v Peterborough (A) Match Day Thread

[Barney1991]

1 minute ago, Nuwtfly said:

Is anybody able to discern any sort of plan/style of play here? There’s enough quality on the pitch there to be playing a lot, lot better than this. 

Pass around for 5 minutes have our 2 cdms who can’t pick a pass wait for Lawrence or Morrison to drop on to float a ball over to ebosele to either beat his man or over run the ball 

[hintonsboots]

2 minutes ago, Rammy03 said:

I have to say Jack Marriott looks a shadow of the player he was at the start of Lampards tenure. I have absolutely no idea what has happened since.

Too much time at the 19th hole.

[thekingofbuxton]

Absolute rubbish

 

Rooney keeps saying we're playing his way this season, well so far it's no different to the garbage we served up last season. 

Too defensive, but not great at it. No flair or threat. 

It looks like we're playing for a 0-0 against a team that have conceded 7 in two games.

If this is the best we can do then we're in more trouble than I thought

[EulogyForEvolution]

Yet another boring half of football. Ebosele was bright but as soon as they noticed he's literally our only avenue of attack we had nothing.

Neither Lawrence nor Morrison are playing on the left, so we just have no one there. Both are dropping back to pick up the ball between the defenders with Bird and Shinnie.

It seems Rooney is also asking Bryne to play as an inverted wing back, which means we miss his overlaps - one of the best parts of his game.

I'm not sure this new identity he wants for us is going to pan out. I like that he's trying something new but we could do with keeping it simple with how thin this squad is. 

[Gee SCREAMER !!]

1 minute ago, Jimbo Ram said:

More like Terry Griffiths without a cue ?

A Steve Davis safety out of 10

[strawhillram]

Just now, ivo_knoflicek said:

Hard to know whether there should be a comma in there or not…

Passes shoots and leaves

[one_chop]

[Dean (hick) Saunders]

1 minute ago, Rammy03 said:

Yes I agree. But at the same time, there's a lot of averageness on the pitch at the same time. We just don't have the players.

I think we have the players to be better than that though.

[Gone]

No attacking intent other than Festy, and those set pieces dear oh dear awful. 

[Ramslad1992]

This is a game between 2 teams who are scared to lose… need more in the 2nd half. They’ve looked more dangerous than we have.

[DCFC1388]

1 minute ago, WystonRam said:

It will make no difference unless we change the organisation . Bird and Shinnie are too wide and Lawrence and Morrison are dripping in to pick up the ball and it limits us regarding forward players.

Thats Rooneys new style of play

[Yani P]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said:

More like Terry Griffiths without a cue ?

Eddie Charlton on Mogadon

[tombomb]

4 minutes ago, Srg said:

Sibley on through the middle to get near Colin. Bird off, drop Morrison next to Shinnie. Lawrence on the left. Jozwiak for Ebosele. 

This is exactly what we need. Why we didn't start the game like that I'll never know. How bad does max bird need to play to be dropped? 

 

Edited August 14, 2021 by tombomb

[Tombo]

Jozwiak on for Bird I think, put Morrison in the middle and get Jozwiak and Ebosele pushing wide and Lawrence much closer to CKR.

Got to move the ball quicker as well but we're isolated in the final third, one of either Morrison or Lawrence needs to give CKR some help up there

[Mick Brolly]

The excitement of being at an away game is slowly wearing off it is a truly dire performance.wait a minute the giant rabbits back hurrah.

[NottsRam77]

3 minutes ago, Tombo said:

Don't think anyone has come out of that half well

Lawrence has been extremely poor

They all have .. we’re in the game for which I’ll take but we’re just so so so slow in everything we do 

[Ravabeerbelly]

The main problem we have is lack of anywhere to go with the ball.

Lawrence and Morrison both want to come and and get the ball deep when they should be the players Bird and Shinnie are getting the ball to. Byrne can’t get forward because Festy is in his space and by Festy being out wide we are missing g one of our attacking midfielders coming inside and getting in pockets of space. 

It just means CKR gets so isolated when he should have at least 2 maybe 3 getting closer. 

Personally Id have Morrison deeper anyway. I don’t think he has the desire to run behind and get in the box. He may be creative but not at a forward player. 

I think it’s where we miss Sibley and / or Joz….and to a degree even Hutchinson….where midweek (granted it was only Salford) they looked to get in the box and beyond Stretton. 

I’m sure most would’ve taken 0-0 at HT though and we do have options on the bench to change that later on.

Edited August 14, 2021 by Ravabeerbelly

[Rammy03]

2 minutes ago, WystonRam said:

It will make no difference unless we change the organisation . Bird and Shinnie are too wide and Lawrence and Morrison are dripping in to pick up the ball and it limits us regarding forward players.

It's awful. Change this tactic now. Just play some football it's not rocket science

[Yani P]

4 minutes ago, Edtheram said:

0 attacking intent - 2 points from Huddersfield and Peterbourgh is not very good at all - cant see where we’re gonna get wins from currently 

Dammit.. did I sleep through the 2nd half !!??

[Andicis]

I think some people on here had some unrealistic expectations of this season. I fully anticipated we would struggle at times in this game and expect plenty of this over the season. Certainly could do better with set pieces though.