badaids Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Didn't play that badly. No lack of effort. Yet we lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUnderToff Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, badaids said: He's been all over the pitch but got mugged there. And one of those that needed to be more attacking. Yeah, he's been passing backwards or giving it away all over the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Fuck. The Newcastle game is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 4 games without a goal we are in huge huge trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 That was dire. I should have stayed asleep. We look hopeless. We are hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, RPG said: And now they are not! Ffs. That’s a sickner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Genuinely scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 The only thing giving me a bit of hope is that we have 3 games in hand over the majority of teams around us. However, we can't score. Or keep clean sheets. And those games in hand, together with the FA Cup, will come thick and fast. Might have just dashed my own hope..... badaids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 If only Gordon could shoot, because he’s our only player who can do anything else atm. I’ve been worried since we appointed Benitez, but today is the first time I genuinely feel we’re going down. To stay up, we absolutely must win games at home against Newcastle, away to Watford (whenever made up), at home to Palace, and at home to Brentford. At this point, that seems a big ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Writer Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 I don't know whether we will go down, but we are certainly shit enough to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 It’s getting worse for us week by week, can’t win away, can’t score a goal, now fortress Goodison has been breached the one thing that gave us hope of staying up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUnderToff Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Why the fuck don't we have a sports psychologist? The majority of our players are in dire need Gwlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 The most disappointing thing for me is that I am not exactly sure what we are doing well. The attackers look like they have never played together, the midfield can't dominate a game and the five defenders on the pitch couldn't stop their main striker getting time and space on the ball for most of the game. I am not sure where our goals are coming from or how we will keep a clean sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Don't want to be "that guy" but that's us down for me. We're honestly gone. There was absolutely no fight or desire out there today, bar Gordon and Richarlison. The players applauding the fans at the end have a cheek too, hide for 90 minutes and then do a mini lap to the Gwladys Street as if it's been a hard battle that we've come out second best in. We were only even going to draw 0-0 or lose, unless Gordon somehow does it all himself. chicagoblue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 29 minutes ago, Newty82 said: The only thing giving me a bit of hope is that we have 3 games in hand over the majority of teams around us. However, we can't score. Or keep clean sheets. And those games in hand, together with the FA Cup, will come thick and fast. Might have just dashed my own hope..... It's all well and good having games in hand but if you don't win them, they're pointless. Sick of this narrative (not having a pop at you personally) about these games we've got in hand as we don't look like scoring in them, nevermind taking maximum points. The league could wipe all our games and start us from scratch with 38 to go and I'd still put money on us going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, dunlopp9987 said: Need to get Goodison rocking again in the second half The atmosphere today was poor considering what was at stake but that’s down to the performance. badaids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, Zoo 2.0 said: It's all well and good having games in hand but if you don't win them, they're pointless. Sick of this narrative (not having a pop at you personally) about these games we've got in hand as we don't look like scoring in them, nevermind taking maximum points. The league could wipe all our games and start us from scratch with 38 to go and I'd still put money on us going. Yeah I know. And I know it wasn't a pop at me...Still kind of feels like you didn't read my 2nd paragraph Scary times my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidharper Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Still bemused that our front three were so ineffective today. Where does Lampard go from there? With DCL not on the bench (who knows for what reason), who do we look towards? Dele and Townsend didn't bring anything. Is it El Ghazi or Rondon? Where is the next goal going to come from? I have no answers. Dark days. Harv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seve Posted March 13, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 I haven't got the heart to read all that has been said today, but i have been watching the blues since 1958, and i have never seen such fear in players eyes than i saw today, we have had a lot of good times over the last 60 odd years, and some bad, but not even the last game of the season against Wimbledon, i still had hope then, but for the first time, i can not see a way out, second in every tackle, when our existence in the top flight is at stake is shameful. Like the majority on here i have not seen us relegated, and at 68 i don't want to start now. I try not to get to down, but every player out there just did not want to be the player that made the big mistake, our passing was awful, our pressing was non existent, we as a team have accepted the worst. The new manager has the responsibility to at least send a team out with hope, and fire in the belly, and see were that takes them, but no hope, no fire, no passion, and that comes from him. I don't know were we go from today, in my eyes that was worse than the spurs game, that was lost with mistakes, today was pure fear. Hafnia, chicagoblue, Gwlad and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 27 minutes ago, plaidharper said: Still bemused that our front three were so ineffective today. Where does Lampard go from there? With DCL not on the bench (who knows for what reason), who do we look towards? Dele and Townsend didn't bring anything. Is it El Ghazi or Rondon? Where is the next goal going to come from? I have no answers. Dark days. DCL has had me concerned for some time now. was a massive massive fan of his the way he developed his game, his work rate, I wasn’t concerned that he wasn’t a goal scorer as I used his attributes as a counter to the whole “Lukaku goals trump everything”…… He isn’t unfit - he’s had enough time to get up to a reasonable level. something has gone on behind the scenes, his lack of effort against Spurs was a piss take. Akin to Gomes who mysteriously had an injury afterwards. For me lampard has seen a few for what they are and he is one of them….. never did I think he would be that player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 I'm not even angry after that game, I'm just defeated and utterly deflated. I don't think it was a set of players that weren't trying and didn't care about what was happening, it was a set of players that were utterly terrified. They did not want to try anything - absolutely no movement off the ball so when we did manage to actually get hold of the ball we did nothing with it because there were very few options for the man with the ball. We actually started the game really well and positively and created a few chances that if we'd put them away the game would have been a lot different. As it was, Wolves grew into the game in terms of getting hold of the ball and we retreated into our shells. The game had 0-0 written all over it, neither team looked like scoring but then they did and that was that. We just got more and more fearful. Then Kenny has a brainfart and the game was well and truly gone then. Again, I think Lampard played a part in that today. As soon as that line-up was released I was extremely worried. I don't think he got that right at all. barryj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: I'm not even angry after that game, I'm just defeated and utterly deflated. I don't think it was a set of players that weren't trying and didn't care about what was happening, it was a set of players that were utterly terrified. They did not want to try anything - absolutely no movement off the ball so when we did manage to actually get hold of the ball we did nothing with it because there were very few options for the man with the ball. We actually started the game really well and positively and created a few chances that if we'd put them away the game would have been a lot different. As it was, Wolves grew into the game in terms of getting hold of the ball and we retreated into our shells. The game had 0-0 written all over it, neither team looked like scoring but then they did and that was that. We just got more and more fearful. Then Kenny has a brainfart and the game was well and truly gone then. Again, I think Lampard played a part in that today. As soon as that line-up was released I was extremely worried. I don't think he got that right at all. Seen Pickford shouting at the players…. No movement at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Hafnia said: Seen Pickford shouting at the players…. No movement at all. Time after time he got the ball and wanted to quickly get us moving and they were all just standing there watching him, making no effort to get into space. So then he has to go long and Wolves just got the ball back again. Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: I'm not even angry after that game, I'm just defeated and utterly deflated. I don't think it was a set of players that weren't trying and didn't care about what was happening, it was a set of players that were utterly terrified. They did not want to try anything - absolutely no movement off the ball so when we did manage to actually get hold of the ball we did nothing with it because there were very few options for the man with the ball. We actually started the game really well and positively and created a few chances that if we'd put them away the game would have been a lot different. As it was, Wolves grew into the game in terms of getting hold of the ball and we retreated into our shells. The game had 0-0 written all over it, neither team looked like scoring but then they did and that was that. We just got more and more fearful. Then Kenny has a brainfart and the game was well and truly gone then. Again, I think Lampard played a part in that today. As soon as that line-up was released I was extremely worried. I don't think he got that right at all. Without reading further (although I will do) your first sentence sums up my feeling exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Without reading further (although I will do) your first sentence sums up my feeling exactly. I think today's game has made a lot of people feel this way. There wasn't any anger around me at the game, everyone just looked numb. Before today I haven't felt we were really in danger of relegation since Lampard's arrival, but now I'm properly afraid of it. If we don't win on Thursday I think we're gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 It's going to be close but I think we will stay up. Mainly due to the equally poor teams around us and dare I say the possibility of picking up a couple of points from the games in hand. There is usually a twist or two at the end of the season. Let us hope they are in our favour. Keep the faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Harv said: It's going to be close but I think we will stay up. Mainly due to the equally poor teams around us and dare I say the possibility of picking up a couple of points from the games in hand. There is usually a twist or two at the end of the season. Let us hope they are in our favour. Keep the faith. Well I certainly think the dropping of Allan and Keane should be sending a message. The omission of DCL was very puzzling….. yeah I know he said he had an illness but I’m not so sure. I was told yesterday that lampard had strong views on dcl and his adverts etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 Yeah that message was well received with a half hearted performance, most of these players couldn’t give a fuck what the manager says or does. Most are on there 3rd or 4th manager now and want out whether that’s in the PL or the Championship they couldn’t give a fuck. We shouldn’t have changed manager and not because Lampard isn’t better but because the timing was completely wrong results are no better, yes the performance started off looking better but it’s the results that matter and the last 2 games have sent right back to square one. We’ve got a poor set of players the defence yesterday was exactly the same as a game Allardyce lost with Coleman Kenny Holgate only difference was Godfrey instead of Keane, and fat Sam slated them on TV as the reason we lost, Lampard doesn’t have a hope in hell with these players, and the people in charge haven’t learned a thing in the last 4-5 years of running this club, and this season looks like the season we all pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: I'm not even angry after that game, I'm just defeated and utterly deflated. I don't think it was a set of players that weren't trying and didn't care about what was happening, it was a set of players that were utterly terrified. They did not want to try anything - absolutely no movement off the ball so when we did manage to actually get hold of the ball we did nothing with it because there were very few options for the man with the ball. We actually started the game really well and positively and created a few chances that if we'd put them away the game would have been a lot different. As it was, Wolves grew into the game in terms of getting hold of the ball and we retreated into our shells. The game had 0-0 written all over it, neither team looked like scoring but then they did and that was that. We just got more and more fearful. Then Kenny has a brainfart and the game was well and truly gone then. Again, I think Lampard played a part in that today. As soon as that line-up was released I was extremely worried. I don't think he got that right at all. I think that sums it up very well. I felt exactly the same and I was still confident pre match we’d be ok but now there is a very real likelihood we’ll go down. You just need to see where we are (rock bottom) in a table from October. Gray looked bright but quickly went off the boil. I just don’t see us creating enough chances and we’re conceding regularly at the other end. It’s a recipe for disaster. I’ve not missed a game all season but I’m seriously considering not making the 8 hour round trip Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 We’ve lost the fans completely now I honestly don’t know what the answer is. We need to try and get a settled side for me I’d try and get the back 4 sorted it’s looking like all the full backs are not good enough. I would go with Holgate Keane Branthwaite Godfrey and bring Allan back in midfield play 442 it may mean leaving DCL out. Gordon was a doubt yesterday with bruising to his ankles he’s been getting kicked to FK every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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