Switzerland Match Thread (March 2024)

horsebox wrote: Some amount of doom and gloom here. I thought we played reasonably well, a lot better than we did under Kenny. Idah had a great game when he came on - we do that lack that quality to open teams up, loads of times the killer pass was too short\long or just off, I thought Cullen had a great second half.  I think you see the game differently when your at the game.

your wrong, it can't be said anymore we don't have the players, we just can't have a manager that picks our best team. 

The Swiss or any team for that matter are just so technically better on the ball than us. When we pressed them they dont panic they just knock it around and work it out. When they do it to us we panic faff around at the back and send it back to Bazunu who can only belt it upfield. We dont have anyone who can take a pass and turn and move forward. The likes of Cullen will take a pass with his back to the oppositions goal and pass it sideways or inevitable back which invites more pressure. We just need some fooking proper midfielders. 

Paddy just doesnt look like scoring even if we played for another few hours.  To add insult to i jury we win a penalty and Ferguson decides to do a Hams Moleman effort

horsebox wrote: Some amount of doom and gloom here. I thought we played reasonably well, a lot better than we did under Kenny. Idah had a great game when he came on - we do that lack that quality to open teams up, loads of times the killer pass was too short\long or just off, I thought Cullen had a great second half.  I think you see the game differently when your at the game.

The 1st half in particular was dire. We only started to carry any sort of threat from around 35 mins onwards.

giveittochristie wrote: I thought Smallbone again did well when he came on - was willing to go back and take it from Bazunu and try play out from there. I don't think Knight can play in a midfield two, he was really poor in the first half i thought and a big part of the reason the Swiss dominated midfield so much. Xhaka showed his quality too, what we would do for someone like him.

Godzilla wrote: giveittochristie wrote: I thought Smallbone again did well when he came on - was willing to go back and take it from Bazunu and try play out from there. I don't think Knight can play in a midfield two, he was really poor in the first half i thought and a big part of the reason the Swiss dominated midfield so much. Xhaka showed his quality too, what we would do for someone like him. Knight is a strange player. It's as if he still hasn't found a position. He's not quite technical enough to play as a traditional #10 and doesn't have the positional sense to play as a CM in a two. He's got legs and will put in a shift. He can carry the ball forward if there's space. He dug out a decent ball for Johnston after a driving run. But games often pass him by. It's mainly his work ethic that makes him an asset. He hasn't really developed like we would have hoped after showing a lot of promise as a teenager.