*****Official Match thread v Millwall*****

[Hardhouse44 261]

Rupp sees so much of the ball but does f..k all with it

[WD40 720]

2 minutes ago, kirku said:

Bad data, bad conclusion

Minutes per goal would be interesting

[Canary Wundaboy 1,359]

Long injury break for Skipp’s neck/head but he seems ok. We are still guilty of trying to play that pretty intricate pass through the middle when Millwall are stuffing that area of the park with bodies to block such an opportunity. Max and PP have so much space on the wings I wish we’d use it!

[TIL 1010 4,737]

Brentford one up against Swansea and no prizes for guessing who scored the goal

Oh and the Scum 1-0 down after just 8 minutes in a delayed KO at Sunderland.

[WD40 720]

Is it me or is the refs positioning terrible? Always seems to be in the way

[kirku 1,332]

Millwall so compact and unadventurous. As others have said, our bench doesn't give us many options to break that down

[Ian 1,129]

2 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said:

Rupp sees so much of the ball but does f..k all with it

Queue Rupp nearly scoring

[Jerrykerry 223]

2 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said:

Rupp sees so much of the ball but does f..k all with it

You're having a laugh? 

Get some eyes pal. He's doing so much good in all areas. 

Some of our fans don't know the game the watch, they just hate certain players and load all sense of reason. 

[Canary Wundaboy 1,359]

Cracking save to prevent a deflected goal by Barto there.

[Nuff Said 5,120]

Just now, Ian said:

Queue Rupp nearly scoring

*Cue* 

Yours pedantically x

[kirku 1,332]

1 minute ago, Jerrykerry said:

You're having a laugh? 

Get some eyes pal. He's doing so much good in all areas. 

Some of our fans don't know the game the watch, they just hate certain players and load all sense of reason. 

Rupp has been very good since we found some form.

Hands up, I couldn't see what he brought to the team but trusted Farke knew what he was doing. And he does.

[Van wink 2,994]

5 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said:

Rupp sees so much of the ball but does f..k all with it

Odd how people see the game differently 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Van wink

[TheGunnShow 5,938]

Getting closer, just can't pot the white.

[Ian 1,129]

2 minutes ago, Nuff Said said:

*Cue* 

Yours pedantically x

Yeah I was about to correct it but realised I didn't care enough

[kirku 1,332]

1 minute ago, Van wink said:

Odd how people see the game differently 

No different from how so many people are confident in their international trade expertise or, more fashionable these days, epidemiology.

Thought Placheta scored just then. So close.

[Canary Wundaboy 1,359]

Gone seriously close 3 times. Millwall working really hard defensively, Rupp playing really well, Emi being doubled-up on every time he has the ball which is stifling us a bit as Marco not offering enough for me right now.

[robertociNCFC 98]

Good first half, gotta shout out Hanley for his defensive work so far, he has been immense.

[kirku 1,332]

Let's hope this pressure and possession pays dividends later on in the game

[Thirsty Lizard 3,158]

Buendia had a nightmare first half - constantly giving the ball away - fully expect him to do something brilliant in the second half. 

 

[Capt. Pants 4,225]

Need to be more clinical with our shooting but a decent half. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,705]

Absoloute domination but just need a cutting edge..

[Ian 1,129]

Just now, cambridgeshire canary said:

Absoloute domination but just need a cutting edge..

Get Pukki off and Hugill on.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,813]

10 minutes ago, kirku said:

Bad data, bad conclusion

Can I ask why? 

Also, are you implying that Rhodes would offer us more than Hugill? Because I would disagree.

 

8 minutes ago, WD40 said:

Minutes per goal would be interesting

Rhodes' 17 Championship goals 2016-2020 were scored in 4577 minutes, at a rate of one goal every 269 minutes.

Hugill's 19 Championship goals 2018-2020 were scored in 4702 minutes at a rate of one goal every 247 minutes.

You'd have to go back to Rhodes glory days at Blackburn 2012-2015 to make his goalscoring record better than Hugill's. Rhodes' record has been average at best for over five years now, and I don't think his all-round game is better than Hugill's either.

[ron obvious 1,502]

Just now, Ian said:

Get Pukki off and Hugill on.

🤣

[WD40 720]

Would like Buendia to try and do the simple things well when he’s having an off night. 

[Nuff Said 5,120]

8 minutes ago, Ian said:

Yeah I was about to correct it but realised I didn't care enough

😳 sorry

[Branston Pickle 3,654]

We do seem to need to make a bit more use of set pieces - we’ve not scored from a corner so far this season, which is a pretty dire stat.  Whether it’s the delivery or the runs I’m not sure, but we have guys in the box but they just don’t seem to be getting the ball.

Edited November 3, 2020 by Branston Pickle

[Hank shoots Skyler 2,094]

9 minutes ago, Hardhouse44 said:

Rupp sees so much of the ball but does f..k all with it

???

Probably been our best player overall since coming in vs Bournemouth away. Can’t think of a more consistent performer than him other than maybe Krul. You can’t expect him to be making Buendia like passes etc, his job is to supply the ball from the defence to the attack and he does a very good job of that. He’s got decent pace as well and often opens up our attacks with neat one twos. He’s also required to get back and break up the opposition play and I think he has done this successfully in our recent games. 

What else exactly are you expecting from him?

[Temefan 2]

1 minute ago, Ian said:

Get Pukki off and Hugill on.

Well, Pukki has worked a lot and created several good places for mates. Not many good places for him..

[Il Pirata 249]

14 minutes ago, kirku said:

Millwall so compact and unadventurous. As others have said, our bench doesn't give us many options to break that down

Vrancic?