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Offline marshall

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Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« on: March 17, 2014, 03:15:05 PM »
When was the last time this happened



Is it down to simply how we play or maybe our players do have something about them and can reach that level

Offline eastie

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2014, 03:18:36 PM »
Possibly because it suits our style of play and we can counter attack against them - we have problems against teams who sit back and defend against us in breaking them down - would love to see us turn utd over at old Trafford in a fortnight :)

Offline Concrete John

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2014, 03:27:32 PM »
It is a strange one, but then the mark of a mid table side is inconsistency, which we've got down to an art form this season.

Probably a mix of our away style suiting playing them, even if we're at home, and a bit of co-incidence/luck.
« Last Edit: March 17, 2014, 03:32:25 PM by Concrete John »

Offline MoetVillan

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2014, 03:35:43 PM »
Another table where we are above United.  Mwah hah hah

Online Richard E

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2014, 04:07:42 PM »
Bad news for Norwich bearing in mind their run-in

Online Toronto Villa

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2014, 04:09:59 PM »
Look at Tottenham the overrated bottling pansies

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2014, 04:14:05 PM »
We are top of the league, I say we are top of the league.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2014, 04:50:09 PM »
I still cant get over our result against Man United though. I hate losing to them at VP, I hate losing to them when 9 or so other times have beaten them so comfortably and yet we got spanked. Hopefully in 2 weeks we can put it right.

Offline Tom_Mc9?

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2014, 05:13:52 PM »
It's because they can't deal with our sexy football.

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2014, 05:16:11 PM »
I still cant get over our result against Man United though. I hate losing to them at VP, I hate losing to them when 9 or so other times have beaten them so comfortably and yet we got spanked. Hopefully in 2 weeks we can put it right.


given how bollocks they've been we really mailed that one in. That result is by far the worst this season as I see it because they were very much there for the taking and we gave them 3 points without putting up any fight whatsoever. Had we played 75% of what we did against Chelsea vs Man U, we'd have easily taken the points that day.

Offline tim

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2014, 06:12:54 PM »
I think there's a bit of our "not expecting to win against them" mentality, so perhaps without the pressure of expectation the players feel more inclined to try things they wouldn't normally.
Also conversely, the opposition see us struggling at Sunderland etc and presume it'll be a laugh.

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2014, 07:20:33 PM »
Because we are Ace

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2014, 07:23:12 PM »
Because we are Ace

Very spooky, was just about to write the exact same thing.

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2014, 08:23:50 PM »
I still cant get over our result against Man United though. I hate losing to them at VP, I hate losing to them when 9 or so other times have beaten them so comfortably and yet we got spanked. Hopefully in 2 weeks we can put it right.


given how bollocks they've been we really mailed that one in. That result is by far the worst this season as I see it because they were very much there for the taking and we gave them 3 points without putting up any fight whatsoever. Had we played 75% of what we did against Chelsea vs Man U, we'd have easily taken the points that day.

TBF we actually played quite well for the 15 mins of the match, however, we then made probably our two worst defensive blunders this season in the space of 3 mins that knocked the stuffing out of us for the first half and then made one more before we could settle into the second half and try to fight back. Then we stopped playing.

Offline Vancouver

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Re: Why are we so good against the top teams this season
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2014, 08:24:31 PM »
would like to see a table for the bottom teams though

 


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