Brunners 9,095 25.5k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Neverbefore said: Don't think either full back put a foot wrong actually. We look more defensively solid on that left hand side than we did at any period under coulson or Giles imo. yep thought Engel was superb defensively. Several times I noticed him cutting out balls that I don't remember ever seeing from Giles. The offensive stuff will come IMO, but seeing that defensive solidity from him was really good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokeyjoe 147 513 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Have to give a shout out to Huddersfield at the back, well organised and got me behind the ball quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smogsterking the Inspirati 3,372 8.6k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Sounded like a much better performance its just a shame that we didn't get the win. I know its early in the season but I'd say we are probably 5 possibly 6 points off what you'd have expected from our first 3 games. Although it's not the end of the world, if promotion is still the aim our room for error has significantly reduced especially given how the likes of Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton have started. On a positive note, what a strike that was from Hackney. It was also encouraging to see us finally looking like a team again. Despite the moan I think this difficult period could be the making of Carrick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikerman 1,539 2.5k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 At the beginning of this season, we had the sixth most valuable squad of players in the Championship, with the comings and goings we have now dropped to twelfth. It will take time for our new players to prove themselves and indeed some never will, but the league does not stand still for us and it is going to take a considerable time for a team to be formed that can challenge the best in this division 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmoggie 5,315 7k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ogbeche173 said: There’s no off the field issues at the club, everyone is pulling in the same direction. It will click soon, Carrick is a better manager, the set up and recruitment is better. We need patience we have young players who are showing talent but also rawness (Rogers and Silvera) whilst having space for loan signings but also not having to rely on them. Improvement will come. As long as Carrick doesn’t play Crooks again… Hope you're right mate and I do agree with those points. The new players definitely looked promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLF10 5,418 7.1k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Any news on Paddy post match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverbefore 15,137 29.4k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, TLF10 said: Any news on Paddy post match? Out due to the cut he got in the cov match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverbefore 15,137 29.4k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 .. apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatoldchestnut 926 2.1k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 What did Carrick say when interviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJA_mfc 82 90 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Would like some movement on the striker front this week. Lath looks promising but we still need another at least. Can't be bringing crooks on for striker ever again. Im surprised Coburn didnt get the chance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcar Rioja 9,086 8.8k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 After Norwich at home last season we switched off, comfortably in the Play Offs. I said at the time that professionals do not switch off as momentum is an important force and not something you can merely turn on and off. I believe that had we still kept going ruthlessly until the season end we would now be in the Premiership. We had Chuba on the bench at Luton and we couldn't turn it back on again against Coventry. The Summer upheaval compounded things and it appears that with the squad weaknesses we are now incapable of turning momentum back on and judging by the substitutions today heaven knows if and when we can get some momentum going again. If we ever do I hope this time we go for the jugular and not switch off, imagine Fergie allowing malaise to settle into his squad thinking he had done it before it was all over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroYorkie 107 770 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, diggerlad07 said: Defensively solid but offered literally **** offensively which was a poor instruction imo from Carrick. We need outlets when teams camp in against us The overlap didn’t really happen but Engel was making good runs forward and finding space he just wasn’t being used as much as he probably should have been. It kept going through the middle. I think that’s because silvera and forss both kept coming inside for the ball. Didn’t really notice Rav getting forward much though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boro-unger 4,699 17.9k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, TLF10 said: Any news on Paddy post match? Yes, quite a few Boro fans have had one... 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHolgate 1,044 1.1k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 What's promising is Latte Lath will only get better on what was a very good debut. Understandably desperate to impress, snatched at some things and was getting up to the pace of the game here. We need another quality player adding to the squad to compliment/cover Rogers and Lath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzilardNemethsCurtains 4,079 4.6k Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 We definitely need to reassess our aspirations for this year but I don't think that's a bad thing, we just don't have a 29 goal forward and the momentum of last season but I am hoping we improve in other areas such as defensively and shape without the ball 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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