't watched us for the last 3 and a half years! You need to encourage the opposition on to you, by giving them the thought that they have a chance of nicking the ball off you, that's exactly what creates the space in the midfield that Leif then usually occupies. If you just punt it up the field Blackburn will just sit back and soak it up. |  | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:46 - Jan 17 with 484 views | eirannach_gorm |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:28 - Jan 17 by SuffolkPunchFC |
That completely misses the point. We need to nearly get caught out at times to encourage them to over-press. It’s not about playing safe. Yes, it can make me nervous at times, but I get why we play like that, and don’t want to see it change.
Get on board with how we play, and the risk/reward tacticts. |
Playing the ball around at the back makes sense when you want to brake a deadlock but we are two goals up and it is an unnecessary risk in these circumstances. | | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:50 - Jan 17 with 461 views | Rozeeboy74 |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:29 - Jan 17 by Plums |
It's quite something isn't it?
The fact people are nervous has no bearing whatsoever on what's happening on the pitch. This is how we play, we're setting teams up to press us and we break on them with all the excitement that brings and folk are calling for the captain to lead a dressing room mutiny.
Amazing. |
Not sure I implied mutiny, but when you try something 5 times and it fails 5 times....?
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. | | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:51 - Jan 17 with 448 views | tonybied |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:46 - Jan 17 by eirannach_gorm |
Playing the ball around at the back makes sense when you want to brake a deadlock but we are two goals up and it is an unnecessary risk in these circumstances. |
So the answer is to punt it back up the field, and face the ball coming back at us over, and over, putting a different kind of pressure on us? It's not all about scoring goals, it's also about keeping the possession, the opposition can't score if they don't have the ball. | | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:56 - Jan 17 with 426 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:31 - Jan 17 by SitfcB |
‘If we’re going to preserve with it’
It’s literally our style of play and how we’ve played since McKenna came in, it won us two promotions and currently has us third in the Championship. |
Of course, which has nothing to do with what I said. It’s not working as well now as it used to when we won those two promotions. I’m not saying we need to stop doing it; but we do need to be better at it. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:58 - Jan 17 with 411 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:56 - Jan 17 by Swansea_Blue |
Of course, which has nothing to do with what I said. It’s not working as well now as it used to when we won those two promotions. I’m not saying we need to stop doing it; but we do need to be better at it. |
Indeed. It is possible to accept or embrace how we try to do things and get concerned when we don't look comfortable doing it at the same time. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:00 - Jan 17 with 278 views | Plums |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:50 - Jan 17 by Rozeeboy74 |
Not sure I implied mutiny, but when you try something 5 times and it fails 5 times....?
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. |
I think the results speak for themselves. Don't you? | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:05 - Jan 17 with 254 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:00 - Jan 17 by Plums |
I think the results speak for themselves. Don't you? |
In fairness to those involved in the thread, KM changed it at HT and we played a lot less of it second half. So he clearly felt we were doing it to much |  |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:07 - Jan 17 with 224 views | blueoutlook |
Be more direct when we are winning,it will cost us against better teams. |  | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:09 - Jan 17 with 210 views | Plums |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:05 - Jan 17 by FrimleyBlue |
In fairness to those involved in the thread, KM changed it at HT and we played a lot less of it second half. So he clearly felt we were doing it to much |
Do you know that for a fact - or has he just empowered his team to make decisions on the pitch? We played short and long in the first half too. | |
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| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 15:10 - Jan 17 with 206 views | Eireannach_gorm |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:51 - Jan 17 by tonybied |
So the answer is to punt it back up the field, and face the ball coming back at us over, and over, putting a different kind of pressure on us? It's not all about scoring goals, it's also about keeping the possession, the opposition can't score if they don't have the ball. |
There is a happy middle ground. Giving away possession in the middle of the park is slightly better than doing it in front of goal. The ball out to a player facing their own goal and not knowing whats behind them is brainless. Sensible ball retention at the back is a very useful tactic. |  | | |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 16:06 - Jan 17 with 94 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| Still having kittens watching us play out from back (n/t) on 13:46 - Jan 17 by eirannach_gorm |
Playing the ball around at the back makes sense when you want to brake a deadlock but we are two goals up and it is an unnecessary risk in these circumstances. |
Not really, but feel free to keep convincing yourself of that.
It's so frustrating hearing idiots in the stands shouting 'get rid of the ball'. Punting it up field and losing possession 9 times out of 10 is a foolish man's game. | | | |
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