Shoot more - Score more

PNE-Will · Oct 16, 2021

Obviously confidence is lacking with a number of players the ball gets to the box and goes sideways or backwards.

Riis just needs an arm round him and some kind words from a Rooney like figure to get into slightly better positions and then hit it!

Why is our best finisher taking all the throws? It's like Kane for England under Hodgson.

Love DJ but him and Brown don't seem to work in the same team.

Whiteman hits the ball very well but only played a small part today and doesn't get up much, hopefully he will be more involved on Wednesday!

deepdaledreamer · Oct 16, 2021

PNE-Will said:
Obviously confidence is lacking with a number of players the ball gets to the box and goes sideways or backwards.

Riis just needs an arm round him and some kind words from a Rooney like figure to get into slightly better positions and then hit it!

Why is our best finisher taking all the throws? It's like Kane for England under Hodgson.

Love DJ but him and Brown don't seem to work in the same team.

Whiteman hits the ball very well but only played a small part today and doesn't get up much, hopefully he will be more involved on Wednesday!

Agree with much of this, as a team that seems to be happy to concede possession we need to pass and move forward quickly (and accurately) when we do get the ball.
Riis missed his chance but it was really his only one and even the best strikers only score 1 in 3 chances (TBF).
I didn't get him taking long throws today with Barky on the pitch, fine whilst he (Barky) has been unavailable but as no1 striker today, with Barky playing Barky should have taken the long throws with Riis in the box.
Whiteman and Ledson are good together not sure why one was dropped to accommodate Browney, he, (Browne) should only get his next chance if DJ is unfit, suspended etc, and that's the role he needs to make his own, given the opportunity.

Naughton's moustache · Oct 17, 2021

PNE-Will said:
Obviously confidence is lacking with a number of players the ball gets to the box and goes sideways or backwards.

Riis just needs an arm round him and some kind words from a Rooney like figure to get into slightly better positions and then hit it!

Why is our best finisher taking all the throws? It's like Kane for England under Hodgson.

Love DJ but him and Brown don't seem to work in the same team.

Whiteman hits the ball very well but only played a small part today and doesn't get up much, hopefully he will be more involved on Wednesday!

Our best finisher has been on the bench all the time

PNE-Will · Oct 17, 2021

Naughton's moustache said:
Our best finisher has been on the bench all the time

In who would that be?

Naughton's moustache · Oct 17, 2021

PNE-Will said:
In who would that be?

Sinclair by a mile

SuffolknWhat · Oct 17, 2021

Sinclair is the best finisher but the current set up means he barely plays.
Go to 4/3/3 or even 4/2/3/1and he's a shoe in.

Naughton's moustache · Oct 17, 2021

SuffolknWhat said:
Sinclair is the best finisher but the current set up means he barely plays.
Go to 4/3/3 or even 4/2/3/1and he's a shoe in.

So we're struggling for goals but out best finisher remains on the bench because as you rightly say, our formation. This just says it all to me

Still Hoping · Oct 17, 2021

Generally 3 5 2 worked for us last season but yesterday before kick off I couldn’t see how we would hold it up or link up and we spent the whole half penned in, so frustrating

All the attackers available don’t offer the ability to play with back to goal, DJ was isolated also and they closed down very well, Whiteman has to play as he is the only one with the longer passing to get the ball wide, a combination of Browne Ledson doesn’t work for me

Murphy Sinclair Barky won’t prosper in this set up, we do have some flair but it’s hard to see it coming into play

Perhaps 433

Sepp Bauer Hughes Earl
DJ left Mid Whiteman holding Browne RM
Murphy Riis Barky

OB1 · Oct 17, 2021

Naughton's moustache said:
So we're struggling for goals but out best finisher remains on the bench because as you rightly say, our formation. This just says it all to me

And we’ve got two other players who have attributes to panic defenders who also have to stay on the bench or play out of position because of this stupid formation

ZeusHam · Oct 17, 2021

PNE-Will said:
Obviously confidence is lacking with a number of players the ball gets to the box and goes sideways or backwards.

Riis just needs an arm round him and some kind words from a Rooney like figure to get into slightly better positions and then hit it!

Why is our best finisher taking all the throws? It's like Kane for England under Hodgson.

Love DJ but him and Brown don't seem to work in the same team.

Whiteman hits the ball very well but only played a small part today and doesn't get up much, hopefully he will be more involved on Wednesday!

Didn’t know Sinclair took throw ins…

ZeusHam · Oct 17, 2021

Sinclair brought more pressing & energy in his sub appearance than the rest of the team did in 90mins. Has his limitations but he simply has to play more, the only player I’m confident in hitting the back of the net…

pnewortham · Oct 17, 2021

ZeusHam said:
Sinclair brought more pressing & energy in his sub appearance than the rest of the team did in 90mins. Has his limitations but he simply has to play more, the only player I’m confident in hitting the back of the net…

You're right, and I think the reason Sinclair came on like a man possessed was because he was simply horrified at what he'd witnessed up to that point. The complete lack of urgency or application.

And how many times does Riis have to slip over or get the bloody ball trapped under his feet.

It's painful to watch.

2 blokes in front of me nearly had to call me an ambulance by the end.

PNEFC! · Oct 17, 2021

ZeusHam said:
Sinclair brought more pressing & energy in his sub appearance than the rest of the team did in 90mins. Has his limitations but he simply has to play more, the only player I’m confident in hitting the back of the net…

If Sinclair had the Riis chance I think we’d have walked away with 3 points.

ZeusHam · Oct 17, 2021

PNEFC! said:
If Sinclair had the Riis chance I think we’d have walked away with 3 points.

No doubt in my mind

GloucesterPete · Oct 17, 2021

Just watch their shooting in the keepers warm-up.

The supporters are so magnetised by it they can't take their eyes off it; just to make sure they don't get a face full of footie from Potts.

Randall Flagg · Oct 17, 2021

GloucesterPete said:
Just watch their shooting in the keepers warm-up.

The supporters are so magnetised by it they can't take their eyes off it; just to make sure they don't get a face full of footie from Potts.

In fairness some of the finishing this week was incredible in the warm up. Whiteman and Ledson especially. Shame we rarely see either take a shot in actual games.

DJ66 · Oct 17, 2021

pnewortham said:
You're right, and I think the reason Sinclair came on like a man possessed was because he was simply horrified at what he'd witnessed up to that point. The complete lack of urgency or application.

And how many times does Riis have to slip over or get the bloody ball trapped under his feet.

It's painful to watch.

2 blokes in front of me nearly had to call me an ambulance by the end.

there was a point in the game when Sinclair ran at full speed towards the Derby players who had the ball, it did look a lost cause, but ended up with one of their defenders miskicking it out of play, I gave him a round a applause, it was good to see for a change

Soapy · Oct 17, 2021

When I read the thread title I thought it was advice on how to cope with being a North End fan.

PNE-Will · Oct 21, 2021

Say no more. Emil Riis must have read this hit it sweet. Game winning goal. Now please recover rinse and repeat....