Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach

[Mattyblue]

So the buck for defeats no longer stops with the manager, but with individual coaches. That’s a new one.

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

So the buck for defeats no longer stops with the manager, but with individual coaches. That’s a new one.

VI says that bad game management was to blame for the defeat yesterday. The person that should have most influence on game management is the manager. 

[rigger]

I couldn't understand the substitution of Hedges, I thought he was having (for him) a reasonable game. In other games he has played awful and has been kept on for the full game.

[Wheelton Blue]

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Already explained who that sacking thing and he turned last season bad spell around and we almost got the playoffs. 

Where I did stand on him after 2 league games? really? 

Some positives from today's game and we will get better. It wont be top 6 finish this season but it looking like a season of transition and league finish in mid table. If things click quickly and we sign a couple of quality of signings being the transfer window then things might be different, who knows.

Before you asked we need a right winger signing, another forward who can wide and up front and Travis's replacement. Please don't asked for any names as I am not professional scout and very little knowledge of the overseas markets so can't name who I would sign

Just over a week ago you predicted us to finish 6th, no?.

[MarkBRFC]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

I couldn't understand the substitution of Hedges, I thought he was having (for him) a reasonable game. In other games he has played awful and has been kept on for the full game.

He was absolutely knackered.

[lraC]

Just now, Wheelton Blue said:

Just over a week ago you predicted us to finish 6th, no?.

A weeks a long time in football.

[K-Hod]

Ismael might well be open with the press, but I’d much rather his defence wasn’t the same way 😅.

[MarkBRFC71]

11 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yet again focusing on last season, its gone, I posted why I changed my opinion and yet that's your focus again, wonder why, suits your negative point of view. 

I have told you my thoughts after 2 league games, yet you don't accept that opinion. Would I be happy and accept a mid table finish this season, yes I would. If we can sign a quality right sided attacking midfielder and forward who can play wide plus replacement for Travis then maybe we push for a playoffs. We see in May. 

 

We need a goalscorer and a winger.  I like Ohashi but he’s not the former, and although Hedges did ok yesterday we need more threat out left.  Without those 2 things we will be there or thereabouts the relegation mix.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

He was absolutely knackered.

But he wasn't making mistakes and was giving extra defensive cover.

Edited 2 hours ago by rigger

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Just over a week ago you predicted us to finish 6th, no?.

True I did. It's wide open league and we see. I would be happy mid table

44 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Ismael might well be open with the press, but I’d much rather his defence wasn’t the same way 😅.

Yet until the Penalty incident they created feck all

19 minutes ago, MarkBRFC71 said:

We need a goalscorer and a winger.  I like Ohashi but he’s not the former, and although Hedges did ok yesterday we need more threat out left.  Without those 2 things we will be there or thereabouts the relegation mix.

Yes we a right sided attacking midfielder player and a forward who can up front and wide. Plus a Travis replacement 

Goalscorers? Not many quality out there in our price range. I see Birmingham spend 9m on a striker, didn't impress me yesterday. Who we go for, haven't got a clue

[Mattyblue]

So Benson’s to blame for the defeat?

[rigger]

11 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

So Benson’s to blame for the defeat?

Not solely, but he is part of the problem.

[Mattyblue]

Sounds about right at this club. ‘The Buck Stops Here Somewhere Else’.

[KentExile]

29 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

So Benson’s to blame for the defeat?

That's who works on set piece coaching (I think) , so would have been who decided who picked up who

"Some members of the staff got the responsibility for the set pieces, why they picked the player, the positioning has to be right. We have to move on and learn from that for the next game."

Maybe having removed David Lowe from the coaching set up (although he may be on gardening leave).  Ben Benson is next in Ismael's sights?

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[roversfan99]

35 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

True I did. It's wide open league and we see. I would be happy mid table

Yet until the Penalty incident they created feck all

Yes we a right sided attacking midfielder player and a forward who can up front and wide. Plus a Travis replacement 

Goalscorers? Not many quality out there in our price range. I see Birmingham spend 9m on a striker, didn't impress me yesterday. Who we go for, haven't got a clue

Theres not that much quality in general in our price range and with the wages we offer.

[simongarnerisgod]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Theres not that much quality in general in our price range and with the wages we offer.

agree,though there are also clubs with our budget who have recruited far better than us,imo we are in the hock of agents who are running the show backstage,they phone up with a player who`s deemed suitable for us,we bend over and say yes