(06-09-2020, 09:44 AM)wassy04 Wrote: I'm not even slightly bothered about losing yesterday. 

Was a bit surprised we didn't see that rumoured change in shape from the start given its felt like we've been trying to sign players to fit a different shape.

(06-09-2020, 10:40 AM)wassy04 Wrote:

(06-09-2020, 10:01 AM)Karanka red Wrote:

(06-09-2020, 09:42 AM)GaribaldiRED Wrote:

(06-09-2020, 09:26 AM)Karanka red Wrote:

(06-09-2020, 09:05 AM)Sniffer Dog Wrote: Not being funny here KR but if you are looking for all out entertainment then you should perhaps go to the theatre or something. Football is a results business and it's all about 3 points.

I thought Brentford away was a superb performance, a tactical masterclass, a complete football performance.

I watch a lot of football that I'm entertained by sniff just unfortunately not from the team I support and spend my hard earned money on to watch them home and away. 

But thanks for pointing that out. Like I've said before far are too happy for mediocre, my personal traits are always strive for better, grab the bull by the horns and make things happen for yourself, rather than sit and wait and hope it happens. 

If you like time wasting anti football as it is called that is your preference it certainly does not make for entertainment, and certainly did not achieve the objectives. 

Honest question and honest answer without the rose tinted glasses on, what is your opinion on the fact we finished 3rd bottom on the shots on target statistics from last season? Do you honestly think that style will get you promoted out of this league when statistically through out the championship the goals scored column gets you out of this league?

So based on that reasoning only all attack possession based football will bring you success. Sorry KA, but that is just not the case. For one who claims to watch a lot of football I'm surprised that you don't seem to appreciate good defending and neither acknowledge the importance of being able to master it.

I'm basing it on the facts of the championship, do a bit of research gari if you have half an hour, I'll send you the link to the statistical data of the championship over the course of the last 20 years if you wish for you to mull over. 

It definitely shows the teams with a more attacking nature of play have more success in this league, there is an art to defending and quality in it can be admired, I certainly did under Davies part 1 in recent times. 

I've never said that I want a gung ho approach, if you read all of my posts it talks about mentality and having a more positive mentality, we have a very negative mentality, and I do not believe that gets the best out of the players at our disposal, and I'm sure it has an affect on our forwards confidence levels. 

Ideally I'd just like us to play 10 yards further up the pitch, and play with more freedom and actually take the game to teams and dominate a football game or 2 so were not sat biting our nails game in game out from 70 minutes. Not by sitting in game in game out with 3 defensive midfielders who pretty much have no technical ability at all to actually give us the quality to play on the counter attack.

Would be interested to see these stats?

(06-09-2020, 11:24 AM)PsychoStanleyStone Wrote:

(06-09-2020, 09:44 AM)wassy04 Wrote: I'm not even slightly bothered about losing yesterday. 

Was a bit surprised we didn't see that rumoured change in shape from the start given its felt like we've been trying to sign players to fit a different shape.

I'd of taken a good run in the cup, I wish I could say and feel the same as you but a good cup run and good cup games are everything to me.

Anyway I'm going the opposite to you, the ''not even slightly bothereders'' if you like Paint Dry you should be bothered, very bothered, he's going to disappear to the mother ship and his brain sucked out soon, though I'm wondering if it has already happened.

I want a manager who is bothered about the League Cup and destroying sides and particularly about getting revenge on teams like Barnsley, we should of relegated them last season and in effect if anything they destroyed our season and everything our manager is about, he should of taken it personally.

Yes, I'd love us to play them off the park but I would of taken a bruising win with us getting 8 yellows and 2 reds, but we don't seem to have either of these types of games in us.

It is about winning and at the moment there are no excuses, if Sabri is any good he finds a way to win, but even then he has to infuse purpose, belief and confidence into the side, this is where the problem is, he thinks like you, he's damaged, but then again so am I for wasting my time and thinking the guy is going to put things right.

(06-09-2020, 12:35 PM)JollyLolly Wrote: Agree with LJ post, I think most supporters like the man but his footballing style is alien to most of the older forum members. Fans obviously like to see winning football and see their team towards the top of the table, but when you reflect on the numerous poor performances and lady luck to get you into that position you hanker for the better footballing games even though you may have lost out in a 7 or 8 goal thriller!