The Fun Factory Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, TRO said: I think we all would.....but i think there is something in there, that tells us why, that has been so. i guess we will all have our own opinions on that. I blame it on QAnon, followed by the boogie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, TRO said: The contrast in those performances, is markedly concerning.....Dean needs study why. In terms of Balance, i think the Leicester result was one of the best.....why can't we initially play like that at home.....and when we secure the initiative, then take the game to them.....why come out all guns blazing at home. Yes it's frustrating. I think we need to be more patient in our play and also be more intelligent off the ball. There's no need to go desperately looking for that first goal. We played reasonably well against Brighton but the first goal was just a ball over the top which only came about because all of our back four were 60 yards up the pitch. You could say tiredness from international games didn't help but that's exactly why they shouldn't have been so far up the pitch. Against Southampton we gave away three free kicks in the first half in dangerous areas knowing full well Ward Prowse would inflict damage from there. For me that's lack of intelligence rather than having bad defenders (though I'm starting to think a starting CB and full back may be necessary to improve further). Two concerns for me are the home form (three losses in a row to midtable sides is certainly not good) and not being able to come back from losing positions. The last time we got anything from a game after going behind was Newcastle away in June and the last time we conceded first and won was against Watford in January. Considering we're capable of putting 7 past Liverpool and 3 past Arsenal this is mystifying and suggests we've got some kind of mental weakness when going a goal down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Fair point. I guess after nearly quarter of the season has been played we’ve seen that we along with Leeds and Southampton will compete with most teams and should easily survive relegation. Newcastle on the hand I think will struggle in most games and will be down their come the end of the season. Newcastle will stay up purely because there are at least three very poor teams this year who have started woefully (Sheff U, Fulham, Boggies, Burnley), but yes they are not very good. Despite adding some decent players in the summer they don't really look any better this year than last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, TRO said: I would too....i like your description of Luiz....he is good player, but many of the things we need doing, he is very up and down....he is ok, when teams we play are open, when the game is tight and we are being squeezed, he become passive or gives fouls away in dangerous areas...there are Brazilians like casemiro or Rafael who are naturally aggressive, but Dougie needs to improve that aspect of his game. I like Dougie and he is only 22..... he needs to study Ward Prowse and pick up some tips. I just think he needs to improve in terms of how to dictate with the ball and control the build up. He also needs to fine tune his positioning so he is always there to a; screen the defense an not let runners get behind him. B always be available to receive to an easy pass. It's fine tuning because his game is well rounded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Philosopher said: I just think he needs to improve in terms of how to dictate with the ball and control the build up. He also needs to fine tune his positioning so he is always there to a; screen the defense an not let runners get behind him. B always be available to receive to an easy pass. It's fine tuning because his game is well rounded. Totally agree. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: I blame it on QAnon, followed by the boogie. The boogie gets a bad rap I feel. Whereas the sunshine, moonlight and the good times all get off scot-free. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: The boogie gets a bad rap I feel. Whereas the sunshine, moonlight and the good times all get off scot-free. Not sure that's entirely true about moonlight. It's known that the bad moon a-rising means trouble on the way, earthquakes and lightnin' It's not completely blameless. Edited November 25, 2020 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 59 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: The boogie gets a bad rap I feel. Whereas the sunshine, moonlight and the good times all get off scot-free. Its the biggest conspiracy since Kennedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Any official update on Ross’s injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted November 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, roonst83 said: Any official update on Ross’s injury? I think the first we will know is Smith's press conference. It's good news most probably as I'm sure we would have heard by now if it were serious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I reckon he will be back for Wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, roonst83 said: Any official update on Ross’s injury? having his leg off next monday.... sorry, I could'nt resist it. Edited November 27, 2020 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roonst83 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 27 minutes ago, TRO said: having his leg off next monday.... sorry, I could resist it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Any news on Ross? Edited November 30, 2020 by Mic09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Any news on Ross? Out for 2-3 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Read that he Should be back and available for the Wolves game. Great news if that come to pas next week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, kidlewis said: Read that he Should be back and available for the Wolves game. Great news if that come to pas next week Only play him if he's fully fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry'sboots Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Hopefully, he'll be over his Bagatelle hangover for the Wolves game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 12 hours ago, villalad21 said: Only play him if he's fully fit #FreeConor 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 17 hours ago, villalad21 said: Only play him if he's fully fit Agreed. I wouldn't want to risk him in the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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