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Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
As a team we covered 122km last night ! That is a high number. A lot of running yet only 42% possession. Players did look absolutely gassed at the end.
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Because we are all over the place, lack of focus and forever giving the ball way, much of it from careless passes that are completely unnecessary.
We are not tiring the opposition, only ourselves.
 
normskih said:
Come on EB. Don’t call it a day just because getting closer to the day for a City player who you adore that their time maybe that they are to move on. Surely there has been other players who you’ve thought a lot of who have moved on. I know there’s been a fair few for me and some more than others. Age is just a number;)
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Unfortunately it’s not just the age thing now although that is part of it. Health wise but I’ll go as often as I can.
Dunnie Monster was my absolute hero and even John Boy doesn’t beat him. :-) :-)
 
halfcenturyup said:
Fucking happy clapper. That makes two of us :)

Btw, are you allowed back in the 115 charges thread, yet? I am on the "to be ignored" naughty step. It's like kindergarten in here sometimes.
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Nope been thread banned and im way to stubborn to ask for it to be repealed as i didnt do owt wrong.
 
stonerblue said:
And they say romance is dead.....)
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Oh I was most definitely on the loving Jack bus. I actually liked him as a player at Villa, I first became aware of his playing tenacity in the 2020 League Cup final. Then, naturally I realised he was most pleasing on the eye... even though I'm old enough to be his mum! The fact he lives only a few miles from us makes the admiration even more alluring!

Seriously though I think we are missing him. I reckon he'd do a good stand in job as a centre mid support for Nico G.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
As a team we covered 122km last night ! That is a high number. A lot of running yet only 42% possession. Players did look absolutely gassed at the end.
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That must’ve been how the opposition felt when we were at our possession based best and when we knew how to close the game.
 
CambridgeExileBlue said:
Because we are all over the place, lack of focus and forever giving the ball way, much of it from careless passes that are completely unnecessary.
We are not tiring the opposition, only ourselves.
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Precisely, most of them were not careless passes, but rather panic swinging the ball off foot. Reason? Our players don’t have reliable anchor outlets and they don’t have ball possession skills under pressure.
 
mancboy said:
Nope been thread banned and im way to stubborn to ask for it to be repealed as i didnt do owt wrong.
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Yes, you did. You hurt the feewings of "he who must be bewieved". Shocking behaviour. Apparently. Never mind, it's probably a blessing with the quality of posts in there at the moment.
 
Yue Wollongong said:
Precisely, most of them were not careless passes, but rather panic swinging the ball off foot. Reason? Our players don’t have reliable anchor outlets and they don’t have ball possession skills under pressure.
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How about picking up the free players on the edge of the box,cuts out the second ball either a cross back into the box or a shot
 
Pep should have alternative formation w hen opponents are attacking will nothing to lose. Set up with two banks of 4 with Haaland and one other waiting for through ball or over the top. Alternatively use Khosanov as a sweeper with just Haaland as the striker.
 
Yue Wollongong said:
Precisely, most of them were not careless passes, but rather panic swinging the ball off foot. Reason? Our players don’t have reliable anchor outlets and they don’t have ball possession skills under pressure.
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If this is the case booting the ball down the pitch is better than having passes intercepted in dangerous areas. We should be putting a low block in place, like at Arsenal, in such cases and counter with Big Earl and Doku.
 
Father Paul said:
If this is the case booting the ball down the pitch is better than having passes intercepted in dangerous areas. We should be putting a low block in place, like at Arsenal, in such cases and counter with Big Earl and Doku.
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That would be a reasonable tactic. Many our players didn’t know that they are not good passers under pressure and also too proud to just boot the ball or maybe Pep would not allow it.
 
It's such a shame we aren't able to hold our heads at the end of these games at the moment, at times against Leeds and Fulham we have been outstanding. This is something about our new way of playing and the old way of recognising when to see out games with control, we're not there yet clearly. Great to see Foden back though.
 
I couldn't post earlier in this thread since I was hyperventilating..

But I honestly don't know what's more scary..

90 minutes at Craven Cottage or 90 minutes at the Bernabeau

At least we have a appetizer of what's to come!
 
its grim up north said:
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I'd go one further. I would leave one player, on the centre spot. How many defenders would not be able to go up for corners. I'm sure it must gave been done somewhere in the past but I can't remember
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I would leave Phil and Doku around the halfway line which would force a team to leave at least three defenders near them. Add in the corner taker and keeper and it means opposing teams would only have six players in the box marked by eight plus a keeper
 
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