Wolves PL (A) | Post Match Discussion

[BlueAnorak]

Crabs in midfield. Left-right right-left.
FORWARD chap's, forward.

 

[eyalluvitt]

If only we had held on for a point at big spending Wolves, the other results today were comedy gold

 

[Toney’s bookie]

We haven't actually scored from open play since Rodri's red card

Very similar performance to a few last year where it was all slow, sideways and no urgency

 

[sir baconface]

Today‘s thread features the long awaited renaissance of statistical fundamentalism. It‘s a phenomenon that has lain largely dormant since Sterling‘s Bambi era.

 

[citymad]

Could very well be three losses in three without Rodri. We’ve had a good start compared to what we normally have, but that was a bad result considering the fixtures we’ve got ahead of us. Even a point would have been decent today.

Agreed, but the team is far from settled. A good as we are with players coming in seemlessly it can only go so far. I think we’ve done fantastic considering the players we have missing right now not to mention not having Pep for many of the games.

 

[deegee33]

We'll be fine, today was an aberration. We are still the best team in the league and probably the world. We stumble, but rarely do we fall. Bring on Leipzig.

 

[Legal Alien]

despite of Ake's all time horrendous game I think we should play him again in the next game against Arsenal.
Due to absence of Rodri , Kovačić not so great in defense , lets go with Gvardiol on the DM postion and fuck that all.

Eddy Kyle Dias Akanji Ake Gvardiol Nunes Grealish Alvarez Doku Haaland

He definitely needs to play though, we need him against Saka.
Phil needs to play too, he's too good to not be in the team. I don't think there's room for both Grealish and Doku.
I would play Kovacic and Nunes, it will be a totally different game than today.
Kovacic was just coming back from injury and Nunes was getting major shit from the fans so they weren't at their best, but i like them both and it's good that they're both playing as it gives us the depth we needed. I would play them together on Wednesday to build up some more chemistry.
Saying that, today was one of those games where we're playing a tough tackling team and Phillips needed to start that, he looked alright when he came on and i thought this type of game is what he bought for!?

One thing that got me today was Phil. He looked like he didn't know where he was mean't to be playing today. He was wandering all over at times trying to find space and he got in the way of a Kovacic pass that lead to the first goal.
He is a brilliant player but with Kev out, he needs to be dictating the play more.

I know Alvarez is playing a similar game and they seem to want the same space but obviously they both need to playing. They're both deserving and both capable of brilliance. The free kick from Julian was a superb goal. The technique and placement of that shot was top notch.

But we got crowded out today overall and without Kev and Bernie we struggled getting through.

It has to be one of Erling's quietest games too.
He only really got a couple of chances, one that was brilliantly defended before the ball got to him and a left footed chance in the second half, but he is such a threat at all times.

I thought Dias and Akanji were our men of the match, both had great games.

Even though we are without Stones, Rodri, Bernie and Kev, we are looking pretty good still and these squad lads are getting good minutes and experiences which will be vital next spring.

I'm looking forward to the next two games as i think we'll win both!

COME ON CITY!!!

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Agreed, but the team is far from settled. A good as we are with players coming in seemlessly it can only go so far. I think we’ve done fantastic considering the players we have missing right now not to mention not having Pep for many of the games.

We’ve still got several gears to shift through. Can’t wait until Stones is back, just gives us that extra bit of class on the ball.

 

[TFC]

I'm not loving the seeming loss of discipline of late, it's very unlike us. From Rodders to Pep and everything in-between, I'll be glad when we get a fucking grip again.

 

[John Wayne]

We’ve still got several gears to shift through. Can’t wait until Stones is back, just gives us that extra bit of class on the ball.

He's an enormous loss to us at the moment. I just hope we can get him fit and keep him fit. He's had a fair few injuries to date and is approaching the age of 30. We will have to be very careful in how we manage him. He's just one of four world class players currently missing in our midfield.