Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:52 am
Can’t see many if any other teams in this group getting a point away to Croatia so a point is a fantastic result.Performance very very worrying.
Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:24 am
A number of people on hear are very critical of Page, Hmm! It was not a good performance however look at the background, the "golden generation" had departed, some major withdrawals of key players, 4 new players in the squad and playing away in Croatia who were 3rd in the recent world cup.
It was very disjointed and to come out of it with a point was a fantastic result even if the performance was not what we have come to expect. I think we have to cut them all some slack and view it as work in progress, and lets face if a draw out there is a fantastic result and if that can be followed up with a win at home on Tuesday, I say well done Rob Page's new era.
It was very disjointed and to come out of it with a point was a fantastic result even if the performance was not what we have come to expect. I think we have to cut them all some slack and view it as work in progress, and lets face if a draw out there is a fantastic result and if that can be followed up with a win at home on Tuesday, I say well done Rob Page's new era.
Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:45 am
The way I see it.
Speed got us playing a way that we were a threat to teams, but sadly passed before he got the chance to see it into fruition
Coleman kept speeds threat but made us much harder to attack, we were an “on the break” kind of team and that suited Bale and co in his prime.
Giggs changed that when we no longer had that blistering pace from Bale, but played in a way that still utilised his clear ability, along with Ramsey.
Page took that over but with again, a quite defensive way of setting up, and tried to make us back into the team that got Coleman so much success. I feel the problem now is without that superstar duo of Bale and Ramsey we will struggle to play that way.
Speed got us playing a way that we were a threat to teams, but sadly passed before he got the chance to see it into fruition
Coleman kept speeds threat but made us much harder to attack, we were an “on the break” kind of team and that suited Bale and co in his prime.
Giggs changed that when we no longer had that blistering pace from Bale, but played in a way that still utilised his clear ability, along with Ramsey.
Page took that over but with again, a quite defensive way of setting up, and tried to make us back into the team that got Coleman so much success. I feel the problem now is without that superstar duo of Bale and Ramsey we will struggle to play that way.
Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Sun Mar 26, 2023 3:56 pm
Great point, and ultimately Pages sub earned the point.... but I'm with the majority in here, our world cup performances were SHOCKING (starting James up top against USA will haunt me for life); I'm surprised he survived post world cup.
Fully behind him, but nonsense about this group of players, we're good enough to qualify out of this group!
Fully behind him, but nonsense about this group of players, we're good enough to qualify out of this group!
Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:26 pm
Can I go very much against the grain here.......
Joe Morrell inevitabley turns up with a performance for Wales.
Gets a lot of stick, usually just because of the league he plays in but always solid for us.
Joe Morrell inevitabley turns up with a performance for Wales.
Gets a lot of stick, usually just because of the league he plays in but always solid for us.
Re: Updated " Wales start campaign with a point "
Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:27 am
theclaw wrote:Can’t see many if any other teams in this group getting a point away to Croatia so a point is a fantastic result.Performance very very worrying.
Agree - Time on Tuesday night to give a good performance at Home ,,,