Pliskin Posted 7 February 2022 Share Posted 7 February 2022 You watch, Vesty will come in and end the season zipping around the pitch like Christopher Dean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 6 hours ago, Sunbury Fox said: I know but what are the alternatives? Vestergaard? Even worse! Nelson? Not ready. Ndidi? Yes but that would leave the midfield weaker. Hamza? Yes he did alright v Watford reserves in a Cup match but it would be hugely risky to play him at CB away at Liverpool. You've forgotten Brunt. He did OK when pushed in at CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 Result is immaterial given where we are at the moment. I just want to see a change in attitude and effort of players leaving it all out on the pitch. (A lot to ask I know!) Would be damning for Brendan to have publicly called out some of his players only to name them in the starting XI a few days later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munshi Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 No idea why i’m going to this. Our end will be dead and we’re getting smacked about 5-0. Annoyingly it was our home game against these where I thought things might have turned a corner on and off the pitch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Col city fan Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 10 hours ago, Fox92 said: Nah, more like moan about Rodgers' selection after the game but not before it. That’s true tbf I looked at the line up for the Forest game and liked the team and agreed with the tactics 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnfox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 It's all about the reaction. If Brendan was truly embarrassed like he said he was, then I'd expect him to make it clear in training exactly what he expects. By the sounds of it, there are a fair few players literally playing for their jobs. On Thursday we'll see exactly how good our "top" manager is at man management and motivation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbury Fox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 7 hours ago, deep blue said: You've forgotten Brunt. He did OK when pushed in at CB. Looking good against Ashley Fletcher for 45 minutes is a bit different to handling the likes of Salah at Anfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Fresh Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 Dreading the West Ham match more, because we all know Rodgers will try and dominate against them only for them to counter us and physically beat us all over the pitch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 I wish this was tonight. Desperate to see our reaction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 1 hour ago, Sunbury Fox said: Looking good against Ashley Fletcher for 45 minutes is a bit different to handling the likes of Salah at Anfield. But the fact that Brunt handled him confidently bodes well for him stepping up again to the next level of challenge. There's certainly no reason to think he will do any worse than either of our CBs who couldn't deal with Championship level attackers on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lako42 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 I don't really care who he brings into the team but I do expect him to put his money where his mouth is and drop these individuals who he doesn't believe want it enough. Why would you pick players who you have openly admitted don't have the minerals. Play the young lads, I don't give a ****, I just want to see some ****ing effort for the rest of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey123 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 15 hours ago, Sunbury Fox said: I know but what are the alternatives? Vestergaard? Even worse! Nelson? Not ready. Ndidi? Yes but that would leave the midfield weaker. Hamza? Yes he did alright v Watford reserves in a Cup match but it would be hugely risky to play him at CB away at Liverpool. I wouldn’t be against dropping wilf to cb and putting Mendy in. Lads just come off a nations cup win (been mainstay in midfield) and is gonna be razor sharp and full of confidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey123 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 12 hours ago, Gazza M said: I really don't know what to expect. Has he alienated himself from players he doesn't want anymore for too early? Will they put on a performance. I expect some changes not for the benefit of the quality of team but for the benefit of work rate and putting in a shift and pride in the shirt. Kasper Amartey Ndidi Vestergaard Marc Justin KDH Hamza Soumare Maddison Daka We wouldn’t get out our half with that side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCCFox96 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 Bizarre to see calls for Vestergaard to start. He could not have made it any clearer that he isn't the answer to any of the defensive issues we have. Even things like dealing with aerial balls in from corners and composure playing out from the back which were his supposed strengths when he arrived. For me we either persist with Soyuncu - as poor as he's been - because we know that he has the ability to perform very well at PL level, or we drop Ndidi into CB and use Hamza or Mendy in front of the back 4. At an absolute bare minimum that gives us more mobility, pace and tenacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 22 minutes ago, Clarkey123 said: I wouldn’t be against dropping wilf to cb and putting Mendy in. Lads just come off a nations cup win (been mainstay in midfield) and is gonna be razor sharp and full of confidence. thing is, Ndidi was so poor for Forests third goal. Completely lost his marker. We're in dire situation at the back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox in the sox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 We have scored in the last 13 matches so no reason to think we can’t cause them problems. Unfortunately we are so open at the back, I just can’t see how we can keep it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bptiger Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 If our players don’t learn how to hold the ball up and then pass it to a team mate , we may get another hiding . Even Watford hold the ball up better than our so called super stars . If YOURI comes up with the same shit he has produced over the last couple of games , I would love to see the manager drop him all together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suffolk fox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 (edited) Am going to this, god knows why? Play anything like we did on Sunday I can seriously see it being 7, 8 or even 9 nil to them of course. Plus Liverpool would like nothing more as we beat them just after Xmas and was unlucky to lose to them in the Carabao Cup, when the team was at least trying. Genuinely believe Tielamans (of all people) needs dropping he was woeful on Sunday, I also worry re our left side as Barnes never tracks back leaving Thomas, a young kid totally exposed against two players. All I want to see is some bloody fight, true grit, from our players. However, with Rogers criticising the players aka Mourino, I fear he has already lost the dressing room and the players wont try. Edited 8 February 2022 by suffolk fox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamble92 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 Am I the only one that thinks going here and getting a result would actually make me feel even worse about Sunday? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza3 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 I m preparing for probably the worse week in recent memory supporting Leicester. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 (edited) Wouldn't dismiss a win here, especially if Brendan has given the players strong words after Sunday. Edited 8 February 2022 by Wymsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 I'll be having at least 12 pints before the game, hopefully my mate won't be as well as he's driving us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 4 minutes ago, Wymsey said: Wouldn't dismiss a win here, especially if Brendan has given the players strong words after Sunday. Judging from his post-match comments on Sunday, it seems that some of them are completely impervious to what he says anyway, so I'm not holding my breath for strong words to galvanise them. But this team has surprised us before, so you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 Is there a presser for this? and when is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 8 February 2022 Share Posted 8 February 2022 6 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: Is there a presser for this? and when is it? It will be tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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