boratsbrother Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Ham said: I pretty much had Koulibaly down as MOTM before that moment. He was otherwise faultless. Doesn't matter. He cost us two points! This glaring weakness has been there all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Ham said: Whilst I'm far from defending Potter today, what was wrong with the starting line up? It took 52 minutes to score a goal against a toilet team. Concede against the oppositions first corner. Edited March 18, 2023 by ROTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCreadie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, ROTG said: It took 52 minutes to score a goal against a toilet team. Concede against the oppositions first corner. “Always look on the bright side of life” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Proud-Blue said: I can only assume he took Fofana off because he was tired? I think he had cramp earlier in the game. Bless him. I give the the poor little solider at least two weeks off and keep paying him 100k per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 minute ago, McCreadie said: “Always look on the bright side of life” Hopefully that comes in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeping Dave Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Ham said: If we don't win this I'm calling the police. Better to call a scout who can sort out a proper keeper for us mate 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1905 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, ROTG said: It took 52 minutes to score a goal against a toilet team. Concede against the oppositions first corner. Not only that, it was a great finish from Felix but came to him very fortunately and the other goal was a penalty. We created literally nothing all game, can't remember Pickford making a meaningful save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, McCreadie said: “Always look on the bright side of life” Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Rick1977 said: Well watching that was awful. It’s so obvious we need a focal point upfront it hurts. The only plus I can see is that felix reminds me of Zola. But that was a boring game. Emile Zola presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just now, martin1905 said: Not only that, it was a great finish from Felix but came to him very fortunately and the other goal was a penalty. We created literally nothing all game, can't remember Pickford making a meaningful save. Team GP are currently trying to keep their head above water by using the TT playbook on formation without understanding the coaching and tactics section of the playbook BTW - Love the Conte meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, thevelourfog said: Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it! Not when Mrs ROTG says let’s get another bottle for the road. “Oh happy days” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCreadie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Fofana taken off due to injury. So not Potter tinkering unnecessarily then. Uncomfortably, that doesn’t really fit the narrative, so I expect 2 weeks of incessant moaning in these parts. Let the joy commence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 The first half was as pointless as a football match can be, we had the ball, we ran around a bit, we passed it among ourselves and then went in for a sit down. The second half was slightly better until Harry Potter made our chances of winning disappear with his inspidid and cowardly substitutions. They are literally the worst side we've played this season and Potter was scared of them. TB loves him. TB needs his bumps felt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDCW Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Original 21 said: I don’t understand why Cucurella and Mudryk were dropped just so Badashiele and Pulisic should get a run out. It just smacks of trying to keep players happy in detriment to the team. Same principle as with the subs. Just bringing on players for the sake of it. Appeasement. He is a weak manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, McCreadie said: Fofana taken off due to injury. So not Potter tinkering unnecessarily then. Uncomfortably, that doesn’t really fit the narrative, so I expect 2 weeks of incessant moaning in these parts. Let the joy commence. What the point of moaning. It’s bloody obvious what the problem is, except for those who wear rose tinted glasses. Edited March 18, 2023 by ROTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ROTG said: It took 52 minutes to score a goal against a toilet team. Concede against the oppositions first corner. Even with different managers and different players the fundamental flaws in our team remain the same and go right back to Sarri taking over. We move the ball far too slowly which results in us constantly facing packed defences. We have no high quality creative CM to open up a team. We have zero defensive steel in midfield. We keep on sigining these bits and peices midfielders who make no significant difference in either half of the pitch. Edited March 18, 2023 by boratsbrother 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulw66 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 29 minutes ago, martin1905 said: Not only that, it was a great finish from Felix but came to him very fortunately and the other goal was a penalty. We created literally nothing all game, can't remember Pickford making a meaningful save. Yes. And conceded twice to a team with no attackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Blue Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I am just fuming once again, why does Potter think we have to see out these matches against teams that are poor. The signs have been there in the last couple of games, Leicester didn't even try to sit deep and still had enough chances to make it very hard for us. This time I get Forfana was injured but this type of negativity against teams like Everton who lets face it are not very good, we see subs that are Brighton level mentality, why!! With the talent we have we should be looking to score another goal, instead this freaking not to lose mentality is soul destroying for me. We got away it before but we all knew we got lucky those times and got the job done, not good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, McCreadie said: Fofana taken off due to injury. So not Potter tinkering unnecessarily then. Uncomfortably, that doesn’t really fit the narrative, so I expect 2 weeks of incessant moaning in these parts. Let the joy commence. Taken off due to fatigue, not injury, according to the Potter quotes I saw. Perhaps splitting hairs, but with just a few minutes left and a dearth of decent options to replace Fofana, there is more of a judgement call for a coach to make there (risk of injury vs reward of better player on) than an injury. There will be moaning, and moaning about the moaning. Some of the moaning will be justified, some nonsense, as with some of the moaning about the moaning. Personally much more bothered about trying to pack the midfield to hold a lead against a team not actually playing a recognised striker and then trying it again after it failed than I am a tired CB coming off with a few minutes to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Look at the sides below Chelsea and then total the points conceded to them. Makes sad reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Phoenix Blue said: With the talent we have we should be looking to score another goal, instead this freaking not to lose mentality is soul destroying for me. I don't think we even need to be "trying" as such, just positioning ourselves as capable of doing it. Going into the last 5 minutes with only Havertz as an out ball against a tall, deep back line let's the oppo know how much they can commit and risk going forward. A Madueke or Mudryk, for all their very apparent faults, for the last 5 minutes would have more of an impact on what Everton do than attempting to pack out a midfield with players who spend hardly any time playing with each other and aren't being asked to do what they're seemingly naturally good at, imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedMiddle Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Watching sober(Train strikes) is definitely not the way forward whilst Potter is in charge. No point going through it, we can all see it, it's just a matter of time. Anyone know what the bust up between Kovacic and Koulibaly was about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original 21 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 So we’re going to get rid of the deadwood in the summer, then bring in a new keeper, DM and a world class striker. Then turn this elite squad over to a second rate manager who doesn’t know what he’s doing. It’s just not worth thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I wish I had been in Dublin with Kev...I can take defeat but I struggle to take mediocracy as the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 27 minutes ago, chara said: I wish I had been in Dublin with Kev...I can take defeat but I struggle to take mediocracy as the norm. Well you would certainly have enjoyed it my friend.I can honestly say it was one of the best sporting events I've ever been to. Rugby fans are so polite.When England got a player sent off there was a dickhead beside us who kept calling him scum and the usual anti british bollocks. A wee woman in an England shirt turned round to him and told him to Fcuk up!. The Irish fans around us burst into a fit of laughter and clapped. Some fans applauded the England team when they entered the field,I asked my brother in law what was that all about.He told me England played Ireland in Dublin in 1973(so fifty years ago) under threat from paramilitaries when Scotland and Wales refused to go. Anyway I've been popping in and out to see how we were doing.From what I've read Potter is back to normal...a dunce that we are stuck with until the end of the season. Plenty more drinking time here,but my wallet is taking a hammering...who cares...probably my wife😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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