Middlesbrough Post Match 1-0 Defeat

[lozzyblue fox]

How can people say we did enough to win.

Unless we score you never do enough to win.

[Bourbon Fox]

Frustrating in front of goal at times, several wasted chances dragged wide or skied over the bar and most worryingly dawdled on until the chance had passed.

 

 

Edited 11 November 2023 by Bourbon Fox

[Jakemoore]

We’ve won plenty of games this season that we didn’t really deserve to and today we’ve lost one we definitely didn’t deserve.

 

Having said that, had we won it would have been undeserved to. This week has been a bit of a reality check but we’re still the best team in this league and we will win it.

 

Stay calm. 

[jmono84]

Who did that stupid back heel which led up to their free kick which scored?

 

So lacklustre in the final third, just defend deep against us and we can’t create anything.

[Shamomoa]

Rubbish losing 2 games in a row and im disappointed but im not worried. We will have a blip and If this is our blip then so be it we will be back after the international break! Coyb!!!

[David Hankey]

Simply no good enough. Despite the magnificent start we are allowing the rest to catch up.

 

The last thing we want is another season in the Championship.

[jayfox26]

I'm worried. We've lost our way and are struggling to score. Boro were poor and we should have won comfortably but our poor finishing and decision making has ended up in another defeat. I could accept the Leeds defeat as they are a good side and deserved it. Boro were poor and the only time they got in our half 2nd half they scored a worldie free kick. Appalling that after they scored we didn't manage a single shot on target. I'm genuinely worried now that we won't get promoted as other teams are picking up whilst we've gone really flat. Our attacking options are worrying me now. 

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said:

Mavididi is winding me up big time at the minute. I’d like to see him out of the side for a few games. He needs a rocket up him because his level has dropped massively. 

Doubled up on and found out 

[Always Next Year]

Just now, SecretPro said:

We deserve nothing 

Agree 100% a complete shit show Ipswich must be laughing there socks off after this, boy do we need this international break to sort this out.

[Beachyboy]

We were always going to have a blip, the gap is still 8 points probably good timing to have a blip before the January window, before the heavy workload of December and January fixtures. I just hope we sign at least two players in January we have had drop offs at the turn of the year in at least 2 of the last 4 seasons, we need a CM and a striker or to utilise the 4 we have (2 come January more affectively) I don't think any of the 4 are of PL quality currently.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Poor result but we move again and try to halt this embarrassing slide 

[The Guvnor]

Disappointing performance and result.

[filbertway]

Work needed over the international break.

 

Bearing in mind the quality we have compared to teams were playing, were barely troubling most teams.

 

All you need to do is work hard and have somewhat decent shape and we've got no answer to it.

[foxsake]

[Balj]

An aggressive in-form striker - it’s what we’ve been missing all season despite the wins.

[foxfan92]

I know they won 5 - 0 today but I feel starting with Watford next we've an easier run and a chance to start putting some back to back wins again. 

 

[crisp packet]

Shooting practice. Finishing was awful. 
cost us massively! 
Do we ever get injury time we deserve….

 

[adejo92]

5 minutes ago, Jattdogg said:

Some absolute embarassing "fans" in that match thread. Have a wank and chill out.

Sorry, but I don't get how whenever anyone dares to say anything remotely critical they are shot down by the same people every time.

 

Okay, there are maybe some posts that you think, okay, chill, but some critism is more than appropriate. 

 

Another 90 minutes where we have looked absolutely clueless.

 

You can see the gap closing and looking at us of late, Its only going to continue to close.

 

That was absolute dross .

Edited 11 November 2023 by adejo92

[LeeTheFox]

Should have taken Kelechi off at half time he was terrible. Mavididi is the most frustrating footballer I’ve ever seen. Poor decision making from Enzo today.

[StriderHiryu]

Just now, Lcfc-1992 said:

Don’t think we played badly just the same that we have all season. Poor finishing and final ball cost us. The style of play is going to be frustrating when the results don’t back it up

That's my take on it too.

 

We started the second half badly, but around 60 minutes we took control of the game and we had lots of really good chances, but couldn't convert. Poor decision making in the final third. A stunner from them to win, you have to give Greenwood praise for a terrific free-kick.

 

It kind of feels like other teams have worked us out though. Haven't scored in the last two, and the underlying data suggests we didn't deserve to score many either.

[Aus Fox]

3 minutes ago, Claridge said:

KDH idiotic decision making cost us there. 

KDH was the least of our problems in that game.

[don_danbury]

deserve nothing when you mess about in front of goal like we do. good goal from them tbf

[studentofthegame]

Dire in the final third, no idea how the decision making can be so consistently shit, that coupled with absolutely no quality today and that's what happens

 

Mavididi was dreadful, Iheanacho not any better, yet despite having Daka and Cannon on the bench both somehow see out the 90

Also special shout out to the ref for making me appreciate the quality of Premier League referees despite all of the complaining right now 

[Suzie the Fox]

Very disappointing loss. 

[The Doctor]

enough chances to win, the kneejerkers will be jacking themselves for a fortnight though. Do just need to get things back together over the international break, things gone a bit toothless upfront and Enzo needs to go back to what was good, using the squad strength by actually making substitutions