45 Minute performances.

I think we suffered not having 2 up front, we made chances but they would have been better chances with 2 strikers I think.
It still the defense the worries me, Jullien was great, Ajer didn't do a lot wrong but everytime the ball went into our box it's like pinball, no idea what's going to happen, relying on too many last gasp tackles. I can't decide what's wrong with it, even with 4 at the back at times we looked too narrow, but the next minute they were running right through the middle.
Elhamed and Taylor would help I think but I think it's more of an organisation/positioning issue rather than just personnel.
Maybe its actually a midfield issue that's exposing the defense?
Bottom line is I don't have a clue, but there's an issue there that needs resolved, i think a good team would really damage us if we play like we did in that second half.
 
Ah no Boab,but the first half we should've been 3 or4 up, came out in the 2nd half and looked clueless,but my main point is, there seems to be a trend of, 45 minutes we show up,whether it's the first or second half, we can't put a 90 minute performance together
Better no be MD I am going to the Killie game on Sunday and if what you say is true then i am not bothering to buy a pie then to watch the second half let alone a bovril.
 
Better no be MD I am going to the Killie game on Sunday and if what you say is true then i am not bothering to buy a pie then to watch the second half let alone a bovril.
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It seems as if we can't capitalise on the intensity we show in the first 45mins and when the opposition get themselves together and get in our faces we just can't cope.
the worry is a league team might do that ,if we don’t gain advantage for all the chances we create!,but let’s not be negative ,the fact we played well in first 45 is what annoys,great chances ,yet !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hh
 
It's just a fact that we hardly play a full game. If anybody doubts that they must have missed most of our games. I sat at half time and wondered if they trend would continue and unfortunately it did. We might get away with that against relatively second rate teams like Copenhagen, but in the next round playing for only one half will see us getting handed our arse. Not good enough in the league either. Lenny needs to address this. We should have scored at least four last night. Being a great save away from a defeat just isn't good enough if we have any hope of beating a better team in the next round. Looked brilliant at times, Julien was superb but Ajer looked ropey and nearly caused a goal. Overall happy but we can't kid ourselves that 45 minutes is enough unless we score four.
 
We play an energy sapping style of football which we are unable to keep going for 90minutes...My only fear is that the longer we go in this tournament, the more burnt out we will get leading to a Seville year type scenario where we ran out of gas along the stretch and ended up with fuck all...Maybe its not a bad thing that the skunks are still in europe given that they will experience the same burn out
 
Teams exploit the way out midfield seems to go narrow the wide players need to stay a yard further out to stop their defenders being able to run up and down to provide an outball and would help their energy levels by not having to constantly chase out wide when the ball goes there
 
We play an energy sapping style of football which we are unable to keep going for 90minutes...My only fear is that the longer we go in this tournament, the more burnt out we will get leading to a Seville year type scenario where we ran out of gas along the stretch and ended up with fuck all...Maybe its not a bad thing that the skunks are still in europe given that they will experience the same burn out

1st of all, you mentioned the huns Docco!!! Before anyone else!!! Obsessed 🤣🤣🤣
And secondly you're right about our energy sapping football but what separates the good teams that play this style of football and the great teams is the that the great teams can take a rest and keep possession. Knock the ball about a bit. We seem incapable of doing that. Simple 5 yard passes seem to become impossible for us.
 

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