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Ryan Lowes interview.

Ryan Lowes interview.

The thing is you can only work with what you have.

Imagine a joiner went to a job without the tools needed and his company weren't willing to buy any..so he had to use the butt end of a chisel instead of an hammer and a Philips screw driver instead of a cordless drill....Ryan is in exactly the same scenario he can only use and make most of what he has.
Fans wanted mcann to play more regularly which he is, they wanted riis back in the team which he has played a lot more recently, they wanted brady and alvaro to be in the same team at the same time which they are....some fans can never be pleased.
 
simo said:
In our case Lindsay's strength is not turning or accelerating but, so far this season, he's shown he can be calm and composed, positionally sound and a good and brave tackler and blocker. Obviously you set up to avoid exposing his weaknesses too much and opponents will try and work them.
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And that's exactly what we do - we build the team to minimise Lindsay's exposure, rather than building it around an attacking focal point.

This makes the defence formidable, but it weakens our attacking threat, because we're content to surrender possession for long spells, play with a deep back 5, allow Whiteman to act as a 4th centre back, etc.

But with the personnel we have available, this is probably the best we can expect while remaining "competitive".
 
Damp Squib said:
What are you expecting, some form of Mr Motivator-esque workout on the touchline?
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"10 at the back guys......and keep it tight.

bawk bawk like Troy Parrot."

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diggerb said:
Happy with last night's result, absolutely not happy with Ryan Lowes antics and post match interview! For most of the second half we were under the cosh, for the last twenty minutes we were obviously sitting too deep, a good manager would have been up on the touchline urging his lads forward, instead he is sat back in the dug out, looking extremely nervous almost cringing at the pressure we were under!! What sort of leadership is that!! He follows that up in his interview by admitting he felt we were really hanging on and was feeling extremely worried whether we could keep them out!! Sorry Ryan but for me that attitude is a deriliction of duty ! You need to be showing the same enthusiasm when your side are struggling as you do milking it with the fans at the end!!
Bloody poor man management in my eyes the team need a manager who leads!!
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Dereliction of duty? Seriously? Is this some form of fishing trip? Believe me. There are times when a manager can have little influence from the sidelines during a game. From what I can see he is enthusiastic during all games and maybe last night there was mitigating circumstances (eventhough I did witness him urging us out on occasions in the 2nd half). It appeared to me that the team collectively had resolved to a low to mid block , to keep their shape and try to hit WBA on the counter. The first two parts the team did admirably in the second half. Despite their lowly position WBA have an impressive attacking line up in Diangana, Swift & Wallace. To keep them at bay is some achievement. Sometimes you have to trust the players and leave it to the leaders on the pitch. Give your head a wobble
 
Thracia said:
Sky cut away to him a few times in the later stages and he was sitting on the bench with his legs crossed, listening to Gallagher etc. Body language-wise, you might conclude he looked nervous as the OP suggests. Or maybe his arm was just giving him some discomfort, who knows.
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Yeah Gally was saying something to him and he wasn't really listening or taking it in, think he was just desperate for that first home win and at other times he was up barking at whoever was closest to him on the left.
 
I somewhat agree with the OP.

It was a very good win, hard fought but we 100% held on for about 40 minutes in the second half (albeit we hit the post etc), and given we scraped over the line intact, it didnt really like a fist pump type moment (if we were away from Deepdale, then sure, no prob). But, id rather save the fist pumps for when we have played really well, or pulled something great out the bag (sheff utd 2-2 last year), not limp over the line, felt a bit odd.

I also thought RL looked extremely nervous (quite comically so) sat in his seat when the cameras panned to him. But, i dont think that is so much of an issue tbh, he just wants to do well for PNE.

Pleased with the win, 4 goals scored, 4 conceded - MENTAL season. But, start scoring (and keep a solid defence), and we will do great this year!

P N E !
 
diggerb said:
Happy with last night's result, absolutely not happy with Ryan Lowes antics and post match interview! For most of the second half we were under the cosh, for the last twenty minutes we were obviously sitting too deep, a good manager would have been up on the touchline urging his lads forward, instead he is sat back in the dug out, looking extremely nervous almost cringing at the pressure we were under!! What sort of leadership is that!! He follows that up in his interview by admitting he felt we were really hanging on and was feeling extremely worried whether we could keep them out!! Sorry Ryan but for me that attitude is a deriliction of duty ! You need to be showing the same enthusiasm when your side are struggling as you do milking it with the fans at the end!!
Bloody poor man management in my eyes the team need a manager who leads!!
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Sat in the dugout? Are you joking? I watched him jumping around, giving instructions, screaming at players to mark, press etc.
 
djwoody said:
Sat in the dugout? Are you joking? I watched him jumping around, giving instructions, screaming at players to mark, press etc.
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Yep, he needs to live, breathe and kick every ball like he really means it.

And then he needs to get off the players cases so he doesn't disrupt their fragile confidence.

And never never never never celebrate a win.

And show passion and connect with the crowd.
 
Let’s look at the positives. We have an outrageously good defence . Best in the league.

We scored early doors and could have had 2 or 3 in that first half.

Second half we were under the cosh . But I expected that with some of the players West Brom has . Diagana is a prem player all day .

Lowe made the right changes at the right time . Browne was being doubled up on . So bringing Potts on was the right sub. Same with Ledson for Brady . Brady doesn’t give you the stability Ledson does and was giving the ball away too much .

We have been struggling for wins . And any team in our position would be looking to see the game out .

We rode our luck . They should have had a pen . And woodman has made one excellent save .
We’ve won . Hopefully instilled a bit of confidence. And we move on too 2 tough away games.

That was a massive win last night . And does take the pressure off slightly
 
diggerb said:
Happy with last night's result, absolutely not happy with Ryan Lowes antics and post match interview! For most of the second half we were under the cosh, for the last twenty minutes we were obviously sitting too deep, a good manager would have been up on the touchline urging his lads forward, instead he is sat back in the dug out, looking extremely nervous almost cringing at the pressure we were under!! What sort of leadership is that!! He follows that up in his interview by admitting he felt we were really hanging on and was feeling extremely worried whether we could keep them out!! Sorry Ryan but for me that attitude is a deriliction of duty ! You need to be showing the same enthusiasm when your side are struggling as you do milking it with the fans at the end!!
Bloody poor man management in my eyes the team need a manager who leads!!
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And were did you witness this ridiculous comment from, was you at deepdale last night, was it from the comfort of your armchair, or have you copied and pasted from another dickhead🤔
 
Every time I looked over he was on the touchline. I swear with some this bloke just can't win. So what if he sat down to have a think or was just nervous like the rest of us that we wouldn't hold on to the win.
 
FANofALLfooty said:
Good job you're not the manager we'd concede at will...absolutely clueless

West brom had nowt to lose so as the game progressed there players pushed on more and risked getting hit on the break this then resulted in us being pushed back.

Our defenders strengths aren't pace/acceleration/speed...if we would of pressed to the half way line we would of been annihilated.


If you had van dijk, rio ferdinand and maldini you could of pushed up to their penalty area and they wouldn't of beat us on the break for pace...u play to your strengths

Seems common sense to me
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West Brom were pushed up almost to the halfway line for most of the second half, so yes, they should have been vulnerable to our counter attacks. The problem was, we couldn't provide balls over the top of sufficient quality for the strikers. Most of the time it was a case of hurriedly kicking it anywhere to get it away from our goal and almost invariably, it came straight back and put the defence under more pressure. If this is the way we're going to play, we need to be much better in this respect.

Another thing I would say is that it's disappointing to say the least that in our seventh season back at this level, we're having to adopt the tactics often employed - understandably - by Simon Grayson in our first season or two consolidating in the Championship. It's hardly what you'd call progress - but of course, we know the reasons for that.
 
Schemer said:
West Brom were pushed up almost to the halfway line for most of the second half, so yes, they should have been vulnerable to our counter attacks. The problem was, we couldn't provide balls over the top of sufficient quality for the strikers. Most of the time it was a case of hurriedly kicking it anywhere to get it away from our goal and almost invariably, it came straight back and put the defence under more pressure. If this is the way we're going to play, we need to be much better in this respect.

Another thing I would say is that it's disappointing to say the least that in our seventh season back at this level, we're having to adopt the tactics often employed - understandably - by Simon Grayson in our first season or two consolidating in the Championship. It's hardly what you'd call progress - but of course, we know the reasons for that.
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Interesting you mention Grayson as I almost posted earlier that what Lowe has had to do is not dissimilar to Grayson that first season (ie back to basics defending, make us hard to beat).

Grayson largely did pretty well but was never really given the tools to take things much further although was at least given some quality to work with in some areas of the pitch (eg Pearson).

The fear has to be that Lowe will have to continue this way and won’t be able to develop the team any further and it’s a lot to ask of the defence to keep at that level indefinitely.
 
MrBoomBoom said:
So, if I’ve read correctly...Lowe needs to behave like a cheerleader for 90 mins, and save the fist pumps specifically for away performances, more dominant like wins or late equalising draws - has anybody informed him of these rules?

Some proper weird oddballs on here.
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I think it comes down to the relatively modern affectation of having to show “passion” which, as far as I can gather, means waving your arms about and shouting a lot. If this happens and you’re winning games it shows passion.

If you’re losing games it could be anything, lost the plot/dressing room, no plan B blah blah. Possibly even into the realms of pivot and xg. Christ on a bike
 
I disagree. I thought he managed the game well from the start. I have been really critical but the selection was good, the approach was good. The quick passing in behind the defence was good. We defended well as a unit. When mistakes came later from tiredness, he took decent action.

Woodman was strong and alert but didn't need to really save us. We were always going to have periods against a vastly superior squad under the cosh but for me, on about 77 mins, I thought we would hang on.
 
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