We are on the right track certainly
Farke is a decent coach and there is no doubt that our first team is good enough to compete for top six, in fact I’d say it’s up there with any team other than Wolves.
Where we struggled earlier in the season is that a combination is fixture congestion, injuries, some questionable workload management and the squad being a bit too thin in certain areas meant that as soon as a few key players are missing or knackered we were not able to deal with it as well as we should.
It’s no coincidence that having a proper left back fit has made a huge difference to our defence (along with the switch to 3 CBs. As soon as Tettey and Trybull are out or knackered the midfield is not he same and I think we did not manage Nelsons injuries/workload well earlier this season.
The recent acquisitions give the squad more balance and hopefully bake us better able to cope. although a long term absence for Pinto would I think cause problems. It’s a bit of a shame that we left the squad a bit thin for the first half of the season or I think we could have been up there. For example whilst Godfrey has obviously benefitted from being at Shrewsbury you can’t gelp feel that had we had him to come in when Tettey and Trybull were our it might have helped prevent that disastrous run we had which has cost us.
Posted By: Jim on February 4th 2018 at 08:54:17
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- Before I press confirm on the open top bus order (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 4, 07:50:25
- I absolutely loved it yesterday (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:06:04
- Also, we win it EVERY time they put it in the box (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:07:27
- “sideways crabbing possession football“ (NCFC) - APB, Feb 4, 09:00:40
- Exactly. He didn't even see any of the game FFS. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 4, 09:11:47
- I’ve always wanted us to control games better and now we can do that but (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 4, 09:20:22
- Agree with that, but yesterday was perfect (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 4, 09:24:13
- Perhaps we did slightly on just two occasions, (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:01:18
- Yes, true. Tettey's yellow was necessary (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 4, 10:18:17
- Perhaps we did slightly on just two occasions, (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:01:18
- Agree with that, but yesterday was perfect (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 4, 09:24:13
- I’ve always wanted us to control games better and now we can do that but (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 4, 09:20:22
- Exactly. He didn't even see any of the game FFS. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 4, 09:11:47
- We are on the right track certainly (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 4, 08:54:17
- Isn't this a vindication of bringing in Leitner? (NCFC) - norway, Feb 4, 10:34:06
- We don’t miss Pinto. (NCFC) - APB, Feb 4, 08:58:42
- Another proper right back would be good though (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:03:04
- Pinto will be entering the last year of his contract this summer (NCFC) - pab, Feb 4, 10:09:26
- Not sure Reed long term there would work though (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 4, 09:17:13
- Another proper right back would be good though (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:03:04
- Thought we were going down, PAL? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Feb 4, 08:44:02
- Pulls teams are hard to beat any success against them is to be savoured (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Feb 4, 08:27:54
- I really enjoyed it MIKE. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Feb 4, 08:24:20
- Did Murphy have a good game? (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 4, 08:33:19
- Quite a good game. Competition on the bench... (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Feb 4, 10:10:00
- Did Murphy have a good game? (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 4, 08:33:19
- We did a great job against a team that parked the bus and played for a breakaway goal... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 4, 08:17:08
- I agree (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 4, 09:04:29
- Just can't believe Oliveira has become so blunt (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 4, 08:32:24
- Olivera becoming ‘blunt’ is not surprising at all. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Feb 4, 09:20:49
- His career has always been stop start nearly scored yesterday (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Feb 4, 08:40:38
- His goal record is roughly 1 every 4 games (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 4, 09:06:41
- I absolutely loved it yesterday (NCFC) - jAC, Feb 4, 10:06:04
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