I know it's pretty normal to play strikers

but when we've played strikers this season, we've rarely scored. Adams probably realised this and went for a set up most likely to score and/or not lose.

Posted By: LowestoftBoy on May 4th 2014 at 19:19:57

Message Thread

RE Adams... shows a complete lack of balls today. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:09:14
- What a muppet (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, May 4, 20:37:31
- you can imagine the reaction if Hooton had done that (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:20:31
  - I was about to post the same thing (NCFC) - Mickdundee, May 4, 19:25:05
    - yep, so many agendas on here (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 4, 19:32:22
    - vmt (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:26:47
  - Hoots tried to play like that away from home all season. (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, May 4, 19:23:04
    - Chelsea players thinking of the World Cup so didn't wanna get injured (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, May 4, 19:26:27
    - he did up until January with some success (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:26:08
      - This was Chelsea, Hoots didn't go for it against teams in and around us. Big difference (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, May 4, 19:29:48
      - and then he started making adventurous subs... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:27:09
        
        pre Jan he set us up far more defensively (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:32:30
        
        Not true, he had us playing 4-4-2 in some away games (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:33:50
    - and at home (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:25:31
- Afraid of you and your venomous keyboard (n/m) (NCFC) - Graham 21, May 4, 19:16:14
  - Never mind you won't have to watch us next year (NCFC) - trt354, May 4, 19:34:48
  - I have no idea what he was afraid of... 5 defeats on his CV? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:16:49
    - funny, i was just thinking that! (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:17:34
- The jose interview............ (NCFC) - usacanary, May 4, 19:13:33
  - Jose thought we would bomb forward, and his side could take advantadge (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:14:43
    - no, it wouldn't have hurt us (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:22:12
      - Sounds like Hughton talk... lets play 10 defenders then (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:25:29
        
        this has been done to death now (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:26:37
- Hooper and Ricky can't score when they touch the ball (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, May 4, 19:12:49
- It's already been discussed down there vvvvvv (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, May 4, 19:12:21
  - He played Hooper then.... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:13:00
    - yeah, Hooper is fantastic (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:21:48
      - 8 goals this season in all competitions. (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:23:28
        
        so what? (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:27:06
        
        he won't be after that result today. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:28:02
    - I know it's pretty normal to play strikers (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, May 4, 19:19:57
      - well, one thing is for sure, we didn't score today. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:21:45
        
        Disgrace not to score away at Chelsea (NCFC) - duke of york, May 4, 19:23:25
        
        and the best defence in the league (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:27:28
        
        The point is, draw and we are relegated, and we ended the game with no strikers (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:24:26
        
        We're not relegated (NCFC) - duke of york, May 4, 19:28:14
        
        98% vs 100% relegation.......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 4, 19:31:51
        
        Did you bother to read beyond the message heading? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 4, 19:33:50
        
        we are relegated regardless (NCFC) - Charles21, May 4, 19:27:55
        
        I dont agree, I think we would have stayed up with 38 points... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 4, 19:31:05
        
        maybe, maybe not... who cares really (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:29:16
- Did he tell you that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, May 4, 19:09:45
  - Yes (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:12:38
    - 98% vs 100% relegation.......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 4, 19:16:58
      - vs 60% if someone did bag the winner... (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:17:47
        
        yep.....risk/reward......... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, May 4, 19:32:33
    - someone should tell him who Sunderlands last two games are against (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, May 4, 19:14:06
      - Reading that again "I was tempted to put two strikers on" blah blah (NCFC) - phrankin, May 4, 19:22:40

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