Bolton W v Wolverhampton W..... match thread

I am of the same opinion.

If only we could pull off something like the Villa, Cardiff, Bristol results but I fear Wolves are just too good.

We will pack our defence/midfield and have 25% possession. Please prove me wrong!  A 2-0 defeat for me too!

Note that Sunderland play Burton.

If Burton win, they will be 2 points behind and play us at home next week.

We could be next to bottom with one game to play.

If we don’t score a goal within the first 15 mins, that would, in my opinion, be our only chance of a point at the very least...
What am I saying!!!!!!!
I’m being fair in my opening prediction of a 2-0 defeat but if we could at least register a goal early on it might just catch them off guard where we could push on to go for a second but this is a PP side we’re talking about and after Noone’s positive contribution at Barnsley, he’ll no doubt drop to the bench just to confuse all and sundry

Really worried about this one.
A bad defeat may cost us confidence and survival !

Embarrassing
Poor SJM what would he make of this
Birmingham steal a march with a better goal difference

So far, PP’s side have given the Wolves 9 goals at 4-0 down 15 to go 😞😞

What's to say? If I raise the enthusiasm for a line or two it's more than my team did.

Jaded, unfit, uncompetitive and negatively led.

We were okish for a while but once Alnwick spilled Afobe's shot and palmed it out to the scorer that was that. We missed a couple of chances from Morais free kicks ( Henry and Beevers) and threatened no more.
Our manager, arms folded, looked 8 after the first goal and as usual didn't get going in the 2nd half.

Of course they are good, outstanding at this level but they weren't Man City or Barcelona. We played as if they were. We are just too slow and unfit. Afobe looked good. Not sure Clough will bulk up like him.

Al nwick 0 Flanagan 0 Wheater 2 Beevers 2 Robinson 3. Henry 3 Pratley 3 Buckley 1 Morais 5 Le Fondre 6 Ameobi 5

Another absolutely awful, gutless display.



We all expected to lose but to lie down against a Wolves team that didn’t get out of 2nd gear is shocking.



We lined up 4-3-3 but almost immediately it became 6-2-2. The manager selected 2 wingers in Buckley and Morais and then played them so deep. They played as full backs covering the Wolves wing backs. We all knew we would lose so why not make an effort to attack – we just played 100% negative with everyone bar Ameobi and Le Fondre back defending and it was awful.



Having said that, we had a decent first 15 minutes. Our attacking came from a number of free kicks that Wolves readily conceded. From one Pratley had a chance but headed weakly and then from another Beevers just fail to get a head on the ball.



All our hopes came to an end after 15 minutes when Afobe just outskillde Wheater and ran towards the box without challenge. He got a decent shot in which Alnwick saved but couldn’t hold. The ball spun loose and the defensive Morais should have cleared but he was too slow and Wolves’ wingback hit it in. Central defence was initially at fault, Alnwick made a hash of the shot and Morais was asleep.



The rest of the half meandered. Wolves rarely broke sweat but controlled it easily. We had 2 half hit attempts on goal which Ruddy could have wafted away and that seemed it. In the final minute of the half, yet again our central defenders slept. The Wolves keeper hit a long high ball, Afobe got between Wheater and Beevers, took it down, rounded Alnwick who recklessly charged out and scored. An awful defensive mess.



The game was now dead and the only hope we had was that our goal difference wouldn’t be battered.



It was.



Costa, Wolves’ right winger drifted in from the right beating Robinson. He just waved as he passed Henry who made no effort to stop him and we had 6 men back against 3 but they just flicked the ball through to a runner past our static defence and it was 3-0.



I haven’t got the faintest what happened for the 4th goal. We twice had easy chances to clear it but couldn’t and someone (who?) committed a foul for a penalty.



Thank goodness Wolves declared then as they were trouncing us,



As I said, they never got out of 2nd gear – it was so easy for them.





I did not expect any points out of this match but the performance was shocking.



The manager’s tactics were shocking – hoofball to Le Fondre continued.



Our passing ability was dire – we endlessly gave the ball away.



RELEGATION WRITTEN ALL OVER THAT PERFORMANCE.





As I said in an earlier post, if Burton beat us next week they pass us.



What tactics will he come up with? Will he play defensive and hope to grab something or play as per 2nd half against Barnsley and actually attack.



I despair.





Alnwick - 5 Let the ball slip from a not too difficult save for the first goal but Wheater and Morais share responsibility. Beaten too easily for 2nd goal. A good save from a header from a corner in first half.



Flanagan - 3 Hopeless. Not a very good defender and non-existent in any sort of attacking role.



Wheater - 3 Awkward and clumsy. Should have prevented shot for first goal. Out of his depth.



Beevers - 2 Two awful early mistakes almost cost us and was endlessly beaten. He and Wheater badly at fault for 2nd goal.



Robinson - 4 Best of a bad back 4. Got caught numerous times but at least attempted some positive forward play.



Henry - 1 Dreadful. Wolves just ran around him. His passing was abysmal. Wolves 3rd goal came from Costa just running straight past him without a challenge.



Morais - 3 Played so deep it was ridiculous. Couple of good early free kicks then his distribution sunk along with the team.



Pratley - 2 Just fouled and won fouls – his typical game. Had a header chance at 0-0 which he fluffed.



Ameobi - 3 Little danger. It is pointless playing him as a target man as he rarely wins anything.



Buckley - 2 Like Morais, played so deep. He was weak and totally ineffective.



Le Fondre - 4 At least he tried. Little or no service to him.



Noone - 2 Nothing from after he came on.



Vela - 2 Anonymous.



Clough - 2 Nothing.



Manager - 1 Appalling defensive attitude. We knew we would lose but to play 2 wingers as auxiliary full backs is shocking.