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Tickled pink Cornwall 15 Jan 19 8.48pm | |
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Originally posted by steven_t92
Think he should retire in the summer, has struggled to make decisions this year with subs and we always seem to make them after we have gone behind instead of when we can all see the tide turning in matches. We need a manager with top league experience but still with some youth on their side. Like it did against Wolves?
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johnmcormick8 Brundish 15 Jan 19 9.03pm | |
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Roy is a good man, knowledgable manager. He works pragmatically with the players. The players give their all. what more can be done.
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iheartcpfc SE25 15 Jan 19 9.05pm | |
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Originally posted by Tickled pink
Which games exactly in your eyes were boring then? Newcastle, Saints, Chelsea, Watford (mostly), Wolves (h), Leicester arguably as despite us winning the football was dreadful
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Tickled pink Cornwall 15 Jan 19 11.21pm | |
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Originally posted by iheartcpfc
Newcastle, Saints, Chelsea, Watford (mostly), Wolves (h), Leicester arguably as despite us winning the football was dreadful
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jeeagles 15 Jan 19 11.30pm | |
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Originally posted by matthau
Our only issue is not scoring He inherited benteke and Wickham was already injured. We need a striker. We have no money What part of this is roys fault? He’s presented a team that attacks at will but need decent front men. Yes he fkd up with sorloth but only had 10 m to spend and who knows, that Norwegian club May had accepted 1m up front cos we are skint. Not many teams would accept the money we have available after big January spends in recent years None of this is roys fault. My only gripe would be has should make earlier subs but even if that happened I’d bet it wouldn’t have made that much of a major difference He inherited a £30M striker who scored 17 goals the season before Roy arrived?
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jhillman USA 16 Jan 19 12.45am | |
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Originally posted by johnmcormick8
Roy is a good man, knowledgable manager. He works pragmatically with the players. The players give their all. what more can be done. I couldn't agree more. It's funny how as soon as we lose a game, the usual crew wants a new manager. It's football - some you win and some you lose. Who else are we going to get that has the experience and know-how of Roy? Personally, I think we have one of the fittest and most skillful teams I can remember. The organisation of the team is so much better now - not by accident, but by Roy's hands-on approach on the training ground. I think he's done wonders with the options that he has - and when it comes to subs, I reckon Roy's in a better position to know who's fit and performing well than any of the "pundits" on this message board. We're still hovering around the point-a-game average, which, by the way, might have been better had some clown not sold Murray.
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Maine Eagle USA 16 Jan 19 2.40pm | |
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Originally posted by jeeagles
He inherited a £30M striker who scored 17 goals the season before Roy arrived? You can blame Hodgson for many, MANY things, and believe me I do, but he is not responsible for Benteke missing sitter after sitter. It was as if someone had put a curse on, it was painful, chance after chance went begging. It is RH's responsibility to fashion the chances through his tactical choices and personnel choices. It is the job of any striker at a premier league club to score realistic goal chances more often than not. I will agree that RH did not seemingly deploy a system to work to Benteke's strengths, but I personally sat and watched him miss countless clear cut goal chances. You cant blame Roy for that.
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 16 Jan 19 3.39pm | |
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
You can blame Hodgson for many, MANY things, and believe me I do, but he is not responsible for Benteke missing sitter after sitter. It was as if someone had put a curse on, it was painful, chance after chance went begging. It is RH's responsibility to fashion the chances through his tactical choices and personnel choices. It is the job of any striker at a premier league club to score realistic goal chances more often than not. I will agree that RH did not seemingly deploy a system to work to Benteke's strengths, but I personally sat and watched him miss countless clear cut goal chances. You cant blame Roy for that. Javier Hernandez (Chicarito) is a terrific finisher !
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Eaglecoops CR3 16 Jan 19 3.49pm | |
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Originally posted by Willo
Javier Hernandez (Chicarito) is a terrific finisher ! Yes, he isn’t quick, he isn’t particularly skilful or tricky, but he knows where to position himself and doesn’t miss many opportunities. I would have liked us to have signed him several times in the past. He would be my choice of an ‘older’ player to sort out Roy’s scoring woes.
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TheBigToePunt 16 Jan 19 3.49pm | |
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Can't believe there's even a discussion. Roy has done a perfectly good job with what he's had, would have had us in the top ten if he was able to call upon a decent striker, and may yet get us there or thereabouts even without one. A couple of additional points... 1. Roy plainly doesn't handle scouting and transfers, Dougie and the chairman do. So even if you don't like Roy, you can't use any perceived failings in the market against him. 2. Who exactly does anyone think we would get instead of Roy? Guardiola perhaps? Pochettino? Mourinho is at a loose end, perhaps him? Oh hang on, my alarm clock has just woken me up.... 3, I really do wonder if some people posting on here actually go to the games, or if they do, whether they are suffering with memory issues. We may not always sparkle under Roy, but the football is plainly better than that produced under allardyce and Pulis, who played overtly negative football. Having also had our fingers burnt trying to over play with de boer and Holloway, we finally have a manager who gets the balance about right between defence and attack (ie. about 60/40).
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matthau South Croydon 16 Jan 19 3.54pm | |
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Let’s not ignore this small detail eh
Originally posted by jeeagles
He inherited a £30M striker who scored 17 goals the season before Roy arrived?
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CrazyBadger Ware 16 Jan 19 3.58pm | |
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I Agree, Roy does have to go....to Anfield with the rest of the players. He then has to come back and carry on with his job.
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