Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They are the easiest games in the Championship aren't they ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 He's just not getting complacent, particulaly with Barnsley who are facing the drop. And Donny who tend to play well at home. And some would argue that we haven't been playing our best football, so need to focus and pull our socks up. Just can't take wins for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not sure if trolling or just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 But if the players think it's going to be easy street then complacency can creep in, just a bit of psychology to focus everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 He's just not getting complacent, particulaly with Barnsley who are facing the drop. And Donny who tend to play well at home. And some would argue that we haven't been playing our best football, so need to focus and pull our socks up. Just can't take wins for granted.Best to go in confident and not introduce any negatives we would have had a go at Cloughie if he had said that. I detect slight worries in the camp. Let's go into playoffs positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Not sure if trolling or just stupid.you would know what stupid is like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Do you think so? I reckon it's just common sense? Don't underestimate your opponents an that.. Easy matches don't come along all that often - well except when we play the gumps of course ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Do you think so? I reckon it's just common sense? Don't underestimate your opponents an that.. Easy matches don't come along all that often - well except when we play the gumps of course ;-)For me we don't need to worry about opponents like Donny and Barnsley we just need play our own game and beat them. We are better than them and complacency shouldn't be a issue at this stage of the season with the ultimate goal coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Because they are still fighting for survival and bottom teams tend to get shocks at the end of the season. Like Blackpool will be against Burnley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Because they are still fighting for survival and bottom teams tend to get shocks at the end of the season. Like Blackpool will be against Burnley I agree with that but let's not introduce unnecessary negatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 What did you want Simpson to say, Doncaster and Barnsley are easy games, guaranteed 6pts and lots of goals, we'll smash them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyHudson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd be more concerned if I heard Simmo bleating on in the DET about how we should easily brush these teams aside and how they're simply a minor obstacle in our pursuit of the play-offs. Imagine if he said all that and then we lost to Doncaster (not impossible). What a arrogant sod he'd look then. After our result against Millwall earlier in the season, I would've said we wouldn't have to worry about them when they came to the iPro. Look what happened there. I'm sure what the coaching staff say to the press is rather different to what they say to the players. I'd imagine in private they're a lot more positive when talking to the players and trying to psyche them up, but they have to be a little more restrained in the press. Managers up and down the football pyramid do this week in, week out. Bit of a non-issue for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 What did you want Simpson to say, Doncaster and Barnsley are easy games, guaranteed 6pts and lots of goals, we'll smash them?Its not the end of the world if we lose but let's not let um think we are worried about them. Games are often won in the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Games are often won in the head. Exactly, which is why Simpson is reminding the players that just because these teams are at the foot of the table it won't be easy, we can't just turn up and expect to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Exactly, which is why Simpson is reminding the players that just because these teams are at the foot of the table it won't be easy, we can't just turn up and expect to win.Really so if Simmo says that the players listen do they. The opposition may do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Really so if Simmo says that the players listen do they. I would hope that the players listen to the assistant manager yes, if not we need to be looking at replacing Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I'd be more concerned if I heard Simmo bleating on in the DET about how we should easily brush these teams aside and how they're simply a minor obstacle in our pursuit of the play-offs. Imagine if he said all that and then we lost to Doncaster (not impossible). What a arrogant sod he'd look then. After our result against Millwall earlier in the season, I would've said we wouldn't have to worry about them when they came to the iPro. Look what happened there. I'm sure what the coaching staff say to the press is rather different to what they say to the players. I'd imagine in private they're a lot more positive when talking to the players and trying to psyche them up, but they have to be a little more restrained in the press. Managers up and down the football pyramid do this week in, week out. Bit of a non-issue for me.Funny how we had a go at Nigel for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Duche has come out and said that their wins will come - I think he's trying to keep their fans happy. Inside he's bricking it and do are his players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Have you ever, ever heard Mourinho say anything dissimilar to this? He's the best in the world at it. Nothing good whatsoever can come against saying we'll smash someone. Seems you are making something out of absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyHudson Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Funny how we had a go at Nigel for it though. "We" didn't. Some folks may well have done. And congrats on turning this into yet *another* Clough thread. Only took 17 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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