The_Steve Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, ozvilla28 said: I'm not buying this Torres out being the main difference. He does make a difference, but we look flat , patchy. lack desire and intensity. The lack of midfield form is a big, big issue. McGinn and Luiz need to step up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 23 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Think I'll have a week off. Didn't think would feel lower than after the Manure game I get that man, I get that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, ozvilla28 said: I'm not buying this Torres out being the main difference. He does make a difference, but we look flat , patchy. lack desire and intensity. I agree in the main but nights like last night we missed another certain Left footed cb more. Big Ty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just now, Sulberto21 said: I agree in the main but nights like last night we missed another certain Left footed cb more. Big Ty. Can think of several teams that have bullied us when he's been out before including before injury and no one in today's XI brings that. As much as he has annoyed me with errant passes for goals maybe Carlos should've started today and Konsa instead of Cash at RB. I think Emery got the IX wrong and made Howe look like a genius today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: Can think of several teams that have bullied us when he's been out before including before injury and no one in today's XI brings that. As much as he has annoyed me with errant passes for goals maybe Carlos should've started today and Konsa instead of Cash at RB. I think Emery got the IX wrong and made Howe look like a genius today I think we lack leadership at the moment. Carlos is strong as an ox but not someone I’d say is a leader. Pau funnily enough is a leader and he marshals the defence admirably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Don't really understand his explanation for not starting Bailey. He wasn't 100% against Chelsea, fine, but what about last night? Diaby was ineffectual at Chelsea so didn't deserve to keep his place, and Bailey presumably was fit last night given the performance he delivered when he came on. The bit about trying to give them confidence...Is he saying he wanted Diaby to keep his spot to build his confidence? What about what it might do to Bailey's? Emery has more than earned the right to plenty of slack and to make some mistakes with our turnaround under him, especially so given the wins against Man City and Arsenal. There were a few key players that help us against Newcastle missing last night, and hopefully Sheffield United won't pose the same level of intensity that means we hopefully won't miss them at the weekend. But, Emery needs to figure out a team that will deliver against them after the poor showing we had at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Don't really understand his explanation for not starting Bailey. He wasn't 100% against Chelsea, fine, but what about last night? He said had back injury that wasn't 100% right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: I think Emery got the IX wrong Fair. 9 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: made Howe look like a genius today Eh? Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Got his team selection wrong last night. Tielemens on that left hand side doesn't work. Diaby is in a poor moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 21 minutes ago, MrBlack said: and hopefully Sheffield United won't pose the same level of intensity that means we hopefully won't miss them at the weekend. I mean, they did at VP and we deserved to lose (awful officiating aside) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted January 31 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Philosopher said: Got his team selection wrong last night. Tielemens on that left hand side doesn't work. Diaby is in a poor moment. I'd quite like to see how things would look with Tielemens and Diaby swapped. Diaby out on the wing and Youri up top where he's been effective previously. Could be suicidal, but would give us something a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 31 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31 52 minutes ago, The_Steve said: The lack of midfield form is a big, big issue. McGinn and Luiz need to step up. McGinn was excellent last night. He wasn't the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: I mean, they did at VP and we deserved to lose (awful officiating aside) No way. They pressed a bit, yes, but absolutely nothing like Newcastle. Newcastle had 3 men standing on the edge of our penalty area for our goal kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 20 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He said had back injury that wasn't 100% right Ahh, the quote I saw only mentioned him not being 100% for the Chelsea game. Thanks. I really need to look for the full quotes. Hopefully that run out means Emery trusts him 100% on the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: McGinn was excellent last night. He wasn't the problem He’s been hot and cold. Fantastic against Arsenal and United. But not great in games we expect to win. Can’t fault his effort, I just didn’t think he was that good yesterday. The midfield was easily flooded yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosopher Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I'd quite like to see how things would look with Tielemens and Diaby swapped. Diaby out on the wing and Youri up top where he's been effective previously. Could be suicidal, but would give us something a bit different. Put Diaby right move McGinn left. That's the adjustment that could've work v Newcastle. Burn was there to be got at. But Diaby lacked to confidence to clinically target him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: McGinn was excellent last night. He wasn't the problem I thought he was terrible in the first half. In the first 10 minutes he lost the ball 3 times leading to dangerous Newcastle attacks. He just looked (like the rest of them) half asleep. He just wanted so much time on the ball. He was much better as the game went on though but unfortunately it was too late. He is the captain and should set the tempo. He didn’t do that last night but hopefully he’ll be back to his arse busting best on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Love Unai as much as the next guy but he's done this a few times now: Letting our performance become flatter and flatter then changing things when it's already too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I think the thing I don’t like right now is that he’s not playing players in their best position. We did so well at the tail end of last year and the beginning of this year by the simplest of adjustments and playing players in their best positions. Now we have Tielemans at LM that doesn’t work. Diaby up top has been a failed experiment. Mcginn in the midfield has never been as effective as McGinn in attack. Maybe it’s just fitness and lack of selection. But tactics, motivation aside (and the players not being up for it is always a lazy excuse for me), the simplest return to effectiveness is playing players in their correct positions and it’s just not working out the last few matches. A complicated puzzle that’s been missing a few pieces for the last 8 or 9 matches now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, DJBOB said: I think the thing I don’t like right now is that he’s not playing players in their best position. We did so well at the tail end of last year and the beginning of this year by the simplest of adjustments and playing players in their best positions. Now we have Tielemans at LM that doesn’t work. Diaby up top has been a failed experiment. Mcginn in the midfield has never been as effective as McGinn in attack. Maybe it’s just fitness and lack of selection. But tactics, motivation aside (and the players not being up for it is always a lazy excuse for me), the simplest return to effectiveness is playing players in their correct positions and it’s just not working out the last few matches. A complicated puzzle that’s been missing a few pieces for the last 8 or 9 matches now. Diaby was signed to play that role though, cutting in from the right with his left. Are you suggesting we've wasted £50m? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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