| The Nunez thing.. 09:45 - Apr 12 with 1300 views | norfsufblue |
What has been lost is that ate up 20 mins of them trying to get him sent off and i believe the ref did know he was being provoked all the time.. there are plenty of pictures that illustrate that perfectly. And lets not forget he did provide the assist to Azon who should have finished the match. |  | | |  |
| The Nunez thing.. on 09:48 - Apr 12 with 1249 views | Blue_Heath |
Very true, on the one hand comedy gold but on the other the ref could have easily sent him off. |  |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 09:54 - Apr 12 with 1185 views | Guthrum |
That was the thing, it wasn't just a case of Nunez having a go at them. The Norwich players were taking it in turns to hack him down or wind him up.
If it was that obvious to me, then the Ref would have noticed it too. |  |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 09:58 - Apr 12 with 1131 views | MeltonBlue |
I think that was a clear tactic from us, we were 2-0 up and Nunez came on and essentially he distracted their players and fans for 20 odd minutes from actually trying to play football and get back into the match. When he went off again the game was pretty much done and dusted..well played Mr Nunez! | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:04 - Apr 12 with 1086 views | jaseitfc2015 |
Ref managed Nunez well but I’d say that as a town fan but I think in derbies and given the context leniency from the ref is right | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:07 - Apr 12 with 1044 views | Freddy |
| The Nunez thing.. on 09:54 - Apr 12 by Guthrum |
That was the thing, it wasn't just a case of Nunez having a go at them. The Norwich players were taking it in turns to hack him down or wind him up.
If it was that obvious to me, then the Ref would have noticed it too. |
Ive just watched in back, can't see many tackles on him in the 20 mins he was on the pitch? | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:08 - Apr 12 with 1039 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 09:58 - Apr 12 by MeltonBlue |
I think that was a clear tactic from us, we were 2-0 up and Nunez came on and essentially he distracted their players and fans for 20 odd minutes from actually trying to play football and get back into the match. When he went off again the game was pretty much done and dusted..well played Mr Nunez! |
100% not a tactic. McKenna was fuming when he hacked someone else down 5 minutes after his yellow. |  |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 10:22 - Apr 12 with 960 views | SitfcB |
It could have gone the other way but it didn’t, so yeah it was f’king brilliant.
Ref booked him too early anyway imo. |  |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 10:37 - Apr 12 with 900 views | Guthrum |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:07 - Apr 12 by Freddy |
Ive just watched in back, can't see many tackles on him in the 20 mins he was on the pitch? |
Watching it at the time, he seemed to be on the floor or involved in an altercation every few minutes. McKenna had to take him off, otherwise we would have been down to ten. | |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 10:44 - Apr 12 with 835 views | Swansea_Blue |
He was an idiot and we’re very lucky he wasn’t sent off. It was a distraction, but it certainly wouldn’t have been a deliberate tactic to send him on only to have to sub him off to save him from himself. |  |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 10:44 - Apr 12 with 829 views | norfsufblue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:08 - Apr 12 by Cheltenham_Blue |
100% not a tactic. McKenna was fuming when he hacked someone else down 5 minutes after his yellow. |
I dont believe it was an actual tactic, and i also think we brought him on a bit too early but they definitely tried to inflame every incident with him and we were definitely aware that his introduction was going to change the mood of the game. I still believe it shifted their focus on what yhey were trying to do in that 20 minutes. [Post edited 12 Apr 10:51]
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| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:47 - Apr 12 with 810 views | Dyland |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:44 - Apr 12 by norfsufblue |
I dont believe it was an actual tactic, and i also think we brought him on a bit too early but they definitely tried to inflame every incident with him and we were definitely aware that his introduction was going to change the mood of the game. I still believe it shifted their focus on what yhey were trying to do in that 20 minutes. [Post edited 12 Apr 10:51]
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Fair play to McK for owning it and hauling him back off.
McK is great innit. Another notable facet is along with coaching acumen his man management cos we are reaping the rewards of having players like Greaves and Johnson step in at this stage and look so good.
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| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:52 - Apr 12 with 764 views | Guthrum |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:47 - Apr 12 by Dyland |
Fair play to McK for owning it and hauling him back off.
McK is great innit. Another notable facet is along with coaching acumen his man management cos we are reaping the rewards of having players like Greaves and Johnson step in at this stage and look so good.
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The TV showed McKenna having a chat with Nunez before he was taken off, then a bit later a shot of the Chilean looking far from downcast in the dugout, finally his post-match celebrations. Normally a sub would be less than happy about being taken off the field again (uninjured), but McKenna seems to have managed his player's emotions well in a tricky and charged situation. | |
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| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:54 - Apr 12 with 758 views | jaseitfc2015 |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:47 - Apr 12 by Dyland |
Fair play to McK for owning it and hauling him back off.
McK is great innit. Another notable facet is along with coaching acumen his man management cos we are reaping the rewards of having players like Greaves and Johnson step in at this stage and look so good.
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I think you are seeing now that all the players are buying into McKenna , similar to the promotions in 23 & 24 - we had a lot of newcomers last 2 seasons , so of course takes time for the relationships to form but I’d say it’s pretty cemented now . That’s a team of players playing for each other , the manager , and the fans and that came across immensely yesterday | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 11:12 - Apr 12 with 669 views | BloomBlue |
I was having a quick look at some Norwich podcast/YouTube thingys last night for a good old laugh. Most were a joke, and I forget which one now, but one of them made that same point. As he said, you're losing 2 nil in a local derby and you waste 20mins trying to windup Nunez, when you should be more interested in getting the ball forward and scoring. He was a bit annoyed about that, his point being if you make that score 1-2 with 15-20 mins left, Town players will probably start to panic and sit deep. But instead they spent too much of it more interested in Nunez. |  | | |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 11:18 - Apr 12 with 639 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:47 - Apr 12 by Dyland |
Fair play to McK for owning it and hauling him back off.
McK is great innit. Another notable facet is along with coaching acumen his man management cos we are reaping the rewards of having players like Greaves and Johnson step in at this stage and look so good.
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The man management and the way he manages the environment and expectations and keeps everyone grounded (even a lot of the fans) is his greatest strength imo. It’s a rarer thing than being a good coach. I wouldn’t say his coaching is particularly imaginative. Effective, but I’m sure there’s another gear we should be able to find with these players. Although I know Sid all about coaching, so he could equally be a genius for all I know lol | |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 11:29 - Apr 12 with 600 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:44 - Apr 12 by norfsufblue |
I dont believe it was an actual tactic, and i also think we brought him on a bit too early but they definitely tried to inflame every incident with him and we were definitely aware that his introduction was going to change the mood of the game. I still believe it shifted their focus on what yhey were trying to do in that 20 minutes. [Post edited 12 Apr 10:51]
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I was replying to Melton. I'm not sure you mentioned it being a tactic did you? | |
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| The Nunez thing.. on 11:47 - Apr 12 with 513 views | norfsufblue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 11:29 - Apr 12 by Cheltenham_Blue |
I was replying to Melton. I'm not sure you mentioned it being a tactic did you? |
No, sorry,just making it clear it was a consequence of the change of mood in the ground but fortunately it worked well to our advantage but KM was absolutely right to do as he did..... still wish that free kick had flew into the top corner though! That would have been epic( and hilarious) | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 12:15 - Apr 12 with 423 views | Bluespeed225 |
The two strokes pulled yesterday, Nunez’, doing enough to change their focus( great carry and through ball, that would have been the cherry on the top!), the way he was chatting with KMK during a stop suggests they had it up their sleeve already, and also the pen. George holding the ball ready, the keeper, probably looked at his stats taped to his water bottle, ‘Hirst, goes left’ or whatever his studies show, then hand the ball to Jaden, and keeper is, ‘Ah, didn’t see this coming, I’ll go right early’. Training ground master stroke? | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 12:19 - Apr 12 with 391 views | norfsufblue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 12:15 - Apr 12 by Bluespeed225 |
The two strokes pulled yesterday, Nunez’, doing enough to change their focus( great carry and through ball, that would have been the cherry on the top!), the way he was chatting with KMK during a stop suggests they had it up their sleeve already, and also the pen. George holding the ball ready, the keeper, probably looked at his stats taped to his water bottle, ‘Hirst, goes left’ or whatever his studies show, then hand the ball to Jaden, and keeper is, ‘Ah, didn’t see this coming, I’ll go right early’. Training ground master stroke? |
I also noted all those things.... there was obviously a lot of extra " situation " preparation and thought through extra 1% gains... it was a complete masterclass of total game management imho. | | | |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 12:20 - Apr 12 with 383 views | DJR |
| Bad decision to bring him on n the context of the game on 10:52 - Apr 12 by Guthrum |
The TV showed McKenna having a chat with Nunez before he was taken off, then a bit later a shot of the Chilean looking far from downcast in the dugout, finally his post-match celebrations. Normally a sub would be less than happy about being taken off the field again (uninjured), but McKenna seems to have managed his player's emotions well in a tricky and charged situation. |
I think it was three times that he did the "yes, yes, yes" celebration.
All's well that ends well, and his celebrations were fantastic. |  | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 14:06 - Apr 12 with 142 views | MeltonBlue |
| The Nunez thing.. on 10:08 - Apr 12 by Cheltenham_Blue |
100% not a tactic. McKenna was fuming when he hacked someone else down 5 minutes after his yellow. |
Maybe not a tactic in the fact to get a yellow card etc and to sub him back off, but a tactic to change their focus and distract them which I felt happened.. of course we would not of wanted him to get subbed off again. Wa ssuprised he came on after an hour rather than at 70 hence why I thought it was a tactic to change their focus for a crucial part of the game. | | | |
| The Nunez thing.. on 16:02 - Apr 12 with 9 views | USA |
| The Nunez thing.. on 09:58 - Apr 12 by MeltonBlue |
I think that was a clear tactic from us, we were 2-0 up and Nunez came on and essentially he distracted their players and fans for 20 odd minutes from actually trying to play football and get back into the match. When he went off again the game was pretty much done and dusted..well played Mr Nunez! |
If you think that was a McKenna tactic then you’re clueless about McKenna and this team. He is far too professional for school boy games, which is what you’re suggesting has happened | |
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