MrSmirch Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Noice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Great finish Green! A bit of positivity from that shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 We scored the best goal. In a friendly that means we win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Well, maybe Bruce did us a favour by failing last season. This would be every game in the premier league Well done Green, nice goal. Bet that is the last time he plays for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Alot of lads have worked hard tonight despite the gulf in class. Clear to see we're not a prem team anymore. Green, Gardner and Knibbs working hard when they came on instead of the casual drifting of Kodija was refreshing. Don't think we will see Snodgrass return to VP either, playing well for WH in pre season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 We have to sort out what formation we will play. Our current personnel does not suit the 3-5-1-1 Bruce has us playing. Green and Adomah can't play wing back. We also lack enough centerbacks to play it. At the moment, a 4-2-3-1 should be the go to formation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Owww but I’d actually like Snodgrass to come back, and Terry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 It's clear to see that we'd need a rebuild if we went up, but we all knew that anyway. I think the lads did alright today. Yes there were some silly mistakes leading to some goals, but we're not going to play many teams better than West Ham this season. If we play like we did today against a typical Championship side I feel we'd come out on top 9 times out of 10. We do need to strengthen in areas and we'll hopefully do that over the next week, but losing to West Ham while still looking somewhat decent at times is promising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Can't make up my mind on formations.... against stronger opposition it's a problem but could work in championship as in theory we are the stronger team in most games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, TheStagMan said: Well, maybe Bruce did us a favour by failing last season. This would be every game in the premier league Yup. It would be pretty miserable getting smashed week in week out by the likes of West bloody Ham. It is a reminder of just how bad we are. The gulf between us and a crappy Premier league team like West ham is shocking. I also have to say the gap between the managers is also plain to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, Daweii said: It's clear to see that we'd need a rebuild if we went up, but we all knew that anyway. I think the lads did alright today. Yes there were some silly mistakes leading to some goals, but we're not going to play many teams better than West Ham this season. If we play like we did today against a typical Championship side I feel we'd come out on top 9 times out of 10. We do need to strengthen in areas and we'll hopefully do that over the next week, but losing to West Ham while still looking somewhat decent at times is promising. Pretty well sums up how I see it too.... Kodija still frustrates me but he's too good when he's at his best to leave out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 5 at the back. All but one of our defenders are average to poor at passing accurately under pressure at this level, and so is our defensive midfielder. We can’t get our attack on the ball. So we more often than not lose possession in defence or lose it misdirecting passes up field. The midfield and attack, with one less man, end up chasing the opposition all over the field because they naturally have all the space in the world while we have 3 centre backs and a defensive mid standing on the spot. Huge imbalance and fruitless exertion for the forwards. I sincerely hope Bruce isn’t planning on doing this with these players. Edited July 25, 2018 by a m ole 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Dare I also say I don't think the build up to this for us was very smooth..... Alot of distraction for managers and players... need to focus on the football now.. onto Saturday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Viva la Brucie Revolucion! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 41 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Jack kinda looks like he doesn't want to play for us. He didn't look bothered today I must admit. Never thought i'd ever see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: He didn't look bothered today I must admit. Never thought i'd ever see that. He had no idea where he was playing. W hy we would take our most composed midfielder, the only one who can take a ball in any position and pass and move forward....and put him in an advanced position is truly beyond me. Nobody could get the ball to him, the only time he saw it was when Steer punted it at him, and the rest of the time he was being asked to press a backline, on his own whilst Kodjia stood around and they pinged the ball all over the shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegzy Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I don’t understand why we’re not going with the formation Bruce stumbled on last season that worked so well, with Grealish and Hourihane either side of a defensive midfielder. It allows Grealish to be involved in the play so much more which is vital to us. We have lost Terry now so certainly don’t have the personel to go 3 at the back and although we have lost Snoddy I’m sure Green could slot in there to decent effect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: He had no idea where he was playing. W hy we would take our most composed midfielder, the only one who can take a ball in any position and pass and move forward....and put him in an advanced position is truly beyond me. Nobody could get the ball to him, the only time he saw it was when Steer punted it at him, and the rest of the time he was being asked to press a backline, on his own whilst Kodjia stood around and they pinged the ball all over the shop. Good point. I also wondered if he was frustrated by the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 5 hours ago, TheStagMan said: Well, maybe Bruce did us a favour by failing last season. This would be every game in the premier league Well done Green, nice goal. Bet that is the last time he plays for a while now. I want to think we wouldn't have got the new owners and well be better off in the long run by failing. Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2018 Was so tiresome I stopped watching after 65 minutes. This is what it'll be this season. Hoo.ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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