V Blackburn (A) Matchday Thread

[IslandExile]

How does Cocu get the blame for players who cannot pass the ball 5 yards?

[Andicis]

Just now, IslandExile said:

How does Cocu get the blame for players who cannot pass the ball 5 yards?

Isn't he supposed to be improving the players, not making them worse?

[thelovebelow]

It's like the players are over thinking everything. 

I think Cocu has over-complicated the tactics. 

COCU! THE PLAYERS ARE THICK! 

Make it simples for them to understand! 

[sage]

if our passing improved 50% it would be dreadful. Malone and Lawrence makes my eyes bleed.

[jimbo jones]

4 minutes ago, Coconut said:

Who passed it?

From a poor quality replay I just saw on twitter, I think Bielik....could have been dowellDowell

[SaintRam]

HT 0-0 

Derby a good 6 or 7 out of 10 when out of possession. Easily a 2-3 out of 10 when in possession. 

Any Blackburn improvement not matched or bettered by Derby will see us lose this game handily, but as it currently sits this is fairly evenly bad. 

[lukedcfc]

Rooney will walk into this side

[SaintRam]

Just now, lukedcfc said:

Rooney will walk into this side, even 

Wayne Rooney would get into this starting XI even if he had to have one of his feet amputated.

[Kinder]

Just now, lukedcfc said:

Rooney will walk into this side, even 

Rooney would walk into most sides.

 

 

Steven Hawkins would walk into this side.

[Millenniumram]

3 minutes ago, SaintRam said:

He's got tons of potential quality. But one good pass vs 10 shocking ones does not a good player make. He needs to massively improve the rate at which he finds Derby players with them.

Oh yeah, doesn’t defend the rest of his performance today. But he doesn’t deserve all the blame- he’s been no worse than Bielik, and better than Dowell, who once again may as well not be there.

[hintonsboots]

I could walk into this side.?

[goldstar]

When exactly does Holmes lose his place? It's happened to pretty much everyone else. 

[rammieib]

1 minute ago, IslandExile said:

How does Cocu get the blame for players who cannot pass the ball 5 yards?

Some of these players were not that bad last season. Bogle, Waghorn, Holmes for instance.

I have utterly no idea what we’re trying to do. If we’re playing wing backs why does Wisdom take throws in one side and Malone on the other. Surely Forsyth should be.

We are stood still on the ball. Zero, zilch movement and Waghorn is a yard behind play for the outlet ball into space.

Bogle doesn’t look comfortable as a winger. He doesn’t have a clue what he’s supposed to be doing and when he does get the chance to run at them, he slows down allowing the defensive player to regroup.

This is turgid. Cocu will have a transfer window, he will have the opportunity to see if Rooney can turn us from a diabolical football team into something that resembles a team.

Bit right now, it’s truly awful. 

[Bob The Badger]

On the plus side, at least they managed to walk down the tunnel without giving the ball away or tripping over each other.

On the minus side, literally everything else.

[Jourdan]

I used to rate Holmes.

Then I found out he doesn’t own an iron.

It’s a long way back from that.

[SaintRam]

Just now, Millenniumram said:

Oh yeah, doesn’t defend the rest of his performance today. But he doesn’t deserve all the blame- he’s been no worse than Bielik, and better than Dowell, who once again may as well not be there.

Agreed. That was Bielik's worst half for us. My huge issue with Holmes is that he manages to time his worst moments with our most promising opportunities. Makes the level of frustration outweigh the mistake itself - especially in a side that finds those opportunities so rare.  He's similar to Lawrence, in that regard.

I really hope we send Dowell back. 

[Millenniumram]

That performance is exactly what happens when you play 3 centre half’s and a CDM. So defensive it’s untrue. Tony Pulis has more bravery than Cocu. 

[Bob The Badger]

2 minutes ago, SaintRam said:

Wayne Rooney would get into this starting XI even if he had to have one of his feet amputated.

Seeing as Dowell has achieved that already, I think you're right.

[lukedcfc]

Just now, goldstar said:

When exactly does Holmes lose his place? It's happened to pretty much everyone else. 

When cocu Realises that sibley should be on our bench. 

[goldstar]

Just now, lukedcfc said:

When cocu Realises that sibley should be on our bench. 

Not holding out much hope there then, only stopped persisting with Huddlestone because he ducked himself with the penalty