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*****Official Match Thread v Preston*****

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Preston appear to be defending in greater numbers and we’re making them look exceptionally dangerous when they attack.

Trybull or Tettey have to be replaced.

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Perhaps the recent results have gone to our heads. Won on Sunday with a pretty poor performance, did we just think we could turn up to win tonight? 

That said an early goal in the second half and we’re back in it!

Also so frustrating that we couldn’t take the pen. 1 in 6 we’ve scored this season, that is pathetically bad - I’ve never known a team to be so bad at them?

 

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1 minute ago, unique said:

Preston appear to be defending in greater numbers and we’re making them look exceptionally dangerous when they attack.

Trybull or Tettey have to be replaced.

It is because those two both don't have the mobility to get up and down the pitch like Vrancic or Leitner. So they either have to stay deeper and leave the attackers isolated, or bomb forward and leave the defence exposed.

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WE NEED OUR SQUAD TO GORGE ON PRO-PLUS TABLETS THE SIZE OF DUSTBIN LIDS AT HALF TIME - WASHED DOWN WITH A GALLON OF RED BULL!.......

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We look knackered and badly off the pace. 5 penalty misses out of 5 is a joke. Even the scum would score one. Unless we have a remarkable recovery this is one we have to write off. Fair play to Preston, they are playing well and deserve their lead.

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Tonight looks a very tough ask now. There have been hints of a performance like this... Brentford and West Brom could easily have gone the same way, but we weathered the storm and avoided conceding the second goal. This will be a serious test of character for some young players.

Very important we don't get hammered. 

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Tettey keeps us from doing what we've done so well this last stretch. Attack with fluid movement, get forward and keep the opposition on their heels. 

McLean on for Tettey.

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I've been analysing the numbers and I can confirm, we've been rubbish.

Worst performance of season so far.  Tetty, Stiepermann (and I'm not even including penalty miss) and Trybull all been very poor.  We seen to have forgotten how to press as a unit.

Preston have been good, but they've had more than their fair share of lucky bounces / ricochets in middle of park.  Although, in the interests of fairness, our penalty was soft.

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8 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

No way back in this game. There i said it.

Really? Have you watched us this season? Surprised to see such OTT negativity when we’ve got the second best record in the league for coming from behind in matches. 

 

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Having Leitner and vrancic out is a massive miss, especially Vrancic who has been on fire . Tettey and trybull to similar and cant create like the other two .    

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Having no Vrancic or Leitner is hurting us, but we have to be better at defending if we are to go up. We might still get a point......?

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We can’t play Tettey and Trybull in the same team. They both sit so deep Preston have the freedom of the midfield.

Mclean/Cantwell for Tettey and Rhodes for Stiepermann at HT please.

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From the first minute Tettey and Trybull have been awful.  Playing those two together may have worked when they had a wonderkid like Maddison in front of them last season. It's not worked once this season.

As for our penalty taking, the coaching staff need to take a long hard look at themselves.

Shambles of a first half. But we live in hope.

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2 minutes ago, ricardo said:

Would have been better off with a corner than a penalty. Everyone knew we would miss it.

 

LOL but your right out penalty taking has been dire and it must knock you as a team when that happens. Its like given the opposition another goal  

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This is where Farke has a chance to show his flexibility. We're missing our two key playmakers so playing a system that absolutely needs a central playmaker to make it work is a bad idea. Time to go to a plan B.

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13 minutes ago, king canary said:

It is because those two both don't have the mobility to get up and down the pitch like Vrancic or Leitner. So they either have to stay deeper and leave the attackers isolated, or bomb forward and leave the defence exposed.

That's why I suggested KM should play. He would be more creative

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This penalty thing has become a mental block now, don’t think you can blame the coaching staff too much. I’m sure there’s been plenty of practicing, it’s a bit of a vicious circle though - the players must know our penalty record, it must play on their minds and nothing can prepare them for the match intensity! Let’s hope we can score the next one and get over this spell.

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