What did Friedel do wrong today?
He was a huge, big fat slug
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What did Friedel do wrong today?
What did Friedel do wrong today? He certainly wasn't at fault for the goal - he came out for corners, which people whine about him not doing, and he came out of the box to make a clearance outside the box, again something which he has been accused of not doing. He made important saves and kept us in the game, cleared his lines and his distribution was good.
What the fuck does friedel have to do to stop the constant carping?
Not be 42? Seems like this is the majority of the complaint about the guy.
Gomes, sorry - he had his chance and he was exposed as an error prone disaster who made the defence panic and distrust him. The only reason he is still at the club (I suspect) is that nobody would risk buying him. Paradoxically the guy is capable of world class saves, he is however capable of solar system standard howlers.
What is our system anyway - mean defence and toothless attack? We have bigger issues to deal with than pissing around with flaky keepers IMHO.
I heard the commentator say that we lost 7 of our last 8 matches that came after Europa League games. I would have said the Europa is to blame, but i don't think the match against Sheriff is to blame this time around
I still got neg'ed today for such apparent knee jerk comments and having my own opinion second guessed as apparently I can't decide for myself whether I've considered my view over many games or in ill-considered reaction to one game in isolation.I can understand a new manager needs to be given time but some people on here seem to consider it illegal or wrong to say anything against the manager even when the same mistakes have been repeated over and over for more than a year. Its not as if the manager has only had a dozen games. But I agree the mood is more balanced than a few weeks ago. Personally, I've seen a lot of football in my life and a lot of managers and there comes a point where you say, this is not working and have no faith that it will change. Some reach that realisation before others. It doesn't make one fan more right than another but some people on here need to respect other people's opinions, even if they don't agree with them.
Two months/two (2) losses laterPlayed five, won four, lost one. Spent £100M+. Broke transfer record three times. scored ten. Conceded One. 100% home record. Same points as Woolwich. More points than the champions.
GET.A.GRIP.PEOPLE!
I continue to believe we are not aiming for fourth this season but second or third.
No one is getting sacked.
#fickle #melt #kneejerkAVB OUT. First time I've said it, and I mean it.
The squad we have, the money spent, the talent, the depth...it's just not good enough to repeatedly make the glaring tactical mistakes he makes. Getting thrashed at home by West Ham and losing the game to Newcastle, again, at home, in the first 45 minutes.
Our set pieces are a disc race (nothing new at least). There is no plan b, ever. The players look uncomfortable, our play is pedestrian and predictable, we spent 26M on a striker who has scored 20-30 goals the last three seasons in a top league and we give him no service. None. It's practically criminal. Instead, as a team we have a goals scored column that normally gets you relegated.
This isn't a knee-jerk. I've been unhappy for some time, but have waited, given him time and hoped he would change, but he hasn't. The same was true last season with the exception of one supremely talented player saving us each game. And don't forget, we did actually fail last year to meet our targets despite that.
Some will say, yeah but we were much better in the second half. But they'll fail to realise that we already lost the game in the first half because of the way AVB set the team up.
Others will say, yeah but Krul played a blinder! But they'll fail to realise that the reason opposition teams play worldies against us is because they know they have no right to beat us with all the talent we have. It brings the best out of them when they are ahead of us when they shouldnt be and they will play out of their skins to get our scalp because everyone expects us to win with all the talent we have.
It is NOT the players fault.
It is NOT the fans fault.
It is NOT the pitch's fault.
It is NOT bad luck.
It is AVBs fault.
That's two fucking months a go you stupid cunt. How many games have we played in that time? It's not only loses that count you know. We've been poor for most of those games, even those weve won and later today we could well be nine points behind Woolwich. We've hardly scored in that time in the prem, and we're conceding instead. I continue to think we should be aiming for more than fourth I just don't think we'll achieve it as the expected improvement from needing time to gel hasn't happened and our results have got worse, with no learning from mistakes, losing to two very winnable games at home included.Two months/two (2) losses later
#fickle #melt #kneejerk
There's a spelling mistake right thereThat's two fucking months a go you stupid cunt. How many games have we played in that time? It's not only loses that count you know. We've been poor for most of those games, even those weve won and later today we could well be nine points behind Woolwich. We've hardly scored in that time in the prem, and we're conceding instead. I continue to think we should be aiming for more than fourth I just don't think we'll achieve it as the expected improvement from needing time to gel hasn't happened and our results have got worse, with no learning from mistakes, losing to two very winnable games at home included.
#gofuckyourselfyouselfriteousprick
It says something that Sandro had 45 minutes for us and was our MOTM.
Play him in every prem game FFS.
He took Sandro off because he asked to be taken off, he was injured. Same reason why he didn't start today probably.I completely agree. Which was actually so obvious last week at Everton
And then for AVB to start Dembele ahead of Sandro this week made absolutely zero sense
And then for AVB to bench Dembele at HT for Sandro ?
Its to the point where you say "Does AVB even know what he is doing ?"
we need 2 strikers to start home ,maybe 4-4-2 ?
It's probably because he didn't want to gamble starting him, he knew that Sandro was the better option and that's why he subbed Dembele at half time. The problem is that Andre appears to be unwilling to take any risks and this may cost us in the long run.I completely agree. Which was actually so obvious last week at Everton
And then for AVB to start Dembele ahead of Sandro this week made absolutely zero sense
And then for AVB to bench Dembele at HT for Sandro ?
Its to the point where you say "Does AVB even know what he is doing ?"
He took Sandro off because he asked to be taken off, he was injured. Same reason why he didn't start today probably.
Not particularly important stat as we didn't win but Eriksen created 9 chances today. Rare to see a number that high.
stupid commentHe was a huge, big fat slug
stupid comment
what are your chances of proving you are fitter than him?
slim, none........... jesus sammy - don't descend into the gutter, there's enough around here doing that shit