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A poor defence?

Postby nottsblue » Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:35 pm

We get laughed at, abused weekly and our centre halves are seen as a parody. Yet, we have the most clean sheets in the PL

A little message to the media

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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Piccsnumberoneblue » Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:52 pm

Wow. I didn't realise that
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby gmercer1 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:53 pm

Piccsnumberoneblue wrote:Wow. I didn't realise that

Thought that myself. Jesus I can't believe it.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Dameerto » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:00 pm

Someone send Lineker a tweet (or whoever is presenting MotD tonight) with this little gem.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Nigels Tackle » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:02 pm

we've also scored the most goals...
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Spurge » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:08 pm

Dameerto wrote:Someone send Lineker a tweet (or whoever is presenting MotD tonight) with this little gem.


There are a good few on here who should also take note of this FACT
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Dameerto » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:21 pm

Spurge wrote:
Dameerto wrote:Someone send Lineker a tweet (or whoever is presenting MotD tonight) with this little gem.


There are a good few on here who should also take note of this FACT

Not to sound like a pedant, but we failed to score ourselves in five of those clean sheets. I think they might be concerned about that too.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Spurge » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:39 pm

Dameerto wrote:
Spurge wrote:
Dameerto wrote:Someone send Lineker a tweet (or whoever is presenting MotD tonight) with this little gem.


There are a good few on here who should also take note of this FACT

Not to sound like a pedant, but we failed to score ourselves in five of those clean sheets. I think they might be concerned about that too.

Not trying to suggest all has been rosy in the garden. But some here like to point out negative fact after negative fact. So no reason not to point out a positive fact when it presents itself
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby South Stand Balti » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:43 pm

nottsblue wrote:We get laughed at, abused weekly and our centre halves are seen as a parody. Yet, we have the most clean sheets in the PL

A little message to the media

FUCK YOU

They aren't listening and they aren't interested but it's a great point you make.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Dameerto » Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:45 pm

Spurge wrote:
Dameerto wrote:
Spurge wrote:
Dameerto wrote:Someone send Lineker a tweet (or whoever is presenting MotD tonight) with this little gem.


There are a good few on here who should also take note of this FACT

Not to sound like a pedant, but we failed to score ourselves in five of those clean sheets. I think they might be concerned about that too.

Not trying to suggest all has been rosy in the garden. But some here like to point out negative fact after negative fact. So no reason not to point out a positive fact when it presents itself

Very true indeed.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby CTID Hants » Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:08 pm

Spurge wrote:Not trying to suggest all has been rosy in the garden. But some here like to point out negative fact after negative fact. So no reason not to point out a positive fact when it presents itself


Notable absentees in the match and post match threads today include CFTG & Doomed amongst others.... just sayin

Joe is in the mix for Golden Glove too.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby london blue 2 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:16 pm

Said a few games back that I feel lack of scoring has been our problem. We've started firing again and suddenly our defence is looking tighter. Wonder if the pressure has been lifted?

Really pleased for Mongala in particular. Will be interesting when VK is back.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby mr_nool » Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:16 pm

Yes, at times this season - just as in the previous ones - our defense has been a shambles. But that comes with our set-up. Our biggest problem this season is that we haven't scored enough.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Saul Goodman » Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:59 am

Nigels Tackle wrote:we've also scored the most goals...

Thought that was Spurs by alot? Or did Serg's 3 overtake them?
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Dubaimancityfan » Sun Apr 17, 2016 3:54 am

Saul Goodman wrote:
Nigels Tackle wrote:we've also scored the most goals...

Thought that was Spurs by alot? Or did Serg's 3 overtake them?


Yes, we scored 61. They scored 60 !
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby sidSmith » Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:02 am

What do we do now Kompany is on his way back? We've shut out PSG and now Chelsea, does he just walk back in?

I'm not sure we should be fucking around with our cbs everytime he returns from injury to then have to rely on them to rebuild a partnership once he's back injured.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Wonderwall » Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:48 am

sidSmith wrote:What do we do now Kompany is on his way back? We've shut out PSG and now Chelsea, does he just walk back in?

I'm not sure we should be fucking around with our cbs everytime he returns from injury to then have to rely on them to rebuild a partnership once he's back injured.


This is a head scratcher. He is oureally best defender and we are better with him in the team. However the team looks to be getting it together and I would trust them to go and get a result at Newcastle not just kompany though, sterling is also back and silva. It's going to be a tough one with some big names left out. The biggest one for me is iheanacho and bony. He needs to pick nacho on the bench and drop bony.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:12 am

Wonderwall wrote:
sidSmith wrote:What do we do now Kompany is on his way back? We've shut out PSG and now Chelsea, does he just walk back in?

I'm not sure we should be fucking around with our cbs everytime he returns from injury to then have to rely on them to rebuild a partnership once he's back injured.


This is a head scratcher. He is oureally best defender and we are better with him in the team. However the team looks to be getting it together and I would trust them to go and get a result at Newcastle not just kompany though, sterling is also back and silva. It's going to be a tough one with some big names left out. The biggest one for me is iheanacho and bony. He needs to pick nacho on the bench and drop bony.


Going off the evidence this week it seems Nacho has finally moved ahead of Bony in the pecking order.

I'd leave Kompany out too, we did it last season when Demi and Manga played the last six with Kompany on the bench, I think it's important for their confidence, particularly Mangala's, that they're left in there.
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Moonchesteri » Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:05 am

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:
Wonderwall wrote:
sidSmith wrote:What do we do now Kompany is on his way back? We've shut out PSG and now Chelsea, does he just walk back in?

I'm not sure we should be fucking around with our cbs everytime he returns from injury to then have to rely on them to rebuild a partnership once he's back injured.


This is a head scratcher. He is oureally best defender and we are better with him in the team. However the team looks to be getting it together and I would trust them to go and get a result at Newcastle not just kompany though, sterling is also back and silva. It's going to be a tough one with some big names left out. The biggest one for me is iheanacho and bony. He needs to pick nacho on the bench and drop bony.


Going off the evidence this week it seems Nacho has finally moved ahead of Bony in the pecking order.

I'd leave Kompany out too, we did it last season when Demi and Manga played the last six with Kompany on the bench, I think it's important for their confidence, particularly Mangala's, that they're left in there.


Yep especially Mangala should be kept in starting XI as he seems to be very much "confidence player". Tough choice for Pellers as Fully fit Kompany is one of the best CB's in the world
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Re: A poor defence?

Postby Dameerto » Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:10 pm

We have to go with the guys that got us the clean sheets surely - and give Vinnie some game time towards the end to get his fitness up.
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