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View Ian-VI's Profile Ian-VI Flag Vicenza 21 Aug 21 5.25pm Send a Private Message to Ian-VI Add Ian-VI as a friend

Originally posted by Wilbraham413

We have new young players, and we already look better than we did last year. I think people forget how woeful we looked in most games last year. We were ridiculously lucky to get the points we did.

There are some concerns, mainly Wilf's play, but I remain optimistic.

Lucky? A team basically safe in February, lucky?

 


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View redshift's Profile redshift Flag Toronto 21 Aug 21 5.26pm Send a Private Message to redshift Add redshift as a friend

I'll go with the glass half full crowd. Was an entertaining game and makes me hopeful about the year. Yes, pieces are missing but we're moving in the right direction.

 


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michaelpearce Flag grays 21 Aug 21 5.28pm

for me Wilf needs to be dropped he has lost pace and tricks which is sad , we need a winger with pace Wilf hasnt got it anymore, Guaita cant catch a ball i have said this for sometime great shot stopper but cant take crosses, lots of pluses and we looked better towards the end after a good start, so onwards and upwards

 

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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 21 Aug 21 5.28pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

I've got a banjo, so now all we need is someone with a cow's a*se

sorry didn't see earlier comments, I'll just bring a picture of a two posts a crossbar and a direction arrow in that case

 

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View adelaar's Profile adelaar Flag Edgware 21 Aug 21 5.29pm Send a Private Message to adelaar Add adelaar as a friend

Just back from the game. Not sure what to make of that especially with them being a bit of an unknown quantity. I'm mainly concerned about the lack of goal threat. Wilf was back to his moaning again, he thinks it helps him but if he just got on with it!
Defensively stronger I think, but tougher tests will come. I won't overreact even if in November we are still bottom 5 or thereabouts. Still time to get reinforcements which we definitely need.

 

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View palace_in_frogland's Profile palace_in_frogland Flag In a broken dream 21 Aug 21 5.29pm Send a Private Message to palace_in_frogland Add palace_in_frogland as a friend

New manager. New system. Key players missing. What do people expect exactly?

 

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View rednblueblood's Profile rednblueblood 21 Aug 21 5.32pm Send a Private Message to rednblueblood Add rednblueblood as a friend

Thought Gallagher and the two cb’s were good today. What was up with Wilf? Constantly moaning and I don’t think he even had a hard game.

 


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View Ginger Pubic Wig's Profile Ginger Pubic Wig Flag Wickham de L'Ouest 21 Aug 21 5.43pm Send a Private Message to Ginger Pubic Wig Add Ginger Pubic Wig as a friend

Brentford weren't bad but late in the game they seemed jaded and there for the taking. We didn't seem to sense it enough.

Guehi and Anderson look special. Mitchell looks like he might be able to grow in this kind of team (and needs to).

Wilf had a stinker but let's not assume his career is at the end of the road.

Gallagher was energetic but a bit of a headless chicken. Schlupp similar. Kouyate better in the second half to the first. But lacked composure.

Jimmy Mac was good for his age. And was outright good. But we are quite reliant on him.

So much falls apart at the feet of ward in this system..

 


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View Hudsoneagle's Profile Hudsoneagle Flag 21 Aug 21 5.46pm Send a Private Message to Hudsoneagle Add Hudsoneagle as a friend

I’m a little confused as to why the new young players can be used as an excuse in this game today. They were perhaps the 3 best players on the pitch for us.

Saying it’s early days is ok but saying we are bedding in new young players when they clearly were outperforming established players…well I won’t buy that sorry.

Wilf was useless and is far too often too isolated when he is wide left. That’s an issue for PV to work on.

It’s clear to me the refs are behaving differently this season…last couple of years any contact was deemed a foul. This season they seem to have adopted the type of refereeing we saw in the Euros. Wilf had better get up to speed with this ASAP.

All in all very few chances created and we were again a difficult team to watch. We picked up in the second half but to me the press from Brentford dropped off and allowed us some room…had they been able to keep up that press I wonder how we would have fared.

I still have major concerns around playing out from the back.

 

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View CT Charlie's Profile CT Charlie Flag 21 Aug 21 5.48pm Send a Private Message to CT Charlie Add CT Charlie as a friend

A result is a result. We were more fun to watch, and the defense gives me more confidence than it ever did last season. Andersen is a rock, Guehi dependable, Ward looked serviceable this week, and Mitchell... well, at least he didn't get BADLY beaten. (He passed poorly, though, and didn't look as focused as he did when trying to earn his time on the pitch.)

We showed much better energy at midfield; it's a shame we don't have Eze. Gallagher played a strong first half but ran out of steam. His fitness is suspect. Maca played another age-defying game, eager and disciplined from start to finish.

In past seasons, Wilf would have scared a team like Brentford for 94 minutes. Today, hardly ever. I'm worried that he has lost all motivation even to wow the crowd occasionally. He played, as we say in American football, like a JAG: Just Another Guy. Benteke unfortunately played like the Benteke of old – well, middle age: solid holdup play followed by missed opportunities for himself and teammates. Schlupp was JAG, and Ayew tried too hard to impress, missing chances to find teammates.

The defense is good enough, though better teams than Brentford will exploit Ward and Mitchell. On attack, we won't score many goals unless Wilf remembers how he used to love beating people, and Gallagher becomes comfortable with his teammates. Or Parish restructures Benteke's contract and pays him by the goal and assist.
And Eze & Olise get healthy and play hungry.

 

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View slubglurge's Profile slubglurge Flag welling 21 Aug 21 5.52pm Send a Private Message to slubglurge Add slubglurge as a friend

3 attempts to their 12, none on target, that's a pretty poor effort from us. We still struggle to score and Wilf is still moaning. The return of Eze cant come quick enough.

 

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View Den1923's Profile Den1923 Flag 21 Aug 21 5.53pm Send a Private Message to Den1923 Add Den1923 as a friend

Originally posted by palace_in_frogland

New manager. New system. Key players missing. What do people expect exactly?

To win some home games would be a good start!

 

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