I think it will be important to keep the ball at Villa first half. If we can

control the pace of the game there, knock it around and not make a defensive f**k up then their crowd and players will get very edgy given the pressure already building there.

Posted By: Jim on August 17th 2017 at 13:01:22

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attn. people who thought we weren't great last night - what do you want? If we'd played (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 17, 11:54:04
- I think the one concern is that we saw last season under Neil (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Aug 17, 12:59:19
  - I think it will be important to keep the ball at Villa first half. If we can (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 17, 13:01:22
    - Absolutely, and also if we are patient in possession and make them chase a lot (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Aug 17, 13:03:57
- I'm very happy with last nights efforts but hopefully we can fuse the two performances (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 17, 12:27:07
  - Seriously Jim, what has happened to you? (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 17, 12:55:01
    - You've always agreed with me, you just didn't know it! :-) (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 17, 12:59:17
- Yeah. (NCFC) - APB, Aug 17, 12:15:26
  - i think some of it was also due to the difference in the way Sunderland and QPR played the (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 17, 12:35:53
    - vmt (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 17, 12:41:34
      - Indeed. QPR flooded the midfield... I was pleased we were (NCFC) - Pixelman, Aug 17, 12:53:12
  - I saw that. I think Wes was trying to do what he'd done at Fulham, but like a lot of the (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 17, 12:22:59
- I think ultimately I'd like us to win 'pretty' through possession football but (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Aug 17, 12:04:58
- There's some work to be done still (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 17, 12:01:02
  - I don't think we were completely ineffective against Sunderland. (NCFC) - APB, Aug 17, 12:18:51
    - Yes that's fair, but I would say Sunderland contained us quite well in open play (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 17, 12:20:22
      - They might try and claim that after the event but for the first half an hour (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 17, 12:50:25
  - That's the other thing - of course there's work to be done. A new coaching staff and 9 new (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 17, 12:13:28
    - I'm happy with our start to the season (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 17, 12:15:59
- VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Aug 17, 11:59:47

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