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Our so called vaunted defence

Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:22 pm

What the hell happened ?

Can someone who was at the game summarize - defensive mistakes galore or great opportunistic shots by them ?

Bring Fabio or not ?

Is Adeyemi a starter ?

On a brighter note, looks like Kadeem deserves to start ? How did Macheda do - is he worth his place ?

Insights from those who saw the game please.

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:40 pm

waggera wrote:What the hell happened ?

Can someone who was at the game summarize - defensive mistakes galore or great opportunistic shots by them ?

Bring Fabio or not ?

Is Adeyemi a starter ?

On a brighter note, looks like Kadeem deserves to start ? How did Macheda do - is he worth his place ?

Insights from those who saw the game please.


No responses?

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:40 pm

Was meant to go today but couldn't because of family reasons, looking forward to the views of the fans that went. To concede 1st minute and just after we scored is criminal though

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:44 pm

I haven't seen any of todays game but ive not been convinced by Morrison defensively. I dont think we need two players like Morrison and Turner in the same defence especially when Connolly and Manga would make the defence so much better balanced.

In saying that conceding 5 isnt all about the defence, the team clearly not set up properly.

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:48 pm

2blue2handle wrote:I haven't seen any of todays game but ive not been convinced by Morrison defensively. I dont think we need two players like Morrison and Turner in the same defence especially when Connolly and Manga would make the defence so much better balanced.

In saying that conceding 5 isnt all about the defence, the team clearly not set up properly.


Morrison doesn't convince me either, my partnership would be Manga and Turner. A ball playing centre half alongside a no nonsense defender and a right and left footer

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:17 am

Connely was rubbish. Caught out of position many times, to far inside, not coming back quick enough from his few runs forward. He gave the ball away in the lead up to the first goal when he chipped his clearance 20 yards down the line to one of their players when the only thing to do at that moment (surrounded by 3 of their players) was to give it BIG welly.

Good centre half but Fabio is a hundred times better at full back. I don't like Slade much but if he persists with this choice I'd rather he leave. That would show he's got no nouse at all.

Re: Our so called vaunted defence

Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:53 am

For me connoly is not a full back, I'd only use him at full back in an emergency.

People go on about him being fullback in out promotion season but he struggled that's why Malky brought in 3 right backs.

They also go on about his goals but from what I've seen Slade doesn't even allow him to go up for corners or free kicks.

For me our 3 first choice CBs should be Turner, Manga, connoly.