northern boro 446 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Full time Heidenheim 5-1 Boro Link to post Share on other sites
LBP 3,012 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) I think it just hit me that this is exactly the same team as the one who were the 5th lowest scorers last season but with a less defensive manager and without last seasons starting CB Please god let us sign some players Link to post Share on other sites
Foogle 2,078 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Bring back Pulis! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BillinghamBoro 229 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I think this is what's referred to as a rogering. Bloody hell this result is awful. Preseason or not. Link to post Share on other sites
BoroSmoggie 2,678 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Yikes Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 oof. Link to post Share on other sites
Foogle 2,078 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Well our aggregate score today is 8-6 so we've come out on top overall I'd say ? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die 1,179 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I just hate the square pegs in round holes. Howson ain't a full back, Fletcher ain't a winger. Link to post Share on other sites
BillinghamBoro 229 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Is anyone else slightly worried about that game? From what ive heard it sounds like they ran us all over. I know it's preseason but I reckon most of that team will be involved come season start Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie-H 1,322 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just now, LewisBoroPalfrey said: I think it just hit me that this is exactly the same team as the one who were the 5th lowest scorers last season but with a less defensive manager and without last seasons starting CB I'll whisper it but we have the same defensive 'unit' Monk had except we don't have Gibson that's why the reinvention of Howson into a RB and Shotton apparently as a CB now terrifies the life out of me. Paddy Reading hasn't really put down the marker that's said he's ready to take Friend's place, Stubbs has looked ok he might be a good backup option, Wood's still a little young for the big step up and Spence has been anonymous really. Tav is not a winger for me he's a 10 and Marvin Johnson/Gestede have had decent preseasons but I wouldn't trust them near our ideal XI. It all feels very Monkesque to me from personnel to tactics to suddenly going braindead when the opposition cross a ball. Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Be interesting to see what Woodgate says after that one. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,219 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 24 minutes ago, Brunners said: Well it's about 80% of our actual starting line up so you would hope that they could get something going, yeah. We all hope that but hope is different to expectation. Look at that line up and forget for a moment who we have in our squad. Now tell me what that team's strengths are in your opinion? Then tell me how a team like that goes about winning games? All the weaknesses we had last season are still there but we've now also got extra weaknesses like Shotton as a central defender, an inferior GK, a fella who has spent most of a lengthy career as a central midfielder playing at full back. Three one paced midfielders who are all pretty much the same basic type of player and finally Gestede up top supported by two players who aren't wingers. Along with all of that, we are trying to completely change our style of play with a novice head coach, who probably got the job because he was cheap, and a coaching staff put together on the basis of people whose mobile number we still had from when they were here the first time and Robbie Keane. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
smogsterking the Inspirati 2,453 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Relax our 1st team won 7-1 ?? Link to post Share on other sites
2plus2 290 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Not worried about the result. Its just clarifies that we still need wingers. Fail to do that in the next few weeks; then I'll worry. With Braithwaite seemingly off we now need 2. Link to post Share on other sites
LBP 3,012 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 minute ago, 2plus2 said: Not worried about the result. Its just clarifies that we still need wingers. Fail to do that in the next few weeks; then I'll worry. With Braithwaite seemingly off we now need 2. We need 2 even if Braithwaite stays imo Link to post Share on other sites
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