nearly all the games you mention there...
were not lost because of tactics but because players missed chances they should have scored or made individual defensive howlers. As Neil discovered at the weekend it doesn't matter what tactics you use if players don't do things they should be able to do right - managers can't actually kick the ball for the players.
It wasn't "f***ing obvious" it was going to happen. it was obvious there was a chance of it happening but for a club with our budget at this level there will ALWAYS be a chance of it happening if players perform a bit below their level (or a few opposition keepers have blinders) or you suffer key injuries.
The difference between teams that come 11th or 12th in this league (like us last year) and teams that come 18th/19th (like us probably thsi year) is honestly often just a few bad breaks or bits of bad play here and there over he course of a season. Every year you play there is a chance the br4eaks will eventually go agaoinst you (as for instance Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan, Wolves and one of Fulham/Sunderland have discovered - all of whom were 'established' in the Prem at least as long, often considerably longer, than us). Keep spinning the wheel and eventually your number comes up...
If we had beaten Cardiff (twice), West ham and Fulham on Saturday - as on balance of play we deserved to do in all cases - we would be comfortably safe. For a variety of reasons we didn't and here we are...
Posted By: mr carra on April 14th 2014 at 08:29:51
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- I've just looked at everyone's remaining fixtures again (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 14, 08:15:02
- Dont get all the stick that the board are getting (NCFC) - ingi, Apr 14, 08:36:02
- Sacked with 5 games to go... that is desperation (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 14, 09:42:02
- failure to back or sack in January? (n/m) (NCFC) - dear prudence, Apr 14, 09:19:05
- The Board have done a decent job but it doesn't mean to say that they don't deserve (NCFC) - Chopper, Apr 14, 08:57:03
- nearly all the games you mention there... (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 14, 08:29:51
- that is what you get when you only concentrate on defense... (NCFC) - phrankin, Apr 14, 09:31:41
- The old trout from Stowmarket (NCFC) - Chicken, Apr 14, 08:27:36
- oh do fuck off (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Apr 14, 08:59:00
- What an ignorant remark, do your research. (NCFC) - trustsec, Apr 14, 08:57:17
- 'The old trout' (NCFC) - mr chimp, Apr 14, 08:34:35
- I've stopped looking, I can't see us staying up... (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Apr 14, 08:18:03
- The more you look the worse it looks. Only straw I clutch is that (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 14, 08:20:04
- Agree with that, it looked the same last year too before Swansea went to Wigan (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Apr 14, 08:26:55
- Agree (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Apr 14, 08:19:33
- The more you look the worse it looks. Only straw I clutch is that (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 14, 08:20:04
- Dont get all the stick that the board are getting (NCFC) - ingi, Apr 14, 08:36:02
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