maqroll Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Gotta find a way to get Watkins more involved. Solid first half. Need to make the chances count now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Buendia was good. Ings and Watkins still not clicking. Might be worth throwing Archer on in the second half if we dont score. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, NurembergVillan said: Dean Smith can win us this game if he can make the right tweaks. Big 15 minutes ahead. I predict we will come out and do exactly the same things for another 20-25 minutes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 How can you claim to be a football writer and not know such basics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 McGinn Luiz and Buendia have been very good the problem is with Tuanzebe all 3 are demanding the bastard ball but it's taking him until they're marked to make the decision. Then he either shifts the pressure to Mings or Konsa. Contrast with Konsa who gets ball and gives ball straight away to nearest Midfielder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Ings and Watkins really ain't clicking together I'd go 4-3-3 Who do you take off though. For me Watkins isn't at the same level as last season. Even his work rate seems a bit laboured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I would like to see Sanson for Tuanzebe. McGinn Luiz Sanson Buendia Ings Watkins or Luiz Buendia Sanson McGinn Ings Watkins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillanousOne Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 I feel Ings is completely wasted in this formation 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassyNoel Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 We look so ponderous at times, then play some really lovely, incisive stuff. Can't work us out at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Everyone having a reasonably good game, but formation not working. We have 2 prolific strikers waiting for the ball. We can't have Cash as the only creator on the right and yet again Target trying to create something on the left side. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I thought that was really poor. We are playing very slow and tentative and making far too many unforced errors. I don't think any player can come out of that half happy, apart from maybe Dougie. The rest, some have had bright moments but have also made mistakes. I do not like this formation, it has its uses but every game just doesn't work. Ings and Watkins cannot get into the game and we are very one dimensional. Too often Tuanzebe has the freedom to run with the ball (Wolves are allowing to on purpose) as he can't pass and has nearly cost us several times. We need to take him off and change the shape immediatley. Buendia has looked much better but at times still looks too lightweight. He at least has tried to drive us up the pitch though and his pass to Ings was sublime. We are so much better than this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 Just now, VillanousOne said: I feel Ings is completely wasted in this formation I become more and more baffled by the transfer as the weeks go by, tbh. Feels like the bought him and then tried to figure out how to use him rather than signing him to solve a problem. It's not the way I expected us to be doing business these days. The flaw with the "let's replace Grealish with 3 different players" idea is that the PL insist we only field 11 at a time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, PaulC said: Buendia was good. Ings and Watkins still not clicking. Might be worth throwing Archer on in the second half if we dont score. We need to give up on the Ings Watkins experiment after Arsenal. We need to be going 4 3 3 at home and need Bailey, Buendia and Traore in playing behind Watkins or Ings 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Apart from the Ings chance (which I was v disappointed he didn’t score, that’s what we signed him for), most of our shots have come from Cash. Watkins and Ings have had one shot between them ffs. That tells me there’s a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: McGinn Luiz and Buendia have been very good the problem is with Tuanzebe all 3 are demanding the bastard ball but it's taking him until they're marked to make the decision. Then he either shifts the pressure to Mings or Konsa. Contrast with Konsa who gets ball and gives ball straight away to nearest Midfielder. 100% I'd add Emi2 can go up another couple of notches, if he does, it's in the bag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashingqwerty Posted October 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2021 Meh performance so far Changes needed at half time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Seem a bit disjointed, hate the international breaks, especially now we have quite a few players away each time. Adama looked dangerous for some of that half then disappeared, then came back. Him disappearing coincided with our best spell of play. Buendia not settling yet and no idea what's happened to Watkins. Totally different player to last season Cash,Luiz and Konsa good so far, McGinn hit and miss, either good or giving the ball away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Who do you take off though. For me Watkins isn't at the same level as last season. Even his work rate seems a bit laboured. It's because he's gone from the main guy to something less, which was the risk they took by signing Ings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) Maybe take a defender off and put on El Ghazi and go 4 4 2 or 4 2 3 1 with Ings or Watkins playing off right Edited October 16, 2021 by CVByrne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Just now, Davkaus said: I become more and more baffled by the transfer as the weeks go by, tbh. Feels like the bought him and then tried to figure out how to use him rather than signing him to solve a problem. It's not the way I expected us to be doing business these days. The flaw with the "let's replace Grealish with 3 different players" idea is that the PL insist we only field 11 at a time. To be fair, we haven't had a fully fit squad once this season... Having Bailey and Traore available gives us the option to go 433 or 4231 without having to drop Ings or Watkins for El Ghazi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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