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robin_unreliant

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It does worry me a bit if those are the 3 CBs for next season. They all have their strengths but none has any real pace. Maybe kalas with two of them may work but I wouldn't call him quick either. Not sure nige can afford another CB if we sign Klose and Cundy. 

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21 minutes ago, tin said:

With better decision-making in the final third, we could’ve scored three or four but for the final pass and Weimann would have 20 on the board. Other than that, can’t fault the second-half performance. 

Yes, our chances were much better than theirs (I don't care what X ****** G says )!

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The Swan and Cemetery

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5 minutes ago, Denbury Red said:

Can’t disagree - it’s our midfield that needs sorting.

James is too pedestrian and negative - we need one or two midfielders who can tackle, pick a pass and not get injured!!

Not saying they’re world beaters, but with the system we’re playing at the moment it needs others to come to the party to avoid two of them being overrun. Second half both Klose and Atkinson started to step out with the ball more and WBs and front 3 also gave Sheff Utd more to worry about, which created space. Key for me is players knowing what to do in any given formation (inc the opponent’s), seems odd when (on the face of it) it needs a half time team talk to resolve some of these issues. 

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12 minutes ago, harrys said:

First half was very poor, much much better second half, thought Klose was our best defender, Hans improved 100%, Scott was neat, Semenyo is just a right handful and a real threat, our midfield is so pedestrian without him

Pretty much exactly how I saw the game! 

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2 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Must be just me then but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. Thought our commitment was spot on. Imo one of our best performance s of the season. A well deserved point against quality opposition.

Agree, thought we played well second half in particular - needed a bit of composure in front of goal or a better final ball 

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2 minutes ago, Denbury Red said:

Can’t disagree - it’s our midfield that needs sorting.

James is too pedestrian and negative - we need one or two midfielders who can tackle, pick a pass and not get injured!!

Totally agree on James - he looks a poor mans Marlon Pack to me at the moment.

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Numero Uno

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First half we didn’t turn up and Sheffield United will be kicking themselves that they didn’t put the game to bed. Second half was a good game of end to end football and we could easily have won it. Back three and Semenyo were the stand outs, oh and James but not for the same reason!!

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22 minutes ago, Denbury Red said:

Can’t disagree - it’s our midfield that needs sorting.

James is too pedestrian and negative - we need one or two midfielders who can tackle, pick a pass and not get injured!!

The problem with James is that he drops in between the centre backs to pick up the ball, leaving HNM alone in the middle. As we've got 3 centre backs and two full backs who don't push on very far or wide, we've got 6 players behind the ball almost at all times.

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Just got back and delighted I went today. We kept our shape so well. Yes they had chances but I would argue ours were just as good. I thought we would get bullied in the Midfield but we stood our ground. 
 

Its given me hope for next season if we can keep the team together. 

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32 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

Must be just me then but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. Thought our commitment was spot on. Imo one of our best performance s of the season. A well deserved point against quality opposition.

Same here. Really enjoyed it. Even in the first half, there was a lot to like in our defending. We looked great on the break and should have scored more.

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Far too easy at the back in the first half, Sheffield United probably should’ve been up by a couple going into the break.

Really good turnaround in the second half, quality from Semenyo to set up the goal. Thought we looked much better in midfield today, thought Massengo in particular looked really good. Played his usual game and was crucial in us breaking quickly, you don’t get a quick turnover of the ball with James and Williams in the middle. They both need someone dynamic next to them, assuming Massengo leaves we need two players in that mould or next season could be dire.

Think Cundy is a real positive for next season assuming he stays. Looks comfortable at this level, be interested to see him in a back 4.

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36 minutes ago, grifty said:

The problem with James is that he drops in between the centre backs to pick up the ball, leaving HNM alone in the middle. As we've got 3 centre backs and two full backs who don't push on very far or wide, we've got 6 players behind the ball almost at all times.

Yep, and that was especially noticeable in the first half today. After half time we pushed up a bit and the CBs started to step forward more which gave us more presence in the middle of the pitch 

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1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said:

What on earth was Bentley doing? He was all over the place!!

He was rushing out against Stoke, sweeper/goalkeeper style. I imagine NP has asked him to play that way. Trouble is that it's not normal for him and he doesn't always pick the right moment - it will come though. At times put me in mind of playing with rush goalies as a kid...

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6 minutes ago, CyderHead92 said:

Very impressed with today! Defo couldn’t tell the difference as to where the teams were in the table! Typical championship 

It was a good game just as the one at Stoke was. City never looked like losing either game. Seems as if Nige is getting his methods thru at long last.

This season is almost over and I’m really looking forward to the next campaign.

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3 hours ago, cidercity1987 said:

I agree, they are obviously the better team but with the right ball we look dangerous/have opportunities on the break

You wrote this just on h-t.  That was my overriding thought at the game at h-t too, just a bit more care over the final / key pass.  They were so square at the back, and no pace either.  As it transpired, we did improve our quality second half, pinched balls in midfield so we had that little bit extra time to find the right pass….and it made for an entertaining game.

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3 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

It will be less in reality. 13K is inclusive of all season tickets, whether the holder actually turns up or doesn't. 13K is also about how many season tickets we have sold for this season. Suggests very few POTD tickets went for this one.

18,934….reality was probably 12-13k

3 hours ago, petehinton said:

Is Pring injured or just pushed off the bus?

He’s was doing running pre-game with Vyner.

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What I was happiest with today was not that we could threaten a Top 6 side, it was that the players competed for 96 minutes in a game that was pretty meaningless to them.  We haven't always seen that level of commitment towards the end of a season. 

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Thought first half was a bit flat and quiet all round. 2nd half I quite enjoyed, excellent break for our goal and had Wells squared to Weimann do we walk away with the win?

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Good quick distribution, good work by Semenyo, decent finish.

Definitely some green shoots going into next season. Was quite happy with a point, could have been 3 although that said Sheffield United were dominant in certain areas too.

Shame about DaSilva and Semenyo going off injured. 

The last two games while not technically dazzling very honest, committed. Good response to the Peterborough game and the justified criticism.

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Thought the first half we were poor, second half we were very good. Looked alot more confident and composed at the back, and looked excellent ok the break. 

Alot of momentum and zest, even Wells looked really sharp when he came on. Was a fun second half to watch. 

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Can't get too excited, but no doubt we caused problems for a team going for a playoff spot.

I thought we were a bit passive, stood off their midfield and let them play around us first half. Possibly played a little deep and allowed them space. 2nd half we seemed to press better, nicked some good ball that allowed us to break, which set them back a little. Yes we could have nicked 3 points with better choices, but I think we could have lost it by half time. Draw probably fair.
We could do with starting better, but as the commentator alluded to, with Kalas out and not much pace in the back 3 maybe we sat a bit deeper. Add 2 genuine FB/WB's to that team, which would release Scott to somewhere he can really affect play. Keep Williams fit or add a midfielder and if we could add a striker, maybe next year isn't looking as bad. Semenyo hits the target he scores seems to be the key. Weimann is still getting in positions to score. Martin I do have question marks about, he sees everything but just doesn't have the pace to get there or away from a defender. If we became a possession based team, he may well be more of an asset.

I really don't think things may be as dark as we sometimes think. Everything up in the air, and off field things and other teams will dictate where we are financially , but fingers crossed, and maybe the light at the end of the tunnel isn't the light from an oncoming train :whistle2:

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Decent game last night. Despite SU position dominance they didn’t create too many clear opportunities. Credit to our defensive shape for that, especially first half.

Thought our counter attacking second half was good and caused them lots of problems. I would say our offensive play has improved over this season, still room for improvement but better than the last couple of seasons.

I thought Berge was excellent for them first half. Interestingly his wages are in the Palmer range and shows what you can get if you spend your money well.

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7 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

What I was happiest with today was not that we could threaten a Top 6 side, it was that the players competed for 96 minutes in a game that was pretty meaningless to them.  We haven't always seen that level of commitment towards the end of a season. 

I know as professionals it should make no difference but Sheffield utd did have much more to play for than us, so you're right the players can take a lot of credit for the effort they put in considering they were really just playing for pride.  

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9 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

Thought first half was a bit flat and quiet all round. 2nd half I quite enjoyed, excellent break for our goal and had Wells squared to Weimann do we walk away with the win?

Bentley-Semenyo-Martin-GOAL

Good quick distribution, good work by Semenyo, decent finish.

Definitely some green shoots going into next season. Was quite happy with a point, could have been 3 although that said Sheffield United were dominant in certain areas too.

Shame about DaSilva and Semenyo going off injured. 

The last two games while not technically dazzling very honest, committed. Good response to the Peterborough game and the justified criticism.

I suspect he had Chris Martin’s anger from Friday in the back of his mind….do I shoot, or do I cross for a tap-in?  Semenyo has had a few games of late where he’s been a bit greedy.  He got it right last night.

2 hours ago, Beni71 said:

Decent game last night. Despite SU position dominance they didn’t create too many clear opportunities. Credit to our defensive shape for that, especially first half.

Thought our counter attacking second half was good and caused them lots of problems. I would say our offensive play has improved over this season, still room for improvement but better than the last couple of seasons.

I thought Berge was excellent for them first half. Interestingly his wages are in the Palmer range and shows what you can get if you spend your money well.

Berge cost £20m!!!

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34 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I suspect he had Chris Martin’s anger from Friday in the back of his mind….do I shoot, or do I cross for a tap-in?  Semenyo has had a few games of late where he’s been a bit greedy.  He got it right last night.

Berge cost £20m!!!

From the South Stand you could see in their celebration that there was definitely a bit of that. Words had clearly been spoken after Friday.

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11 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

What I was happiest with today was not that we could threaten a Top 6 side, it was that the players competed for 96 minutes in a game that was pretty meaningless to them.  We haven't always seen that level of commitment towards the end of a season. 

Totally agree, let's just hope the same effort is applied in the three games coming up that are not live on TV

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Beni71

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1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

I suspect he had Chris Martin’s anger from Friday in the back of his mind….do I shoot, or do I cross for a tap-in?  Semenyo has had a few games of late where he’s been a bit greedy.  He got it right last night.

Berge cost £20m!!!

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Lolz I meant his wages!

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Just watching the match again and Stroud bottled a few bookings for United. Egan and Baldock would have been sent off for their second yellows and so many cynical fouls in the second half. For their goal if Gibbs White's foot had connected with the defender just in front of him would that have been free kick rather than a goal. Osula kicking the ball away after the free kick against him, another potential booking?

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1 hour ago, Midred said:

Just watching the match again and Stroud bottled a few bookings for United. Egan and Baldock would have been sent off for their second yellows and so many cynical fouls in the second half. For their goal if Gibbs White's foot had connected with the defender just in front of him would that have been free kick rather than a goal. Osula kicking the ball away after the free kick against him, another potential booking?

Just being pedantic, assume he didn't miss any of our indiscretions? 

Your post reads like the anti Bournemouth thread that randomly appeared raising all decisions people disagreed with a few weeks ago 

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