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Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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We are moving the ball into the box. Now, you'd think haveing removed all the direct, physical players form the squad and trained them to pass, pass and pass... that was the way that would go. But nope. Today, we've implemented the hitting-it-to-people-who-will-never-win-an-aerial-challenge tactic. Wasted.

We are getting more up, byt the looks of it. Which could mean anything can happen really. Disapointed to see them paly it sharply out from the back. I'm sure they don;t have our levels of training or such a capable goalkeeper for that. Next time, they won;t be so lucky, surely. 🙂

saintant

saintant

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Just now, Toussaint said:

If we somehow win this, it would be good, but we aren’t convincing and really don’t seem to be improving in any way.

Exactly. Where are the signs that we are improving? 

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OldNick

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Just now, Toussaint said:

Hull should be out of site by now. Maybe that’s a good sign???

trouble is that we are like this every game. Need so much improvement if we really are going to make play offs

Saint_clark

Saint_clark

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Just now, Saint NL said:

Fraser on.

If we lose the ball in the middle, within 10 seconds hull have a shot. We need some of that urgency

Wasn't it part of Peps philosophy at Barca that they try to get a shot on target within 8 seconds of winning the ball back otherwise they recycle possession? 

Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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10 minutes ago I received a telegraph that read Hull player will pass to number 7. Stop. I wondered what it was. When it actually happened our whole defence managed to get them sucked into the wrong posistion and miss that pass. I guess they didn;t get that message.. or the smoke signals.. or the carrier pigeons...

meanwhile, any Hull attack can take advantage of huge gaps in the same position our tactic always leaves. No attacking advantage of numbers tucked in, when we can;t construct any  incisive passing moves form them, and knacker ourselves running back to cover any remotely direct opponents.

stknowle

stknowle

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3 minutes ago, saintant said:

Exactly. Where are the signs that we are improving? 

Have faith, they'll be along in a month or 2, or 5. Or next season. 

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Saint_Jonny

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Much better second half, controlled it a lot more, limited Hull to very little. We still have managed to create very little ourselves mind. 

Come on Saints... winner at the death PLEASE.

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Holmes_and_Watson

Holmes_and_Watson

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Martin will look at Smallbone's effort as one from his tactic. But it actually took a direct run from someone to create it. As usual, with plenty of their players back.

In a previous game, I thought Smallbone did well to get a good effort in. Today, in a better posisiton, it ws the same technique and had it fallen to a more natural finisher that might have been a better outcome. Smallbone is asked to cover a lot of roles.

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