Agree I don’t think TC knows how to close a game out... or isn’t able to get his players to do it. I’ve highlighted this a fair few times this season. It’s take forward off bring on Pennington. Invite pressure. In this case he’d already been forced into playing that card so he took another one off and brought Shaughnessy on. I don’t blame him for trying to shore things up... but we’re completely unable to do it. Mad panic defending a lead every time.
Is that to dry the tears of admitting we’re mid table and not relegation fodder? Glory thinks we’ve improved.
No problem with Lasogga coming off if tired but not leave us with nobody up front, if I were the manager or team of the opposition chasing a game with an extra man I’d be over the moon if they took off both goal scoring strikers. So what formation did we have with the changes? 4-2-3-0? You’d just throw everything at the opposition, we tried it last time we failed, we pull it round to 3-2 with momentum on our side, the opposition start to believe they are STILL NOT going to get their first away win of the season and we then make changes that mean if we go 3-3 who do we have who is capable of scoring the winning goal? I don’t know, maybe those that attended can shed a better light on it all, bollocks to it, I’m ordering an Indian and going to watch the voice, I can’t even have a moan about lack of a goal scorer and how crap Lasogga is as he netted twice. Is that Coopers second red this season?
My pre season prediction of 10th is starting to look optimistic. Sold 3 of our 4 best players and added 1 good signing, to a side that finished the season in free fall. TC was a big gamble but I suspect he was orta’s choice of puppet. Not sure the wrath of everyone is targeting the right guy. It’s orta’s signings, orta’s strategy. He was the biggest gamble Radz took, And the buck should stop with him. Problem for Radz is the set up gives orta control, he’s handed out 4 year contracts like confetti, great if it works but expensive wholesale changes required if it doesn’t. We’ll see over the next 6 months how smart and ruthless a businessman Radz is.
Such a shame that Lasogga gets his brace and a fire in his belly and TC takes him off! Just like taking Roofe off! I don't understand it, they were on the front foot. That's why the series of 1-0 wins weren't convincing enough, Fulham battered Burton today and TC should have put a strong team put against Newport hoping for a big score. Too negative.
At the current rate of decline there is plenty of time for that. But the money is staked on top half / bottom half.... I believe I will be collecting and chesh will be paying
Not I think cooper’s a hot head, but on this occasion he’s hard done by... he tries to kick the ball and misses it. He’s off his feet so can’t argue with a yellow but very unlucky
Without wanting to sound biased but the reaction of the wallies bench got him sent off. Stupid of Cooper to chase the ball like that after poor control in a nothing area of the pitch. One footed, turned his foot, for me so studs didn't feature, did the wallie get injured? No. Could and should have been a yellow, but Cooper shouldn't have followed through with the tackle.
