Bill 1,788 Posted March 12, 2017 Friggin'' ball watching again !Week after week it is the same problem, forget your man and watch the ball.Leave the man unmarked and leave him with a free header.For players at this level it is beyond incompetence, it borders on the criminal.How come this does not seem to be being picked up ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youre a melt 0 Posted March 12, 2017 Two crosses, two goals! I think we are the worst at conceding headed goals! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted March 12, 2017 [quote user="The Nightfly"]Two crosses, two goals! I think we are the worst at conceding headed goals![/quote]Check out those that can be seen againand each time you can see our players watching the ball, not their manand when the ball comes over they are not in a position to correctly challenge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted March 12, 2017 I agree. I have started watching back the goals we concede in slow motion and the marking is horrendous. Martin is generally just bouncing around marking nobody and pointing at others, his centre back partner is usually the wrong side of the man heading the bell and the full backs have usually been sucked into the middle to mark men they perceive as spare leaving the man at the far post a free run at a header. It all looks a complete mess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,278 Posted March 12, 2017 Re: What were the defence doing .... I will tell you..............Were the defence watching a Cessna tugging a protest banner?........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickdundee 0 Posted March 12, 2017 Common denominator is martin at centre back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ginja 26 Posted March 12, 2017 [quote user="Flashman"]Friggin'' ball watching again![/quote][Y] Spot on Flashman, it''s an issue time and time again, I saw it at Rotherham and Burton, the ball doesn''t put itself in the net from a cross, so mark the players! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donkey dangler 0 Posted March 12, 2017 Where was Whittaker for the first goal and where did the cross come from for the second Blackburn goal?Who on earth thought Whittaker could be our back up left back this season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,718 Posted March 12, 2017 Does anybody think McGovern should have done better claiming the cross for their second goal ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,339 Posted March 12, 2017 [quote user="TIL 1010"]Does anybody think McGovern should have done better claiming the cross for their second goal ?[/quote][Y]Rooted on his line, then a token dive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted March 12, 2017 TIL 1010 wrote the following post at 12/03/2017 4:14 PM:Does anybody think McGovern should have done better claiming the cross for their second goal ?I''d settle for him doing something, does not come for crosses atall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,017 Posted March 12, 2017 Not right to blame Martin for the second goal, 1) Whitts failed to stop the cross coming in, 2) McGovern should have come for the cross and 3) Pinto failed to challenge the Blackburn player....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K Lo 221 Posted March 12, 2017 It''s as though we could have kept Alex as manager but just made him amager of the attack and then appointed a manger for defence.I don''t think that anyone is complaining much about Norwich''s (joint) second high goal scored tally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted March 12, 2017 Blackburn clearly made a tactical choice to try and put Joao on Pinto- all their crosses and longer balls were sent in that direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted March 12, 2017 Yup. Worked a treat for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thas a rummun 2 Posted March 13, 2017 It''s scary how easily teams just float balls into our box, over our defenders heads for the waiting attacking player to just nod the ball home.Thank god this side never played against Stoke in the Pulis Rory Delap long throw days. It''d be carnage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 13, 2017 To be honest, the games/goals I have seen, nobody organises anything properly at set pieces. Back to the missing leader, not necessarily captain, of the team.Forward play might have progressed in modern day football but defending has gone backwards.Where is the Dunc style of organisation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Year of the tiger 54 Posted March 13, 2017 Interesting that all the people I''ve spoken to who booed the substitution wanted to go 3 at the back. Now that would be achieved by Pinto joining Martin & Bennett at cb, that in itself I should bad enough. The wing backs would be, ah yes Wes & Josh. Unless of course you brought on Seb & took off......? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodman 92 Posted March 13, 2017 In either system, it would have been Wes, Pritchard or Murphy taken off. And yes, if Seb had come on, that would have meant Wes at left wing back unless you pulled Tettey or Howson out there. Not easy and the more educated supporters around me were saying ''what else could he do''? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
