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Author Topic: Remainder of the season  (Read 9988 times)

Offline Skerra

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2022, 03:40:34 PM »
I think a lot of players see us as an easy touch when it comes to their wages and expectations not being that high. With the money we’ve spent, realistically I would have thought of going for at least top half of the table should not be beyond us but, doesn’t look like happening.

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2022, 04:37:17 PM »
I don’t think it is possible to play with the tempo of the first half for 90 + minutes.
Gerrard's post-match interviews worried me a little. He basically said that at half-time he asked for more of the same. Surely he knew that much energy expended would take its toll plus Spurs were unlikely to be dominated for another 45 minutes again.

What should he have said after that very good first half?

It's well-above the paygrade of me and my team but, I dunno...
Check the stats for who was flagging, consider bringing one of the mis-firing strikers off for Bailey/Buendia who could target their full-back who kept giving away free-kicks, as much as possible.
Do not get beaten by high balls in "the red zone" and for the defenders not to be on their heels when waiting for the knock-down.


If he'd have changed it after we had played so well (eg bringing one of the strikers off) and we had then lost heavily he'd have got absolute pelters on here for meddling.  Sherwood STILL gets pelters for his substitutions in the Leicester capitulation.   

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #47 on: April 13, 2022, 04:40:45 PM »
I don’t think it is possible to play with the tempo of the first half for 90 + minutes.
Gerrard's post-match interviews worried me a little. He basically said that at half-time he asked for more of the same. Surely he knew that much energy expended would take its toll plus Spurs were unlikely to be dominated for another 45 minutes again.

What should he have said after that very good first half?

It's well-above the paygrade of me and my team but, I dunno...
Check the stats for who was flagging, consider bringing one of the mis-firing strikers off for Bailey/Buendia who could target their full-back who kept giving away free-kicks, as much as possible.
Do not get beaten by high balls in "the red zone" and for the defenders not to be on their heels when waiting for the knock-down.


If he'd have changed it after we had played so well (eg bringing one of the strikers off) and we had then lost heavily he'd have got absolute pelters on here for meddling.  Sherwood STILL gets pelters for his substitutions in the Leicester capitulation.
Maybe the way to not get pelters for bad decisions, is to make good decisions.

Offline chrisw1

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #48 on: April 14, 2022, 03:46:18 PM »
I don’t think it is possible to play with the tempo of the first half for 90 + minutes.
Gerrard's post-match interviews worried me a little. He basically said that at half-time he asked for more of the same. Surely he knew that much energy expended would take its toll plus Spurs were unlikely to be dominated for another 45 minutes again.

What should he have said after that very good first half?

It's well-above the paygrade of me and my team but, I dunno...
Check the stats for who was flagging, consider bringing one of the mis-firing strikers off for Bailey/Buendia who could target their full-back who kept giving away free-kicks, as much as possible.
Do not get beaten by high balls in "the red zone" and for the defenders not to be on their heels when waiting for the knock-down.


If he'd have changed it after we had played so well (eg bringing one of the strikers off) and we had then lost heavily he'd have got absolute pelters on here for meddling.  Sherwood STILL gets pelters for his substitutions in the Leicester capitulation.
Maybe the way to not get pelters for bad decisions, is to make good decisions.
I'm not sure that's particulalry relevant to the point being made, but thanks for your input.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #49 on: April 14, 2022, 07:59:52 PM »
I don’t think it is possible to play with the tempo of the first half for 90 + minutes.
Gerrard's post-match interviews worried me a little. He basically said that at half-time he asked for more of the same. Surely he knew that much energy expended would take its toll plus Spurs were unlikely to be dominated for another 45 minutes again.

What should he have said after that very good first half?
at least 2 goals would be nice please lads :)

Offline Footy-Vill

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Re: Remainder of the season
« Reply #50 on: May 15, 2022, 04:02:42 PM »
Well that draw at home to Palace makes it very difficult to get into the top 10 with Leicester 5-1 win at Watford
Leicester and Brighton have 2 games left like us
 
9th Leicester 48pts
10th Brighton 48pts
11th Palace 45pts
12th Villa 44pts

 


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