I have to say that was as bad as I've seen (Marcus - I watched up until 3-0 so hopefully I'm allowed to comment?!). Right from the kick off when the ball went back to Ward and he was forced into conceding possession we were second to everything and just couldn't keep the ball. To be fair to Fulham they played with a really high tempo and often forced mistakes from people, but even when that wasn't the case we managed to give the ball away under no pressure. O'Hara was particularly guilty of that - when all that was needed was a 10 yard pass to retain possession and set the tone for others to do the same he'd try and launch a 30 yard wonder pass and we'd be on the back foot again. Kightly was a passenger and didn't look interested in taking anyone on - I was very surprised to see him come out for the second half. Even with 5 in midfield we got overrun and seemed to sit back when we lost possession with the midfield almost back in defence inviting them onto us, rather than pressing them as they did to us whenever we had the ball. I'm at a loss to see what Connor sees in the Berra/Stearman partnership - hopefully Bassong is fit enough to start next week - and I'm never going to be convinced Ward is a decent left back - his positional sense is awful and we continue to get exposed down that side with players 'finding' acres of space to play in.
Connor said about his team selection for the Newcastle game 'When you lose a game 5-1 you are not going to turn around and send out the same team and same subs' - let's see what he does after this result. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Crowe Sent: Monday, 5 March 2012 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NSWolves] Positives 12 goals conceded in the last 3 games!! Makes it exceptionally hard to win with a defence like that. Need to bounce back big time against Blackburn. Paul Crowe Sales Manager - Asia Pacific ConTech (Sydney Office) PO Box 3517 Rhodes Waterside Rhodes NSW 2138 Tel: 02 97396636 Fax: 02 97396542 Mob: 0406009562 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Website: www.contechengineering.com<http://www.contechengineering.com> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Millward Sent: Monday, 5 March 2012 8:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NSWolves] Positives We didn't lose 6-0. On 5 March 2012 07:45, Marcus Chantry <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: There was one major positive from this mornings game: >From the kick-off we didn't pass it straight back to Hennessey, instead it >only went to Ward at left back. So quite clearly we are making progress under >Connor. The rest was pretty ordinary: Shots on target 12 - 1 to Fulham 60% possession to Fulham I can't really think of any other positives. Anyone? -- Boo! Curbishley out! -- Boo! Curbishley out! -- Boo! Curbishley out! Before printing, please consider the environment IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of RMS. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. -- Boo! Curbishley out!
