The Charlton players don't seem to know "how to score a goal". They're confident with everything else but it's like they haven't studied that bit of the syllabus yet!
Some of them have scored at other clubs and we rely on them to remember what they were taught. Or maybe the coaching is fine and we just need a couple of decent strikers.....
I think Big Bob made some mistakes today. At about 60 minutes I think the game was crying out for substitutions. I thought Harriott was starting to make bad decisions. Igor was starting to chase a lost cause and he needed some different support. I think JBG played well but there's only a certain amount he can do and by the end we just ran out of ideas all around.
I don't understand bringing Tucudean on after 85 minutes and Bulot on 90. What can they do to change the game at that late stage?
Having said all that, I thought Ipswich played well and looked more dangerous than us in the second half. I thought our central midfield went a bit AWOL in the second half.
If anyone is blaming Fox then they are mistaken in my opinion. The problems weren't at left back. Most of the problems we had were in central midfield and a lack of good support up front.
The sad thing is that I think they were there for the taking. However, Bob's cautious approach allowed Ipswich to start getting into the game a lot more in the 2nd half and I wasn't surprised to see the goal.
I thought Nicky Pope had a good game as well as Solly and the two central defenders.
We shouldn't have lost that but we did. Bob has some thinking to do regarding the way he approached the game today I think. Maybe he's being too cautious, especially at home.
Very disappointing result, but one of our best performances so far under Bob Peeters. A draw would probably have been a fair result, but this was a game we could easily have won.
Peeters set up with what looked like a flexible 4-1-3-2 with Coquelin holding and Harriott up front alongside Vetokele.
Ipswich began strongly, but after the opening 5-10 minutes we controlled the game and, at times, looked very impressive. We had 58% of the possession in the first-half, unusually for us, but didn't manage to get the goal our build up play deserved. Harriott played in Gudmundsson, Coquelin and Solly who all might have scored.
Peeters has overseen the arrival of some good players and quickly established a very sound defensive organisation. However, in the first half today I felt we began to see the benefits of a significant improvement in the quality of coaching on our general play. We moved the ball quickly and fluently, at times making gaping holes in Ipswich's strong defence.
Harriott was very impressive. He may have benefitted from being used centrally, but more significantly he played with remarkable intelligence and awareness. He looks a different player. Gudmundsson was also outstanding in the first half.
Not quite sure what Mick McCarthy said to his players at half-time. Perhaps the difference was that we couldn't retain the intensity and high press we'd used during the first period, but either way Ipswich made it more difficult for us after the break.
While no longer dominant in terms of possession we still created openings. Twice Vetokele failed to control when put through, once by Harriott and then by Wilson, while in a carbon copy of the first-half move Harriott again played Gudmundsson in on the right hand side of the penalty area. Having muffed his right foot shot in the first-half Gudmundsson made the wrong decision and tried to cut inside onto his left and the chance was gone. Finally, Harriott "air-kicked" when set up by Vetokele. It was the best chance of the match.
Ipswich had their chances too and, in fairness, grew stronger as the game progressed, looking the more likely winners as the game reached it's final stages. When the winner finally came, it was doubly disappointing. The goal was scored in time added on in injury time and Noel Hunt, on his debut and the man who had been injured, got it with a terrific finish, the ball having been deflected out to him by Fox.
The margins between success and failure are so fine. Had we won today we'd have all been very upbeat. We shouldn't be too disconsolate in defeat. We continue to improve and that remains very encouraging.
It seems I was hardly alone in thinking that Igor wasn't fit. Even the inane American commentator on the stream said he was "grimacing" . I've got to suppose Bob and the medical staff know what they are doing, but as a layman I'd have thought a fit Tucudean is better than an unfit Igor, and there might be a danger of aggravating his injury.
It's all very well talking about Noel Hunt and Darren Bent but those two have been on very high salaries at their previous clubs. And as the Yank said several times, Noel Hunt' s goalscoring record at Leeds was 0 in 20.
It seems I was hardly alone in thinking that Igor wasn't fit. Even the inane American commentator on the stream said he was "grimacing" . I've got to suppose Bob and the medical staff know what they are doing, but as a layman I'd have thought a fit Tucudean is better than an unfit Igor, and there might be a danger of aggravating his injury.
It's all very well talking about Noel Hunt and Darren Bent but those two have been on very high salaries at their previous clubs. And as the Yank said several times, Noel Hunt' s goalscoring record at Leeds was 0 in 20.
Trouble is we have no one else and a half fit Igor is better than a fully fit anyone else we have. I agree he shouldn't be playing but the temptation (desperation) is there.
I thought we played some really nice attacking football, especially Harriott i thought had a good game.
We didnt deserve to lose, draw possibly a fair result.
If Igor had been fitter and controlled one of two chances he was put in through on goal, we might have taken all the points.
Also dissapointed that twice Gudmundsson chose to shoot when a pass would have found Igor in the area unmarked.
Not sure why for the last 7 minutes nearly our entire team went to pieces and seemed unable to control the ball, could see the Ipswich winner coming for minutes before.
Another forward is a must preferably someone who can use both feet , find it amazing that certain players can't use both feet , played some good football at times but we really need to start converting our chances.
As frustrating as it was, we've only got ourselves to blame. If you can't score, you can't expect to win. We started the game with some excellent football. The passing, the movement, the awareness of one another was top rate. Some of the long range passing was perfect. The longer it went on though, the less likely it looked that we would score. The big difference for me was in the quality of the squad. XI v XI and I think we were far better than Ipswich, bring subs into the equation though and we start to look very lightweight.
On the positive side, I want to heap some praise on Nick Pope. He made several good saves today and always (well almost always) seemed to be in the right place. I think he's got a fine future ahead of him, I just hope it's with us. Thought Harriott played well for the most part too, most improved player of the week for me.
Everyone must see that we need a tall striker who can win ball in the air. If Rolly is too tight, then perhaps Bob Peeters can make a come back just the right build for us. Bob get your boots back on if you are not allowed to sign a decent striker!
A decent game, both teams played some good stuff, but were wasteful. While we missed chances, so did Ipswich.
Igor had a poor game today, his first touch let him down on several occasions when he had good situations, while Tucudean contributed nothing when he came on. I thought Callum was our best attacking player.
I think the team is improving despite recently being unable to score. We are competing in this league and I for one think we will be close come May. Some good stuff played today, especially first half.
Could have been 4-4. Didn't take our chances neither did they. Didn't deserve to lose. Didn't see the game out with a poor clearance from our poorest defender. No need for wrist slitting we've mugged off loads of teams like this in the past, what goes round comes round. We move on to Robin Hood country next week and maybe it'll be our turn to nick it, you never know in this game.
Gudmensen (spelling) wasted the best chance for that exact reason
Tbh losing discipline and pulling wide for no reason and leaving fox at ch, then the shocking clearance was the deciding factor in the game
Two key parts where better technique and decisions win us the game
D he had a chance when he should have hit it with his right foot but tried to cut back onto his left , also igor had a chance when he should have used his left foot to control the ball running across him instead used his right and it rolled straight pass him really annoying mate .
Yes a good game but the curse of Sky remains (and the early afternoon sun was causing our defenders problem). Mugged by the tractors again, last time first minute or so, this time 94th min. Liked them as a side, very balanced and the number three will be off to the Prem soon enough. We were good value but fluffed our lines in the opposition box (again). Gud really needs to finish what he promises and also start to put some decent corners in. Coq is class and his passing, long and short, was quality. Harriott was very good today and I agree that his going off was a crucial moment. On to Forest.
Just as an aside - a very clean match - no cards, but also very few free kicks. I may have missed one, but I believe the first foul given was after 31 minutes. (I noticed this, because just before it was given, I was trying to think if there had been one yet and I don't think there had.) Is this particularly unusual? Only I've never given it much thought before.
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Igor had 5 great passes which he failed to control or get a shot off.
Johann attempt from a great ball from Calum was poor.
That was some of our best play outside the box all season.
Other than one miss kick, Harriott had his best game this season.
Bob Peeters is blaming TBH for charging forward late on but do you not have to gamble to win home matches ?
I hear Bournmouth are giving Millwall a right bashing with attacking play down both wings.
But then they have got 4 strikers to choose from, plus 2 good wing backs.
Some of them have scored at other clubs and we rely on them to remember what they were taught. Or maybe the coaching is fine and we just need a couple of decent strikers.....
I don't understand bringing Tucudean on after 85 minutes and Bulot on 90. What can they do to change the game at that late stage?
Having said all that, I thought Ipswich played well and looked more dangerous than us in the second half. I thought our central midfield went a bit AWOL in the second half.
If anyone is blaming Fox then they are mistaken in my opinion. The problems weren't at left back. Most of the problems we had were in central midfield and a lack of good support up front.
The sad thing is that I think they were there for the taking. However, Bob's cautious approach allowed Ipswich to start getting into the game a lot more in the 2nd half and I wasn't surprised to see the goal.
I thought Nicky Pope had a good game as well as Solly and the two central defenders.
We shouldn't have lost that but we did. Bob has some thinking to do regarding the way he approached the game today I think. Maybe he's being too cautious, especially at home.
Peeters set up with what looked like a flexible 4-1-3-2 with Coquelin holding and Harriott up front alongside Vetokele.
Ipswich began strongly, but after the opening 5-10 minutes we controlled the game and, at times, looked very impressive. We had 58% of the possession in the first-half, unusually for us, but didn't manage to get the goal our build up play deserved. Harriott played in Gudmundsson, Coquelin and Solly who all might have scored.
Peeters has overseen the arrival of some good players and quickly established a very sound defensive organisation. However, in the first half today I felt we began to see the benefits of a significant improvement in the quality of coaching on our general play. We moved the ball quickly and fluently, at times making gaping holes in Ipswich's strong defence.
Harriott was very impressive. He may have benefitted from being used centrally, but more significantly he played with remarkable intelligence and awareness. He looks a different player. Gudmundsson was also outstanding in the first half.
Not quite sure what Mick McCarthy said to his players at half-time. Perhaps the difference was that we couldn't retain the intensity and high press we'd used during the first period, but either way Ipswich made it more difficult for us after the break.
While no longer dominant in terms of possession we still created openings. Twice Vetokele failed to control when put through, once by Harriott and then by Wilson, while in a carbon copy of the first-half move Harriott again played Gudmundsson in on the right hand side of the penalty area. Having muffed his right foot shot in the first-half Gudmundsson made the wrong decision and tried to cut inside onto his left and the chance was gone. Finally, Harriott "air-kicked" when set up by Vetokele. It was the best chance of the match.
Ipswich had their chances too and, in fairness, grew stronger as the game progressed, looking the more likely winners as the game reached it's final stages. When the winner finally came, it was doubly disappointing. The goal was scored in time added on in injury time and Noel Hunt, on his debut and the man who had been injured, got it with a terrific finish, the ball having been deflected out to him by Fox.
The margins between success and failure are so fine. Had we won today we'd have all been very upbeat. We shouldn't be too disconsolate in defeat. We continue to improve and that remains very encouraging.
Pope growing in confidence.
It's all very well talking about Noel Hunt and Darren Bent but those two have been on very high salaries at their previous clubs. And as the Yank said several times, Noel Hunt' s goalscoring record at Leeds was 0 in 20.
Need another striker desperately in January.
We didnt deserve to lose, draw possibly a fair result.
If Igor had been fitter and controlled one of two chances he was put in through on goal, we might have taken all the points.
Also dissapointed that twice Gudmundsson chose to shoot when a pass would have found Igor in the area unmarked.
Not sure why for the last 7 minutes nearly our entire team went to pieces and seemed unable to control the ball, could see the Ipswich winner coming for minutes before.
On the positive side, I want to heap some praise on Nick Pope. He made several good saves today and always (well almost always) seemed to be in the right place. I think he's got a fine future ahead of him, I just hope it's with us. Thought Harriott played well for the most part too, most improved player of the week for me.
If Rolly is too tight, then perhaps Bob Peeters can make a come back just the right build for us.
Bob get your boots back on if you are not allowed to sign a decent striker!
Igor had a poor game today, his first touch let him down on several occasions when he had good situations, while Tucudean contributed nothing when he came on. I thought Callum was our best attacking player.
Tbh losing discipline and pulling wide for no reason and leaving fox at ch, then the shocking clearance was the deciding factor in the game
Two key parts where better technique and decisions win us the game
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That's all I've got. Most have already touched upon everything else.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30155805
I may have missed one, but I believe the first foul given was after 31 minutes. (I noticed this, because just before it was given, I was trying to think if there had been one yet and I don't think there had.)
Is this particularly unusual? Only I've never given it much thought before.