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Ipswich Town v Boro

@diggerlad07 You keep comparing Hellberg after 6 months to Carrick after 3 years. Fans were losing patience with Carrick for a number of reasons. Some weren't his fault, some were. But it was fairly obvious that it was the right time for the bloke to move on.
Hellberg has had a single transfer window so far, so this is far from his team, and has despite the last couple of months, been a hugely successful appointment. Of course fans are going to have a bit more patience with him.

By Tom · 2 minutes ago2 min
Ipswich Town v Boro

But you could argue we needed better threat from other areas too? A striker wouldn't have guaranteed anything . I do think the fact Scott probably wasn't well enough to get involved in negotiations showed. That's two January's in a row we've ballsed up. I think a deflected goal going off a players ball sack has nothing to do with tactics. Conway not shooting, Browne not taking responsibility and leaving it for Mcgree. Edmunson gifting a corner to Bristol city, Strelic missing a one one one, Browne missing two sitters, Conway and co missing more chances against Blackburn and countless others. It has nothing to do with tactics. I was happy and of course giving praise when we were doing well but these are the same players who have completely cocked up the hard work they put in. They deserve the stick for me not the manager it's easy to do that , nobody has stepped up and taken responsibility in this run. Hellburg has tried all sorts of little tweaks, subs and different players and formations he's doing his best, these players need to start earning there money again.

By Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die · 13 minutes ago13 min
Ipswich Town v Boro

I think this is part of the problem tbh, the people who complain about quality of chances or that we can’t break down a low block ARE expecting us to destroy teams.
Almost ALL games are tight even more so when one team parks the bus, chances are always limited and you have to be clinical when they come. How many times do we watch Ipswich, Coventry or Millwall and they also barely get any clear chances, teams we play barely get any clear cut chances. It’s just how football is and there’s a reason score lines like 1-0, 1-1, 2-1 are the most common.
I just feel like people are expecting something that isn’t really going to happen no matter how good our players are.

By LinoJo3 · 18 minutes ago18 min
Ipswich Town v Boro

Well it's interesting that you mention Arsenal, because they aren't really grinding out results at this moment in time. Yes, they're in a better place than us obviously, but their season is in danger of unravelling, just like ours. And just like us, they're stuck in a bit of a rut, because Arteta is wedded to a particular style of football, and teams have worked out how to nullify it, which is exactly what you're saying about Hellnerg.and they're persisting with strikers who aren't really firing (although obviously Gyokeres has been miles better than any of our forwards, he's still a bit of a flat track bully who hasn't been able to make a massive difference in the big games). It's telling that their fans are desperate for Arteta to turn to a 16 year old because the rest of the attackers have become so systematic that they can't create something out of nothing. Watching Arsenal against Sporting the other night was like being at a Boro match.
It's a division in which fine margins matter. And it's a long slog of a division as well. Stoke and Hull were both sniffing at the top 2 not that long ago, and they've fallen away. The fact that we've only just slipped out of the Top 2 90% of the way through the season shouldn't be used as a stick to beat Hellberg with, considering he had probably only even heard of a handful of our players when he arrived here. And we're still in with a shout with 4 games to go. That's a world away from Warnock not being able to make the playoffs.
Also, Hellberg has tried to mix it up. Against Swansea away particularly, we played fast, direct, a couple of long balls, we tried crossing from deep and getting to the byline. Then you have two brainless decisions from our defence, and suddenly you're having to try to play through 11 men behind the ball again, and you can't do any of that stuff, so you have to do the same old thing.
And the point that you're missing is that I don't think anyone is saying that it's just the players' fault and that everyone else is blameless. We're just saying that IF Hellberg is fed up with his players (which is based on one guy's interpretation of his manner in a press conference), then he just feels similar to the rest of us.
Lampard hasn't done anything revolutionary with Coventry to be able to break down stubborn defences. They just have miles better forwards, who can make a difference when it matters. And once you're 1-0 up, you can exploit the gaps and get a second or a third. They can't always do it either (drew 0-0 with Oxford and Sheffield Wed), but having more clinical forwards means they have been able to do it more often than us.

By Tom · 18 minutes ago18 min
Ipswich Town v Boro

Well whoever was in charge in January definitely needs to made accountable....it was obvious we needed a striker then
You continue to say hellbergs not to blame and its all the players fault...... but I bet you were waxing lyrical about the same players when we were smashing hull and Charlton away from home....Absolute hypocrite

By diggerlad07 · 21 minutes ago21 min

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