Quote from: ChicagoLion on November 03, 2020, 09:58:02 AMQuote from: Risso on November 03, 2020, 08:59:45 AMQuote from: algy on November 03, 2020, 08:39:19 AMTake away the results against Liverpool & Leeds, and we look like a decent mid table side. There's lessons that need to be learnt, but there's also nothing that's particularly concerning for where we are right now (2nd season in the top flight after a long absence)Seven goals conceded in the last two games and what likes like a return to the defensive shambles of last season is mildly concerning.It was dejavu all over again including Smith post match ramblings.I'm interested to know what sort of thing you'd expect him to say and what you thought he said that was rambling?Managers generally don't give too much away in post-match interviews. They won't want to say too much about what went wrong, they want to fix it.
Quote from: Risso on November 03, 2020, 08:59:45 AMQuote from: algy on November 03, 2020, 08:39:19 AMTake away the results against Liverpool & Leeds, and we look like a decent mid table side. There's lessons that need to be learnt, but there's also nothing that's particularly concerning for where we are right now (2nd season in the top flight after a long absence)Seven goals conceded in the last two games and what likes like a return to the defensive shambles of last season is mildly concerning.It was dejavu all over again including Smith post match ramblings.
Quote from: algy on November 03, 2020, 08:39:19 AMTake away the results against Liverpool & Leeds, and we look like a decent mid table side. There's lessons that need to be learnt, but there's also nothing that's particularly concerning for where we are right now (2nd season in the top flight after a long absence)Seven goals conceded in the last two games and what likes like a return to the defensive shambles of last season is mildly concerning.
Take away the results against Liverpool & Leeds, and we look like a decent mid table side. There's lessons that need to be learnt, but there's also nothing that's particularly concerning for where we are right now (2nd season in the top flight after a long absence)
Quote from: Drummond on November 03, 2020, 07:16:19 AMWe beat Leicester, they thumped Leeds.As for solving or fixing our defence and midfield, maybe it's not broken.Smith suggested similar.The balance in the centre midfield, Mings out of sorts, Cash getting exposed.Conceding 7 in 2 games, something is not right.
We beat Leicester, they thumped Leeds.As for solving or fixing our defence and midfield, maybe it's not broken.
Look at the quality of the goals we have conceded
Quote from: TelfordVilla on November 03, 2020, 06:03:06 PMLook at the quality of the goals we have conceded
They were superb goals from Leeds and Southamptons perspectives. From our perspectives they were very avoidable and only natural that we focus on how to stop making those errors.
The only game that I've been impressed with us defensively was Leicester. Granted they didn't have Vardy or Madisson but we really didn't give them a sniff and as the game went on our midfield turned the screw on them.Sheff Utd - the penalty we conceded against ten men was a shambles, break from our corner, with three or four players at fault. Hardly tested afterwards.Fulham - game won early but both full backs were very poor early on. Luiz struggled badly in the holding role in the second half. Fortunate to keep a clean sheetLiverpool - crazy game where we could easily have scored more than 10...but Liverpool also missed a host of chances. Cash destroyed by Jota and Luiz once again struggling.Leicester - solidLeeds - Mings at fault for all goals, Cash destroyed again with no cover. Luiz completely overran with no supportSouthampton - pretty much a repeat of Leeds. Cash destroyed, Mings hopeless for two, set piece disorganisation, Luiz overran again
Quote from: The Edge on November 03, 2020, 06:44:42 PMQuote from: TelfordVilla on November 03, 2020, 06:03:06 PMLook at the quality of the goals we have conceded This is the thing. On the face of it conceding 7 goals in two games at home is alarming but 5 of those goals were world class so we need to bear that in mind before we throw the baby out with the bathwater.
We're conceding a lot more goals at home. A full Holte wouldn't stand for it! Well...maybe they would get-up, stand and leave to beat the traffic.