Ipswich 1-2 Wolves: Verdict Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

Great 3 points. What a difference a manager makes. The despair after the 1st Ipswich game vs now and the elation of staying up. The back pass and free kick... very poor effort on wolves. Very hard to score in that situation, kick it further away to create space?

Who does Cunha replace as starter? or does he come off bench in 2nd half. Remember he needs to play so wolves can get max transfer fee to see him gone.

1) It'll be Munetsi who was invisible again for loads of the game, you genuinely forget he's playing

2) We'll get £62.5m for Cunha. No more, no less, regardless of whether he plays 0% of the remaining minutes or 100%

 

[leedswolf]

All old gold is the best, that's it.

We have only worn old gold for a very short time during the 50s.

 

[Tony Towner]

1) It'll be Munetsi who was invisible again for loads of the game, you genuinely forget he's playing

2) We'll get £62.5m for Cunha. No more, no less, regardless of whether he plays 0% of the remaining minutes or 100%

Not so sure on 1), Vitor was clear he sees JSLs form as a result of his presence and also talked about being a team, which may or may not have been a subtle dig. I think Cunha will be on the bench next week after seeing that.

 

[Squeak]

Not so sure on 1), Vitor was clear he sees JSLs form as a result of his presence and also talked about being a team, which may or may not have been a subtle dig. I think Cunha will be on the bench next week after seeing that.

And that is how it should be. There should be rewards for players who deliver results and Cunha needs to learn he is a cog in the team. His stupid behaviour cost him his place and now he can sit on the bench and dwell on it a bit longer. Our results speak for themselves over the last four games. No way he should walk back into the team.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sorry Matheus but you can't come back in because we beat Southampton and Ipswich without you.

Don't be silly.

 

[The Bear]

Not so sure on 1), Vitor was clear he sees JSLs form as a result of his presence and also talked about being a team, which may or may not have been a subtle dig. I think Cunha will be on the bench next week after seeing that.

Or he drops Bellegarde for Cunha.

 

[EpsomWolf]

I have fond memories of Bobby Robson’s Ipswich team from the 1970s and have had a soft spot for them ever since. After watching the rest of the PL teams for a few years there’s precious few I have any positive views on. Brighton are probably the least offensive of the rest.

I’ve always had a soft spot for them since 1982, when as an apprentice I had an arsehole boss who was a baggies fan. A rep invited a few of us to Portman Road to watch Ipswich v WBA. The arsehole boss was banging on about Regis etc for ages and Ipswich went and smashed them 6-1.

He had a face like a burst welly. Was ace.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Vitor clearly thinks Munetsi offers something to the balance of the team. It could be Bellegarde that makes way for Cunha I reckon.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Or he drops Bellegarde for Cunha.

I think this is likely, which is harsh as Bellegarde has been largely pretty good for a few weeks now.

 

[Jinky]

Drop Bellegarde who was nominated for player of the month a week ago?

I just don’t see it after yesterday’s comments about Munetsi. I reckon Cunha will come off the bench.

 

[The Bear]

Drop Bellegarde who was nominated for player of the month a week ago?

I just don’t see it after yesterday’s comments about Munetsi. I reckon Cunha will come off the bench.

I agree, probably that is what will happen, but if he does want to start him from the off it'll be much more likely JRB who makes way.

 

[NicholasG1973]

And that is how it should be. There should be rewards for players who deliver results and Cunha needs to learn he is a cog in the team. His stupid behaviour cost him his place and now he can sit on the bench and dwell on it a bit longer. Our results speak for themselves over the last four games. No way he should walk back into the team.

You can’t have Marshall Munetsi starting a PL game of football in front of Matheus Cunha, whatever the situation.

 

[sycophantia]

We have only worn old gold for a very short time during the 50s.

Now don't start all that again

 

[Alan]

You can’t have Marshall Munetsi starting a PL game of football in front of Matheus Cunha, whatever the situation.

We’ll revisit in a week, ay

Jean-Ricner is probably the closest thing we have to a like-for-like with Cunha, so I’m leaning that way. It wouldn’t stun me if Cunha comes off the bench, though.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It could happen. It shouldn't though.

'Never change a winning team' is a ridiculous fallacy.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Whilst Strand Larsen has looked better with Munetsi in the team our overall attacking threat is greater with Cunha playing ahead of Munetsi so he should play.

 

[Alan]

It could happen. It shouldn't though.

'Never change a winning team' is a ridiculous fallacy.

As someone who tends to subscribe to something like that idea (not completely, tbc), has there ever been a rigorous look at it? Not sure how valid that sort of research could even be; sampling would be a massive challenge and maybe not possible to do “right”.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's just objectively wrong.

All you're doing is playing someone you know is worse then waiting for them to have a shit game and you'll lose, then you'll do what you should have done in the first place. Nonsense thinking.

Makes even less sense when the inferior player isn't even playing well.

 

[Alan]

“Objectively” is too strong; your strongest XI may not always be your XI best individuals.

This isn’t to say I think Cunha shouldn’t start.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's just objectively wrong.

All you're doing is playing someone you know is worse then waiting for them to have a shit game and you'll lose, then you'll do what you should have done in the first place. Nonsense thinking.

Makes even less sense when the inferior player isn't even playing well.

Players drift in and out of form (and fitness) though don't they?

I'm not saying I'd do it with Wolves now, but sometimes a player who we'd consider to be "worse" than another might become a better player from a consistent run of form that the player who is "better" he's replacing?

I don't think it's black and white.

However with Cunha, he's significantly better.