Harrys subs - wrong

[MattyRangers]

You sir have been drinking..............

Only to wash down his magic mushrooms.

[rockandroll]

Taarabt should have stayed. he should have brought hoilett for cisse .
with taarabt you know something can happen at anytime, created all our chances and kept their mid and defence busy. as soon as he left they were all over us.

[hh9]

How much time has Harry to learn
... by the way I have not been drinking - just my opinion - I hope it is OK to have an opinion in here

[Sminky]

SWP nearly scored and would have done a few years ago, I think he needs someone like Harry to guide him.

Harry didn't look too upset at the end, I think he knows exactly what to do and how.

I trust Harry. Although I think you're wrong about Shaun, I suspect he'll be one of 4 shipped out in January. Each to their own though.

[paulmason]

How much time has Harry to learn
... by the way I have not been drinking - just my opinion - I hope it is OK to have an opinion in here

That's a very good point young man. Normally if you dont adhere to the norm on here you get goaded by the mods, but things might have changed.............

[RussRanger]

SWP may have done alright when he came on and hindsight is a great thing but I suspect many of us when we saw that change happening thought, "What the hell is he doing taking off one of our better players this season for one of our worst for over a year?" I did. And still think Hoillet would have been better.

[paulmason]

Taarabt should have stayed. he should have brought hoilett for cisse .
with taarabt you know something can happen at anytime, created all our chances and kept their mid and defence busy. as soon as he left they were all over us.

Are you referring to the times he lost the ball and they broke and nearly scored ?

PS: His distribution and decision making in the final third were sloppy and schoolboy like, but you can choose to ignore if it you like.

[DeepcutHoop]

That's a very good point young man. Normally if you dont adhere to the norm on here you get goaded by the mods, but things might have changed.............

[paulmason]

Is that stainrod ?

[Del]

Green for Cesar forced because of groin injury - Green did well
Park for Diakite - wrong - should have been Derry
SWP for Taarabt - wrong - should have been Hoilett for Mackie
Taarabt just has to be on the field - only one to make something happen
It is obvious that HR does not like Taarabt

Subs wer right.

He brought on Park instead of Derry because 1. he's abetter player, 2 has more pace and stamina, 3 he's more likely to be a threat going forward wehn we are trying to win a game.

Taarabt didn't have great game as some would suggest, he was ok at best. His passing was often wayward, rarely beat a man as tricks not working and too often when we broke in numbers he cut back and slowed up the play meaning our breaks lost impetus. In the end he was looking out of ideas and slightly disinterested. HE did work hard and put a shift in though, it's just not a night things clicked imo. And he didn't actually make anything happen in the 70 mins he had....

SWP was fine when he came on, quick on the counter and would work back to help preserve at least a point, which Hoilett doesn't do. He also nearly scored.

I think Mackie stayed on as was doing ok and working their LB pretty well and as for SWP could be relied on to work back if needed to preseerve the point.

[theblackmafia.]

I thought he chose right and they all done okay, especially Green (apart from his kicking!). Taarabt annoys the f... out of me. Yes he has amazing skill, can pick a pass and aint too slow, but by God he needs to learn to pass quicker. When we break he more often than not holds onto the ball for a few seconds too long meaning defenders get back and the chance is harder.

Mackie ran his socks off but that's it. Great to have that style of player if we need to defend a lead or a point late on, but not from the start. I'll give him credit today though for his workrate.

[Marshy]

Subs wer right.

He brought on Park instead of Derry because 1. he's abetter player, 2 has more pace and stamina, 3 he's more likely to be a threat going forward wehn we are trying to win a game.

Taarabt didn't have great game as some would suggest, he was ok at best. His passing was often wayward, rarely beat a man as tricks not working and too often when we broke in numbers he cut back and slowed up the play meaning our breaks lost impetus. In the end he was looking out of ideas and slightly disinterested. HE did work hard and put a shift in though, it's just not a night things clicked imo. And he didn't actually make anything happen in the 70 mins he had....

SWP was fine when he came on, quick on the counter and would work back to help preserve at least a point, which Hoilett doesn't do. He also nearly scored.

I think Mackie stayed on as was doing ok and working their LB pretty well and as for SWP could be relied on to work back if needed to preseerve the point.

But we didn't break in numbers. There is hardly anyone in front of him making any decent runs off the ball so he cuts back in.

[Marshy]

Are you referring to the times he lost the ball and they broke and nearly scored ?

PS: His distribution and decision making in the final third were sloppy and schoolboy like, but you can choose to ignore if it you like.

What COMPLETE NONSENSE. How many times did they nearly score? Twice. And how many times was this because Tarbs had lost the ball? None.

If you're going to criticise a player, at least do it using facts, not making things up.

[Del]

But we didn't break in numbers. There is hardly anyone in front of him making any decent runs off the ball so he cuts back in.

There were plenty of occasions when we broke in numbers, with them being the advanced midfield 3 of Taarabt, Granero and Mackie together, behind Cisse, sometimes even with Diakite supporting also! They were breaking as a group, which should've been able to make somethign happen but at times Adel decided to cut back and beat the man chasing him again, rather the pass to any of the above who were advancing. As soon as he did this they got large numbers back and the attack was dead.

[vblockranger]

thought Adel did himself no favours with Harry watching...lost the ball numerous times while trying something fancy..JUST PASS THE ****ING BALL!