WSL BCWFC (A) Arsenal (H)

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Wombat said:
We just couldn't see us hanging on and that seemed to be the extent of our tactics, and considering that we were playing to put ourselves in a great position to win the league, hopefully hanging on isn't good enough. What on earth happened? The first half wasn't that bad, but that second half display, absolutely shocking. Such a disappointment, Arsenal deserved it.
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Don’t think they deserved the win but agree the tactics and approach in the second half was poor. Angeldahl was poor when she came on and Kelly has been poor for a while but I think the team became far too cautious in the wrong areas of the pitch. I think a lot rests on Spurs but presumably they have the cup final on their mind and then we have to hope we beat Villa and the rags (greatest women’s team ever) do us a favoir
 
ninjamonkey said:
What an awful watch that was, could see that coming from a mile off. Why would you not change it? Even throwing another defender on and going ultra defensive would have been a half decent tactic given they were just sitting in anyway.

Taylor just stood there watched and had zero reaction to both those goals going in. weird.
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He didn't even stand there until right at the end, all the coaching was being done by Mahon. All he ever does is sit there with the occasional bot of standing.
 
Is there a fear of using substitutes, currently, at City ?
Kelly and Hemp were knackered and the midfield was being walked through.
Yet Taylor, did nothing.
Not a fan of the Arsenal manager's behaviour (seems a replica of Arteta's antics), but he used all 5 subs.
Taylor seemed like a rabbit in the headlights...
 
waspish said:
Only just signed a new contract he be around for a few more years
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Perhaps that is the issue, then.

Taylor’s behaviour, at least to me, was just bizarre.

Can’t imagine Pep just walking around the pitch smiling and laughing after losing a game that would have clinched us the title that we were winning going in to the 88th minute.

Pep was practically apoplectic after the final whistle in the home derby that would have won us the league.
 
I feel so sorry for the team but it has to be said that management again was very poor. If Coombs had to be substituted Angeldahl was not the right choice. Kelly had been poor through out the match and was just a passenger for the last 20 minutes. Parks and Fowler faded badly in the last 15 minutes and should have been substitited. Morgan and Houghton should have been on to give some steel to the defence and when Casparij had to go off (did she really?) we lost one of the quickest defenders. All told this could and should have been avoided. I don’t think Chelsea will make a mistake tonight and could wipe out the goal difference…..hope they do make a mistake!
There is still a real chance of being Champion with a big win against Villa in two weeks.
 
If it's still riding on the last game by the time it comes round, it will be a proper test for the players. This result will mess some of them up and they need to forget it and move on, right now, and focus on playing 2 halves of football like the first half today and not the second.
 
Spurs and rags to play Chelsea yet.
Might still be a twist
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
Is there a fear of using substitutes, currently, at City ?
Kelly and Hemp were knackered and the midfield was being walked through.
Yet Taylor, did nothing.
Not a fan of the Arsenal manager's behaviour (seems a replica of Arteta's antics), but he used all 5 subs.
Taylor seemed like a rabbit in the headlights...
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One manager wanted to win the game. The other didn’t want to lose it
 
SebastianBlue said:
Was walking round the pitch smiling and joking after the final whistle.

Is he already off and is just checked out?

Very strange behaviour all-around.
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It was just bizarre to see, acting as though there was nothing he could do. There's no way the players can have confidence in a manager that just watches as they crumble before him.

Even just wrongly having a go at someone would have been better than doing literally nothing.
 
jollylescott said:
Yeah I thought Kelly was particularly poor and should have been replaced.
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We really do have the smallest squad out of the top 3, with the majority of the bench not trusted enough to play in big games yet.

Shouldn't have let Blakstad go until the end of the season. Some of them do just look worn out now.
 
Kippax77 said:
Spurs and rags to play Chelsea yet.
Might still be a twist
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I fancy it will be a twist of Taylor's tail.

A most regrettable last ten minutes today, but the game should have been won before the Arsettes got level. And does anyone agree we got the shitty end of the reffing again. Why did that Arse assassin's attempt to put Kerstin back in the changing rooms not warrant a red - studs up the Achilles and not the slightest chance of getting a breath of anything on the ball. Perhaps Welch thought that a red 'would spoil the game' for the TV viewers. The fourth tackle from behind received a yellow. It was one of ours, but it had been preceded by three of Arsenal's none of which were cautioned. But the most risible bit of reffing came down in our corner by East One right by the corner flag where the lino, three feet from the ball awards us a throw in, but Welch, thirty yards away sees a City foul! Laughable. One of these day I'll walk away from a City game where I'm thinking that the ref has done us proud today - might be some time coming.

I just wonder if Bunny might have made a difference.
 
Stiff Little Wingers said:
Don’t think they deserved the win but agree the tactics and approach in the second half was poor. Angeldahl was poor when she came on and Kelly has been poor for a while but I think the team became far too cautious in the wrong areas of the pitch. I think a lot rests on Spurs but presumably they have the cup final on their mind and then we have to hope we beat Villa and the rags (greatest women’s team ever) do us a favoir
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I don't know if it was deliberate or if they all just became over cautious and ended up inviting Arsenal on. Need a much more positive approach v Villa, whatever the permutations.
 
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