Coventry v Derby Match Day Thread

[Topram]

Cocu in charge?

[jcidaho]

Would knight and Shinnie work in the middle? Don't know why we don't try that.

[Posh Ram]

2 minutes ago, Cam the Ram said:

Fed up with Knight being shoved out wide. He works very hard but won't try and take on his man and will 99 times out of 100 choose the simple pass over trying to create a chance for the forwards. 

I think a bit of a problem is developing with Knight. He puts in such a shift and seems like a model professional - so can see why Rooney looked to put him in every starting XI when he took over. We needed a bit of passion and someone working hard and setting the tone.

But now what we need is a bit of quality. And Knight doesn’t offer much of that. Particularly on the wing. With the position we’re in, I think only CKR and Byrne deserve guaranteed starts. Rooney should bench him for a bit and see how he responds.

[Ellafella]

2 minutes ago, DRBee said:

We are just set up too defensively, passing back or sideways seems the default

We are poor. We lose the ball frequently. We seldom have control of any phase. We lack composure and any sense that we can impose our play. The result is scrappy pin-ball style with play pinging about the pitch. A lack of intelligence all over the pitch. Hard to watch or derive much enjoyment as a spectacle. 

[Ramarena]

Need to change something.

midfield and wide areas are so disfunctional!

[Sheikh n Bake]

1 minute ago, Mick Brolly said:

let's start early on the scapegoat 

You blind?

He's not put in a 7/10 all season but still gets picked.

[Mick Brolly]

Just now, Sheikh n Bake said:

You blind?

He's not put in a 7/10 all season but still gets picked.

So you don't rate Rooney then

[strawhillram]

Just now, Sheikh n Bake said:

You blind?

He's not put in a 7/10 all season but still gets picked.

7 is fabulous for one of our players

[Finch]

8 minutes ago, Curtains said:

Buchanan what are you doing.  This is so poor 

It’s the Derby way!

[Ghost of Clough]

Buchanan and Byrne have touched the ball.more than anyone else of the field. Between those two they've had the ball more than our 'midfield 3'.

At the very least we need Knight back in the middle to provide more balance to the side. Personally, I'd have Sibley back on the left by bringing Waggy off.

[minesahartington]

We play like we are in treacle. Just no intelligence at all

[rammieib]

Wisdom showing why he’s only a Champ player at best.

[Curtains]

Come on Wayne get a grip

[Bald Eagle's Barmy Army]

1 hour ago, Anag Ram said:

'Having' as in the film American Pie? ?

Youve got it. 

[Rampage]

3 minutes ago, Ellafella said:

We are poor. We lose the ball frequently. We seldom have control of any phase. We lack composure and any sense that we can impose our play. The result is scrappy pin-ball style with play pinging about the pitch. A lack of intelligence all over the pitch. Hard to watch or derive much enjoyment as a spectacle. 

Exactly this.

[Cam the Ram]

Great half lads.

[RedSox]

Good job the team reacted to the midweek debacle.  Imagine what the score would be if they hadn't!

[Bald Eagle's Barmy Army]

Positives = Bird and Robert’s, that’s it. 

[Whoneedshuls]

Sod it joz and sibley on put waggy up with king col and go 4-4-2 

Roberts shinnie sibley joz

waggy and the king up top..

 

[Black ('n' White) Sheep]

Absolute dog poo. Can't even pass to players in the right colour shirt half of the time.

Edmundson and Jozwiak on for Bird and Waghorn at half time please. I know Edmundson isn't a midfielder, but we need someone in there with strength who can bring it out from defence into attack.

Things can only get better... surely?