Lallana's Left Peg Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Need a lucky bounce or moment of luck in the box as goodness knows the team have zero confidence in their own ability here. I'd suggest bringing on a striker but we've only got one and he's being psychologically broken down by our Manager in front of 32k people
Mr X Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 we've forgotten how to play attacking football back to ineffective tippy tappy crap
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Cork was streaks better than Elia, Djuricic What a weird comparison? They're completely different players. Everytime you post about football you make yourself look even more clueless.
Turkish Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 We are so short of confidence up top. Pelle isolated again, no one running off him, Mane, Elia and Durajicic flitting around not doing very much. No confidence or penatration. Palace are deep so no space in behind for Manes pace, I'd get Shane Long on and Play him off Pelle, play a 4-2-2-2 with Mane and one of Elia, Durajicic, Tadic.
Norm Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Cork was streaks better than Elia, Djuricic From what I've seen so far, correct.
Heisenberg Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 You just know when we actually score it'll be an OG. Penalty, OG, deflection.... I'd take anything just now
Plumstead_Saint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 You just know when we actually score it'll be an OG. This. Though I'll happily take that
Dan Johnson Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Elia & Pelle not in the game. Djuricic & Mane are working hard but lacking end product. I think we're too one dimensional. Take Pelle off, bring long on & have Elia, Mane & long rotate in those front three positions second half, think it will stretch the game and open space for midfield runners.
keney101 Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Front 3 behind Pelle a mess. Too much chopping and changing. Not pattern of play. Don't see what Steven Davis has done wrong. We don't need Elia at home. No guile. Also terrible crossing all round terrible corners.
Plumstead_Saint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Can too much possession be a bad thing? 15 sideways passes, 5 passes out of the box, then another long ball that misfires. Whatever happened to playing it out from the back, and keeping the FORWARD momentum in possession?
Sheaf Saint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Cork was streaks better than Elia, Djuricic Yes, you're right. The answer to all our attacking problems was to not sell a backup DM who specialised in sideways passing.
DG Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Bring on JWP and just let him shoot from anywhere, one of them will fly in eventually.
Verbal Kint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Elia and Pelle are just passengers at the moment. Otherwise despite the rubbish written on here it's been ok. We've tried to play at a high tempo but 2 of our 4 front players are just woefully out of form and our shooting is just awful. I actually quite like Djuricic, he's much more of a threat than Davis or Ward-Prowse at least
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 We are so short of confidence up top. Pelle isolated again, no one running off him, Mane, Elia and Durajicic flitting around not doing very much. No confidence or penatration. Palace are deep so no space in behind for Manes pace, I'd get Shane Long on and Play him off Pelle, play a 4-2-2-2 with Mane and one of Elia, Durajicic, Tadic. I am not so sure that Pelle is isolated. We've got so much possession that I think there are plenty of players around him but there is no pattern of play. It looks like we're just making it up as we go. There is definitely no penetration as you say though. If there is no space behind then I really wish Pelle would just sit on the two central defenders and stay in the box - not bothering to link up or show any interest in the ball until it is in the box. That said, our crossing is so poor at the moment he is probably wondering what on earth is going on. I agree Long needs to come on - just not sure who for. Maybe Elia, he has properly gone off the boil here.
Pastor Patrón Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Crazy thought but maybe we should play the attackers that we actually used to score goals with?
Convict Colony Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Clyne and betrand are no where near as advanced as they got earlier in the season, when they overlapped we had more resources in the middle. Pelle just can't buy a goal and the lack of goals from elsewhere is adding more pressure on the poor bloke. We have struggled to score from our AM position all season (0 goals) this needs to change. Bring on Shane for someone as he presses at least where we have completely dropped off pressing as a team
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 The thing that confuses me is we have a 6' 5" striker who is good in the air, yet we cannot put a decent cross in to pop in his head...
ART Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 What a weird comparison? They're completely different players. Everytime you post about football you make yourself look even more clueless. Never said they were the same, but Cork was quality up against these two.
SaintVanderbilt Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Take off Pelle and Elia, Mane should try to drive the ball into the box more often. Crystal palace will go into halftime knowing that all they need is an early goal
dubai_phil Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 We'll be fine, we just need to relax, hold onto our Dicks a bit longer and we'll be able to shoot on target. Playing with a better tempo first half but still you can see the edginess in all of them out there. Relax don't do it, hold on and it'll come. Or whatever Psyscho bloody babble they need in teh HT team talk
Convict Colony Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Also who put morgan on dead balls? i think he'd be better on dicks
Plastic Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 The thing that confuses me is we have a 6' 5" striker who is good in the air, yet we cannot put a decent cross in to pop in his head... It's a good question, especially considering we seem to play hundreds of crosses each game, all of them poor.
SO16_Saint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 A goal. We just need one goal and it will start to flow again
SO16_Saint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Fûck me that was close. A foot either side of Forster and they were ahead
DG Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 I like how he managed to get a shot with 4/5 around him.
washsaint Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Blimey....so now I have seen Pelle drop into midfield to collect the ball (and then give it away cheaply) and Clyne deliver a godawful cross. We really have been Jekyll and Hyde this season - my concern is not this season but going into next season struggling. nothing to suggest the loanees will offer anything long term
5string Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Watching the last minute - we really are struggling in the box, aren't we? Everyone just switched off... yours, no yours, no yours... JUST FLIPPING SHOOT!!
Jonnyboy Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Gaston >> Elia and Djuricic Now that's going too far.
Coxford_lou Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 teams have well and truly sussed us out! They sure have!
Mr X Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 holly cow saved by the post there! they are all over us
5string Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 How many attempts are you going to give them, huh?!
Heisenberg Posted 3 March, 2015 Posted 3 March, 2015 Inside of the post!! We really are chucking away our season
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