| Second halves 18:28 - Apr 5 with 1150 views | TresBonne |
Been a problem for us all season. That feels like at least the twelfth time we’ve come out in the second period and looked a shadow of the team that played in the first half.
What the f*** does he say to them at half time? We managed ONE shot in that 2nd 45. That is shockingly bad. |  | | |  |
| Second halves on 18:40 - Apr 5 with 1081 views | oldbeardy |
Yep. Wolves seemed to step it up but we let them - so passive. Despite coming off a great away win and a decent first half we looked bereft of confidence, intent, and intensity. Baffling and quite right that it isn't the first time we have looked completely off it in the second half. It didn't look at all like a team fighting for survival. Sure, there's a big gulf in class given our rapid rise but where was the fight - at least lose throwing everything at it |  | | |
| Second halves on 18:46 - Apr 5 with 1066 views | LankHenners |
In a broad sense I think teams are doing to us what we did to a lot of teams last season. The energy and physicality levels running through Prem teams is just way above what we can handle most weeks. They can keep going and bring on high quality replacements whereas we just get more tired and struggle to keep up. |  |
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| Second halves on 18:47 - Apr 5 with 1052 views | TresBonne |
| Second halves on 18:46 - Apr 5 by LankHenners |
In a broad sense I think teams are doing to us what we did to a lot of teams last season. The energy and physicality levels running through Prem teams is just way above what we can handle most weeks. They can keep going and bring on high quality replacements whereas we just get more tired and struggle to keep up. |
Then again, I do think we could bring on 'higher' quality replacements sometimes, especially today. Taylor as our first sub made no sense to me. | | | |
| Second halves on 18:51 - Apr 5 with 1021 views | LankHenners |
| Second halves on 18:47 - Apr 5 by TresBonne |
Then again, I do think we could bring on 'higher' quality replacements sometimes, especially today. Taylor as our first sub made no sense to me. |
Yeah we could definitely make changes earlier but I guess it's hard to make the case sometimes that who we have available would make too much difference. The whole team looked goosed the 2nd half anyway to be honest so not sure the outcome would have changed much had we rotated half the forward line earlier for example. | |
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| Second halves on 19:13 - Apr 5 with 960 views | bournemouthblue |
| Second halves on 18:46 - Apr 5 by LankHenners |
In a broad sense I think teams are doing to us what we did to a lot of teams last season. The energy and physicality levels running through Prem teams is just way above what we can handle most weeks. They can keep going and bring on high quality replacements whereas we just get more tired and struggle to keep up. |
It's very much that isn't it, our subs aren't as good as the opposition
Wolves subs stepped them up |  |
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| Second halves on 19:27 - Apr 5 with 913 views | bsw72 |
Quite often first half has been problematic also.
Wolves were poor in the first half, much better in second half while our performance was consistently average. We just got away with it in the first half. |  | | |
| Second halves on 19:29 - Apr 5 with 881 views | stonojnr |
| Second halves on 19:13 - Apr 5 by bournemouthblue |
It's very much that isn't it, our subs aren't as good as the opposition
Wolves subs stepped them up |
But they didn't even need them, first 10mins of the 2nd half their starting 11 were all over us, it felt like we didn't even string a pass together 2nd half. That they could bring on more players who could play at their intensity isn't necessarily why the won the game, I think the same 11 could have beaten us.
And it's not quite been 12 times imo but I've seen it 3 or 4 times we've done that, fairly competitive 1st half, might be ahead, might be drawing. 2nd half it's like we get caught cold, have often conceded goals and then lost games. Wolves based on their position in the table took longer than most teams have had to unlock us. But we weren't competitive 2nd half at all. | | | |
| Second halves on 19:39 - Apr 5 with 839 views | bournemouthblue |
| Second halves on 19:29 - Apr 5 by stonojnr |
But they didn't even need them, first 10mins of the 2nd half their starting 11 were all over us, it felt like we didn't even string a pass together 2nd half. That they could bring on more players who could play at their intensity isn't necessarily why the won the game, I think the same 11 could have beaten us.
And it's not quite been 12 times imo but I've seen it 3 or 4 times we've done that, fairly competitive 1st half, might be ahead, might be drawing. 2nd half it's like we get caught cold, have often conceded goals and then lost games. Wolves based on their position in the table took longer than most teams have had to unlock us. But we weren't competitive 2nd half at all. |
The out ball and break opportunities were absolutely awful as well, we were so far off it, it was disaster the total half really
He has never tried it but we could put Delap out wide, get Hirst on upfront and even put Davis onto the left wing and just look to play on the break | |
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| Second halves on 19:39 - Apr 5 with 836 views | NthQldITFC |
Thing is, we put so much in to fast starts - have done since Liverpool at home - and suffer later in the game with fatigue in players on the pitch still, and relative lack of PL quality coming off the bench.
All of our squad, except Cajuste, have come from UK recruitment though, which is all we have been capable of doing given our twenty years in the wilderness and lack of investment in overseas scouting in that time. Every other PL club is miles ahead of us in that, including Leicester and Southampton. There just aren't really enough domestic recruits available with both the quality and physicality to do what we've tried to do, but we've had no choice.
All of which to say, it's bloody frustrating to read endless moaning drivel (not you specifically) about recruitment or substitutions or tactics or 'what he says to them at half time' when people just refuse to take into account either the immense uphill battle we have (imagine having to recruit a whole squad of the quality of Delap in one season, the year after getting out of League 1) or from people who seem to think that the only thing that counts is this season - it's about progression, and that's been absolutely bloody marvellous, and will probably continue to be so, especially with the continued backing of the fans beyond every little bump in the road. |  |
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| Second halves on 19:48 - Apr 5 with 787 views | bournemouthblue |
| Second halves on 19:39 - Apr 5 by NthQldITFC |
Thing is, we put so much in to fast starts - have done since Liverpool at home - and suffer later in the game with fatigue in players on the pitch still, and relative lack of PL quality coming off the bench.
All of our squad, except Cajuste, have come from UK recruitment though, which is all we have been capable of doing given our twenty years in the wilderness and lack of investment in overseas scouting in that time. Every other PL club is miles ahead of us in that, including Leicester and Southampton. There just aren't really enough domestic recruits available with both the quality and physicality to do what we've tried to do, but we've had no choice.
All of which to say, it's bloody frustrating to read endless moaning drivel (not you specifically) about recruitment or substitutions or tactics or 'what he says to them at half time' when people just refuse to take into account either the immense uphill battle we have (imagine having to recruit a whole squad of the quality of Delap in one season, the year after getting out of League 1) or from people who seem to think that the only thing that counts is this season - it's about progression, and that's been absolutely bloody marvellous, and will probably continue to be so, especially with the continued backing of the fans beyond every little bump in the road. |
The recruitment hasn't been good enough, I'd agree on that but I'd also argue such an influx of players, rarely leads to a cohesive unit either
We are almost in the phase we were with Cook, having implemented the bomb squad and now not being overly joined up
We may benefit next season from much of that group being together, be it in the Championship | |
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| Second halves on 20:16 - Apr 5 with 725 views | gringoblue |
| Second halves on 19:27 - Apr 5 by bsw72 |
Quite often first half has been problematic also.
Wolves were poor in the first half, much better in second half while our performance was consistently average. We just got away with it in the first half. |
If games finished after 45 minutes we would be 15th in the table. |  | | |
| Second halves on 21:50 - Apr 5 with 608 views | ghostofescobar |
I said the same to my son. Reality is that established prem teams go in at half time, and have the coaches and players that can tweak things and make a huge difference second half. We don’t. I don’t mean that as a criticism of KM or the players, but this season neither have been good enough, which when you weigh everything up is probably understandable. |  |
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