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  1. 56 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

    Like you I was at the game and watched Angus after some of the goals went in. His body language wasn't good and I would have loved him to have got angry with the team because of their absolute joke defending. For instance I would have liked to him ripped Rowe apart for the second goal, tens of us were shouting as Plymouth had two players over a fre kick and nobody marking them. Then Rowe decided he would make a tame effort. Gunn should have run out of the goal afterwards and told him he was playing like a carefree butterfly collector and face up to the game.

    That is why defending isn't always about defenders. It was a collective effort of failure Saturday. 70% in a game you concede six says something broke.

    No pressure on the Argyle defence. Passes sideways in midfield. Rowe looking like he believed he is a superstar that we were singing about before the game. Hwang, clearly out of his depth for whatever reason but played becuase we had nobody else (then why play him?). Fassnacht neat and tidy but totally ineffective going forward. And Duffy, for once having a mare, nor having the quality of Hanley alongside to help him out but rather Gibson who looks lost with the ball at his feet. Yes he made some lunges but because he was out of position.

    Argyle are a soft side that can be overrun but they won't roll over for you. It takes teamwork and effort. Walk out o the pitch and expect to just play them off the park but tapping it around means you aren't concentrating. You aren't ready to fight if you concede. Its a shame we have Fulham instead of a league game. Its a free hit when we should be hog roasting the players in training and expecting a full on performance on the pitch to make amends.

    Finally, a word for the away support which many on here portray a silly kids with agendas. It was magnificent on Saturday. Singing from the start of the gates opening and right through the game even when 4-0 down. Plymouth supporters were amazed at the level of support still given in the face of humiliation. Perhaps those with disdain for many of them will show the same spirit in adversity. Or should we just discuss it and check the data.

    That's an excellent post. The only thing I would add to your analysis was that it was painfully obvious for the first 60 minutes that our only form of attack was to walk the ball out to half way line (Plymouth deliberately gave our CBs the space to do this) and then spread it out wide to our FBs. If we were able to cross successfully there was seldom anyone attacking the ball and if we lost it, this meant that our flanks were wide open with stranded FBs.

    As soon as Sara was pushed forward into the 10 role we looked a much better team, espeically with Forshaw covering the gaping hole in midfield (which in part was due to the Mayor dropping too deep to play the 3rd CB because we had no full backs!). Idah looked much better making runs feeding off Sara than he did waiting for a quarter back style pass from deep in our half.


  2. I was at the game and even without the benefit of replays it seemed that Gunn should have at least got a hand to the Aziz goal. However, the root cause of the first 5 goals we conceded was that our full backs were out of position and this meant that Plymouth could exploit or overload the space with our two slow centre backs. The other part of our game that drives me nuts is the amount of times that we concede after given the ball away needlessly. The first two goals arose from us trying to play the ball out of defence in tight positions. I have noticed that this generally happens close to the left back position. I wonder if anyone has done any statistical analysis which compares the goals that we gain from playing out from the back compared to the goals that we lose from these errors?


  3. 1 minute ago, Samwam27 said:

    I assume we must be trying to do something "behind the scenes" else the proverbial powers that be would have said we've done all our business for today! 

    You are right as Pinkun is normally tipped off to let us down gently around about now and they have been strangely silent today. My guess is that it is all connected with the flight from Bolzano yesterday afternoon. Hopefully tour of Colney, medical and paperwork.


  4. 1 minute ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

    Apparently Tagliafico is their number one target and they want to bring in an experienced player who can slot straight into the team. They may face some stern competition for him though. Interesting to see where they do go for a Chilwell replacement, but it certainly seems Lewis isn't at the top of their list currently. 

    Chelsea's bid to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester City in a £50m deal could collapse on Monday, with the 23-year-old England defender set to visit a specialist over his heel injury. (Sun)


  5. 41 minutes ago, Top corner said:

    Norwich Evening News are saying that we are interested in central defender Ryan Nolan 6ft 2in/21 years old, former Inter Milan

    He is 21 and has only played in serie c in Italy. Maybe one for the future but not a first teamer. Also he is right footed and we have been targeting a left footer. Ben Gibson interest may not yet be dead.


  6. Whilst having a look at WACCOE to see if there are any Leeds rumours regarding Buendia, their interest in Ben Godfrey was cited by a local Leeds journalist. Apparently he is their back up choice if they cant get Ben White from Brighton. The interesting bit is that this journalist (Beren Cross) believes that Godfrey is on his way to Dortmund, presumably once they have sold Sancho for megabucks. I have no idea whether he has got this info from contacts at Leeds or indeed how reliable he is. Bethnal - have you heard anything?


  7. They wouldnt be lettting the prospect go - it is the other way round. He has a year left on his contract and wont extend as he wants first team football. According to several Liverpool fan tweets he has set his mind on going to Leeds as he wants to play for Bielsa (although not sure how he would be a first teamer in the prem) Even if we agree a deal with Liverpool for him, they cant force the player to sign with us.


  8. I like Trybull too, but I think the issue is his mobility. He is great at tackling, but he simply doesnt cover the ground well enough and there have been many games when players have gone past him. He looks most effetcive when we defend deep and mobility is less of an issue. I hope that he finds a good move.


  9. 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

    If we need experenced Championship keepers, Darren Randolph and Keiren Westwood are decent shouts, pretty sure we could afford their wages too.

    Randolph is a gret shot stopper but is uncomfortable playing the ball out with his feet.

    Someone on another post or forum mentioned ron robert zieler from Hannover 96, who we were apparently sniffing around last summer. German international said to be wanting a move and counts as homegrown because he was a youth in England.


  10. 36 minutes ago, Mr.Carrow said:

    Famewo was ineligible to play for us having been out on loan, but we got special permission to include him and he came straight in on the bench Vs Burnley. That would indicate that we rate him imo. Apparently they loved him at Motherwell.

    Why would Motherwell have loved him? He played for St.Mirren

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