Weekend Football Thread. *spoilers* 18-22

I thought we played really well all through the game to be honest.

3 very bad mistakes in defense cost us the game today, thats also 3 own goals in the last two games. We need to sort our defense out.

We were by a mile the better side in the second half.

Well done to the other team in Sheffield tonight, Unlucky Wednesday.

I feel like crying.
 
Tummy said:
I thought we played really well all through the game to be honest.

3 very bad mistakes in defense cost us the game today, thats also 3 own goals in the last two games. We need to sort our defense out.

We were by a mile the better side in the second half.

Well done to the other team in Sheffield tonight, Unlucky Wednesday.

I feel like crying.
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I don't think you played well in the first half, our defense just showed how much we rely on Kilgallon. Without him we are hopeless at the back.
 
We were even in the first half, we were just awful in defense and you took full advantage.

We were much better in the second half, thought you looked a little shell shocked or that you'd taken your foot off the gas a bit, don't think you feel apart or anything.

3 bad mistakes cost us the game, our inability to defend yet again cost us the game.

I'm in pieces :(
 
G|mp said:
Can you pussy's sort it out please?

At least call each other ****'s or something!

Amateurs.
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haha, I can imagine I will get it all if we lose in April, but I prefer to just enjoy my teams success, and forget about everyone else.
 
G|mp said:
Not really, he is a strange one.
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Pot, Kettle Anyone :p

What you reckon for the derby G|mp ? I'm thinking we are going to give them a good hiding, we really do owe them one. I think he may spring a suprise and start one of Rooney or Berbs with Owen
 
Loki said:
Pot, Kettle Anyone :p

What you reckon for the derby G|mp ? I'm thinking we are going to give them a good hiding, we really do owe them one. I think he may spring a suprise and start one of Rooney or Berbs with Owen
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You just need to start someone with an ounce of ability, and they will tear the £24m rent boy a new one.
 
Loki said:
Pot, Kettle Anyone :p

What you reckon for the derby G|mp ? I'm thinking we are going to give them a good hiding, we really do owe them one. I think he may spring a suprise and start one of Rooney or Berbs with Owen
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I dunno mate tbh, they seem to be playing well but with Bellamy and Benjani up front they're ****ed.

They are basically City of last season, they will raise their game 50% like they normally do and it will be a cagey 1-0 win I think.

Owen, 67th minute.
 
They aren't close to the same team as last year without a few strikers, different defence, all the weakest players long gone, Tevez hasn't really been a goal threat anyway. Their best and most consistant goal threat last year was Ireland, and from set pieces Toure, Lescott and Richards are very strong.

The only thing is you can't really guess at what team they'll put out, they have so many options for either a defensive 4-5-1, or an attacking 4-4-2. I'd also not underestimate Bellamy, he's been incredibly good for them so far playing wing or upfront. He was disciplined and VERY good defensively down the wing aswell, there really wasn't a single attack he didn't run full pace back to help cover at left back, he made a bunch of tackles and was good going forwards aswell.

Wonder if they'll risk starting Roque either in a 4-5-1 with Bellamy on the wing, or a 4-4-2 with Bellamy ahead of him.

Thing is you can say the same about Utd, no real clue who he'll start and where, or in what formation. Utds problem will be how well their midfield copes, its rather turned into Arsenals midfield, they struggle against very good central midfields like they did for 25 mins against Spurs till palacious fouled himself out of the game. De Jong is a truly great DM and Ireland makes a huge number of interceptions and tackles, along with Barry, not exactly technically a great DM or tackler, but gets himself about and pressures the opposing midfield, something Utd haven't coped with very well.
 
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Arsenal had better beat Wigan this Saturday. And by beat I don't mean score an offside handball garbage goal and a lucky bounce off the knee. I mean an Eduardo scores a hat trick and Vermaelen gets a goal type beating.
 
I'm afraid you're going to lose because I've picked Fabregas and Van Persie in my FF team. Haven't decided which one to make captain to really rub the defeat in yet.
 
da_mic_1530 said:
Newcastle need to bounce back after a dissapointig midweek defeat to Blackpool
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ally said:
god i hope we get back to winning tomoro, smith was a big miss against blackpool. just having to enjoy supportin my 2nd team liverpool now :/
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ally said:
are plymouth any good? likely to overturn us, mind i didn't think blackpool would..
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We definitely need a win today (and it would be nice if 'Boro and Albion drew). ;)

Plymouth are in a bit of a state at the minute (2 points from 7 games), I'm fairly confident we can get a result today, especially at home. I'm more worried about Albion winning and pulling further away at the top.

From what I can tell about the Blackpool game, although they were really up for it and probably deserved the win, we threw away a lot of good chances to finish the thing in the second half. Mostly due to Geremi not being able to hit a barn door with another barn door.

I'm glad we've got Smith back, hopefully he'll command things a bit today.

Panzer
 
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