Difficult to say.
Where we needed to really strengthen, which was in the final third, it doesn't look like we've addressed that area at all on first impressions.
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How are we going to score enough
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Where we needed to really strengthen, which was in the final third, it doesn't look like we've addressed that area at all on first impressions.
Jephcott and Ennis are struggling and Whittaker is not a striker. We are heavily reliant on Hardie currently. That may change if the first 2 find some form, but Jephcott in particular seems a shadow of the player who has scored 30 in the past 2 seasons.
We need more firepower. There's certainly no guarantee Hardie will score another 15-20 this season - he scored 6 in his first for us in League 1.
It's a worry, and 4 in 10 demonstrates a right to be concerned.
Do we have the money to go and get Cole Stockton? Or someone similar.
We need more firepower. There's certainly no guarantee Hardie will score another 15-20 this season - he scored 6 in his first for us in League 1.
It's a worry, and 4 in 10 demonstrates a right to be concerned.
Do we have the money to go and get Cole Stockton? Or someone similar.
Over thinking a shooting opportunity, panicking when in the moment or maybe the players should go to a well known optician
They have the opportunities but as we all know if you don't put them in the onion bag you will either lose or draw
The Posh on Saturday will be a different animal with their well known armoury at their disposal
If they score first it will be a rather long afternoon- as i have said in previous posts we can't just rely on Finn who had 3 chances after he came on last night
I totally get that Schuey is trying out different tactics & formations but how long do you give it before it is back to the drawing board
Schuey has brought in players that will enhance what we have but at the moment we are a chugging, sputtering disjointed team
Maybe it is new season rustiness , maybe the players are being totally overloaded with this new way of playing - i feel after 10 to 15 games we will have a fair idea now this season will pan out
They have the opportunities but as we all know if you don't put them in the onion bag you will either lose or draw
The Posh on Saturday will be a different animal with their well known armoury at their disposal
If they score first it will be a rather long afternoon- as i have said in previous posts we can't just rely on Finn who had 3 chances after he came on last night
I totally get that Schuey is trying out different tactics & formations but how long do you give it before it is back to the drawing board
Schuey has brought in players that will enhance what we have but at the moment we are a chugging, sputtering disjointed team
Maybe it is new season rustiness , maybe the players are being totally overloaded with this new way of playing - i feel after 10 to 15 games we will have a fair idea now this season will pan out
Our players are lacking composure in the final third at the moment. The last two home games have provided many shooting opportunities that have sailed over the bar. Ennis needs a goal and, but for a top save last night, would have been off the mark for the season.
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Still missing a bit of muscle in the box. Someone who can buy a second or 2.
Jephcott isn’t the answer to many striker questions.
Ennis is technically very good but no end product
Hardie is the best finisher but is at his best in behind and making runs off the defenders
Im not sure about Whittaker. Don’t know enough about him.
Jephcott isn’t the answer to many striker questions.
Ennis is technically very good but no end product
Hardie is the best finisher but is at his best in behind and making runs off the defenders
Im not sure about Whittaker. Don’t know enough about him.
We were flat-track bullies last season - we had no problem scoring plenty against the lesser lights of the division.
Our problem came when we had to face the strong teams. We scored 0 against Rotherham, 0 against Wycombe and 1 against both MK Dons and Sunderland. We did manage 1 in both games against Wigan but it was still only enough for a single point. The home game against Sheff Weds was an outlier when they were still getting their act together, and the away game was stupidly open with us scoring twice but conceding four.
I think the new formation is designed to restrict the goals against in those games and try and nick a 1-0. Trouble is, we're deploying it against everyone (even Yeovil), despite Schuey saying they'd only use it when we needed to be more secure behind the ball against the better teams.
Unless he sees Barnsley, Fleetwood and Peterborough in the Carabao as serious threats then something has changed since he said that.
Tuggers
Just look at last 10 competitive results for your answer.
W2 (Oxford and Barnsley)
D3 (Burton Sunderland Wigan)
L5 (Ipswich Wycombe MK Fleetwood Peterborough)
Just look at last 10 competitive results for your answer.
W2 (Oxford and Barnsley)
D3 (Burton Sunderland Wigan)
L5 (Ipswich Wycombe MK Fleetwood Peterborough)
For me promotion would be a miracle if you compare our budget against other top 12 teams. Only 3 teams get promoted so it would be an unbelievable effort to just be able to finish 6th let alone get promoted.
Good point, but Mr Hallett wants us to be 'a sustainable championship club'. So to do this he's evidently going to have to put more money in which he said he won't do?
i would play hardie and ennis up front in almost every case.
I just think it’s a year too early to be promoted when we’re putting our money into infrastructure to increase long term revenues - not the playing budget. I think mid table around 10-14th is where we’ll finish this season.
Next season I would expect our budget to increase as I’d think SH will divert more money to that knowing that 20% of that increase won’t be coming out of his pocket.
