osmark86 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 17:13, carewjust4u said: I am sure that Brighton and Huddersfield fans had similar concerns, and both have survived. I'd bring Grabban in, the lad has done well since we brought him into the side. this, plus I think we'd benefit from the momentum of having been winning a lot of games to get there versus teams like us when we were in the prem just barely hanging on by a thread and expecting losses week after week. that can punish teams over time as we all know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Did a brilliant scott hogan impression yesterday. We need much more from him.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Would still start the next game for me! Kodjia is still probably walking home and I wouldn't want Hogan starting. I would consider having Davis on the bench though in place of one of the other two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Wasn't good, but had virtually no service, if kick n rush is the order of the day then we may as well stick Davies up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Needed more help from adomah. One striker cant be expected to close down and put a line of 4 under pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Needed more help from adomah. One striker cant be expected to close down and put a line of 4 under pressure. Problem is Adomah was busy helping keep Traore out of the game. I'm not sure that we could have done things much differently for a better result to be honest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 It was a game plan that made being a lone forward a helpless task. Maybe him and Kodjia could have done more but that was a tough one to do much of anything in. It was the right call too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Watch the goal again, genius bit of movement to drag the defender away from the near post. Must have been rehearsed, if not, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 19 hours ago, a m ole said: It was a game plan that made being a lone forward a helpless task. Maybe him and Kodjia could have done more but that was a tough one to do much of anything in. It was the right call too. Totally agree with you - I'm sure he would feel frustrated as well - however sometimes I guess in football the work you do without the ball can be just as important as work on the ball - it's just that it goes pretty much unnoticed for most parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Agree he had a tough role but notwithstanding that he had a poor game. Easily bullied, posed no threat at all - very unlike previous games where he has proven a handful in a similar role. His feeble effort second half, from a golden opportunity, looks worse every time I se it. Wasnt at the races at all, and with Albert similarly AWOL going forward it made it easy for Boro to peg us back Second Half. He can do much better, we’ve seen that, and I’m sure he will Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Thought he looked better after Kodjia came on. Kodjia is a better targetman, Grabban took position wide of him and looked more effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Interesting decision he made earlier today. He could have played in the two to his left, chose to hold it up and take a long distance shot. Forced a save and would not be saying this had he scored, but he probably should've played in one of his teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 He took a pot shot because Snodgrass was down. Rather than kick it out, he had a dig to try and get a corner, or score. I like watching him, a smart player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 45 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: He took a pot shot because Snodgrass was down. Rather than kick it out, he had a dig to try and get a corner, or score. I like watching him, a smart player. It wasn't smart though, the right winger was on the floor so instead of looking to the left where two players were he turned back to his right where no one was. It was terrible awareness and fortunately his shot at least got us a corner. I think he has been very poor the last two games. For me now i'm not sure i'd start him at wembley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Unlucky not to score the tap in. I feel harsh saying this but I'd be really tempted to start Kodija for the final. Grabban has done fantastic I just feel Kodija on his day is unplayable. Just gotta hope that Kodija turns up as he is plays better at home than away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 He's offered us so much this season but he has been poor the last two games. However, he has worked hard. I would be tempted to start Kodjia but then again I think Grabban would play better against Fulham's defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withes_shin Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'd be tempted to start with Grabban and Kodjia up front. Fulham struggled against Blues when they went 2 up top against then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Yeah, I'd prefer 2 up front for the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted May 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Yeah, I'd prefer 2 up front for the final. I cannot emphasise how much I would not prefer that. We aren't good playing 4-4-2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I cannot emphasise how much I would not prefer that. We aren't good playing 4-4-2 Yep. Switching formation for the final would be suicide. It would also prevent our best player having an impact. Thankfully, there is no chance of this happening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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