Hull (a) Post Match Thread

[Cityfan]

Just sat down after making dinner, saw score, very happy, was it has good as the score suggests?:-)

A deserved win, but a workmanlike rather than stunning performance, score probably flattered us a little to be honest.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

Look guys, three points away, one of the best away records in the league, think a draw at dippers is not beyond the realms so happy days :-)

 

[Neville Kneville]

That was actually my initial impression too!

No, no. If he was going to make that run, he would have made it obvious so the defenders & Sky commentators could follow it.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Just back and I'll certainly take the 3 points after a turgid first three-quarters of the game. What was utterly frustrating was our reluctance or even inability to make things happen in the final third most of the time. We'd have five players lined up just outside the 18 yard box and it was pass, pass, pass, pass, pass from left to right. Then pass, pass, pass, pass, pass all the way back. There were a couple of moments where we had the ball on the right and De Bruyne was on the left and it was screaming for a diagonal run across his defender to meet a diagonal ball in from the other side. Yet neither he nor the player with the ball saw the opportunity. Arsenal or Liverpool players would be making these runs into the box with their team-mates primed to expect them.

It's really not good enough from players of this quality. There wasn't anywhere near enough movement when we were in promising positions and we're going to win fuck all until we show a little bit of guile & imagination in that area. Once we did get a bit more direct, things happened, albeit the first was a penalty and the last an own goal. The second goal was a thing of beauty however and more like the sort of thing we should be doing. Thought Otamendi was outstanding, as was Yaya.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

No, no. If he was going to make that run, he would have made it obvious so the defenders & Sky commentators could follow it.

Watching it back, I think it was a case of De Bruyne telling him to get across the defenders and ready for the pass from Silva rather than expecting a ball straight through.

 

[manimanc]

Just back and I'll certainly take the 3 points after a turgid first three-quarters of the game. What was utterly frustrating was our reluctance or even inability to make things happen in the final third most of the time. We'd have five players lined up just outside the 18 yard box and it was pass, pass, pass, pass, pass from left to right. Then pass, pass, pass, pass, pass all the way back. There were a couple of moments where we had the ball on the right and De Bruyne was on the left and it was screaming for a diagonal run across his defender to meet a diagonal ball in from the other side. Yet neither he nor the player with the ball saw the opportunity. Arsenal or Liverpool players would be making these runs into the box with their team-mates primed to expect them.

It's really not good enough from players of this quality. There wasn't anywhere near enough movement when we were in promising positions and we're going to win fuck all until we show a little bit of guile & imagination in that area. Once we did get a bit more direct, things happened, albeit the first was a penalty and the last an own goal. The second goal was a thing of beauty however and more like the sort of thing we should be doing. Thought Otamendi was outstanding, as was Yaya.

Was that you in the blue santa suit orchestrating the crowd?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Was that you in the blue santa suit orchestrating the crowd?

Haha. Not me. Nor was I the guy dressed as Jesus Christ.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

In my opinion, this is a very average league, the fact that Chelsea can win 12 on the trot says it all. We should be able to win this with our team. I keep hearing how weak prima la liga is, forget Barca, Madrid, what about Sevilla, Villarreal, Atletico all of those teams could beat our so called to teams, it's a poor league with poor teams, all the top players do no play in it we should win this with our coach and team :-)

 

[ono]

Which is odd because De Bruyne had to tell him where to run for his goal.

He was simply communicating to him that he would be feeding Silva and Nacho should get into the area for the square pass. Nacho was simply trying to create an angle for a direct through ball, which is what most forwards would do in that situation.

 

[MadchesterCity]

What an idiotic statement.

Claudio had no choice, but to come out for that ball, and Bacary, being the experienced professional that he is, saw the danger and covered the goal line.

It's called teamwork.

rubbish mate was a huge goal keeping error