Rotherham (H) Match Thread

[kristianity77]

Probably the most boring 45 minutes I've seen this season.  

[SlaneyLCFC]

Saints 1 up

[trabuch]

Just now, JimJams said:

Just checking that everyone here is aware that games are 90+ minutes. If anyone is unsure.

And the way we start 2nd halves recently has been quite comforting.

[st albans fox]

when you don’t get the early goal then playing your first eleven becomes the wrong call in games like this 

 

hindsight …… ….

[JimJams]

Not sure why Wilf isn't hammering that one on goal.

[The Doctor]

Runs across him, yellow. High foots, judo throws, shirt yanks, no foul. Nice one ref you jackass 

[jayfox26]

I can't stand Hugill. Horrible, cheating, little rat. 

[Md9]

Never going to be easy against a team with every one behind the ball. It will come though 

[Bordersfox]

Just now, st albans fox said:

when you don’t get the early goal then playing your first eleven becomes the wrong call in games like this 

 

hindsight …… ….

Doesn't sound like it's been particularly high octane or sapping for the players at least...

[The Doctor]

2 minutes and they use one to even take the free kick... This ref has zero control on this game, worse than the hull ref

[Chrysalis]

Just now, Md9 said:

Never going to be easy against a team with every one behind the ball. It will come though 

It helps if we utilise all our players, trio of ndidi, daka and KDH outside their box all unmarked.  But not a single pass in that area.

[Finnegan]

Thank fvck we don't have to play Rotherham again 

[trabuch]

That's a bit of a harsh yellow imo

[StriderHiryu]

3 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

But what are we doing to tire them out? We're hardly stretching the game or zipping the ball about. 

 

I'm trying to look at these games with a lens on next season. We can't play this style with this tempo and expect to have much success

We've seen this exact pattern of game play out at least 10 times already this season. The opposition are sitting in a deep low block and have to be switched on and concentrating for 90 minutes. It's hard to do that.

 

Next season if we are in the Premier League there will be a handful of teams at most that park the bus against us. None of the teams that look like getting promoted play that way, in the top flight only West Ham really seem to play that way these days.

 

Enzo said this game would be the hardest game of the season in his pre-match conference. Might sound like hyperbole, but it's because Rotherham aren't expected to get anything, so can defend like heroes for the entire game.

[Clever Fox]

Bring Coady on 2nd half and move Vesty up top just to win the Ball and knock it down for runners.

[sishades]

We are trying to walk the ball in, wingers are not making runs

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Refs says shirt pulling is ok

[lnkstern]

Just for reference...

 

The ref for today's match is Darren Bond.

[Mark]

Get Yunus on in one of the 8 positions

[Fox85]

Take off Justin and faes 

 

Put on Cannon and Ihanacho 

 

No point having any defenders on

Edited 23 December 2023 by Fox85

[The Guvnor]

Dog poo reffing again 

[les-tah]

That was so boring get us out this league!

[lcfc thrummy in Aus]

Southampton 1 up

[Flappit]

Rotherham are outstanding at the "dark arts". We need a far better ref to spot all the pulls and trips. 

[Tielemans63]

Up the tempo second half, and we'll be fine.