v Ipswich Town (h) - 02/12/25, 19:45 k/o

[OsloRover]

19 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Who do you bring on upfront if not Gueye ? We literally have no one else.

Just go one striker and shore it up then. We were in front after all

[Bbrovers2288]

Tbf yes we played ok in parts but their keeper literally had nothing to do, surely a concern if that’s us playing well. 
 

iv said it a few times already but iv seen enough from gueye, taveres, de never and henriksson to never want to see them blacken the shirt again.

good few have to up their game but iv seen snippets of something that I haven’t in those mentioned 

[NeilInBristol]

6 goals conceded in 90+ mins this season

why can’t they learn?! Why isn’t he coaching them about game management just keep the ball away from the opposition or kick it out feign injury stop play literally anything for the last couple of mins? 

[booth]

40 minutes ago, Kjell said:

I'll send him a list of all the poor substitutions he has made so far this season. If I feel generous, I might also include a list of all the terrible transfer dealings.

His decision making has a consistently negative impact on the team. Terrible record, 18th place and game in hand gone.

Brings on a lightweight inexperienced winger with no clue of how to defend a lead when there are two fullbacks with much more experience of this league to choose from... Again and again.

He needs to go.

[Elrovers]

Just read what McKenna said about the clear red card. Pretty much said “it went our way tonight” even he knows it was a clear red. Just says a lot about the standards of these pathetic officials. 

[Miller11]

Rather than writing lists about referees I’d much rather Ismael tried a bit of self reflection. Of course he won’t though, Ewood is an accountability free zone from the top down. And while everything always remains someone else’s fault, and beyond their control, the best we can hope for is muddling along in the Championship.

Predictably we went to pieces late on. Why try and defend so deep with such a limited back 3? Was anyone expecting a blood and thunder performance from Tavares or Baradji to help solidify things? Why DeNeve and not a full back? Gueye was crap, but we didn’t give him much of a chance… it’s hard to close down 2 thirds of a pitch and half a team on your own. Miller spotting Cantwell’s smart run but kicking the ball like a 7 year old on a windy Blacksnape instead of sitting it up in the corner was the moment that killed us.

[roversfan99]

8 minutes ago, M_B said:

It's interesting that we watched the same game and I started my comment earlier saying that the lads played well, yet you haven't one positive thing to say.

Football eh? 

Why would my default reaction be a positive one after yet again seeing my team chuck away a win in a way they seem to be making an art form?

We did play pretty well, not quite the performance full of 8 and 9s out of 10 that the Lancashire Telegraph suggested, but its of no consolation and I am pretty pissed off this season and fearful of what the rest of the season holds.

[Exiled_Rover]

Love that from Ismael.

He'll be getting a fine next week from the EFL though. 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, booth said:

His decision making has a consistently negative impact on the team. Terrible record, 18th place and game in hand gone.

Brings on a lightweight inexperienced winger with no clue of how to defend a lead when there are two fullbacks with much more experience of this league to choose from... Again and again.

He needs to go.

he must have had some dust up with pickering and ribeiro to keep bringing deneve on,sure he`s quick but thats absolutely no use if the guy has no defensive capability at all,i mean he does`nt even know when to track back

[Exiled_Rover]

40 minutes ago, JHRover said:

I'm all for criticising the appalling officials and credit Ismael for doing it in public. I've never understood the concept of why the officials should be protected from any criticism whilst players, managers, even fans get slated left right and centre when they conduct themselves poorly.

But I do fear that rather than this having any positive impact the clique will now have his card marked and he will be made an example of in games to come. 

I'm not sure what more they can do to put their thumb on the scale in our matches. Will be interesting to see.

[Silas]

15 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Eustace talked about a no excuses culture, Ismael is quite the opposite.

Tbf, he preached that mantra, but then did have a tendency to make lots of excuses. 

Here he is bemoaning a penalty decision, playing 3 games in a week, and only having 48hrs to prep for a game, all in one interview. And talking about being away, if I want to nitpick. All excuses if you think about it. If you're good enough, all those things shouldn't matter. 

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/october/26/eustace-frustrated-by--terrible--penalty-decision/

His actions didn't always match his proclamations. 

[Ghost7]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he must have had some dust up with pickering and ribeiro to keep bringing deneve on,sure he`s quick but thats absolutely no use if the guy has no defensive capability at all,i mean he does`nt even know when to track back

It's bizarre. We aren't trying to get a goal at that point.... We're trying to keep them out for the final 10 minutes and have solid defensive fullbacks sat on the bench. Ismael seems to prefer chaos.

Despite his poor subs I was proud of the performance tonight.

Ipswich should sack Kieran McKenna if that's the best he can do with those players at his disposal.

[Exiled_Rover]

31 minutes ago, Gamst said:

Just don’t make the substitution at all! 

It's a long season and a ridiculous run of fixtures - you saw with Travis and Tronstad in January last year, you simply can't run the same players out there for 90 minutes every week.

Ohashi will break down pretty soon if he's not given a rest. Gudjohnsen has been targeted twice for a rest in the last two games (of the pair of them). We need another CF in January to rotate in if we're sticking with this system.

[aletheia]

Can anyone tell me which rule talks about red cards and last man?