He made fairly routine saves all game. The only brilliant save I recall is the offside header from Gnonto. Piroe’s chance accounts for over a third of it ffs.
Walter & his coaching team have got a big couple of weeks coming up, they need to work on his strategy and ethos, integrate the new signings and build some togtherness. We have a couple of tough Friday night games coming up in Sheff United at home, Stoke away and then Cardiff in our first home 3pm start of the season, I hope Acun can hold his nerve. I listened to Ashbee commentating on Radio Humberside, I don't think he was overly happy with what he was seeing but he spotted Walter and Giles having a few words in the 2nd half, Giles was subbed off a few minutes later.
In my mind its fair to give Tim and the team a good month at least to get all the new players settled in and everyone on the same page. Its been a chaotic summer for us but I guess one that was needed and we have chosen to bring in a maverick manager doing things a bit different, which has been said all along would take team and thats without the disruptions we've had. Not sure what people expected today but I feared the worst so was pleased to see we didn't get rolled over.
Well I thought we were rubbish so if it was us making them look average they must actually be even worse
Or in your parallel universe… 1. give Rosenior a new contract for finishing outside the playoffs despite having an embarrassment of riches at his disposal. 2. Buy Delap for £15M and keep Phologene and Greaves as well because otherwise we’ll be a weaker team. 3. Stop buying loan players but somehow find another £30M for new players especially strikers because we can’t just rely on DeLap. 4. Expect Rosenior to start winning games at home by keeping the ball in our own third for 70% of the game. 5. Don’t get docked 10 points for ignoring FFP rules. Must be great living in your own little fantasy world.
A maverick who does things different But without any success That said He should get all the time he needs Acun brought him in And should be fully behind him for more than a season
Giles needs to get his head down and play, even if for some bizarre reason he'd rather be at the Smoggies. I really don't like him at the moment but he can still win me round by not acting like a petulant prick
I've not mentioned Rosenior you're so in your own head about it, you're projecting it on everyone else. **** off.
This is a dangerous, fan biased look. It is like your girl is cheating on you, but you are so in love that you decide to ignore it. That's why we have stats: Final third entries: 66-36 Touches in penalty area: 28-13 Total shots: 16-9 Shots inside box: 11-5 xG: 1.71 - 0.45 We are only half good as they are in all important stats, besides two spells (15 mins first half, 10 mins second half) we were always on back foot. Moreover as a dominated side, you expect to have more tackles and duel wins, but we are also behind in those: Tackles: 21-19 Duels: 52%-48% Air: 54% - 46% We are not good, better to accept it. Makes it easier to react and correct things.
Because there was a sliding doors moment in Jan last season when they did nothing in the Jan transfer window apart from bring in Mundle, whilst we went crackers with loans. They played a young team which got beat most weeks but picked up experience and because they were playing have all signed new contracts. Come the beginning of this season they play an established midfield bar their talisman Clarke who is replaced with the guy they bought to replace him in Jan whereas we have a team who probably aren't quite sure of each others names yet. I suspect that was the point
Thats the thing So far Weve had some bright spots in games when itz 0-0 Create almost nothing And go behind Not once have we even lead a game Personally I think walter has been way overhyped And his mystic walterball Becasue hes exotic and new Hes never been promoted as a manager Once And his hamburg team was ridiculously strong for 2nd bundesliga People also underestimate the level of championship football But we still get behind him But take off the rose tinted glasses Weve been **** so far
