Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Better than the other night but still behind where we should be. Howard has been poor on the whole. He has only had a couple of things to do really and he has given the penalty away before then getting in a mix up with Jags/Hibbert when he probably should have been collecting it. Baines & Jags havent been good but havent been bad. Bainesy has looked like he was improving as the half went on. Alcaraz is the MOTM so far. Really encouraging and he hasnt injured himself yet. Hibbert hasnt been as bad as the other night. I would like to see someone else come on in his place. Barry has been ok but more wasteful than I would like. Besic has disappointed. Passing poor, committing to unnecessary fouls but he has done some good things too. Up and down. McGeady hasnt been in the game. Again he has done some good things but he too has then been wasteful. Pienaar has held the ball up well but he has been very wasteful and a lot of the time he has slowed the play down too much when we could have quickened it up. He hasnt really linked as well as he should have been. Barkley has shown glimpses but nothing more. Im just waiting for him to grab the game by the neck because as soon as he does, he will rip these apart. Long has unfortunately been given absolutely nothing. The turn and finish for his goal was brilliant and he has made some nice runs and turned defenders on a couple of occasions too but he just needs to be given more help from the rest of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 has our IT department screwed up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 has our IT department screwed up again? how so? i've watched the full match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 I just think a lot of them havent got their game heads screwed on and that is where I am hoping we will come on a lot between now and Leicester. Fitness wise we look ok but we just dont look sharp. We are making poor decisions in possession and that is where we have to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Having watched us this pre-season I'm not sure how people can not be concerned with how we've played. I know it's just pre-season but teams have been opening us up with ease and we've looked pretty clueless in attack for the most part. I don't see how these issues are going to be magically resolved just because we're playing Leicester. This is the 1st game I will have seen all the way through and its awful. So casual, no focus, so many silly little mistakes! Better than the other night but still behind where we should be. Howard has been poor on the whole. He has only had a couple of things to do really and he has given the penalty away before then getting in a mix up with Jags/Hibbert when he probably should have been collecting it. Baines & Jags havent been good but havent been bad. Bainesy has looked like he was improving as the half went on. Alcaraz is the MOTM so far. Really encouraging and he hasnt injured himself yet. Hibbert hasnt been as bad as the other night. I would like to see someone else come on in his place. Barry has been ok but more wasteful than I would like. Besic has disappointed. Passing poor, committing to unnecessary fouls but he has done some good things too. Up and down. McGeady hasnt been in the game. Again he has done some good things but he too has then been wasteful. Pienaar has held the ball up well but he has been very wasteful and a lot of the time he has slowed the play down too much when we could have quickened it up. He hasnt really linked as well as he should have been. Barkley has shown glimpses but nothing more. Im just waiting for him to grab the game by the neck because as soon as he does, he will rip these apart. Long has unfortunately been given absolutely nothing. The turn and finish for his goal was brilliant and he has made some nice runs and turned defenders on a couple of occasions too but he just needs to be given more help from the rest of them. Hibbert has gone missing too many times for me. Besic has been held back I think, due to the poor refereeing. Barkley again being far too complacent and frustrating. The rest I agree with. Brilliant goal from Long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 how so? i've watched the full match. they kept saying there was going to a link up with Goodison at half time, which Rowen and his team have failed to deliver. Not the first time they screwed things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hopefully our horribly inaccurate passing and such is down to them being tired from the hard training session they've endured earlier today or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) 'Ossie is coming on, perfect'... Besic still on?! Edited August 9, 2014 by Steve_E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 'Ossie is coming on, perfect'... I thought that, and Ossie has been my favourite player for as long as I can remember. Glad Barkley has been taken off, he needs a kick up the backside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 cracking pass from Besic, Ossie already a massive improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Couple of nice passes already this half from Besic. Much more controlled. McGeady needed to get his head up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 That was a microcosm of our preseason. Besic with a sloppy pass to McGeady on the counter, we then won it back and then Hibbert put his 5 yard pass to Besic almost 2 yards wide of where it should have been. Steve_E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 better Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Naismith on for Pienaar. Looks like Long on the left with Naismith upfront. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 I think Chris Long is still a little weak to play on his own up front. He just gets knocked off the ball a little too easily but he can clearly finish! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 horribly sliced or not, where was the marker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Sliced shot and straight to the Paderborn player. Alcaraz about 2 yards deeper than the rest of the team playing him onside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 goal, we're down 2-1 now. baines missing at the back post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Another loss on the way it seems. Can't be good for confidence. I'm not that bothered about not winning any games in pre-season, my worry is all due to how we've actually played throughout - which has been terrible. Steve_E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 I think Chris Long is still a little weak to play on his own up front. He just gets knocked off the ball a little too easily but he can clearly finish! Neither he nor McAleny look like they have the physical frame that will allow them to play up front on their own imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 this is pathetic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 3-1 now, this is sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verreauxi Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Jesus. Howard should be pushing that wider but it all breaks from McGeady trying to play an almost impossible pass in the far corner when he had other options. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Everything's still going to be fine this time next week though isn't it? My worrying is for nothing yeah? Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J*A*C*K*E*L*Z Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 We are so so far from being ready for the start of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Neither he nor McAleny look like they have the physical frame that will allow them to play up front on their own imo. No I dont think they do either. Nice ball from Besic but not sure what that was from Naismith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Everything's still going to be fine this time next week though isn't it? My worrying is for nothing yeah? Fuck. Nothing to do with bodies in my opinion, this is all down to crappy mentality and discipline. SimonButtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emir Hamidovic Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Can anyone tell me how is Besic playing?Greetings from Bosnia,sorry for bad language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Can anyone tell me how is Besic playing?Greetings from Bosnia,sorry for bad language swearing already?! welcome to the forum Played quite well but has been very wasteful with final balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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