- Ollie hopefully still finding his feet. Goes from world beating to Samatta mk2 from game to game. Seems to step up against the big boys and look a shadow of that player against teams like Brighton and Leeds
Quote from: john e on November 21, 2020, 05:53:19 PMQuote from: sickbeggar on November 21, 2020, 05:52:45 PMwell i think if Brighton put Lamptey up for sale tomorrow with a price 5 times what they paid Chelsea, I don't think they'd be short of takersWhat did they pay3m
Quote from: sickbeggar on November 21, 2020, 05:52:45 PMwell i think if Brighton put Lamptey up for sale tomorrow with a price 5 times what they paid Chelsea, I don't think they'd be short of takersWhat did they pay
well i think if Brighton put Lamptey up for sale tomorrow with a price 5 times what they paid Chelsea, I don't think they'd be short of takers
Quote from: john e on November 21, 2020, 05:46:21 PMI’m still feeling really pissed off still really really pissed of actuallyMe tooHow the hell can we beat Liverpool, Leicester and Arsenal 11-2 and then lose the last 3 at home including to Brighton. Bloody Brighton who had never won at VP before. Only saw the second half but we looked clueless going forward all huff and no quality end product.
I’m still feeling really pissed off still really really pissed of actually
As others have said Mings was very poor today and he needs to improve quickly.
I go along with the "all huff and no quality end product" opinions. Yeah, it looked like a siege for a long while, but we were trying to kick in a sturdy wooden door with our flip-flops on.
Quote from: Lastfootstamper on November 21, 2020, 06:03:19 PMI go along with the "all huff and no quality end product" opinions. Yeah, it looked like a siege for a long while, but we were trying to kick in a sturdy wooden door with our flip-flops on. Lets not forget that they had 5 centre halves on the pitch at the end (and 4 for the entire 2nd half). Most teams outside of the top 4-5 struggle against teams that play so defensively, especially at home where they feel the need to commit players forward and go for the win. Yes we made defensive errors but a big part of why we did is because they were so deep (first goal, for example, only Maupay and Welbeck were more than about 15-20m from their box when they broke and because we want to press high that drew our defence too far forward.
We had more than enough chances to get something from the game. It’s certainly not a game we should have lost. It does highlight though that we are a team in transition. That at times we look outstanding especially when playing with lower expectations as we probably did vs Liverpool or Arsenal than when the onus is on us to attack. We don’t yet have the complete skill set to be a top 6 side. Heck only a few months ago we were to be a PL side finishing 17th. Most of us had expectations that this season would be a massive success finishing mid table. Which I still think we will comfortably. But as disappointing as the loss is it shows that there are just going to be days like this where we won’t take our chances and we will get punished at this level for being who we are. We need better players and this season is a bridge to that. We’ve made great strides so far with the players we do have.