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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:16 am 
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*sigh*

We need to hold onto the ball better, more it quicker, defend much better and have a more direct approach to goal. Other than that we're fine.


Lol, so basically we need to play better than we are? :D


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Got Lucky wrote:
*sigh*

We need to hold onto the ball better, more it quicker, defend much better and have a more direct approach to goal. Other than that we're fine.


I put it in brackets so it's ok...

You're basically saying we're fucked, one game in, (ok lets for get midgetland) and we wernt that bad. Villa are a stronger, more advanced team than we are and with our current injuries, problems behind the scenes, I dont think we did that badly. We could have been worse, under the circumstances.
At least we fought with a bit of passion yesterday, they looked hungry for it, like they wanted it.


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I know you can't draw too many conclusions from just two games but part of me suspects there's a bit of a battle of wills going on between some of the squad and Hughes?

Just some of the things Hughes has said about fitness levels and the tightening up on discipline at the training ground that's all.


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There's only going to be one winner there


And thats the team that plays against us :rolleyes::(.

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I did think we gave the ball away too much, Etuhu kept running into 2 or 3 defenders and then losing the ball. Fernandes did not offer much I felt and Corluka did not seem to have his heart in it, maybe he is still concerned over last week's farce. Johnson looked good going forward and he worked hard, TBH seemed to be reasonably solid if a little over enthusiastic in the tackle and I can see him collecting a lot of yellow cards. I would like to see Hammann play at least part of each game, just so he can put his foot on the ball and control things more. I don't think, however, that that is the kind of football Hughes will want.
Perov was good and Richards outstanding. Why he is not in the England set up I don't know.

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Timpblue wrote:
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There's only going to be one winner there


Thaksin?

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gelson fernandes was the sole reason we lost yeserday, i blame him and him only, it's unfair but i need someone to blame and he was the one who gave the ball away in midfield on a number of occasions and then they scored!!! but to be fair we have looked poor for the last two games.


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iownagoater wrote:
gelson fernandes was the sole reason we lost yeserday, i blame him and him only, it's unfair but i need someone to blame and he was the one who gave the ball away in midfield on a number of occasions and then they scored!!! but to be fair we have looked poor for the last two games.


Disagree


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yeah, right

I expect the for sale sign to go up outside coms in the summer

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The loss against Villa away i can take... but the fact that we conceded 4 goals is worrying, when one of our main summer acqisitions was a £6m centre back-whose ability to play left back looks suspect. I bet the likes of Tevez, Martins, and Defoe are licking their lips at the prospect of a Ben Haim and Richard Dunne centre back pairing. (Dunne is a great defender, but his only deficiency is his lack of pace-ala Terry, Ben Haim-i have yet to be convinced of his qualities) Plus, I don't know where our goals are going to come from-now that Bojinov's out (unless Jo proves to be some sort of hybrid mix of Maradona and Pele.)
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perhaps i'm being hypercritical as Dr. S seems hellbent on dragging the club's name in the dirt.


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Is it me or does Ben Haim look like the hunchback of notre dame?


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Have you been his boots :confused: Look like cut-down wellies four sizes too big for godsake :rolleyes:.

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I don't know which was worse - the orange jersies or the shite defending.

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I don't know which was worse - the orange jersies or the shite defending.


Religionist. :)

I quite liked the shirts.

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Religionist. :)

I quite liked the shirts.


Well, at least they won't get lost in the dark.

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I don't know which was worse - the orange jersies or the shite defending.


Yank?


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I enjoyed ben haims performance, he got all over the place....we got cut all over due to poor full back defending yesterday....

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