Appleton's game management

And learned from what happened against Reading. We should have killed that game off with those late chances. So often teams stop trying to pose a threat, it still shows we need to be more clinical but that isn't Appleton's fault.
 
Well done to MA & the players.
We're far from the finished article & yet again injuries are haunting us. However, if the board backs MA with the permanent signings he needs, and we can reduce are injury list, we can have a very good season 🍊 🧡
 
Still all came down to QPR missing the last and final chance of the game right at the end with a ball over the top of the defence that caught everyone out. And a huge sense of relief that the header went over the bar.

The intention behind the subs was right, particularly with the pace of Corbeanu as an outlet. But the individual decision making and composure on the ball needs a lot of work to get savvy on eating up the seconds so that the minutes go quicker in those circumstances. Team before self.
 
Yes I was impressed by the game management (the late headed chance aside) and substitutions.
As posted already, it's a relief seeing immediate reactions rather than waiting for the "magical" 70th minute.

I've seen another thread accusing us of time wasting. I disagree with that.
I thought we got on with the game, unlike the Reading keeper on Saturday.
Corbeanu had a late chance in injury time which he hit straight at the keeper from an angle. Gaz would have taken the ball to the corner for a minute or so
 
Dave62 said:
Yes I was impressed by the game management (the late headed chance aside) and substitutions.
As posted already, it's a relief seeing immediate reactions rather than waiting for the "magical" 70th minute.

I've seen another thread accusing us of time wasting. I disagree with that.
I thought we got on with the game, unlike the Reading keeper on Saturday.
Corbeanu had a late chance in injury time which he hit straight at the keeper from an angle. Gaz would have taken the ball to the corner for a minute or so
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They were definitely timewasting, there's no reason why you wouldn't when you're 1-0 up in an away game. Do as much as you can to disrupt the home team from gaining momentum. Dan Grimshaw was pushing the limits of how long he was allowed to hold on to the ball from the start of the second half and the ref had a word a couple of times.

Dom Thompson did get a couple of whacks on the face but he made absolutely sure everyone knew about it as well. Although one of those he got the game stopped for Fiorini being down in play.
 
poolfc said:
Still all came down to QPR missing the last and final chance of the game right at the end with a ball over the top of the defence that caught everyone out. And a huge sense of relief that the header went over the bar.

The intention behind the subs was right, particularly with the pace of Corbeanu as an outlet. But the individual decision making and composure on the ball needs a lot of work to get savvy on eating up the seconds so that the minutes go quicker in those circumstances. Team before self.
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Mate, can you not just have something positive to say?

“It all came down to QPR missing the final chance.”

But how’s about.. The 3 points came down to us scoring and them not doing?

Bore off.
 
ItsGrimUpNorth said:
Mate, can you not just have something positive to say?

“It all came down to QPR missing the final chance.”

But how’s about.. The 3 points came down to us scoring and them not doing?

Bore off.
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Sorry boss. Appleton spoke about getting better and learning to deal with being ahead in games in his post-match so he'll know the score about how those last few minutes went, some of the decision making. It's a positive to learn from it.
 
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poolfc said:
Still all came down to QPR missing the last and final chance of the game right at the end with a ball over the top of the defence that caught everyone out. And a huge sense of relief that the header went over the bar.

The intention behind the subs was right, particularly with the pace of Corbeanu as an outlet. But the individual decision making and composure on the ball needs a lot of work to get savvy on eating up the seconds so that the minutes go quicker in those circumstances. Team before self.
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The guy was offside. The linesman didn't need to give the free kick because it was out for a goal kick
 
Wizaard said:
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The guy was offside. The linesman didn't need to give the free kick because it was out for a goal kick
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Ah that makes me feel better about it then in an instant! Didn't see the flag I was just waiting for the crowd noise then a big gathering around the linesman pleading to find a reason for it to be ruled out.
 
Dave62 said:
Yes I was impressed by the game management (the late headed chance aside) and substitutions.
As posted already, it's a relief seeing immediate reactions rather than waiting for the "magical" 70th minute.

I've seen another thread accusing us of time wasting. I disagree with that.
I thought we got on with the game, unlike the Reading keeper on Saturday.
Corbeanu had a late chance in injury time which he hit straight at the keeper from an angle. Gaz would have taken the ball to the corner for a minute or so
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We said that about Madine too
 
poolfc said:
They were definitely timewasting, there's no reason why you wouldn't when you're 1-0 up in an away game. Do as much as you can to disrupt the home team from gaining momentum. Dan Grimshaw was pushing the limits of how long he was allowed to hold on to the ball from the start of the second half and the ref had a word a couple of times.

Dom Thompson did get a couple of whacks on the face but he made absolutely sure everyone knew about it as well. Although one of those he got the game stopped for Fiorini being down in play.
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Remember their keeper Camp wasting loads of time in another game there. What goes around comes around.
 
Loco said:
Remember their keeper Camp wasting loads of time in another game there. What goes around comes around.
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Yeah it does that's why you can never take it personally and you just hope it's your team doing the pissing about by the corner flag because it means they've a result to try and keep hold of. Ideally you can go and kill it off 2-0 using the strength and ability of your forward line but as seen last night, it's rarely ideal circumstances.
 
poolfc said:
Still all came down to QPR missing the last and final chance of the game right at the end with a ball over the top of the defence that caught everyone out. And a huge sense of relief that the header went over the bar.

The intention behind the subs was right, particularly with the pace of Corbeanu as an outlet. But the individual decision making and composure on the ball needs a lot of work to get savvy on eating up the seconds so that the minutes go quicker in those circumstances. Team before self.
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Poolfc, it did logically come down to QPR missing that late chance but before that, Lavery missed a couple of great chances. I think on rewatching and in training he'll address those misses.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
Poolfc, it did logically come down to QPR missing that late chance but before that, Lavery missed a couple of great chances. I think on rewatching and in training he'll address those misses.
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Only so much you can do without the backing to really change things up and a lot of it down to confidence on that side of it. Was thinking more Corbeanu being sent on as fresh legs to work their defence and try to keep it up that end which was a sound tactic in itself and was looking spot on when he turned his man and got away. But his own personal instinct was to go for goal as if he's still playing in the U23s and it doesn't matter. So unless it's going in the top corner then it's giving the keeper a free long ball straight back up the other end and putting pressure on again. About learning to pick the moments which hopefully they will in a young team. It's better to head for the corner flag to wind an opposition player up into kicking you. That's where Madine would have come into last night if he'd been an option as he knows how it works.
 
Funnily enough, subs were on my list of things that I wanted improving under a new manger. Critchley was hopeless at subs but I can’t criticise what he’s done so far - bar maybe leaving Patino on but surely that was the physio and players call?
 
Critchley had little managerial experience, Appleton has lots and it shows in substitutions. Although it may also be a difference in how some managers work too.

Hes quick and proactive, not afraid to change things early if needed.
 
Well i thought it was a very good performance by the lads on the pitch and also very well managed off the pitch, the re-org and the substitutions were spot on having lost two influential midfielders.

Only criticism from me was the very nervy start. We could easily have been buried after 5-10 mins.

A big thumbs up from me
 
Don't forget teams can now make up to 5 substitutions at three different times in the game pus half time - it is more of a squad game than ever - you can now tactically decide to play one player first half and substitute them at half time, without impacting on options to cover injuries etc.
 
SIDEFOOT_SID said:
Well i thought it was a very good performance by the lads on the pitch and also very well managed off the pitch, the re-org and the substitutions were spot on having lost two influential midfielders.

Only criticism from me was the very nervy start. We could easily have been buried after 5-10 mins.

A big thumbs up from me
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I'm not sure that was too much of a surprise considering the two teams fortunes on Saturday, us conceding late, and them scoring two very late goals. I said before the game, if we are in it after 15/20 mins then we can settle a bit.

Management of the game was spot on. They did miss a couple of chances at the end to draw level, but that was always going to be the case. We could have killed the game off though at the same time as their pressure, so we have to feel confident that chances are coming, and hopefully, goals will come.
 
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