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Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 10:09

Django wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:59

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a 

 

 
‘Great half that. Funny how we look like a decent team all of a sudden with a proper manager’.

Yes. Potter is a proper manager and I stand by that comment. The first half last night was very good. It's a shame we blew it in the second half after Villa woke up (they were woeful in the first half). On reflection Potter's decision to replace FulCROCK with Ings stymied our attacking threat. Let's hope he starts Kudus up front on Tuesday.

The first half last night still doesn't change the fact Potter has 32% win ratio as a top flight manager. He will need to convince he is the right man to take us to the next level (regular top ten finishes, competing for European spots and getting to the latter stages of the domestic cups).

Nothing fishing about any of the above, so get over yourself.

Django wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:59

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a 

 

 
‘Great half that. Funny how we look like a decent team all of a sudden with a proper manager’.

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a 

 
‘Great half that. Funny how we look like a decent team all of a sudden with a proper manager’.

THUNDERCLINT wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:53

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half..

I obviously don't know what was said but I'd be surprised if that was the instruction. More a case of forced on to the back foot due to the injuries reducing our attacking outlet coupled with nerves and fatigue.

33% may be all Potter achieves here but on last nights show it'll be an organised, hard working  33% where we actually pass the ball to each other and look half decent in the process. I can live with that.

He also got a shift out of craPaqueta so maybe he is half wizard... 

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:31

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:25

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a relegation battle under the new "32% win ratio" manager.

It's fishing to be angry that we are out of the FA Cup in the third round?

You are a strange person.

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half..

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:25

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a relegation battle under the new "32% win ratio" manager.

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 09:01

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

 

Same. And I am still livid at how we blew that. Comfortable first half and then "32% win ratio" Potter deploys the Moyes-ball low block in the second half until Villa inevitably scored, not once but twice.

Surrender monkey tactics and terrible game management. We only woke up again in the last 10 minutes after going behind and Ings blew two decent chances at the death. We deserved to go out. But seems some are happy about that because we won the first half. Pathetic.

I still think we are in a relegation battle under the new "32% win ratio" manager.

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

Tomshardware wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:25 Hate going out in the 3rd round 

Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 07:55

stubbo wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 23:03

I agree that was the outcome...but you only had to look at the team shape, the back 3 line up with Wan Bissaka dropping in, and to know Potters history for using wide players like Summerville at wingback to know and see we started -3-4-3 with a box midfield (2 CDM, 2 AM). It was clear as day, and classic Potter team structure. It's how he sets teams up. At Brighton is was Solly March and Trossard at wing back, and today it was Summerville and Scarles.

All he then did was run out of personnel to make it work. When Summerville got injured the toss up was Guilherme to play wingback, or Coufal with one of him or Wan Bissaka to go to right wing back.

Trouble was it weakened us in two areas and he'd likely have been better leaving Wan Bissaka at right centre back and sticking Coufal at RWB.

 

This is exactly how I saw it. Don't understand how anyone could have thought of that as a back 4 in the first half. As you say, the switch to Coufal at RCB weakened us in two areas. That, together with us playing way too deep (which at least Potter acknowledged) is what cost us the game.

I wonder about what Paqueta was told to do. He was playing just behind Fullkrug early on, then seemed to move deeper and wider as the game went on. A lot of the 2nd half he seemed to be in the LB position with a 6 man backline whenever we didn't have the ball.

Mex Martillo" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 08:01 Impressively positive support for Potter. Great to see on WHO!

stubbo wrote: ↑10 Jan 2025, 23:03

I agree that was the outcome...but you only had to look at the team shape, the back 3 line up with Wan Bissaka dropping in, and to know Potters history for using wide players like Summerville at wingback to know and see we started -3-4-3 with a box midfield (2 CDM, 2 AM). It was clear as day, and classic Potter team structure. It's how he sets teams up. At Brighton is was Solly March and Trossard at wing back, and today it was Summerville and Scarles.

All he then did was run out of personnel to make it work. When Summerville got injured the toss up was Guilherme to play wingback, or Coufal with one of him or Wan Bissaka to go to right wing back.

Trouble was it weakened us in two areas and he'd likely have been better leaving Wan Bissaka at right centre back and sticking Coufal at RWB.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑11 Jan 2025, 00:59 Loads to be positive about tonight. First half was excellent. Clearly we tired in the second half because of the effort put in but all the players looked like they knew what they were doing, the structure was clear to see from the tv cameras and we attacked really well in the first half and with purpose. 

After one training session it was night and day with what we’ve seen in the last few years and six months particularly. He got a lot more out of the players than Lop ever did. 

im optimistic he’s going to really get a tune out of the players and with some additions I think we will look a hell of a lot better than we’ve been for a while. 

actually looking forward to Tuesday.