Great minds n'evryfinCoops wrote:I can't believe that just happened

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Well said. It's very unfortunate, but a test of character. I felt ever since pre-season that using him was a message to the board to bring in a certain DM.hammers92 wrote:I know he made that mistake for the 1st goal but I thought it was a touch of class at the end coming over and holding his hands up and certainly doesn't deserve, I think any criticism. He's played 4 games in his professional career and so far shown plenty of promise. Hopefully yesterday doesn't ruin him and he disappears like Oxford, there's plenty to be excited about with this guy
Poor management to hook him at half time, unless it was pre planned and advised in advance .bubbles1966 wrote:Lost his footing momentarily before he received the ball for the goal yesterday.
Made 7 blocks, tackles, headers, interceptions etc first half - 93% pass accuracy. Not bad at all.
Bit unfortunate, overall.
Have to say, that was my first reaction too.ryanrc wrote:Think it's being harsh on him to haul him off. He was given a **** ball in a **** position and no support. Plenty of opportunity for us to recover too. The whole team was **** for that goal.
ryanrc wrote:Think it's being harsh on him to haul him off. He was given a **** ball in a **** position and no support. Plenty of opportunity for us to recover too. The whole team was **** for that goal.
Totally agree with this. If you watch the highlights, you can see that his foot gives way as the ball comes to him, which puts him off balance. Then, as I've mentioned in a couple of other threads, if you watch Ogbonna, he is standing in front of Ritchie (who nicked the ball from Rice) about 15 yards outside the box, but, by the time the ball reaches Atsu in the box for the pull back, Oggy has not moved from that spot. (He has just turned around watching the move unfolding).JerseyHammer wrote:
Have to say, that was my first reaction too.
9 times out of 10 that wouldn't have led to a goal.
Hopefully, he's shown a lot of promise, but he's not been put in a position to succeed by the manager. He's still a CB, and putting him out there in midfield in any situation other than totally parking the bus is just setting him up to fail. It's both outside his skill set, and his comfort zone. Hopefully when the new manager comes in he'll go back to being cover for the CBs, or go out on loan to a good opportunity to play consistently in the Championship.hammers92 wrote:I know he made that mistake for the 1st goal but I thought it was a touch of class at the end coming over and holding his hands up and certainly doesn't deserve, I think any criticism. He's played 4 games in his professional career and so far shown plenty of promise. Hopefully yesterday doesn't ruin him and he disappears like Oxford, there's plenty to be excited about with this guy