Port Vale (H) - FA Cup 3rd Round Pre-match Thread

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He’s getting on a bit though, so I’d imagine even Stonesy could manage him.....

 

[mikemcfc]

Do you realise we create more chances than any other team in Europe? Our problem is not being indirect but not being clinical enough. Which is a problem also defensively wise since when we miss chances we have to keep taking risks going forward and make it easier for the opposition to create chances themselves.

yes i do, but for our possession there should be a lot more attempts, and hence, shots on target. not being clinical enough makes my point as it is too hard breaking down their whole team the whole game. your point about taking risks going forward and giving up chances for them is not true at all. we have fundamental flaws in our defensive set up that is unrelated to us going forward.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

="mikemcfc, post: 12334912, member: 15234" we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

Whenever we retrieve the ball we simply allow teams to organise and reorganise so that our chances more often come against packed defences with two lines of five and two defenders lying in wait for any of our wingers/full backs. It is now the standard way of playing MCFC. It's only the inherent skill of our players that provide the chance, or a cock up by a defender!

 

[mikemcfc]

Exactly! why we need to be more direct before they do organize.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Exactly! why we need to be more direct before they do organize.

There was a point in the last game where Cancelo had the ball, could have taken it another twenty yards into their territory but stopped. The only reason I could see is that he was waiting for a mate from the back four to be in a position to receive a pass!

 

[BlueLook]

Exactly! why we need to be more direct before they do organize.

Teams parking the bus and playing on the counter do not give you that. That is why we struggle to score the FIRST goal.

 

[solley attwell]

Apparently he used to fit double glazing , not sure Stones would be too interested in his opinion , unless he was undecided about double or triple glazing and which is more eco-friendly.

A glazer.. Surely he can't be that bad

 

[Blue Llama]

We needed gabby to step up for the rags game and he didn't,no stats will ever make him the better player

Who did step up for the rags game?

 

[northendenton]

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He’s getting on a bit though, so I’d imagine even Stonesy could manage him.....

Still quite handy with the odd cross tho

 

[GornikDaze]

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He’s getting on a bit though, so I’d imagine even Stonesy could manage him.....

Wasn’t he a goalkeeper?