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Same issues as last year holding midfield is completely nonexistent. We don't have genuine quality like Leitner or Vrancic or an experienced holding player like Tettey. JustĀ  brainless, hurried, panicked powerpuff rubbish from our central midfield as usual. If we want to play passing football we have to be really strong in this area but it's still our weakest area

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If you watch the videos of cantwell 2 seasons ago he was energetic and interested.Ā 

This cantwell isn't. Sell him or bench the turd.Ā 

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Just now, crab man said:

mcclean doesn't offer anything. we need to get tettey back in to shield the defence, hes so good at this level and organises those around him.Ā 

AGreed. Mclean huffs and puffs but is notĀ really a defensive midfielder. Tettey and Skipp to boss the midfield and protect the defence & let the others the freedom to attack. Too many seasons we're weak in that area

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1 minute ago, Christoph Stiepermann said:

Same issues as last year holding midfield is completely nonexistent. We don't have genuine quality like Leitner or Vrancic or an experienced holding player like Tettey. JustĀ  brainless, hurried, panicked powerpuff rubbish from our central midfield as usual. If we want to play passing football we have to be really strong in this area but it's still our weakest area

Leitner or vrancic?Ā 

What are you sniffing?Ā 

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Just now, Samwam27 said:

AGreed. Mclean huffs and puffs but is notĀ really a defensive midfielder. Tettey and Skipp to boss the midfield and protect the defence & let the others the freedom to attack. Too many seasons we're weak in that area

I think i would like to see Sorensen in for McLean. He looked composed and tidy pre season and I'm a bit disappointed he hasn't featured in the 18.

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Preston definitely the better side. Not entirely sure why we seem happy to play the long ball so often. Think McLean, Onel and Placheta have not really got into the game, although I accept Placheta came on as a result of injury.Ā 

My fleeting view from the crowd thought Skipp had conceded the penalty, but replays do show it was a light decision.Ā 

Todd and Pukki look our best players. We need to stop playing a game that suits Preston and get the ball down and play. We look much better than them when we do.

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Been disappointing but Fischer living very dangerously, 2 handballs and multiple fouls and somehow survived gobbing off at the ref as well.

Edited by Canary Wundaboy

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Far too negative set up, McClean and Skipp sitting far too deep, not getting up allowing Preston to control the game!

I wonder how much of a hangover some of those players have from last season.

Idah on for McClean, go two up top with Skipp & Cantwell central.

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1 minute ago, Jerrykerry said:

Leitner or vrancic?Ā 

What are you sniffing?Ā 

They have the quality to control possession and pick clever passes to set attacking moves up. Vrancic is also the only player in our squad capable of playing long passes from midfield and stretching the play so we can sometimes find the man over and don't always have to try to tippy tappy our way out of tight congested situations.Ā 

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10 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said:

Still canā€™t defend. UnbelievableĀ 

Only one person responsibleĀ for that and he's sitting wrapped up in winter coat!!

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We just can't deal with the high press. Deny us space and we have no idea how to create it. Defensively all over the place again, players getting wrong side, no marking etc - really basic organisational errors. Gibson pretty certain to start next week.

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6 minutes ago, Dean Coneys boots said:

Preston players had so much time and space on the ball for the second goal. Unacceptable defending at pub level- who was picking them up? Where was the marking? Dross

And when it comes to dross, D Coneyā€™s boots presumably know their stuff

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2 minutes ago, sgncfc said:

We just can't deal with the high press. Deny us space and we have no idea how to create it. Defensively all over the place again, players getting wrong side, no marking etc - really basic organisational errors. Gibson pretty certain to start next week.

Not sure a player who's not kicked a ball in almost three years is going to be quite the defensive miricle everyone thinks he will be

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Why is it almost all fans question McLeans inclusion but yet he is one of the first names on the team sheet? Heā€™s either anonymous or giving the ball away. Iā€™m bored of saying this every match!Ā 

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Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

Not sure a player who's not kicked a ball in almost three years is going to be quite the defensive miricle everyone thinks he will be

He doesn't need to be brilliant to be an improvement though, does he? I suspect he can shout and organise people so that someone like Scott Sinclair isn't left completely alone in our penalty area. It seems Zimmermann and Godfrey can't do that.

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1 minute ago, Clint said:

Why is it almost all fans question McLeans inclusion but yet he is one of the first names on the team sheet? Heā€™s either anonymous or giving the ball away. Iā€™m bored of saying this every match!Ā 

A wild stab in the dark, but probably related to the reason these fans aren't involved professionally in football?

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7 minutes ago, Christoph Stiepermann said:

They have the quality to control possession and pick clever passes to set attacking moves up. Vrancic is also the only player in our squad capable of playing long passes from midfield and stretching the play so we can sometimes find the man over and don't always have to try to tippy tappy our way out of tight congested situations.Ā 

Leitner is good at moving the ball around players when it's tight. I agree we don't look like we have a player of that type who can dictate tempo and control the ball.

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1 minute ago, Kenny Foggo said:

Dreadful first half, no one really looking that great and as per usual we leak goals.Ā 

When Preston of all teams run rings around you you can tell somethings going wrong

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Just now, Grant Holts Moustache said:

Preston have been a decent team for the last few years. Will be in and around the play offs.

Alex Neil did a decent job for us, and has only improved since. I'm not sure why people are surprised that Preston are proving a hard nut to crack.

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