I think they are due to a terrible defence. Pinto for example is poor defensively.

Martin is a rubbish centre back and even Olsson is not great defensively. We play with two holding midfielders and one up front so its not as if the whole team are marauding forward constantly. I agree its not all down to the defence but the truth is that our defence is just not very good.

The two defensive spells that have cost us points both occurred when we were not pushing forward and were trying to sit deep and protect a lead, had stopped pressing and were not really doing anything in an attacking sense.

Posted By: Jim on October 20th 2016 at 10:16:58

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Ruddy, Josh & Pritchard (10 role) in. Wes, Jacob & McG dropped. (NCFC) - walksie, Oct 20, 09:30:13
- Drop Wes at home to Preston? Seriously? (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Oct 20, 12:15:14
- No way should McGovern be dropped. Or Wes. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Oct 20, 10:05:05
  - We can defend crosses in our area at all!!!! Maybe having Ruddy (bigger physically)... (NCFC) - walksie, Oct 20, 11:18:07
    - Do you remember John Ruddy at all? He's big, but pretty ineffectual moving around his box. (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Oct 20, 11:23:37
      - he was OK when he was brand new - I still think Rudd was better when he came in (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Oct 20, 11:46:30
        
        👀 you drunk bro? (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 20, 11:51:35
        
        yes (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Oct 20, 11:55:03
- Agree with Ruddy and Josh... (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Oct 20, 09:35:23
  - More reason to give Pritchard a game and let him prove what he can do!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - walksie, Oct 20, 11:17:00
  - 8 teams have let in as many, or more, goals as us. Only 3 teams have conceded fewer shots (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 20, 09:58:07
  - Defensive problems more due to attaching style... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 20, 09:40:30
    - I think they are due to a terrible defence. Pinto for example is poor defensively. (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 20, 10:16:58
      - Yup, our international defenders are terrible... (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Oct 20, 10:23:58
        
        Olsson is not terrible nor is Klose. Martin is ok at full back. Pinto is (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 20, 10:34:16
        
        Our defence as a unit though is poor. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 20, 10:34:53
        
        Not comparatively at the level were at though... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 20, 10:47:14
        
        Comparative to the rest of our team. Even when we went up under Neil before (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 20, 10:55:41
        
        Don't thing that's backed up... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 20, 11:00:26
        
        And re sitters being missed... (NCFC) - loz, Oct 20, 11:04:21
        
        VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Oct 20, 10:49:26
    - Agree. Why drop McGovern? (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Oct 20, 09:59:05
    - Agree... (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Oct 20, 09:58:52
- And why Wes? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 20, 09:33:26
  - Wes was completely shot against Fulham. I would give him a break.... (NCFC) - walksie, Oct 20, 11:16:24
    - Preston are better than you think (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 20, 12:54:10
  - Agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Oct 20, 09:35:38
    - Should have been to Jumbo's post! (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Oct 20, 09:39:27
  - Wes should have been rested for the Fulham game not Preston (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Oct 20, 09:34:50
    - Agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Oct 20, 12:18:06
- Why ruddy? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 20, 09:33:11
  - Very much this. Good luck to JR, but McGovern is a better keeper (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Oct 20, 11:03:29

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