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He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

Collins and McGoldrick can absolutely play together, but you can’t play just those 2. The 3 central midfielders we started today all like to stay in midfield, none of them want to get on the ball and drive forwards, or make runs beyond the ball. And the 2 wingbacks clearly aren’t comfortable playing there.  So you’ve got 2 fairly slow forwards, with little service and no support. When you add Dobbin and Barkhuizen to the mix, we look completely different.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

Collins and McGoldrick can absolutely play together, but you can’t play just those 2. The 3 central midfielders we started today all like to stay in midfield, none of them want to get on the ball and drive forwards, or make runs beyond the ball. And the 2 wingbacks clearly aren’t comfortable playing there.  So you’ve got 2 fairly slow forwards, with little service and no support. When you add Dobbin and Barkhuizen to the mix, we look completely different.

I think everyone understands that we are having to make do, for various reasons.  What annoys me is all the other stuff that we *do* have control over.  That first half, as well as Sibley at wingback, we had Cashin in a back 3 where he clearly isn’t comfortable, 3 very similar midfielders playing together, with McGoldrick dropping off into there too, no pace anywhere in the team, and so on. Barely anyone was comfortable in that system, they were either out of position themselves, or they didn’t have to players around them that they needed (nobody crossing for Collins, nobody in space for midfielders to pass forwards to etc).  
 
The second half, we had Sibley out of position, and maybe Smith/Knight slightly out of position, but everyone else was comfortable in what they were being asked to do, and the difference was night and day.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

We look like we’ve set up to match their system and to try and stop them playing, which we’ve mostly done, bar one bit of poor defending from a set piece. 
Maybe it’s just me, but I think we should be trying to outplay a team a league below us, make the most of having better players than them ?‍♂️

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

Just watched his interview and was going to post this. He needs to own that first half as much as the players

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

He’s going to be furious when he finds out who left all our pacy players on the bench in the first half.

I think everyone understands that we are having to make do, for various reasons.  What annoys me is all the other stuff that we *do* have control over.  That first half, as well as Sibley at wingback, we had Cashin in a back 3 where he clearly isn’t comfortable, 3 very similar midfielders playing together, with McGoldrick dropping off into there too, no pace anywhere in the team, and so on. Barely anyone was comfortable in that system, they were either out of position themselves, or they didn’t have to players around them that they needed (nobody crossing for Collins, nobody in space for midfielders to pass forwards to etc).  
 
The second half, we had Sibley out of position, and maybe Smith/Knight slightly out of position, but everyone else was comfortable in what they were being asked to do, and the difference was night and day.

NML and Barkhuizen at wingback is such a waste, you want them bombing forward lumping cross in for Collins, not worrying about who’s going to cover if they get caught out of position.  Even in this game, Sibley has got forward much more effectively from fullback than wingback, as he’s got a winger to overlap, instead of being isolated.

NML and Barkhuizen at wingback is such a waste, you want them bombing forward lumping cross in for Collins, not worrying about who’s going to cover if they get caught out of position.  Even in this game, Sibley has got forward much more effectively from fullback than wingback, as he’s got a winger to overlap, instead of being isolated.

True.
But he seems to get it wrong often.
These players do not suit 3/5 at the back with players out of position.
Under Rosenior, we seemed to pass for passing sake. But, under Warne, we now lump it forward just for the sake of it. There has to be a middle ground.... Get it forward quickly but still pass to a Derby player, rather than an aimless hoof.

Davies - missed 5 in a row
Chester - only 1 app
Smith - returning from injury and still missed 5 games
McGoldrick - missed the first 3 games and was buikding up his fitness
Osula and Dobbin - weren't with us at the start of the season
 
Oh, you meant Warne?

Hamstring injuries for both Roberts and NML apparently. NML expected to be out for a couple of weeks.

Hamstring injuries for both Roberts and NML apparently. NML expected to be out for a couple of weeks.

Hamstring injuries for both Roberts and NML apparently. NML expected to be out for a couple of weeks.