| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid 11:39 - Feb 17 with 982 views | Miaow |
vs Coventry
W 3–0 (H)
W 2–0 (A)
vs Middlesbrough
L 1–2 (A)
vs Millwall
D 0–0 (A)
vs Hull City
W 2–0 (A)
vs Derby County
D 2–2 (H)
W 2–1 (A) |  |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 11:40 - Feb 17 with 962 views | ElderGrizzly |
Yep, teams who actually want to come and play rather than 'spoil', we tend to do well against. |  | | |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 13:55 - Feb 17 with 738 views | HighgateBlue |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 11:40 - Feb 17 by ElderGrizzly |
Yep, teams who actually want to come and play rather than 'spoil', we tend to do well against. |
This is true, and it's frustrating.
But we can't complain whilst we're failing to stick our chances away. The number of games when we've had 60+% possession in the first half, like Boro did against Coventry the other day, and didn't stick our chances away, and then we've not ended up with three points. Teams are allowed to defend. We need to be good enough to score a goal. There's a limit to the extent to which we can call ourselves "the better team" or the team that played "the better football" without appreciating that it is quite literally impossible to win any game of football without scoring.
I know we've scored a decent number of goals this season, all told, but there have been plenty of games where we've not taken our chances, and the league table would look very different if we had. I really really don't understand how we can spend so very much money and have such a worse record than the majority of teams when it comes to missing big chances. |  | | |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 13:58 - Feb 17 with 735 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
That Hull game is completely wiped from my memory for some reason... Which is weird because I was there. |  |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:14 - Feb 17 with 688 views | Wacko |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 13:58 - Feb 17 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
That Hull game is completely wiped from my memory for some reason... Which is weird because I was there. |
It sounds like it was more a result of the trauma of physically going to Hull. |  |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:15 - Feb 17 with 680 views | Metal_Hacker |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 13:58 - Feb 17 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
That Hull game is completely wiped from my memory for some reason... Which is weird because I was there. |
Wish it would wipe from my memory |  |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:23 - Feb 17 with 652 views | bsw72 |
However bottom 5 is a long way off where we should be - we have yet to get a point away from home against any of the bottom 5 (although we have only played 2 of them away)
vs Sheff Weds
W 3-1 (H)
Oxford Utd
L 1-2 (A)
W 2-1 (H)
Leicester
L 1-3 (A)
Portsmouth
W 2-1 (H)
West Brom
W 1-0 (H) |  | | |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:27 - Feb 17 with 631 views | Kievthegreat |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:15 - Feb 17 by Metal_Hacker |
Wish it would wipe from my memory |
Wish it would be wiped off the map and spare anyone having to suffer it! |  | | |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:29 - Feb 17 with 617 views | Vaughan8 |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:15 - Feb 17 by Metal_Hacker |
Wish it would wipe from my memory |
Same. it was a win, but an awful game! | | | |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:35 - Feb 17 with 604 views | Metal_Hacker |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:29 - Feb 17 by Vaughan8 |
Same. it was a win, but an awful game! |
Thankfully I only had to drive back to Sheffield which made it slightly easier but what a dreadful game that was
As you say , a win is a win | |
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 18:49 - Feb 17 with 405 views | britbiker |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 13:55 - Feb 17 by HighgateBlue |
This is true, and it's frustrating.
But we can't complain whilst we're failing to stick our chances away. The number of games when we've had 60+% possession in the first half, like Boro did against Coventry the other day, and didn't stick our chances away, and then we've not ended up with three points. Teams are allowed to defend. We need to be good enough to score a goal. There's a limit to the extent to which we can call ourselves "the better team" or the team that played "the better football" without appreciating that it is quite literally impossible to win any game of football without scoring.
I know we've scored a decent number of goals this season, all told, but there have been plenty of games where we've not taken our chances, and the league table would look very different if we had. I really really don't understand how we can spend so very much money and have such a worse record than the majority of teams when it comes to missing big chances. |
Like you said, teams that are decent come to have a game as they have good enough squads to challenge us, thus allowing us a bit more space when attacking also. For the last decade it appears that the parking the bus teams are our undoing. Unless we get that early goal to force them into more positive play.
We have got out of trouble by scoring some decent solo goals. Not that that's a negative. Just wish we had a poacher in the box tapping in the cut backs like a couple of seasons back. Don't know if that's because our keep the ball at all cost slow passing is a factor in that. Opposition teams just seem ridiculously quick on counter attack.
That all said, we are in fourth after a poor start. So not too shabby. Badly need to crack the coming from behind issue and a bit disappointed that some of the fringe players haven't grabbed their chances when selected.
If we can beat Wrexham it will put the supporters in a better mood. [Post edited 17 Feb 18:50]
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| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 21:48 - Feb 17 with 331 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| As it stands, our results against the rest of the top 6 are looking pretty solid on 14:23 - Feb 17 by bsw72 |
However bottom 5 is a long way off where we should be - we have yet to get a point away from home against any of the bottom 5 (although we have only played 2 of them away)
vs Sheff Weds
W 3-1 (H)
Oxford Utd
L 1-2 (A)
W 2-1 (H)
Leicester
L 1-3 (A)
Portsmouth
W 2-1 (H)
West Brom
W 1-0 (H) |
6 matches, 4 wins, 2 ppg. OK, you might want to have a slightly higher return as they are the bottom sides but it isn't terrible by any means. |  |
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