The Blame Game

[The Bear]

I thought Jota was the only of the front three who showed anything at all.

You spelt Costa wrong there.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

No he didn't.

 

[Parkins left foot]

First goal - no one was expecting it to be hit from out there & all were wrong footed. On another day Coady's legs would have been closed & it would have cannoned off somewhere.

Second one we lose the ball unnecessarily (though we did that too often in the first half) - Doherty is out of the picture & Bennett gets exposed. I expected him to take the man & a card for the team (don't think that he had been carded at that stage) to halt progress & allow regrouping. Decent finish though.

 

[Tredman]

Personally i think Jota always looks better when you are there in person, you don't see his all round game on TV.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Jimenez has no experience in England let alone the Premier League yet has come straight into the side and aside being pivotal to how we play has also been instrumental in creating many of our goals. I think he’s started well, it’s whether he improves that will determine his true worth.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I like both of the last two posts. Bang on.

 

[Deleted Cyber]

If he was Aguero-like in front of goal, he wouldn't be playing for us.

Sure, someone like Glenn Murray will score more across the season, but you get none of the link play, which is fundamental to how we play.

The wide men need to step up their efforts in the final third as no goals from either of them so far is difficult to justify.

There is no quibble from me about his link up play and yes, Jota and Costa need to do more but Raul has had the chances and not taken them hence my stating he needs to sharpen up and bury a few. I like the comment that two of our top three always need to be firing. That's a fact.So far in front of goal none have shone goalscoring wise

 

[Tony Towner]

My problem with Jimenez isn't so much the lack of goals, it's his failure to work the centre halves. Watford's yesterday are Championship standard cloggers yet weren't put under any pressure. Now I appreciate that isn't his game and also appreciate his link up play, so I guess my issue really is what he isn't, hence the need to upgrade.

 

[VanWolfie]

I don't usually defend any player because they are paid well to perform at the highest level. However, I really think some of the criticism of Jimenez's performance against Watford is a bit over the top. I was amazed that, in the circumstances of the last week, he not only started but actually played for 60 minutes. Have any of you played a full international game, then flown over 12 hours (more importantly, across many time zones, which disrupts sleep patterns), then 24 hours later played a competitive game for 60 mins. I can tell you that it's very taxing on the body, no matter how fit you are, so I would hope that the extraordinary circumstances of last week would be taken into account when criticism is mounted of his play against Watford.

 

[Parkins left foot]

I don't usually defend any player because they are paid well to perform at the highest level. However, I really think some of the criticism of Jimenez's performance against Watford is a bit over the top. I was amazed that, in the circumstances of the last week, he not only started but actually played for 60 minutes. Have any of you played a full international game, then flown over 12 hours (more importantly, across many time zones, which disrupts sleep patterns), then 24 hours later played a competitive game for 60 mins. I can tell you that it's very taxing on the body, no matter how fit you are, so I would hope that the extraordinary circumstances of last week would be taken into account when criticism is mounted of his play against Watford.

Not criticising him, but maybe this was a reason not to start him.

Jota/Cav/Costa front line wouldn't have hurt

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Not criticising him, but maybe this was a reason not to start him.

Jota/Cav/Costa front line wouldn't have hurt

Is the correct answer

Ten points to griffendor!!

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Today's goal v Brighton

Traore for letting Bruno in
Bennett for letting Murray have a yard.

60/40 between them

It was an unlucky goal to concede but preventable.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

If we had one in front and one behind on the throw we don't concede.

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[YoungWolf]

My main issue is with the initial defending at the throw in too. You can’t just allow a throw to enter your area that easily.

Traore was slow to recover though even had Murray missed it was a foul on their right back by him!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We were slightly done over by Izquierdo landing on Bennett's foot when he challenged to put the ball out for a throw. He wasn't set properly as understandably, that bloody hurts and then we're not set up properly in turn. However it's still too easy.

Not sure who you blame out of Coady or Doherty for leaving Murray totally unattended, either could have sorted that out. It's lucky though as Bruno is shooting, not crossing/passing.

 

[Premier Quality]

I’m not sure I’d blame anyone - Doherty was stood next to Murray five seconds earlier so could have just followed him, and then probably no goal - but i think Nuno has instructions on where people should be, so it’s entirely possible it was Bennett’s job to get back in there, and Doherty was heading towards his correct position for the break.

 

[StuardoWulf]

I’m not sure I’d blame anyone - Doherty was stood next to Murray five seconds earlier so could have just followed him, and then probably no goal - but i think Nuno has instructions on where people should be, so it’s entirely possible it was Bennett’s job to get back in there, and Doherty was heading towards his correct position for the break.

Yep I think you're right there, but Doc has to have awareness that if Bennett is not there maybe? BUT I don't blame anyone after the initial throw in being too easy.
It was jammy blind hopeful ball overhead, spannered shot and a great finish by Murray. Bennett probably stayed central as blocking the shot was a priority over coverring a guy on the corner of the 6 yd box.

 

[machin05]

Doherty wasn't heading anywhere, he was just stood watching. Coady also should have made sure someone was picking up Murray as he jogged away from him.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

I think Bennett and Coady and both for more culpable than Doherty, they're the centre halves so they're the ones who you'd expect to be picking up Murray by default but they both just drift into the centre of the goal where there isn't even anyone to pick up, it's absent minded stuff. Similar problem with Traore when Bruno beats him to the ball, he's just on his heels waiting for the ball to come to him with no awareness of what's going on around him, there's no way Bruno would've beat him to the ball if he'd had a look and knew he had to compete for it.

It's just lazy and sloppy right from the throw in.

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Sorry ruii first goal is on you.it's harsh but as a world class keeper you should not get nutmegged.I
Bennett. You were dozing for number two so that's on you.