What Tony says: MOWBRAY ON STRIKER ISSUE Following our defeat to Coventry, Tony Mowbray has said the lack of strikers has cost us, and if we had their striker, Viktor Gyokeres, then we would have easily won. COV FAN OPINION "I don't know what the opinion of Coventry fans would be of us, but I would think they thought we’re an alright football team.” VIKTOR GYOKORES “If we had had Viktor Gyokeres in our team, we would have won comfortably today, I think. That's not knocking Joffy [Gelhardt], who is a boy, but just the power and size of [Gyokeres]. Put Ross Stewart in today, and I think we would have won the football match.” GELHARDT "We needed men in the box to help young Joffy, who is only 20 years old and has never played games consistently in his life because he has been in the Premier League and has been a sub lots of times. It's the first time he has ever been asked to start football matches, and it is a big ask for him.” UNDER MANNED "I feel a little bit as if we go into the games without the tools to win the football match, really, as we have done for most of the season because we have been without Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms [who was recalled from his loan spell on Wearside in January]. But you have to try and find a way, instead of using it as an excuse.” NEED MORE PRESENCE IN THE BOX "You have to get men in the box, you have to get the opposite side winger in the box, you have to get the number ten in the box, you have to try and get one of your midfield players in the box, and find a way to score. Generally we had a lot of control in the game and, a bit like on Tuesday night [when Sunderland lost at Rotherham], we found a way to lose a game that we shouldn't have lost.” SMALL FRONT LINE "We miss a physical threat in the middle of the goal, where players are confident enough to put the ball in the box. It's difficult for Joffy because he is a boy really and he can get lost amongst three big centre-halves. It's something we have to keep working on. I don't sit here and think 'where are we going with this team because we are struggling'. We know we are a bit light and we know that the transfer window wasn't the one we wanted at the end, with the injury to Ross skewing that. I just feel we are probably a couple of strikers away from being a really good team." POSITIVES "I think there were plenty of positives from us, but you have to put the ball in the opposition net. The negative was that we probably weren't positive enough around their box, because we were in those positions enough. We came up against a team that plays transition football and they have one of the best strikers [Gyokeres] in the league, and you could feel his threat on the transition."
Glad you don’t do the team talks, I’m sure the lads in the team will not be giving up like you obviously have. FTM
No one knows that for certain. I seriously think that replay against Fulham has hurt us, we've played 2 games a week for what? The last month at least? That must've taken it out of the players especially with such an inexperienced side. Mowbray now has a week to work with them properly and sort them out and get them firing again.
Sorry lads it’s not worth sniping at one another we are all SAFC supporters who want the best for the club , in life things go wrong coming to terms with those setbacks is sometimes harder . Most people would be very happy with our progress but it’s natural you are always looking for better and sometimes I have been disappointed not particularly today but more Tuesday where we changed too much .
Mate I love our progress. This club, my club has progressed significantly. In all aspects. I don't like opportunities missed. This is what we have here. That's all
Useful when you had small rumours and details about the takeover and transfer news, but now all you do is whine about the lack of a striker week in week out, change the ****ing record you boring **** @Prehab26
