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Thread for opinions on the game without crying ‘Martinez out.’
My total honest view was that we were very very poor. Looked as though we lacked authority at the back and evidently missed Alcaraz. The beginning of the game was cagey but we strung together alot of possession. Their goal killed us and if it wasn’t for Al Habsi we could have fallen further behind early on. For all the goals we were poor defensively but the worse decision for me was that no-one else wanted to take the penalty and was left to Boselli having come on as a sub a minute before. Felt sorry for him he didn’t look confident and is a striker with no confidence and the miss again won’t do him any good whatsoever.
Where do we go from here? Well stoke is now a must win in my book. I think as someone else has already alluded to that Cleverley and Gomez should not be in the same team, I agree with that. I would have Cleverley playing a more central role and Moses in place of Gomez. I think maybe we could do with playing the strikers in the reserves, get them sharper in front of goal.
Our problems stem, I think, from the heavy defeats we have suffered. We concentrate more on not conceding rather than scoring which I don’t think we can do, especially with the 451 or 433 system whichever way you look at it. I would prefer to see Diame and Cleverley push on in the midfield with Thomas the deep lying central midfielder. We badly miss the youthful and harrassing McCarthy and the sooner he returns the better.
As fans we have seen what we are capable of, eg at White Hart Lane. I having lost all hope or optimism but I have to say that the performance today shocked me. Looking forward to the quarter final and a big game on saturday.Gomez shouldnt even be spoken in the same sentence as Cleverley never mind be in the same team! What does Martinez see in Gomez that everyone else is misssing, Moses must be well peed off.
Thread for opinions on the game without crying ‘Martinez out.’
My total honest view was that we were very very poor. Looked as though we lacked authority at the back and evidently missed Alcaraz. The beginning of the game was cagey but we strung together alot of possession. Their goal killed us and if it wasn’t for Al Habsi we could have fallen further behind early on. For all the goals we were poor defensively but the worse decision for me was that no-one else wanted to take the penalty and was left to Boselli having come on as a sub a minute before. Felt sorry for him he didn’t look confident and is a striker with no confidence and the miss again won’t do him any good whatsoever.
Where do we go from here? Well stoke is now a must win in my book. I think as someone else has already alluded to that Cleverley and Gomez should not be in the same team, I agree with that. I would have Cleverley playing a more central role and Moses in place of Gomez. I think maybe we could do with playing the strikers in the reserves, get them sharper in front of goal.
Our problems stem, I think, from the heavy defeats we have suffered. We concentrate more on not conceding rather than scoring which I don’t think we can do, especially with the 451 or 433 system whichever way you look at it. I would prefer to see Diame and Cleverley push on in the midfield with Thomas the deep lying central midfielder. We badly miss the youthful and harrassing McCarthy and the sooner he returns the better.
As fans we have seen what we are capable of, eg at White Hart Lane. I having lost all hope or optimism but I have to say that the performance today shocked me. Looking forward to the quarter final and a big game on saturday.possession doesnt win games, goals do, 11 all season nuff said
As much as I’ve defended Martinez, got to say that performance was a disgrace today. WHU were there for the taking today, until they scored they were dreadful but we didnt make the most of the space they gave us in midfield and particularly on the left. The first goal was shocking defending, Gohouri and Caldwell should have been able to clear the knock down to Berahmi.
2nd half, well we were 2 down before we made substitutions to try and have an influence on the game, then we threw away a golden chance to get back in the game by asking Boselli (only just on) to take a crucial penalty. Excellent goal late on from Cleverley but the selection was wrong from the start – Gomez for Moses?? Wasn’t working after 30 minutes against a team that had 9 outfield players who didnt even look interested, that sub should have been made earlier.
Very worrying in the way we lost, thats 3 crucial away games we’ve lost (2 in dreadful style and unluckily at Blackburn)….we should have been more than good enough to take at least 4 points, but it helps if the team turns up for more than 1 of the 3 games.
Last month Gomez had a couple of half decent games and everyone on here loved him, said he was the future, best thing since sliced bread. A couple of average performances later and it’s all he’s fault again! Fickle.
Last month Gomez had a couple of half decent games and everyone on here loved him, said he was the future, best thing since sliced bread. A couple of average performances later and it’s all he’s fault again! Fickle.talking out your arse
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