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Hitch 22

Hitch 22

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Why on earth aren't we going direct and throwing balls and players in the box when we want to win .The players seem to have it drilled into them to play pretty football at all times .Whilst I much prefer our style of play overall I found it frustrating,side to side tip tap football when we drawing with 10 minutes to go .I know it's Lowe's style of play but that and the other team time wasting makes it a hard watch .Anyone else agree ?
 
Hitch 22 said:
Why on earth aren't we going direct and throwing balls and players in the box when we want to win .The players seem to have it drilled into them to play pretty football at all times .Whilst I much prefer our style of play overall I found it frustrating,side to side tip tap football when we drawing with 10 minutes to go .I know it's Lowe's style of play but that and the other team time wasting makes it a hard watch .Anyone else agree ?
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Because it's not 1980 anymore. I thought the patience was commendable and actually resulted in a couple of good chances rather than lumping it in and hoping.
 
The player who obviously would have been useful in the last 15-20 minutes would have been Evans. But we were right not be too gung ho or we could have been hit on the break. We obviously need a pacy attacking right wing-back and another striker. But we may have got ourselves a real find in Woodbury.
 
Lowe was going mad in the dugout, constantly telling them to drive forward. They just don’t appear to do what he wants. I think one of the problems is, they’ve spent so many seasons passing sideways and backwards, they revert to type when things aren’t quite working out.
 
Hitch 22 said:
Why on earth aren't we going direct and throwing balls and players in the box when we want to win .The players seem to have it drilled into them to play pretty football at all times .Whilst I much prefer our style of play overall I found it frustrating,side to side tip tap football when we drawing with 10 minutes to go .I know it's Lowe's style of play but that and the other team time wasting makes it a hard watch .Anyone else agree ?
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I understand your sentiment but long balls in to Riis and Parrott would achieve the square root of fuck all.

Even when we freed Brady up on the right, who checked back in on his left and put a wicked ball in, we’ve no one in that front line who wants to get in front of the man and throw their head at it.

I had no issues with the way we worked it out wide yesterday towards the end of the game but it was frustrating, the blasé, we’ve got all the time in the world tempo despite it being the last 5 minutes.
 
djwoody said:
Because it's not 1980 anymore. I thought the patience was commendable and actually resulted in a couple of good chances rather than lumping it in and hoping.
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Totally disagree. There's nothing wrong in going direct when the situation calls for it. Lowe is too wedded to one style of play. It's ok if you're Man City and can be patient and play through a packed defence but we don't have the players who can do that consistently.
 
It's not just PNE. The vast majority of teams play a slow, ponderous style of football where possesssion is king. Teams are reluctant to shoot from distance, cross the ball, try a hopeful through-ball or inject some impetus into their performance and attitude. There are too many matches which finish with teams having had only one or two shots on target. There has been a switch in emphasis in recent seasons with managers claiming the moral-high ground if their team has had the lion's share of possession when having drawn a game. Too many games now lack entertainment and excitement with large sections of the game similar to a dull chess-match played by beginners. Possession in the first two-thirds of the field will not win matches and the ball needs to be in the last third and notably the box more: please, no John Beck comments.
 
Paul Weller said:
It's not just PNE. The vast majority of teams play a slow, ponderous style of football where possesssion is king. Teams are reluctant to shoot from distance, cross the ball, try a hopeful through-ball or inject some impetus into their performance and attitude. There are too many matches which finish with teams having had only one or two shots on target. There has been a switch in emphasis in recent seasons with managers claiming the moral-high ground if their team has had the lion's share of possession when having drawn a game. Too many games now lack entertainment and excitement with large sections of the game similar to a dull chess-match played by beginners. Possession in the first two-thirds of the field will not win matches and the ball needs to be in the last third and notably the box more: please, no John Beck comments.
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Lowe said the football they played yesterday was terrific and then quoted a figure of five hundred passes.. using that stat to say we were great is like me saying I’m a millionaire.. because I’ve got a million pennies in the bank.. .. add to that our passing accuracy, which I believe hovers around 76 percent we are actually wasting a hundred passes going astray .. phew!! A bit of reality may be needed ..
 
Hitch 22 said:
Why on earth aren't we going direct and throwing balls and players in the box when we want to win .The players seem to have it drilled into them to play pretty football at all times .Whilst I much prefer our style of play overall I found it frustrating,side to side tip tap football when we drawing with 10 minutes to go .I know it's Lowe's style of play but that and the other team time wasting makes it a hard watch .Anyone else agree ?
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I think some were piling up front for the big hoof and the defenders were following orders to keep the ball until a midfielder drops to receive it.
Mixed messages amongst the players.
Lowe wants a system, but even his beloved Liverpool won matches with the old long ball punt up to Fairclough and Co.

I'll give some credit to the 11 man defence that was Hull City but poor shooting cost North End 2 points.
 
prestonmadhouse said:
Lowe was going mad in the dugout, constantly telling them to drive forward. They just don’t appear to do what he wants. I think one of the problems is, they’ve spent so many seasons passing sideways and backwards, they revert to type when things aren’t quite working out.
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We were saying the same, its deeply ingrained in their psyche.
 
Couple of times yesterday where Browne was near the edge of the box and I wanted him to try a shot. He’s got the ability from range, but doesn’t take on those efforts these days.

Still, I liked that he was trying to shake the game up a bit popping up all over the pitch.

We looked more creative when Fernandez came on as well, so that bodes well. He seems a classy footballer.
 
Schemer said:
Totally disagree. There's nothing wrong in going direct when the situation calls for it. Lowe is too wedded to one style of play. It's ok if you're Man City and can be patient and play through a packed defence but we don't have the players who can do that consistently.
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You've hit on an important point there - "when the situation calls for it." I don't think we reached that point yesterday, especially with the available players.
 
prestonmadhouse said:
Lowe was going mad in the dugout, constantly telling them to drive forward. They just don’t appear to do what he wants. I think one of the problems is, they’ve spent so many seasons passing sideways and backwards, they revert to type when things aren’t quite working out.
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Bloody hate that sideways back crap.....nobody taking responsibility to carry it forwards....just as frustrating as watching Southgates lot tbh. Hopefully a couple of good quality signings this week will give us a better balance.... plus a couple shipped out too.
I'd like to see a couple of the youngsters given a run out at Huddersfield on Tuesday.....maybe a goal for either Parrott or Riis to get them up and running wouldn't go a miss.
 
prestonmadhouse said:
Lowe was going mad in the dugout, constantly telling them to drive forward. They just don’t appear to do what he wants. I think one of the problems is, they’ve spent so many seasons passing sideways and backwards, they revert to type when things aren’t quite working out.
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Yep I saw that too
 
We needed a better option to try and play direct. When teams sit deep, you're not gonna be able to play through them. Brady's delivery is a weapon, but needs targets to aim for.
 
HunterLionheart said:
We needed a better option to try and play direct. When teams sit deep, you're not gonna be able to play through them. Brady's delivery is a weapon, but needs targets to aim for.
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That's the type of striker we need next - one who can give us that option. A younger and fitter Evans would be ideal. Somehow, I can't see Lowe going down that route.
 
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