Post by northwesthoop on Sept 3, 2022 14:53:33 GMT
Let's not forget it was a bad error from Field that gave the goal away. But they are pressing us far better than we are pressing them.
We end up with our players too deep and we are struggling to get forward. Paal and Laird are not getting forward as well as we would hope.
Chair had a good chance the keeper saved well and Dozzell perhaps could have done better when a ball came down to him on the edge of the box. But they have looked more like scoring than us.
Our midfield doesn't look as dynamic as it did against Hull. Perhaps they are tired, whilst Chair and Willock are not getting in the game enough. When they do we look threatening.
Let's not forget it was a bad error from Field that gave the goal away. But they are pressing us far better than we are pressing them.
We end up with our players too deep and we are struggling to get forward. Paal and Laird are not getting forward as well as we would hope.
Chair had a good chance the keeper saved well and Dozzell perhaps could have done better when a ball came down to him on the edge of the box. But they have looked more like scoring than us.
Our midfield doesn't look as dynamic as it did against Hull. Perhaps they are tired, whilst Chair and Willock are not getting in the game enough. When they do we look threatening.
I cannot get a link to work for longer than 2 seconds, so I have to go with your thoughts northwesthoop, and all of those concerns can be fixed at Half Time!
Post by northwesthoop on Sept 3, 2022 16:03:58 GMT
That was a frustrating afternoon. We just never got going, we created very, very little. I can only recall Roberts having a half decent shot from the edge of the box that the keeper saved easily as the only chance of note in the whole second half.
Willock, Chair and the midfield were just miles off the standard they set the other day. That result had nothing to do with not signing a striker, we just had nobody playing above 6/10 today. If we had Harry Kane we'd have still lost 1-0 as we didn't create anything.
It was just one of the those afternoons where we didn't click and Swansea probably out-thought us tactically. Yet we still only lost to us handing them the ball on a plate.
In some ways it should have been 0-0, a bit like the Blackburn match in a lot of ways.
Last Edit: Sept 3, 2022 16:05:08 GMT by northwesthoop
Teams that will be challenging for promotion would have got something from that game today. Dieng saved a penalty but didn't have a lot more to do. Overall it was a game between two very average looking teams and in particular I thought we looked tired and lacked any spark.
Beale will be concerned that it's another game where we have failed to keep a clean sheet and it was a poor mistake from Field that allowed Piroe to score.
You can't give goal scorers like Piroe easy chances because they might miss one but the next one is in the back of the net. I thought that both Dickie and Dunne looked ill at ease and were targeted liike so many teams have done this season by finding space in behind them.
Something has to change and I'd be amazed if Dickie and Dunne start our next game. Even the ever present Sam Field might find his place under threat.
That was a frustrating afternoon. We just never got going, we created very, very little. I can only recall Roberts having a half decent shot from the edge of the box that the keeper saved easily as the only chance of note in the whole second half.
Willock, Chair and the midfield were just miles off the standard they set the other day. That result had nothing to do with not signing a striker, we just had nobody playing above 6/10 today. If we had Harry Kane we'd have still lost 1-0 as we didn't create anything.
It was just one of the those afternoons where we didn't click and Swansea probably out-thought us tactically. Yet we still only lost to us handing them the ball on a plate.
In some ways it should have been 0-0, a bit like the Blackburn match in a lot of ways.
In the (very short) periods the game was visible I also got the impression that Johansen was forward of Field but not taking up space where he could receive the ball - is that a fair comment? I do feel when he and Dozzell move the ball around long, and Chair & Willock short, we function properly.
You take the rough with the smooth This time last week I was gloating to all my Watford buddies and saying how great my team was This week I’m not so happy and know we were probably second best all over the pitch I’m certainly not going to lose any sleep over it Beale got his tactics wrong and Swansea obviously didn’t this time round Game over and can’t change the score and Beale now has to go back to the drawing board His number one priority has to be to get his team to keep a clean sheet
Last Edit: Sept 3, 2022 16:56:29 GMT by singlespeed
That was a frustrating afternoon. We just never got going, we created very, very little. I can only recall Roberts having a half decent shot from the edge of the box that the keeper saved easily as the only chance of note in the whole second half.
Willock, Chair and the midfield were just miles off the standard they set the other day. That result had nothing to do with not signing a striker, we just had nobody playing above 6/10 today. If we had Harry Kane we'd have still lost 1-0 as we didn't create anything.
It was just one of the those afternoons where we didn't click and Swansea probably out-thought us tactically. Yet we still only lost to us handing them the ball on a plate.
In some ways it should have been 0-0, a bit like the Blackburn match in a lot of ways.
In the (very short) periods the game was visible I also got the impression that Johansen was forward of Field but not taking up space where he could receive the ball - is that a fair comment? I do feel when he and Dozzell move the ball around long, and Chair & Willock short, we function properly.
Our midfield seemed to have plenty of possession but we lacked a player who could create anything. What also didn't help was more poor refereeing. There was a blatant foul on Willock when he was clear on goal but the ref didn't even issue a yellow let alone thre red that it should have been. The officiating in this league gets worse by the game.
I do have confidence that the issues with our soft defending down the middle and from set pieces has already been identified by Beale and that the signings of Balogun and Tim Iroegbunam are his attempt at fixing that weakness. Unfortunately, he couldn't bring in a goal scorer but maybe in the next window that might be remedied.
In the (very short) periods the game was visible I also got the impression that Johansen was forward of Field but not taking up space where he could receive the ball - is that a fair comment? I do feel when he and Dozzell move the ball around long, and Chair & Willock short, we function properly.
Our midfield seemed to have plenty of possession but we lacked a player who could create anything. What also didn't help was more poor refereeing. There was a blatant foul on Willock when he was clear on goal but the ref didn't even issue a yellow let alone thre red that it should have been. The officiating in this league gets worse by the game.
I do have confidence that the issues with our soft defending down the middle and from set pieces has already been identified by Beale and that the signings of Balogun and Tim Iroegbunam are his attempt at fixing that weakness. Unfortunately, he couldn't bring in a goal scorer but maybe in the next window that might be remedied.
We seem to have this discussion on the Forum every year about the standard of refereeing in the Championship. Meanwhile the FA closes its one functioning eye, the EFL just moans, and Sky continues to dictate the fixture list. The way forward must be self-employed officials who work part-time for the FA and must attend training courses to improve themselves!
It's worth pointing out that this time last season after 8 games QPR were only 1 point and 1 place better off - and in the middle of a 3 game losing streak.
Plus all our 3 defeats have been 1-0 and in the balance.
Blackburn was a 0-0 9 times out of 10, Blackpool I'm not sure how we lost and yesterday was also 0-0 without Field's big error.
We aren't doing badly by any stretch and the manager is still learning and only 8 league games into his tenure.
Nobody is running away with the league Is anybody on 24 points after 8 games The standard of football this season so far Is pretty average and the standard of refereeing has also been poor There is lots to play for and twists and turns to come
And I'll say something else that I've already said but seems to have been overlooked... Successful teams have great defenses as well as great offenses.
How many set piece goals or defensive mistakes have we made this season and how many points have they cost us? Certainly 2 points from Blackpool and Swansea alone...was the Rotherham goal a set piece...that would be another 2 points gone.
All this hand wringing about strikers...look at our 2010/11 season...we scored 71 goals...decent...but Watford scored 77 and finished in 14th
So how come we finished top????? Any guesses???
Could it possibly be because we only conceded 32 goals???
100% agree Backbone of any team is the defence Neil Warnock promotion winning team didn’t let in many goals by what I remember We make so many basic errors and make life difficult for ourselves when we could have games wrapped up by scoring 1 or 2 goals We shouldn’t be reliant on having to score at least 3 goals knowing we will concede in every game
