Ah, so Maatsen WAS the scapegoat! Excellent stuff Lee, maybe Chelsea will quietly ditch us as a loan club now
You're jumping higher than your normal conclusions, @Leuth
There may be one of a hundred reasons that Maatsen isn't playing, from breaking a fingernail in training to eating one of Maddison's left over pizzas. Or he may just have been rested - and you could be right, after all.
Bring in players & then don't start them. Smith must be scratching his head & wondering why he has done. Started virtually every game for Swindon & now gone 2 games starting in the bench.Might as well just loan them back to Swindon.
Really glad I didn't part with my tenner to watch it on VP. Only wanted to see DJ play....
Yeah he's gone from starting for a team that is in a relegation scrap to one fighting further up the table...
Or do you think our squad is as bad as Swindon's
The way a section of fans see it, 'the wage cap', 'rebuilding the squad', 'the last few years' - we apparently do.
Bring in players & then don't start them. Smith must be scratching his head & wondering why he has done. Started virtually every game for Swindon & now gone 2 games starting in the bench.Might as well just loan them back to Swindon.
Really glad I didn't part with my tenner to watch it on VP. Only wanted to see DJ play....
Yeah he's gone from starting for a team that is in a relegation scrap to one fighting further up the table...
Or do you think our squad is as bad as Swindon's, two games against them it might be but not over the season so far
You must do, you were quite insistant that a Desmond was a good result
Jfc was poor last outing, should have been giving smith a try, and Pearce fills me with utter dread!!. Hope to be proven wrong obviously. But tinkering again= no consistency, no team formation and passage of play being built. Hope the 3 departments of our squad manage to try and play as a team.
I forsee 45 mins of quite turgid football, with changes necessary at half time. If I'm right, I can say 'I knew it.' If I'm wrong, it's all been a masterful reverse jinx and you're welcome.
Jfc was poor last outing, should have been giving smith a try, and Pearce fills me with utter dread!!. Hope to be proven wrong obviously. But tinkering again= no consistency, no team formation and passage of play being built. Hope the 3 departments of our squad manage to try and play as a team.
JFC is a wasted spot imo, we need a box to box type in his place.
I really hope we are not going to witness 20 minutes of aimless passing and squandering possession followed by slightly desperate punting in the general direction of Stockley and Chuks. Lets see some purpose and guile and quick tempo movement
Thought it was tough on Purrington not to be involved last week after his prior performance. Maatsans performance v Pompey certainly didn't justify the decision. I thought he was poor.
Ah, so Maatsen WAS the scapegoat! Excellent stuff Lee, maybe Chelsea will quietly ditch us as a loan club now
If you look at comments after last match fans were calling for Purrington over Maatsen.
Yes - comments based on a combination of 'as good as your last game' and 'better when not in the team' - Maatsen is obviously far better a player in just about every regard
Really disappointed not to see Jaiyesimi start. He's match fit. We desperately need some positivity injected into the side - we know we need to score first too.
he will come on at half time when we are chasing the game........again
I think box to box is less important if you get the ball forwards more quickly and cut out the number of passes. What would be troubling is if we carry on playing the same way.
Anyway it's not the dropping of Maatsen I'm taking issue with so much as not even having him on the bench. Presumably we need all 3 central midfielders and Matthews can do a job at left-back if required
Jfc was poor last outing, should have been giving smith a try, and Pearce fills me with utter dread!!. Hope to be proven wrong obviously. But tinkering again= no consistency, no team formation and passage of play being built. Hope the 3 departments of our squad manage to try and play as a team.
JFC is a wasted spot imo, we need a box to box type in his place.
Smith isn't a box to box type. They don't exist. Bowyer talked about it in the "disappearing quotes" in the article announcing Smith. He was spot on as well.
Maybe @Ollywozere could shed some light as to what happened to those quotes?
It's the team I was hoping for, taking into account the ex Swindon lads were unlikely to start. I prefer Pearce at CB to Gunter. I prefer Purrington at LB to Maatsen. Pratley needs to play as it's raining ad heavy going. Aneke & Stockley up front look better than Schwartz.
Jfc was poor last outing, should have been giving smith a try, and Pearce fills me with utter dread!!. Hope to be proven wrong obviously. But tinkering again= no consistency, no team formation and passage of play being built. Hope the 3 departments of our squad manage to try and play as a team.
JFC is a wasted spot imo, we need a box to box type in his place.
Smith isn't a box to box type. They don't exist. Bowyer talked about it in the "disappearing quotes" in the article announcing Smith. He was spot on as well.
Maybe @Ollywozere could shed some light as to what happened to those quotes?
Bring in players & then don't start them. Smith must be scratching his head & wondering why he has done. Started virtually every game for Swindon & now gone 2 games starting in the bench.Might as well just loan them back to Swindon.
Really glad I didn't part with my tenner to watch it on VP. Only wanted to see DJ play....
Yeah he's gone from starting for a team that is in a relegation scrap to one fighting further up the table...
Or do you think our squad is as bad as Swindon's, two games against them it might be but not over the season so far
Blimey, didn't take the apologists long to reply.
Its got nothing to do with League placings. I could (sort of) understand it if it was Sorba Thomas but both players have been playing in this league, against the same opposition.
Wondering if its Bowyers way of sticking 2 fingers up to TS.
Anyway it's not the dropping of Maatsen I'm taking issue with so much as not even having him on the bench. Presumably we need all 3 central midfielders and Matthews can do a job at left-back if required
Its why I feel there is more to it than being a scapegoat, if Bowyer just wanted to replace him I'd have expected him to be on the bench at the very least
Anyway it's not the dropping of Maatsen I'm taking issue with so much as not even having him on the bench. Presumably we need all 3 central midfielders and Matthews can do a job at left-back if required
God knows why you need 3 center mids on the bench. Surely one of those places could have gone to an u23 center half or striker for the experience if nothing else?
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You're jumping higher than your normal conclusions, @Leuth
There may be one of a hundred reasons that Maatsen isn't playing, from breaking a fingernail in training to eating one of Maddison's left over pizzas.
Or he may just have been rested - and you could be right, after all.
I find some of this criticism unjust when us fans do not know the background to these decisions
Bollocks you edited it as I was typing
Lets see some purpose and guile and quick tempo movement
Maatsans performance v Pompey certainly didn't justify the decision. I thought he was poor.
Tell me why you wouldn't rotate the squad in this league
i hope I am wrong but this set up doesn’t look right to me.
Why get the two Swindon lads in if your going to start them.
Our current players have hardly set the world alight in their recent games.
Unless I am mistaken more grief heading Bowyers way at 5.00pm
Maybe @Ollywozere could shed some light as to what happened to those quotes?
I prefer Pearce at CB to Gunter.
I prefer Purrington at LB to Maatsen.
Pratley needs to play as it's raining ad heavy going.
Aneke & Stockley up front look better than Schwartz.
Its got nothing to do with League placings. I could (sort of) understand it if it was Sorba Thomas but both players have been playing in this league, against the same opposition.
Wondering if its Bowyers way of sticking 2 fingers up to TS.
I just hope that Bowyer continues to start the upfront together form here on out and let them build a partnership and understanding.