Player Selection & Formation

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Is it confidence?
Is it fitness?

All I know is that yesterday the Coventry players looked to be working twice as hard as our lot.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Is it confidence?
Is it fitness?

All I know is that yesterday the Coventry players looked to be working twice as hard as our lot.

Probably a combination of both SM.

[GaribaldiRED]

If fitness is an issue how do you then explain the heroic effort the team put in when down to 10 men against Luton?

[Salvatore Matrecano]

If fitness is an issue how do you then explain the heroic effort the team put in when down to 10 men against Luton?

Agree Gari. There was also the 2nd half performance against Bristol City.

We have yet to put together a 90 minute performance though and also as has been said its the same amount of fixtures for every other team, many of who, have smaller squads.

To me there looks to be some lack of effort and professionalism, hate to say that but its the only thing I can come up with when I see the opposition wanting to win a game more.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

If fitness is an issue how do you then explain the heroic effort the team put in when down to 10 men against Luton?

Agree Gari. There was also the 2nd half performance against Bristol City.

We have yet to put together a 90 minute performance though and also as has been said its the same amount of fixtures for every other team, many of who, have smaller squads.

To me there looks to be some lack of effort and professionalism, hate to say that but its the only thing I can come up with when I see the opposition wanting to win a game more.

Hope ypu are wrong SM.

I'll tell you one thing though, if it's true then there will be some serious outgoings in January. EM won't stand for that.

[Reds73]

If fitness is an issue how do you then explain the heroic effort the team put in when down to 10 men against Luton?

Agree Gari. There was also the 2nd half performance against Bristol City.

We have yet to put together a 90 minute performance though and also as has been said its the same amount of fixtures for every other team, many of who, have smaller squads.

To me there looks to be some lack of effort and professionalism, hate to say that but its the only thing I can come up with when I see the opposition wanting to win a game more.

Hope ypu are wrong SM.

I'll tell you one thing though, if it's true then there will be some serious outgoings in January. EM won't stand for that.

No player will pull the wool over Chris’s eyes.

He is nobody’s fool and he is a tough cookie.

I have 100% faith that he will ultimately sort us out. It may well take him this season to do it, but EM would be bonkers not to stick with Chris for this season and next. We won’t get a better all round manager than Chris.

[ThePromisedLand]

I fear that Freeman’s performance last night was on a par with Bong’s debut last season.
Too bad to be true - has to be something wrong.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

If fitness is an issue how do you then explain the heroic effort the team put in when down to 10 men against Luton?

Agree Gari. There was also the 2nd half performance against Bristol City.

We have yet to put together a 90 minute performance though and also as has been said its the same amount of fixtures for every other team, many of who, have smaller squads.

To me there looks to be some lack of effort and professionalism, hate to say that but its the only thing I can come up with when I see the opposition wanting to win a game more.

Hope ypu are wrong SM.

I'll tell you one thing though, if it's true then there will be some serious outgoings in January. EM won't stand for that.

No player will pull the wool over Chris’s eyes.

He is nobody’s fool and he is a tough cookie.

I have 100% faith that he will ultimately sort us out. It may well take him this season to do it, but EM would be bonkers not to stick with Chris for this season and next. We won’t get a better all round manager than Chris.

Just for the record Reds73 I was referring to players not the manager.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Seconded R73. I think in CH we have the best manager we have had in a long time.

For me the players are letting him down. That is harsh to say but we specifically recruited players with experience who supposedly would not wilt under pressure. Most of them are not kids and our owner is paying them a fortune, they need to own it and turn their performances around.

[Paplane]

The trouble CH has is that with the fixture congestion, he's had no time at all to work with the players between games. This next 2 weeks are crucial, he's got some quality time to improve things. After that there's another run of saturday / wednesday games that will take us right up to Christmas.

[ThePromisedLand]

The trouble CH has is that with the fixture congestion, he's had no time at all to work with the players between games. This next 2 weeks are crucial, he's got some quality time to improve things. After that there's another run of saturday / wednesday games that will take us right up to Christmas.

Except a number of players will be missing - on international duty.
Add to that those that are injured - and 7 or 8 won’t benefit.

[Username]

The trouble CH has is that with the fixture congestion, he's had no time at all to work with the players between games. This next 2 weeks are crucial, he's got some quality time to improve things. After that there's another run of saturday / wednesday games that will take us right up to Christmas.

I remember everyone saying that Sabri needed to work with the players, we had an international break and then had a real shitshow (against Wigan away??)