This sounds like I’m being v negative

That’s not the case, I just feel we’re in for a similar season to last year with a fair bit of defensive inconsistency.

Doesn’t seem to me from what I’ve seen so far that we’ve really dealt with the main issues that we had last season - ie coming up with a balance between defence and attack that works. I think we’ll be ok for 11th - 13th in the league as we look better offensively. Pukki and Rhodes offer a lot more than Nelson, even Srbeny has been looking good, and Hernandez and Marshall really offer a threat (particularly the former) in a way Murphy didn’t really for the vast majority of last season (although partly because Nelson was never in the box to receive cut backs).

However, had Rhodes stuck that pen away and tettey / krul not done a balls up, we might well have won comfortably, who knows?

I sometimes feel that the patient attacking approach leaves us playing a little bit passively in all aspects of our game and we then lack the intensity required when defending. Might just be me imagining things.

My overriding emotion is one of frustration as WBA were there for the taking and did bugger all to earn the win.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on August 12th 2018 at 11:03:41

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Just re-watched the goals (NCFC) - bullsch, Aug 12, 07:36:50
- Haven’t rewatched but I thought Tettey was complicit in two of them (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Aug 12, 09:07:15
  - Yep. I know he's a favorite on here but if it's your (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Aug 12, 15:38:03
  - He was to blame for the flick fanny for one (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 09:46:32
    - He did the drag-back in the first half, it worked and looked great but I thought at (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 12, 10:37:59
    - Ridiculous player. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dunney, Aug 12, 09:49:41
- He was offered a new deal and declined it (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 08:22:36
- I just rewatched the goals, yes we made some mistakes but so did they! (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 12, 08:02:32
  - I didnt mention wba mistakes because (NCFC) - bullsch, Aug 12, 08:40:15
    - Well done for missing the point completely. (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 12, 08:42:20
      - Actually i think i got the point (NCFC) - bullsch, Aug 12, 08:44:24
        
        No, the point is most teams make defensive fuck ups. (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 12, 10:10:22
        
        Yes but they dont normally cost 4 goals and ours lost us a game (NCFC) - bullsch, Aug 12, 11:40:19
  - Agreed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 12, 08:16:52
  - You're right. 1st few games always produce defensive errors (NCFC) - derbyshire canary, Aug 12, 08:16:40
    - The defensive errors would be less concerning if they were a one off rather than (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 12, 08:20:11
      - we had 5 players, that joined this summer, starting yesterday (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 12, 12:02:18
        
        The rebuild project is complete now haha (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 12:57:50
      - Can you blame Farke for Krul gifting them the game? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 12, 08:21:57
        
        No but we lost 4-3 (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 12, 08:32:33
        
        Did you go to the game, Jim? (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 12, 08:41:48
        
        This is true, but personally I think WBA are a poor side (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 12, 10:52:37
        
        This sounds like I’m being v negative (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 12, 11:03:41
        
        No but I watched it. I agree we played well at times (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 12, 09:01:02
        
        The half time thing is a concern (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 13:00:45
        
        Tbf their goal on 47 clearly set us back (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 08:46:07
        
        We didn’t take our foot off the gas. We nearly scored three more before their pen (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Aug 12, 08:35:35

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