Recent content by darwinsdummy

Was my first season following the team and that goal is one of the moments of that season etched in my brain, alongside Ritchie's volley against Sunderland (I'm sure the Wilson hat trick against West Ham would have, but wasn't able to watch the game in real time and highlights just don't have...

Agree about the game, decent and deserved win though not dominating. -Regarding Billing and Kluivert, would the opinion differ if Billing's shot that skimmed outside the post and the saved header went in? Kluivert absolutely fits the system well, probably better than Billing, but sometimes I...

Just a bit of tactical analysis on that point regarding Cook showing up on the left. I noticed it primarily in the early parts of the second half and that at the same time Kerkez wasn't bombing forward. Therefore, it seemed to me that Kerkez had been directed at the half to play more...

Finally got around to watching this, really appreciate his point on how the CBs switching impacted Cook's struggles in the first half since I hadn't picked up on its significance before. For those not watching, in short, the formations had Cook in the 1st half pulled between covering Chong and...

First thing first: WHAT. A. GAME. Well over 24 hours later and still riding that high. Couple of thoughts on the first half. Some have called out Cook for losing his marker for the first goal, which isn't wrong but it's an individual mistake that happens and it seemed like he thought he'd...

I'd put Cook among the other top players today. Sure, we didn't have the midfield control, but that's partly because his partner options of Christie and Scott both appeared gassed and midfield can't be controlled by just one player, yet despite that handicap he helped the defense maintain...

Partially, though I think Christie being off today (and his sub, Scott, having played 120 midweek) had a bigger impact on our inability to get the usual press working. Even with a 100% fit Solanke pressing I think we'd have struggled to implement it with today's midfield. I'd expect that with a...

Maybe take pride in an actually impressive prediction. Being proud of the Man City prediction is like being proud of having a dick of AT LEAST 1cm!!!

Aye, I'll fight for months before days, but the week starting on Monday is just plain better.

As much as we can bemoan his lack of goals (which isn't quite as important now that he's in midfield and letting his other qualities shine), I feel this highlight reel does support a suspicion I've had. Whereas in previous seasons a lot of his failure to score was scuffing his shots, in this...

Like a broken clock, reading your posts is often useless. On rare occasion, they may be close but still a bit off. But today, at this very second, it finds you to be 100% correct.

Here's my conspiracy theory: we're sending Brooks to help Southampton in order to prevent Leeds from getting promoted. Sure, it's good for getting him fit and for his Wales chances in the summer, but even moreso I'm gonna theorize that this is so we can buy Sinisterra. Among our recent turn of...

There was a fair bit of injury/bench time, played 954 minutes in the 2020/21 championship season under JT (sacked after the loss to Sheffield Wednesday on 2/2/21), had 1 goal 0 assists. Played 965 minutes under Woodgate in the rest of the season, had 7 goals 4 assists (too lazy to find the...

I believe it was actually under Woodgate when we pushed Billing forward and started to see the fruits of his labor when allowed to focus on attacking, and then Parker continued playing him in attacking roles. Under JT Billing had scored a single goal and had no assists, under Woodgate's fewer...

Tis a bit of a tricky one, could argue that the Christie move deeper in midfield coincided with Iraola's tactics sinking in and becoming second nature for the rest of the team, so while he has undeniably been brilliant in the new position, our results with him there versus in other positions may...