Richi saw quite a lot of the ball and worked very hard. But what did he do with the ball? Sometimes if the chances are not being put on a plate for you then you have to create something yourself which he didn’t do. The best attacking players should be able to do this. So i don’t think he is above criticism tonight as you suggest. Has improved his performances for us but not really at the level required in the long run
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I don’t think that’s the case when we saw so little of the ball against the best side in the world. R9 at peak wouldn’t pick the ball up deep and be able to attack five or six players and create a chance
You a make a general point, he is an effective hard working striker but not a creative one but neither style would have created chances last night
...But your not being presenting with the choice of one being flushed or the other; so whom you hate the most is moot here.
City are potentially being flushed; but you suggested you'd rather keep them around to 'protect' us from the potential of Arse winning stuff.
Fuck that; give us an even playing field (without Cheatchester City) and let's go head to head with scum and beat them ourselves........ I'll take those odds every time. That's prevailing in our rivalry; not having some plastic petro-doped shitbags take care of our business for us (whilst continuing to allow the deck to be loaded against us in the process)..... Where's the pride in that?
Our hatred of them shouldn't define us..... If we can't be bigger than that, what are we anyway?
Be specific then; what did he do wrong?
Like I already said in his thread; if he'd nodded in a header of a corner tonight (not that he even had the chance for that) he'd have been lauded for an excellent all round performance.
You think you get that level of performance out of Haaland unless he's scoring? ....I've yet to see it.
We had 43% possession so we saw a bit more of the ball than you suggest. I wasn’t asking him to beat 5 or 6 players. I just wished he had a bit more nous to gain himself a yard of space to allow himself an opportunity to shoot. 0 shots for a forward isn’t really good enough at any level
Not me Dr Spaniel. It's my dad this time. Many problems, mostly complicating one another making treatment tricky
BJ needs to brave up, any challenge he's on the floor, that chance he had shoyld have gone round keeper and get taken down,
Richy £60M for what , can't hold the ball up, too slow off the mark, can't win fouls
Madders not really to play, did he get on the ball once he came on ?
the way the manager want's to play mean's we can't moan about the chances we give up, and denfence wise we played well
we need a few players that see the pass before its there, all our players (other than a fit Madders) have to look and look again before they see a pass by that time the chance has gone
Richy £60M for what , can't hold the ball up, too slow off the mark, can't win fouls
Madders not really to play, did he get on the ball once he came on ?
the way the manager want's to play mean's we can't moan about the chances we give up, and denfence wise we played well
we need a few players that see the pass before its there, all our players (other than a fit Madders) have to look and look again before they see a pass by that time the chance has gone
You can’t rely on everything being handed on a plate to you. Part of his role surely is to create opportunities for himself and he failed to do that. So perhaps it’s more a case of what he didn’t do rather than what he did wrong
No-one's said you can.
OK, so when in the game was he in a position to create something for himself (something that in itself is somewhat of a vague cliche that gets casually thrown about)?
Again.... How often - if at all - have you seen Haaland do that? .....Or as much as Richie did do last night?
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Why do you keep bringing Haaland into it? Completely different player to Richarlison.
Not in the final third though, most of our possession was nowhere near him
Can he shoot from the half way line? I know what you are saying but it’s just not his fault vs them. They were on it
City press so aggressive and their first touch, ball retention is the best in the world IMO. Always a shitty draw so early but usual Pep dark arts fouls to slow the game down and a ref blind to how Vicario was being handled on corners.
Still worry about the space we leave behind our wing backs. Much to be positive about this season but much to still be done. What could have been with Son/Sarr in that team.
Next priorities. Wingers who can beat a man consistently and another midfielder/striker. Tired of watching certain players not beat their man and cut the ball back.
Still worry about the space we leave behind our wing backs. Much to be positive about this season but much to still be done. What could have been with Son/Sarr in that team.
Next priorities. Wingers who can beat a man consistently and another midfielder/striker. Tired of watching certain players not beat their man and cut the ball back.
I agree and our wingers aren’t helping him either
He held the ball up plenty amd id say he was fouled 5 or 6 times. Worked hard with 0 service and even porros crossing was poor
Really poor last night, disappointing to go out early in the cups yet again, but we are getting used to it now.
Team needs to concentrate on getting 4/5th , nothing else to play for now.
Team needs to concentrate on getting 4/5th , nothing else to play for now.