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Fixtures Friday 18th October - Sunday 20th October

Discussion in 'Championship' started by Delilah, Oct 18, 2024.

  1. KeiranShikari

    KeiranShikari Registered User

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    Without Gunn and especially Nunez we're a much weakened side right now. Nunez's replacement in the side is probably the hardest to predict, could be Forsen, Marcondes, Schwartau or Forsyth,

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    Fisher - Duffy - Cordoba - Doyle
    Schwartau - McLean - Slimane
    Crnac - Sargent - Sainz
     
  2. Super_horns

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    2 keeper errors already !

    And he was injured before the game on Saturday so obviously not fit yet .
     
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    Same, George Long is like having minus a player. Not that we've started well at all.
     
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    Is Gunn injured ?

    Thing is Bachmann was number one which is understandable but got injured v you guys and so Bond played doing well save for 3 goals let in v you guys before Bachmann was declared fit again .

    Fine it happens but then the club said he had actually got an injury in training the day before but still played !

    And then there is tonight .

    Doesn’t help Bachmann isn’t very popular anyway .
     
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  5. KeiranShikari

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    Yeah, came off at half time in the game before the international break. Long actually signed a new contract recently, comments from the club were mostly about what a great character he is around the club.

    Nunez missing too so we're lacking 2 of our key starters.
     
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    Sat back too much after going 2 up, still think we can grab a 3rd and kill it off if we step it up a bit. They look dodgy at the back.
     
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    Norwich controlled much of the ball but we edged the chances, neither team can grumble with a point. Decent point in the grand scheme of things.
     
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    I think that is 6 goals in a row at least we have let in that have been down to us not doing simple things right.

    Nice to see a bit of fightback but cannot keep hoping to get lucky or having to do it.
     
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    Blackburn away tonight

    If they beat us they over take us into 5th.

    Could do with getting back to winning ways

    Expecting a few changes for this
     
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    We weren't great, but got the win, guess thats the key thing. We could have been more clinical with a few of the chances to make it a little easier on ourselves. Tanaka again having a really good game. Be interesting to see what Farke does when Ampadu and Gruev eventually get fit again.

    Second half especially, Watford showed some fight, seem to have a few players who can come up with something from nothing, much like the lad did for their goal, creating the chance for himself.
     
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    Weird game last night, dominated the first 15-20 minutes then sat back and allowed Norwich to have too much of the ball rather than pushing on for the 3rd goal which would have finished the game off. Norwich more than deserved the point in the end and if anyone was going to win it, it would have been them
     
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    Yes Baah is a good young player and our only really dangerous attacker tbh,

    Probably won't be with us long.

    Unfortunate those errors from our keeper but agree you had other chances too.
     
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    Nah. We looked the more likely at 2-2, mainly because of Frokjaer, bar them having some good pressure in the closing minutes.

    They're a good team but don't create a great deal considering the possession they have.
     
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    The keeper gifted Preston a 2 goal lead, he really is poor. We then had all the ball and I actually thought we’d go on and win, but I suppose 2-2 is a good result after that start.
     
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    We really haven't helped Luke Williams out at all with the limited options he's got going forward. Eom's injury has really exposed that, and anybody coming in to replace him or Ronald just aren't up to the level.
     
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    Your defence was completely sliced open for both our goals to be fair to George Long.

    Not overly sure what he did wrong for the second, haven't seen a replay, but seemed a good finish from Holmes.
     
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    Bachmann gifted us a win yesterday evening. It was one of our least impressive performances of the season, although despite that it's fair to say we had a lot of shots and could still have scored a couple more.
     
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    No real need for him to come out on the first as he’s heading away from goal with Cordoba beside him, he probably end holding the ball up and waiting for others.Second one was straight at him, I think any goalkeeper would be disappointed with that.
     
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    Only seen them in real time so didn't pay much attention to the keeper. Neither seemed like shocking errors but better keepers may have prevented them.

    Not the worst keeper I've seen recently, I watched your game against Derby, and the Swedish guy they have looked appalling.
     
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    Our biggest problem in the first 15 mins was our inability to beat the press. Most of Preston's best moments came from winning the ball off one of our fullbacks, making a couple of quick passes and catching the other fullback up the pitch. Not directly Long's fault but put a better keeper in and the back line are far less tentative, we naturally play higher up the pitch when Gunn is fit. All if buts and maybes but if we avoid the stupid pen I think we get to grips with the game 5 or 6 minutes earlier and probably go on and win the game.

    Good point though, especially after that counter which could have put you 3-1 up.
     
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