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Miker

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  1. Joke of a goal... New GK no.1 priority this month.
  2. We've looked okay, but lacking the final ball as per usual. I think Big Ben has a goal in him today.
  3. Cowley knows how to make a good sub as well. In the reverse fixture he brought Bacuna on and it changed the game and he scored within 10 minutes of coming on. Our subs made no sense again. Maybe bringing Bell on for Rothwell was fine if Mowbray thought that we were being targeted on the left, and Bell was actually quite good when he came on. But within about 10 minutes he brought Armstrong on and moved him to the left which pretty much nullified the earlier decision. We were also actually starting to connect with our passes after half time, but bringing Armstrong on and changing the formation disrupted that again as the players were trying to get used to the change. Chapman getting brought on for his first start of the season and first start since the long lay off injury was ridiculous as well. We were losing 2-1 and playing an away game against what was a very boisterous stadium. You could tell Chapman’s confidence levels weren’t there and he struggled to make any sort of impact.
  4. Atrocious performance today. The players looked like they’re playing with each other for the first time and are still finding their feet. For me that is down to Mowbray switching formations and player positions around constantly. Players aren’t in their natural positions and make the wrong decisions in roles they’re not accustomed to playing. I think our expectations of this team are too high though. Every time we go on one of these unbeaten runs it feels like we can do better, but the reality is that we have a team full of players that have either only ever been Championship regulars in their careers or are completely new to the Championship. Our only players with Premier League experience are Graham and Downing, but they are 34 and 35 respectively. Looking at Huddersfield, although they are near the bottom right now, their players are Premier League standard. They’ve all been regulars for teams at the top level. Their team is a different class to ours and it showed today.
  5. I wouldn’t say Rothwell is invisible. He’s seen plenty of the ball but he’s lost it each time he’s tried to take the Huddersfield defenders on. Gallagher is barely getting any service but he’s battling hard up the front, just need to actually hit him with a pass.
  6. We’ve been dreadful since the goal. If we could actually string more than 2 passes together we’d walk away with 3 points.
  7. Chapman, Samuel and Davenport on the bench. Putting them in the shop window or last chance to impress before the Jan window?
  8. Not really sure what lineup to expect. Players seriously underperformed last match, so I can see a lot of changes. Bell, Johnson, Holtby, Gallagher were all excellent against Bristol so wouldn’t be surprised to see them in the starting 11.
  9. Really hope it's not serious. Dack has been immense for us since coming here and we have a lot to be thankful for. He was on an upwards trajectory in terms of his career and if it's a particularly bad injury it's going to be not so much the time he is out for initially, but the effect it might have on future injuries. As TM has said, he deserves to have a shot at Premier League football one day and hopefully this injury is not a major setback for him. It's a blow for the team, but I think we'll be okay with either Rothwell or Holtby filling in.
  10. I couldn’t watch it on iFollow at all due to region restrictions. Had to watch on Kayo Sports instead. I think it’s a bit crap that not all games are being shown on iFollow - you pay for the season but there’s probably like 10% of games that you have to watch elsewhere.
  11. The abuse Derrick gets on here is unreal. He’s been crap today but prior to his injury he put in a series of excellent performances at the back. One bad game and people want his head.
  12. Falling asleep here. The players look like they got into the egg nog early.
  13. Thought Brereton has looked okay so far. It’s his first start of the season after a long injury lay off. He’s been linking up well with Gallagher. Set up quite a nice shot for Johnson but it was saved by the keeper. Bell has done well as well. Bristol have fashioned some chances but they look tired compared to us. We need to keep the pressing game going next half and we’ll be fine.
  14. 3-4-1-2? With Bennett and Bell as wing backs. Would make the most sense to me. Mowbray mentioned he might change the formation. Bold line up either way. Not sure why Evans and Armstrong were dropped unless it’s fitness related.
  15. Have to say that this was a great win and performance, but Mowbray really made things difficult with his subs. Brings Gallagher on for Graham, but puts him on the right. Brings Bennett on for Rothwell, but puts him at left back and moves Downing further up. Brings the youngest player on the bench for the last 5 minutes when we have a narrow 1-0 lead, rather than someone with a bit more experience like Holtby.
  16. Gallagher has been really good since coming on. Looks like a different player.
  17. Wow! Where did that come from?? Arma pretty useless all game, but then scores a rocket. Shout out to Evans who produced a really fantastic pass to find Arma in space there as well. He's had another excellent game for me.
  18. Armstrong has been really frustrating this half. Almost every forward play has broken down with him losing possession.
  19. Great goal! Mention for Bennett here. He has been outstanding since coming on - winning every 50/50 and now an assist as well. Just hold on now...
  20. Good subs from Mowbray so far. Rothwell needs to come off as well, but I don't know for who. If we're playing it safe and want to hold on for the 1-0, maybe bringing on Bell would make the most sense.
  21. Tosin has impressed me in the last few games. Would love to have him signed permanently. Armstrong has looked good, but his decision making at crucial moments is extremely frustrating.
  22. Rothwell has been having a stinker today. The passing across the team has just deteriorated badly as well in the past 15 minutes.
  23. Graham and Lenihan both. That's been the case for the past 3 seasons now. Two leaders on either side of the pitch.
  24. They've won 2 of their 3 games under new manager Michael O'Neill, so it's definitely not going to be an easy game.
  25. Feeling confident about this one. Stoke seem weakest on the flanks, so I expect Armstrong and Rothwell to have some joy tonight if they play like they did against Brentford. A win today could potentially leave us just 3 points from the play-off spots. Strange to think that a few weeks ago I had already given up on the season.
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