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If we better Bolton and Peterborough's results tomorrow, then its done. A draw is enough in the unlikely scenario that they both lose.

Cross should have come earlier and been played on the ground. CBT should still do better. Takes an extra touch here when the ball should be played.

Bringing Hourihane on and trying to gain control in midfield makes sense, but still should have come sooner and you could argue we'd have been better with Thompson. Washington was poor through the middle and even worse out wide, should have made the switch for Barkhuizen then.

Completely exposed our one dimensional way of playing, if getting it wide and chucking it in the box doesn't work we really have no clue. NML, CBT, Collins were all poor, Washington looks like he won a competition to be a footballer. Smith had a good game, as did Sibley and Wildsmith. Warnes in game management poor as well, too slow to make changes in the second half and even when they did come he didnt do enough. Looked too scared to lose the point to actually go for it. Its another game in this season thats a missed opportunity, and another game they bored me to tears.

Leave him be, hes doing well and got a great chance of playing in Play Offs. If we're still League 1 next season then he has a great shout to be involved.

Definitley light in midfield and at left back. Personally would like to se JWP in there but was never likely to be included. Will be interesting to see how we line up in midfield, maybe get away with Bellingham - Rice - Maddison against weaker opposition but you would need someone along side Rice when play a France for example. Very strong going forward, Solanke unlucky to be behind Toney.

To add to the set pieces, does anyone know how many goals we have scored from our long throws this season? The success rate seems to be phenomenally poor, verging on pointless.

Another inept performance, I would say one good performance this calendar year away at Exeter, our home form continues to be poor. Our inability to build pressure and create chances from open play is a real concern, we just invite pressure onto ourselves by continually giving the ball away from poor passing and attempted dribbles. Line up worried from the start as we set up so defensively, never looked liked creating much. Cashin had a good game defensively but isnt a left back, I don't know what Wildsmith was thinking but Charlton only get the chance after Bradley puts two aimless balls into midfield. A lot of people giving credit to Smith, fair enough he was alright but I don't think he adds enough to the midfield, he isnt a great tackler or passer, hes just kind of ok. For anyone interested in xG, thats out 8th game in a row we've recorded an xG of under 1.

5 defenders and 3 defensive midfielders at home...

Knibbs, Wing and Smith were three I really wanted in the summer. Can't see how Reading would've been able to pay more than us?

Wildsmith and Vickers are a similar level of shot stoppers, but I think Wildsmith is clearly ahead in the air and with the ball at his feet.

I don't think that performance is too far off from for we have been playing for a while, we've just been relying on someone doing something brilliant to drag us through. NML looks off it, as he did around this time last season which is a worry as he has so often been out difference maker

Thought it was a very similar game to Rovers, turgid first half where neither side showed any real quality and then we improved second and deserved it overall. Still lacking in overall performance, but we can take comfort in 3pts. I did miss the goal because I was in Port Vales delightful portaloos, but oh well. NML, Wilson, Fornah were standouts for me, Collins and especially Hourihane had off days (Seriously Conor, can you beat the first man from a set piece?)

Its an ambitious film, I will grant him that, but it is definitely a "Miss". Its a shame, we get so few good historical films.

A far more accurate representation of the Duke Of Wellington

It's not a good film anyway, and if you care about history like I do, it's a painful watch.

A far more accurate representation of Napoleon

Napoleon, don't bother

We weren't great, but we were good enough to beat Rovers and deserved the win. Still worried about our attacking play as it is so one dimensional, and our inability to progress the ball from deep is a real concern. We were only able to create chances once the game became stretched, against a low block we still look clueless. Defence had a good game, thought midfield was fairly nonexistent aside from Bird, looked better once Fornah came on, and in attack we are entirely reliant on NML. A good 3pts but not necessarily a great performance.

Tunisia, Mali and South Africa. Think you mixed up Namibia with Gambia!

Just awful last night. Hourihane and Smith wanted dragging off at halftime, miles off the pace. Baffled as to why he didn't use the academy players on the bench, some terrible performances out there - surely they couldn't be any worse? Leaving subs so late, wasting one on a centre back and not even using one. Questions have to asked about Warnes in game management and decision making.

I'm not sure its failing to be clinical, more that the quality of the chance we create is poor. Earlier in the thread I think I saw xG at 2.96, which sounds good, but from 32 shots gives you an average xG per shot of 0.09, individually these aren't chances you should "expect" to score from. SofaScore had us as having 1 "Big Chance" yesterday, which was missed by NML (I'm not sure which chance this was). Crewe had 2, scoring 1 and missing 1. We need to be focused on creating a better quality of chance, chances you think to yourself "he should score that", rather than a series of half chances.

Just watched it back, maybe a little harsh but at least we've learnt of the first 61 crosses don't work, the 62nd will.

Couple flukey goals papers over the cracks of another poor performance. Not sure how you justify the tactic of crossing the ball at every opportunity versus a back 3 and with Connor Washington up front on his own. Warne then backed this up with his usual trick of waiting too long to make subs and switching between a back 3 and 4 at every available opportunity.

No but it does have ramifications over the course of the season and beyond that means they probably can't play like that every game. Also doesn't help the narrative that PW doesn't trust young players.