mendieta420 1,008 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Why have we broken up the tidy little partnership on the left Bola and Johnson? It was a small bright spot of the season. also replacing two hard workers in Tav and Dijk with Spence and Roberts has us looking so lazy and out of shape. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TheJew 2,938 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Marv isn't fit. But he is the best left winger we have. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny A 43 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 55 minutes ago, RiseAgainst said: I completely agree that lumping the ball 80 yards to the opposition's keeper is an atrocious tactic. But I've just watched the highlights of the goals on Sky, and oh my God, Bettinelli has had a stinker: For the first goal he's beaten from 25 yards at his near post with a very lame effort at diving to the ground. The second goal comes from a penalty conceded by him chopping somebody's legs off when the ball's five yards away. The penalty is taken and he falls over as the ball trundles along the ground into the net some way from the corner. On the third goal, while hardly helped by diabolical defending, a player puts the ball through his legs from the corner of the six-yard box. I could also mention the numerous times he kicked the ball (a) to the opposition keeper or even worse (b) into touch for a Rotherham throw-in. He did nothing good at any point - communication, commanding the box, distribution, anything. Warnock and the outfield players have some searching questions to answer, but I genuinely don't think I've seen a worse goalkeeping performance from a Middlesbrough player in 25 years of following the club. And I include Bad Guzan and Andy Dibble in that list. You are obviously not old enough to remember Willie Whigham! (Sorry Willie!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,942 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Neverbefore said: This may surprise you after years and years of it, but we don't have to play 3 centre midfielders and it is possible to play more than 3 attacking players at once. but my point is who? the squad has been unbalanced since we got relegated. I think we play 3 CMs because we literally don't have a Number 10 or alternative. Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,942 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, boksicdink said: but my point is who? the squad has been unbalanced since we got relegated. I think we play 3 CMs because we literally don't have a Number 10 or alternative. 442 would be fine. Roberts best position is 10. Wing as an advanced midfielder. Howson back in a back 3 to play 343 or 532. We have more options than Warnock is claiming. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,967 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) I’m shocked, hard to believe, speechless. Whoa beaten in 3 games by weaker opposition. Just when we started to do so well we have turned 180 deg in the opposite direction. I have read many comments but I don’t understand why 3 central mids, why huffing the ball, why has it gone so, so wrong. Ah well at least we are there about but I don’t hold out much hope of remaining if this continues. Link to post Share on other sites
Dan1234 1,056 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, boksicdink said: but my point is who? the squad has been unbalanced since we got relegated. I think we play 3 CMs because we literally don't have a Number 10 or alternative. Up until his injury he could have easily put Tav there and put in Roberts on the right or Roberts central. Warnock plays the 3 of them together because he's a negative nelly. Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,064 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Roberts has skill.. so did Carlos Marinelli.. and Stan Cummins, but for whatever reasons, they never quite fulfilled their potential. I hope he finds a place that suits him, whether it is Scotland, the USA or somewhere on the continent, but I don't think it will be in England, which is a shame because he seems to be a really good lad. Wherever he ends up, good luck to him. Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,942 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Dan1234 said: Up until his injury he could have easily put Tav there and put in Roberts on the right or Roberts central. Warnock plays the 3 of them together because he's a negative nelly. I think Tav only really looks effective from out wide. Patrick Roberts has literally always played out wide. In an ideal world I think those two could be our wingers but we are still lacking a genuine number 10 IMO and that combined with our winger options just compounds the problem. Lewis Wing is just another Malaury Martin or Tarmo Kink Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,064 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, Johnny A said: You are obviously not old enough to remember Willie Whigham! (Sorry Willie!) I am old enough.... and distinctly remember the game he was leaning against the post watching as a shot was going well over.... till the last second 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,917 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Such a disappointment again tonight. We seem to be paying the price for a small squad. A couple out and we just don’t have the back up Link to post Share on other sites
Erimus 63 481 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Old Codger said: I am old enough.... and distinctly remember the game he was leaning against the post watching as a shot was going well over.... till the last second 🙂 Willie Whigham always used to blame his defenders when he let a goal in. He'd to pick up a handful of mud and throw it them 😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,327 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Deliberately did not comment last night on what we witnessed to allow my self to adequately describe how we played and how I felt about it, simply................................................awful! @AnglianRed over to you Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,327 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 9 hours ago, ballyclover said: I'm out of here. Poor performance no excuses no positives. Watch us turn over Norwich. UTB After our pandemic recent home form this would not come as a surprise but then again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Downsouth said: Deliberately did not comment last night on what we witnessed to allow my self to adequately describe how we played and how I felt about it, simply................................................awful! @AnglianRed over to you Completely forgot about last night's game...seeing the result and the comments on the thread, I'm glad I did! All I can say is "Typical Boro" - losing another game we should have won fairly comfortably. Maybe this will finally make those people going on about promotion and the play-offs reconsider our aims for this season. Said it before and I'll say it again, we're far too inconsistent. On our day we're a match for anyone in the league...unfortunately our days only seem to occur every other match (or a bit less than that). Link to post Share on other sites
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