| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod 12:49 - Oct 31 with 972 views | unstableblue |
So season so far - P15 W5 D5 L5 - 20 points
Last 6 - W3 D1 L2 - 10 points
People referencing last season seems a little misguided as it’s quite clear that the majority of the legacy squad has just not performed at other clubs bar Wilson (was he not injured?), Downes (who really didn’t want to be here)… who else? Edwards was seen as one of our best attacking players can’t get a game.
Also we have to stop this silliness that this is a easy League and we have a god given right to ‘walk the league’, I feel the standard has increased significantly since lamberts hapless attempts. Take Fleetwood, mock them, but they are good and took a point and scored 3 against form Wigan, Rotherham are rocking, Wigan have invested and are flying.
Take Plymouth, extremely well coached, in great form, and have our player of the season, and increasing crowds.
But let’s judge Cook and the teams progress via some clear measures
1. Have more energy, confidence and desire than the opposition
This for me has been a key factor in our earlier poor season form and part of our recent improvement. Marcus Stewart made so many observations about this yesterday, just more energy and pressing across the team. More belief. More confidence. BUT as Edmundson pointed out overall Plymouth had greater desire and won more battles overall. We have to keep improving in this area, none more so than on Tuesday at Wycombe. I feel this measure has a lot to do with the players but also Cook needs to set the mind set. I know they have been using a psychologist at the club
2. Have the better players on the pitch and on the bench
This should be one of our key strengths and a big reason people think we should be top two, but it’s only one of the measures. I thought that we were beginning to reap the rewards of this and beginning to settle on our best team with Aluko and Chaplin now settling. BUT I’m going to give Cook a green card here - the late illness for Burns and Donacien made a huge difference, it so weakened one side which they exploited, and I think Burns would have been a critical threat. But more importantly to the reason the season has faltered is INDIVIDUAL ERRORS! It is the number one reason we are not top six without a doubt. And it’s howlers, game management and silly fouls in dangerous areas. IT HAS TO STOP. I think Cook has to keep drilling it into them, BUT players like Penney need to step up, sort themselves out or be dropped. That was more than a ‘leg up’ for Plymouth it was a ribbon bowed gift
3. Have the better tactical and technical set-up and system of play
This is Cooks wheel house, this is where he is culpable. Is he failing, in part yes and in part no. The defence has hugely improved, the number 10 and midfield width has been clicking. If you’d asked me after Bolton I’d say Cook was failing miserably on this measure. There have been signs of the system gelling and settling. Somewhat ruined yesterday - when we came up against a very good tactical manager at Plymouth. Where Cook perhaps messed up was his selection into the system yesterday… I think he felt Coulson would protect the wolf better… but perhaps celinas energy would have been better from the start
In summary massive question marks remain on Cook, but players are also culpable, illness may have impacted more than people are giving credit. Player energy has to improve further.
Thank you, I welcome any queries?! |  |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 with 932 views | Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |  |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:33 - Oct 31 with 881 views | Churchman |
Its a good post. The only query I have is about individual errors. Players don’t intend to make mistakes week in week out. They do so because they are forced into it by better teams and players or because they are just not good enough. This is a black and white view, I know, but there’s only so much you can do if players make errors game after game. Better players along side? Replace them? Change the system?
What I do know is that anyone whose played a sport at any level knows that however much more talent the opponent/opposition may have, if they are soft, you relish the challenge because you know you have a chance. Teams must pick the Ipswich fixtures out and really look forward to them. |  | | |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:53 - Oct 31 with 845 views | Burns7 |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 by Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |
Ipswich should be Champions of this league minimum requirement. This should have been made clear when Lambert failed season one, he should have been sacked immediately and Cook should be sacked also. |  | | |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 15:25 - Oct 31 with 777 views | LeoMuff |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:53 - Oct 31 by Burns7 |
Ipswich should be Champions of this league minimum requirement. This should have been made clear when Lambert failed season one, he should have been sacked immediately and Cook should be sacked also. |
Lol |  |
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| Their are individual errors and then there are howlers on 18:18 - Oct 31 with 725 views | unstableblue |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:33 - Oct 31 by Churchman |
Its a good post. The only query I have is about individual errors. Players don’t intend to make mistakes week in week out. They do so because they are forced into it by better teams and players or because they are just not good enough. This is a black and white view, I know, but there’s only so much you can do if players make errors game after game. Better players along side? Replace them? Change the system?
What I do know is that anyone whose played a sport at any level knows that however much more talent the opponent/opposition may have, if they are soft, you relish the challenge because you know you have a chance. Teams must pick the Ipswich fixtures out and really look forward to them. |
I agree with your point that some mistakes are caused by tactical issues and also desire and energy of opposition… take KVYs awful positioning against Bolton, it was his own fault but it was perhaps also cooks coaching, lack of partnerships, Bolton sharpness
But the evans and Wolfenden’pass backs’ cost us games, they are just howlers, and I’d put Penney’s yesterday close to that - just watched it back, the ball is closer to him, just attack it… it’s yours to clear | |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 18:24 - Oct 31 with 719 views | positivity |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 by Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |
except maybe donny!
we are competitive at the moment though... |  |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 18:45 - Oct 31 with 699 views | Vic |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 by Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |
But they will before the season is out. |  |
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| Their are individual errors and then there are howlers on 18:54 - Oct 31 with 688 views | Vic |
| Their are individual errors and then there are howlers on 18:18 - Oct 31 by unstableblue |
I agree with your point that some mistakes are caused by tactical issues and also desire and energy of opposition… take KVYs awful positioning against Bolton, it was his own fault but it was perhaps also cooks coaching, lack of partnerships, Bolton sharpness
But the evans and Wolfenden’pass backs’ cost us games, they are just howlers, and I’d put Penney’s yesterday close to that - just watched it back, the ball is closer to him, just attack it… it’s yours to clear |
Looked to me like he just wasn’t aware of their player about to attack the ball. It was very lackluster defending and just the kind of think we have to cut out. Every all, however seemingly harmless needs to be dealt with purposefully from start to finish. Let teams see that we have no soft areas, ever. | |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 09:11 - Nov 1 with 586 views | unstableblue |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 by Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |
Think we were very competitive on Saturday… without the Penney error, those Plymouth players are in the dressing room, thinking ‘can we really beat this lot’
But we gave them a leg up, period
We also created clear chances second half to at least draw
We had 52% and lots of shots
So we’re competitive
The backbone point is correct - Penney clear the ball, bonne/Harper bury the chances | |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 10:23 - Nov 1 with 556 views | DavoIPB |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:53 - Oct 31 by Burns7 |
Ipswich should be Champions of this league minimum requirement. This should have been made clear when Lambert failed season one, he should have been sacked immediately and Cook should be sacked also. |
Yep, this sums up what is wrong with some of the fan base. We are a league 1 side with league 1 standard players. They are good league 1 players and some of them probably the best in the league for their positions but it is not a given we should be promoted. If after next season we are not promoted then yes cook should go. In the meantime enjoy watching Ipswich play good football (which we are), enjoy us scoring lots of goals and having lots of chances. Watching our players play good passing football (which we are) and support the club. | | | |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 10:25 - Nov 1 with 554 views | DMDC |
Trouble is,the manager is a one trick pony, and teams know how to get in amongst us. We simply arnt up to the task. |  | | |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 10:34 - Nov 1 with 544 views | 3_5_2 |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 13:11 - Oct 31 by Illinoisblue |
I don’t expect us to walk the league. I do expect us to be competitive and show some backbone. As results have proven, nobody fears playing Ipswich |
I agree, in fact teams raise their game v us, love playing at PR in front of 20k if you are MK, Morcombe, Fleetwood etc.
We have mainly better players but seemingly only one system and a manager who, for whatever reason, seems to be unable to get a back 5 to concede less than 2 goals a game
We should be doing better than we are
Another loss at Wycombe will see even more move over to the Cook out brigade |  |
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| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 10:41 - Nov 1 with 534 views | ElephantintheRoom |
|And who is Wigan's top scorer? | |
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| Errr Will Keane who left Ipswich ages ago?! on 14:19 - Nov 1 with 453 views | unstableblue |
| As the TWTD fractures again it’s time for a trusted performance assessment mod on 10:41 - Nov 1 by ElephantintheRoom |
|And who is Wigan's top scorer? |
What’s your point? | |
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