Smokedsalmon
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This front 2 need pulling immediately. Desperate for a striker who can drop in and link up play here.
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The fact this is the 5th(fifth!!!) manager in a row to consider Jonny Howson undroppable because he's a "good pro" who has a northern accent by the way. 🤯
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Really poor across the board that. Your game-plan can't be the end every match with 5 strikers up top, or hope Jones puts one on Crooks's head. That midfield needs seriously freshening up. Payero would be so, so good at keeping the ball and I don't get why he doesn't get a chance.
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Just now, Changing Times said:
It was more than a successful pass. It was about our best pass of the entire game.
Not much competition for that.
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1 minute ago, Changing Times said:
He picked that pass to Sporar in fairness.
I'd manage 1 successful pass in a match too!
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2 minutes ago, TheHolgate said:
Tav does so many simple things badly.
He's shocking. No first touch, no composure, doesn't pick a pass. I'd drive him to Leeds.
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2 minutes ago, ladyspite said:
I dont think Payero is competing with Howson, more with Tav.... we could ofc put Crooks in Howsons position, but might be to forward with both Tav and Payero? We are loosing the middle as it is allteady....
We need a technically capable CM to play the deep lying role so we can progress up the pitch. This whole performance is falling apart because Howson is playing that role without being remotely in the game. There are times when he is standing with a Blackburn player between him and the CB with the ball and not moving to create the angle. It's shockingly bad midfield play.
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I'm actually raging at that midfield trio. How can not 1 of them seriously be dropping in, picking it up, creating an angle? They're all just staring at the CBs waiting for them to bang it long. Tav/Howson need sending home at half time. Dire.
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Jonny Howson the slowest midfielder in world football. Takes that long to do anything he actually goes back in time.
6m Argentine U21 international on the bench so this clown can sit in the hole doing naff all.
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10 minutes ago, Riverside94 said:
thing with Spence is he may go on to be world class BUT if he doesn’t want to be here (we can assume) then we aren’t going to see that here. He will just run down his deal and leave for nothing so may as well get all we can while we can with some bonuses added in case he does reach the top
I'll go out on a limb here and say Spence will not go on to be world class.
I would bite their hand off for 10m.
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2 minutes ago, Hendrie_7 said:
Just wait until the Derby fans find out about Ashley and Gibbo being good friends, they'll be tying themselves in knots with conspiracy theories.
It would be quite funny if after all this time the whole thing was a secret ploy between Ashley and Gibson for Ashley to get a new football club at a cut price and Gibson to get a nice cash windfall.
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1 minute ago, expat-acklam said:
I liked the look of him too, thought he was better than Watmore when he came on, maybe a bit too eager at times to prove himself but it was his first game for Boro.
Watmore on a technical level just isn't up to it, heart of a lion and will run all day and has that bit of instinctive skill in him but generally speaking I'd prefer him to be 4th choice.
As for bringing on Coburn instead of Payero, he's gotten lucky there has Wilder! Wish he could do more subs than just the strikers.
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4 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:Interesting that they don't mention the exact length, I'm guessing there's an option for a further year.Wilder intimated as much in the press conference.
Believe it says until the end of the season.
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7 minutes ago, GrimsbyBoro said:
Boro Fans: All we do is sign centre midfielders can’t our scouts sign anyone else
Also Boro Fans: Yey!!!! Three New centre midfielders
In fairness we've spent the last 6 years playing as if we didn't have a central midfield, so it was a valid criticism.
Now our style of play relies totally on having 3 high quality CMs, and we look like we might soon have 4-5.
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Just now, Adam P said:
Not nice to say but Wood has been absolutely shocking here. We have got away with it a couple of times but not that one.
There's a reason he got no time on loan it seems. Hasn't really kicked on at all.
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We've been sucked right down into playing on their level. Just pumped it long due to the awful pitch.
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4 minutes ago, BoroJake said:
I think Taylor has been getting better game by game attacking wise. Thought he looked lost the first game. We were awful with peltier there though
Peltier should only ever play as a last resort backup CB, was a really poor signing intended to just bulk the squad out.
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I don't think this is the year for us to get promoted, so I'm not hung up on the fact we will almost definitely lose this game.
Positives to take:
Lots of players with a point to prove will get a chance to do it.
It creates a siege mentality. Us vs the World. Mourinho won titles off the back of that.
The injustice will add to their desire to win. Get them annoyed, angry, with a point to prove.
Payero might actually play.
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4 hours ago, Hicktonpen10 said:
Thank you that was exactly my point. No criticism of Payero intended whatsoever but cannot agree with shifting Tav to accommodate him.
I'd happily see Tav dropped to be honest. Think he's easily the weak link in the midfield at the minute. Runs about a lot, sure, has good energy, but in terms of actually contributing to attacking moves he's so far behind Crooks. Payero a better player and will show it when he gets his chance imo.
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I'd drop Tav, personally. Needs to learn to earn his place.
His decision making has been really poor for weeks now. Constantly cutting into his left and shooting as if he's prime Robben, but not sure a single one has gone on target so far.
He's clearly very talented but you can see why Wilder said some people are playing for themselves. Tav doesn't play within the system - he just picks the ball up where he fancies, and tries to run/have a crack.
We are desperate for Payero to come back and pull the strings in midfield in this side.
Also, to even think about questioning Wilder after 2 matches is beyond ludicrous. He didn't win any of his first 4 for Sheffield United and then walked the league with 100+ points. He's not been brought in to immediately get us promoted. He's been brought in to provide a long term vision for the club, that has been desperately needed for years. Any Boro fan demanding that he walk in and we suddenly win all our matches needs binning out the ground.
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8 minutes ago, Rioch's Braves said:
I was happy with the appointment of Wilder but it will be a tough ask for him to get us into the play offs with this current squad. When Wilder brings some of his own players in it will give us more of an idea on what style of football he'll be looking to play. While I think we'll miss out on the play offs, I'd be happy with a strong finish to the season, then build the squad in the summer for a next season promotion push.
With regard to the squad it doesn't help the manager when he has 2 CB's Fry and Hall that seem to spend a hell of a lot of time on the treatment table over a season, we might as well have Nathan Wood back.
We're nowhere near ready for promotion anyway. It would be a nice payday, but competitively, we'd get utterly twonked week in week out in the Prem with this squad, even with a summer of additions.
I'm happy to give Wilder the rest of the season + judge him properly next season when he's had a couple windows to put together a better squad and get his point across.
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Just now, Brunners said:
Honestly for 80% of that game I was thoroughly enjoying what I was seeing. We were excellent.
Yet again, we're done by not being able to finish off chances and not scoring the killer 2nd and 3rd goals and we definitely had the chances to do so.
Again what has undone us is two moments of school boy defending, but that's been a problem all season, so Wilder has a hell of a job to fix that.
The back 5 is honestly League Two standard, throwing the keeper in there too. Bamba and Peltier should be nowhere near the side (if they weren't Warnock's mates, they wouldn't be). Bola and Jones as wing backs is always going to leave us a bit exposed, even though I did think Jones had a great game. Paddy is a midfielder for me and always will be.
Wilder will have a class team this time next year. Just write the season off, because he's not a miracle worker, and unless we get some proper footballers in January I can't see him improving some of the utter tripe in this side. They're unfit, constantly injured, and lack composure. Patience is the name of the game here.
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All this shows us is that the squad isn't really good enough, which we already knew.
In the space of a couple weeks Wilder has us playing the best football we've seen in years. Once he has a back 5 that is made up of some actual defenders we will be absolutely fine.
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1 hour ago, Smogzilla said:
Agreed. Hopefully this statement is a signal of his intent.
Wilder's attitude compared to Warnock is honestly night and day. Warnock couldn't wait to play us down, to take any pressure off himself having to succeed. Any excuse for mediocrity was lapped up ASAP.
None of that from Wilder. He's here to win. Feels like a man with a plan. I'm so happy I don't have to sit through another limp-****** interview from Warnock. Up The Wilder.
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Boro vs Coventry 1-0 (Sporar)
in Match Day Threads 2021/22 Season
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Other than Jones, we don't have anybody who is very comfortable at receiving the ball and turning. Like, on a basic level, the first touch across our team is so poor. Nobody can drop a shoulder and carry the ball. Some of them are really not suited to Wilder's style of play at all.