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Post by el on Jul 30, 2022 18:52:43 GMT
Really crappy game. Typical season opener.
Wigan are solid and physical but they should have been dispatched pretty comfortably. Parrott & Riis both should have won that one with their chances.
Brady is a good player and Woodman looks a very solid keeper.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 4, 2022 17:53:33 GMT
Worldie from our new captain, Lewis Travis, to give us the 3 points. We looked defensively solid, although I'm not sold on Pickering and we know Ayala will be available for at most half the games. With Carter out for a month and Sam Barnes likely out for the season, we are extremely thin at CB. Still have a lot more business to do, but JDT and Gregg Broughton are making all the right noises.
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Post by el on Aug 8, 2022 10:53:55 GMT
Should have 6pts on the board rather than 2. Absolutely dominated Hull, and Parrott should have had 2, Browne and Brady hit the post too.
Promising signs but can't keep firing blanks.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 8, 2022 21:48:29 GMT
Top of the league. Can't ask for any more from our start to the season under Jon Dahl Thomasson. Early on, biggest difference between this team and Mowbray's is the tactical flexibility. Our game plan against Swansea is the perfect illustration of that.
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Post by el on Aug 14, 2022 15:53:58 GMT
That Potts volley was insane. Zlatan MK II.
Looking solid.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 15, 2022 16:34:27 GMT
That Potts volley was insane. Zlatan MK II. Looking solid. Was an excellent finish. Some great goals recently.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 15, 2022 16:35:11 GMT
Still top of the table, but our defenders are dropping like flies. Reading got smacked by Rotherham on Saturday, so we're almost certain to drop points against them--guaranteed Lumley will have a blinder against us.
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Post by el on Aug 17, 2022 19:22:52 GMT
Absolutely battered Rotherham but yet another 0-0. Should have been about 6-0, Potts battered a pile driver against the bar as well, some turn around for him.
I'm amazed how good Liam Lindsay has been.
Watford next, good time to play them maybe. Just lost Dennis, and Pedro set to join Newcastle before Saturday. Still got Sarr, Davis, etc to worry about though.
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Post by stevemanics on Aug 18, 2022 10:42:27 GMT
Sorry, Arte. The 3in! Prediction League had a rare midweek round and I picked Blackburn, along with Watford and Hull, to continue my 0% record for the season.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 18, 2022 17:42:29 GMT
Sorry, Arte. The 3in! Prediction League had a rare midweek round and I picked Blackburn, along with Watford and Hull, to continue my 0% record for the season. Awful, awful game. Jon Dahl Tomasson tactically outclassed by Paul Ince, which is a bit of concern. Players looked leggy and lost. Away to Sheffield United on Saturday, which is going to be really tough. Hoping for a draw at best.
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Post by el on Aug 21, 2022 12:01:14 GMT
I'm absolutely baffled by our start.
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Post by stevemanics on Aug 21, 2022 12:13:08 GMT
I'm absolutely baffled by our start. Just seen. Aggregate score of 1-0 after 5 matches!?
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Post by el on Aug 22, 2022 16:42:39 GMT
Best football we've played in years, create good chances in every game, and have hit the woodwork numerous times, yet 1 goal scored.
Never known anything like it.
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Post by arteetlabore14 on Aug 22, 2022 21:45:06 GMT
Best football we've played in years, create good chances in every game, and have hit the woodwork numerous times, yet 1 goal scored. Never known anything like it. Clearly playing some excellent defense, as well. What do you see as the biggest difference (so far) between now and last season?
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Post by el on Aug 23, 2022 13:44:35 GMT
We keep the ball a lot better under Lowe, and teams don't have much play in our half. Most chances against us come from set pieces and counters.
Woodman is also a quality keeper who organises much more than Iversen, and Liam Lindsay has been pretty immense.
Even Storey has stepped up and this current role suits him, still has his moments but his recoveries are his main strength. I thought our back three would be our downfall but we haven't missed Van Den Berg at all (so far).
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