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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 23, 2023 12:57:16 GMT
It’s that time again…
“Battle of the Wanderers”
Although I’ve NEVER considered this a proper BOTW, the other ‘fake’ Wanderers being Wolves of course, that’s the proper battle
So Wycombe went down the route of appointing an ex player in Matt Bloomfield and in the short period of time he’s been in management, since Sept 22 with Colchester and now WW, he has a win % of 37, Evatts average is 47% and his Bolton average is 49%, apparently!!!!
Last outing they went to Peterborough and thanks to an own goal scraped a 2-2 draw, with just 39% possession, so that could work against us!!
13 shots with 8 on target, Rico and friends might have their work cut out in this one.
So far, they’ve played the same amount of games as we have and
Won 6 Drew 2 Lost 4 For 18 Against 17 Points 20
Defensively, we leak an average of 1.3 goals per game and for a team much fancied for promotion, that ain’t good at all and much work to be done to improve this.
So onto the game, if we start the way we finished v The Cobblers, we’ll be down 3-0 before half time. If we put in a performance like the first 30 minutes as the last game then we could be 3-0 up ourselves, that’s the fickle nature of this very average league
For me, it’s got draw written all over it 2-2
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 23, 2023 15:26:22 GMT
Given the run of games coming up rioch I’d actually take a draw here and now. To be fair though, if we perform as we did in the first half against Northampton we’d beat anybody in this league but we just don’t seem able to do it for 90 minutes. Once we concede we just seem to capitulate and we’ve done that so many times this season already and the jury’s out on what that’s down to. One thing I am certain of though is the futility and stupidity of Evatt making totally unnecessary changes after 60 minutes. Against the Cobblers when we were under pressure and could well have conceded a second, where is the sense in taking off your two main strikers and replacing them with one who doesn’t look fit and one who is just really awful? I can see the Maghoma change because he needs minutes but even then I’d have taken Sheehan off because when the game turns scrappy he just goes missing and actually Morley was having a good game. Still that’s all down to Evatt but just giving Bod twenty minutes here and there just isn’t fair and he looked well brassed off at the end as again he just never got intothe game. I can see him being away in January if it continues. We’ve never scored at Wycombe it seems so tomorrow would be a good time to break that duck and if the defence can just get it together there’s no reason we can’t win so I’ll stay positive and say 1-2 to the Whites. 👍
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Post by OohMac on Oct 24, 2023 7:21:34 GMT
In a way I see the sense in taking Charles off. He's grabbed his goal done his job and now we need him ready for Tuesday and we SHOULD back ourselves to defensively do our jobs and see out the game. And we SHOULD back our finishers enough that we aren't a one man team.
BUT
We are a bit.
One thing we can agree on that Evatts plan to tire the opposition out doesn't work and it's us that look tired and jaded in most, if not all games. That and that Dan N, Jerome aren't going to "finish" the game and JDB will be this seasons Sarcevic.
When you've got so much of the ball but aren't making chances and you're also having a lot of the ball but conceding good chances that must be mentally exhausting. Like when commentators always see "when you're on top you need to put the game away otherwise you know what's coming" think that's always in our players heads. 30 passes for us, lose the ball and they're 3 passes and are in our box with a dangerous attack.
Wycombe will know they can soak up the pressure all night long, hit one long ball and be in. I'm not sure if they're the same as they were under Ainsworth but if so we don't want to be falling behind to them otherwise it's a long night. Ball in play 20 of the 90 mins. Head injuries galore. All the dark arts.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 24, 2023 9:18:35 GMT
I don’t expect there to be too many of the dark arts tonight OM, not with the new timing by refs these days and I’d also expect Wycombe to consider this a game they can definitely and usually do, win. If we start the game on the front foot as we did on Saturday with the movement and quick passing we should just basically be too good for them but if we start with the slowly slowly sideways stuff I genuinely fear the worst. Santos seems to be the one who dictates that so let’s just hope he’s got his positive head on. Any changes I’d expect to be at the back and for me tonight it’d be a central 3 of Iredale Santos and Toal to add that bit of height and weight against a team we know is going to be physical. I don’t know why but I’m feeling pretty confident about tonight and think we’ll sneak it 1-2 as I said earlier.
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Post by one2many on Oct 24, 2023 13:42:05 GMT
Not confident. I think a draw at best. Lets go for a crazy 4-4 after being 0-4 up at half time. Imagine i get that spot on!!
I also predict that Dan Nlundulu will come on to replace Dion Charles and will NOT score. Wonder what the odds are on that?
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 24, 2023 17:02:52 GMT
Not confident. I think a draw at best. Lets go for a crazy 4-4 after being 0-4 up at half time. Imagine i get that spot on!! I also predict that Dan Nlundulu will come on to replace Dion Charles and will NOT score. Wonder what the odds are on that? Well if I was a bookie o2m I’d give you any odds you want on the 4-4 but I wouldn’t take your bet at all on super Dan!! 🤗
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 17:56:10 GMT
It will be same old same old pass around until we give the ball away with them nicking a goal BUT wait superman is on the pitch and we just can't do without him so clean sheet and 2-0 to us yea right COYWM
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Post by davidm on Oct 24, 2023 18:00:47 GMT
As usual I, and whites63, are the optimists.
I see no reason why we can’t get a win.
Play like the 1st half at Port Vale but keep it going for 90+ minutes.
Looks like the manager wants to tighten up the defence with Forrester instead of Williams. Not quite sure about Maghoma instead of Morley – neither are particularly physical. Maghoma certainly needs a better showing than his subs performance on Saturday.
Time for us to score a goal at Wycombe so I go for a 2-0 win.
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 19:03:51 GMT
Yesssssss we have scored at Wycombe COYWM
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 19:07:58 GMT
Maghoma with the goal COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 24, 2023 19:17:55 GMT
Proving once again
If you don’t buy a ticket, you don’t win the raffle
Well done for shooting Mag⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 19:21:48 GMT
We are still messing around at the back fingers crossed it doesn’t cost us COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 24, 2023 19:25:39 GMT
Yessssss⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 19:26:09 GMT
Yessssssssssss 2-0 Thomason with
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Post by chip on Oct 24, 2023 19:26:54 GMT
A good finish
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