We have better players than them no doubt. We have better players than Peterborough, Preston and Boreham Wood too though. All three played with a back 5 and we looked pretty incapable of threatening their goal.
No answer!? Did we lose at their place? Did they play some rubbish formation?Peterborough lost their last 18 away games before we played them, conceding an average of about 145 goals a game. Not sure how you can be so confident. They will set up with a back three/five and look to shut up shop. We have demonstrated time and time again that under Parker we have no answer to this. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if we lose this one nil.
How quickly the sins of the past get forgotten! In the 2nd half vs Peterborough we were a disgrace except one moment of brilliance from Christie. 2 shots on target all game, we were turgid.
We've kicked on since then. Hudders was a massive step up, so hopefully that continues, but Waz stating that just because we are a better team doesn't mean we won't struggle is hardly ridiculous given past evidence.
No answer!? Did we lose at their place? Did they play some rubbish formation?
‘Pretty incapable,’ not ‘totally incapable.’ We will have a few shots on target but my fear is that we will not be able to threaten their goal anywhere near enough to get a win today. But you carry on deliberately twisting my quotes to suit your narrative.so, if we're going to be incapable of threatening their goal you're expecting us not to have any shots (on target) at all, for the whole 90 plus minutes.....?
and you wonder why everyone laughs at you and can't take anything you say seriously.....
They played a four at the back at their place, they will inevitably play with a three today. Against a four we are able to create overloads out wide and Solanke doesn’t become isolated. Against a three/five neither is the case and we are often unable to threaten for large periods.No answer!? Did we lose at their place? Did they play some rubbish formation?
Let’s see how we do. I’m not sure why you believe I need to have a tactical knowledge to make the observation that we struggle to create against a back three/five. You just have to look at the performances/results against sides that set up this way:waz has been on the BCFC training pitch all week as hired help for nigel pearson, sharing his profound knowledge of the five at the back formation with their defenders
our forwards won't get a sniff this afternoon....
I’m just plucking the games that spring to mid but I will post the others in due course.What about the other 10 games? It would be dangerous to even try and form conclusions from a data set missing a quarter of it's values.
Let’s see how we do. I’m not sure why you believe I need to have a tactical knowledge to make the observation that we struggle to create against a back three/five. You just have to look at the performances/results against sides that set up this way:
-Preston H- lost 2-1
-Preston A- lost 2-1
-Hull A- drew 0-0
-Hull H lost 1-0
-Peterborough A- drew 0-0
-Peterborough H- drew 1-1
-Boreham Wood H- lost 1-0
-Middlesbrough A- lost 1-0
-Blackburn H- lost 2-0
-Birmingham A- won 2-0
-Millwall A- drew 1-1
-WBA H drew 2-2
The two anomalies that spring to mind are:
-Cardiff H- won 3-0
-Stoke H- won 2-1
In both of these games we created very little up until both of our opponents had a man sent off. We were largely stifled and outplayed by bang average opponents up until that point. Vs Cardiff we were 1-0 up through an incredibly fortunate deflected strike.
Swansea also played with a back 3/5 against us but in a very unique way, they left spaces galore for us to exploit.
Now I assume that you were at all of these games? Can you honestly say that you felt like we were a consistent attacking threat throughout the majority of them?
Please try to respond without just making a derogatory slur as it doesn’t really add anything.
The only thing I wonder is about why you put so much time into constantly trying to belittle another poster on an Internet forum. No need to respond, I know what you’re going to say, ‘show me the betting slip,’ ‘is it half term ect.’ I have my opinions and you have yours. The fact that you are clearly so invested in this dynamic is very sad.
waz has been on the BCFC training pitch all week as hired help for nigel pearson, sharing his profound knowledge of the five at the back formation with their defenders
our forwards won't get a sniff this afternoon....
That post is on the Bristol City forum.