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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 5, 2015 10:30:57 GMT
Frankly I'm not remotely bothered about the results for the rest of the season other than I think despite our collection of no marks we will collect enough points to survive. I will totally reserve judgement on NL until next year when he has more of his own squad to work with. I don't think anyone can do anything with this lot but the bright points for me are the continued good performances of Vela and Ream, both of who should still be here next year. As for the rest, it would please me if they all went other than Walker Le Fondre and Eidur who in a better team will flourish. I'd keep Wheater as well but the rest of our defenders would be on their way for me with two good full backs a priority for me. With hopefully, mini Davvo, Clough and in a perfect world Holden back I'd be confident of a much better season. Roll on August.
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Post by Pedro on Apr 5, 2015 11:31:45 GMT
Well Neil Lennon said it all in his after match quote. “I felt that we could’ve been here until Christmas and not scored at certain points in the game,” he said. “We missed so many gilt-edged chances today, but I think we got the least we deserved, although I think we should have won the game given our opportunities." We were less unkind and were saying ".... we wouldn't score if they had another 90 mins and warning all the people leaving early that it was our chance to get an injury time goal . Not the greatest game that I have seen this season esp a poor first half. Great to see our never say die attitude has returned and that we were rewarded. From BBC: Bolton Wanderers Blackpool Possession 56% 44% Shots 23 17 On target 9 3 Corners 17 9 Fouls 14 15 Extended highlights - you will be surprised! www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/extended-highlights-bolton-v-blackpool-2377294.aspx
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Post by andyl on Apr 5, 2015 12:32:23 GMT
Interesting highlights flattering us? But they do show some dreadful misses. Their goal was a gift from Mills,Vela and Amos. Vela hasn't the speed to cover and was too square . Mills was cumbersome and Amos fell away under the shot. It occurred because Ream had made a good raid forwards. I think it illustrates what Ream and Moxey in tandem as at Liverpool might add to the set up going forward but critically defensively. Walker had not fallen back to help and no doubt that was part of why he switched over to the right. To be fair to Feeney they didn't really come down that side again but also Ream stayed back until late in the game and even thenlet Bannan do the overlaps.
Heskey missed three great chances, two on the highlights and an earlier one on the far post. He seems to get under the ball. The last happily fell for Eidur after Danns mishit shot. Just as well because Heskey's miss was worse than Bannan's and we almost have to go back to Llungberg's miss for Arsenal a decade ago to have witnessed a worse miss than Bannan's. Emile made us wait only 10 minutes!
Re Trotter he was our most competitive midfielder at Wigan and our most fluent at Ipswich albeit with some glaringly misplaced passes at both. Danns cannot cope on his own and in yesterday's four man, as it turned out, midfield with Walker inexperienced and Feeney a passenger Danns was isolated. And He hardly ever showed himself in space to receive the ball. When he did get it he was surrounded and invariably finished up passing backwards.. And Rochina when on was darting forward out of Danns passing comfort zone. Take Feeney and Danns out of that and put Trotter or even Coke in and it would all have been different. NL will pick Feeney at Cardiff but he shouldn't. A narrower team with Trotter aboard will be far more fluent and if Moxey and Ream operate together Walker or Eidur will have much more freedom
Yesterday in a midfield vacuum I agree that Bannan was the best player. I think in hindsight he deserved a 7 or maybe 8 but that miss!!!!!!
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Post by Pedro on Apr 5, 2015 13:53:35 GMT
Greydad says what so many of us must be thinking every game. "....... Amos needed to be a quicker with throw-outs, rather than be forced to kick long, but this is a long-standing issue with successive keepers..opposition teams seem routinely to receive throws from keepers, it is the exception rather than the rule with the Whites, for whatever reason." I have often wondered whether Edwin has this as a rider in the agreement to his generosity to BWFC.
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Post by joanna on Apr 5, 2015 19:25:25 GMT
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