If Pandur stays in his box it's a simple pass back, the moment he comes charging out he takes control especially when he can see everything in front of him, sorry but that's down to Pandur, even told Ajayi it was his and waved him to a side.
This.Let’s be positive, we were the better team with half our first team out, and it’s one defeat in 7, it’s not going to define our season.
Lets hope that was Pandur’s rock bottom, he had not one but three major mistakes in that game, hopefully he can find his form from last season because right now he’s a shadow of that player.
Destan looked decent to me when he came on, he drove us forward rather nicely.You’re not seeing how great destan is then??
I appreciate players maybe tired , and serg gets a lot of praise for changing things when it goes right . But I was concerned when Joseph and Geldhardt went off , I’m not a fan of protecting what you have and leaving next to nothing on the pitch if it goes wrong . Made similar subs against Sheff Utd , I remember thinking the same when they got the penalty and luckily we got away with it that day . I suppose it’s the price we are paying for injuries and not having much real quality on the bench so not slagging him off , just felt we had no real way back into that game after Derby scored
And do what? You haven't answered the question. When your keeper charges out of the box you leave it for them.
We’ve been playing with the walking wounded and have done brilliantly.
I think some need a bit of perspective.
Not a bad performance - we should be putting teams like Derby to the sword but we need much more up front - despite running his socks off, Joseph is never going to be a footballer
And leave us vulnerable to a quick throw with Pandur back tracking. It would have been bonkers.In that situation, Ajayi’s options are to kick it out for a throw-in in our half, which would make him look like a tit because Pandur rushed out to claim it, or listen to Pandur and trust he clears it upfield and out of our half. He picked the second option and Pandur ****ed it.
I mean, kind of... But I find it a bit rich to say we 'should' be putting anybody to the sword when last season we scraped survival, we're currently under a transfer embargo, we're riddled with injuries and every man and his dog, including many on here had us down for relegation this season. What we've done so far has been miraculous considering.
I'd far rather keep expectation minimal for the time being and enjoy the ride. It's good to watch us again for the first time in a few years.
I mean, kind of... But I find it a bit rich to say we 'should' be putting anybody to the sword when last season we scraped survival, we're currently under a transfer embargo, we're riddled with injuries and every man and his dog, including many on here had us down for relegation this season. What we've done so far has been miraculous considering.
I'd far rather keep expectation minimal for the time being and enjoy the ride. It's good to watch us again for the first time in a few years.
Who?
Confidence is a huge thing for keepers - it can be easily lost and it's sometimes difficult to rebuild. Pandur has shown all the signs of a player who is very low on confidence. His diffidence when coming off his line has been a problem all season and it was clearly on show again tonight.
Personally for me, we do need to sign another decent keeper in January, if at all possible, for several reasons:
1. Pandur will cost us more points this season, that’s an absolute given.
2. We really have an unknown quantity on the bench and is a possible disaster waiting to happen should he be required.
3. As someone else alluded to, we need someone decent to push Pandur, and if Pandur does end up costing us more points, which I now have no doubt he will, we need a capable replacement to cover.
I was happy to give Pandur more of a chance after his heroics last season, but for me, he’s had those chances, we need a decent other to compete.