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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:55:13 PM »
Castro reminds me of a young Lukaku….
or is it his haircut

Reminds me of a riskier Sawyers. Easy on the eye but ineffective and trotting around at his own pace

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:50:03 PM »
That’s that then. 3 poor goals to concede and suddenly game over. If only they’d have held on until half time we’d have had a chance.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:42:58 PM »
Saying that, if we keep it 1-0 at half time there’s loads of positives here. Arsenal haven’t exactly created much other than the goal.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:40:59 PM »
If only that were his only problem.

It’s a major problem in this system though. The press only works if everyone puts a shift in and makes the opposition uncomfortable. Their centre backs are being given loads more time on the ball than if Robinson or Grant was leading the line.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:32:07 PM »
Fellows looks decent. Runs about like Gera on the ball

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:27:06 PM »
The problem with with a half fit Zohore on the pitch is it ruins the press

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:26:01 PM »
Need to get the equaliser and knock the stuffing out of them. Either that or hang on til half time without giving away another goal.

Shame, we were the better side before the goal, now the heads have dropped.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:22:54 PM »
Zohore never fancied it. Anichebe mk2

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General Football & Sports / Re: Sam Johnstone
« on: August 22, 2021, 04:23:20 PM »
Pedantic.

Four games in and we're level on points.

But this is precisely the point. We’d actually be top on goal difference if we hadn’t conceded that comical goal. Yes it’s 4 games in, but It’s mistakes like that that end up being the difference between finishing second or third, or winning in the playoff final or not. Needs to work on cutting them out of his game.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Romaine Sawyers
« on: August 22, 2021, 08:53:46 AM »
I went on to the Stoke forum to see how he played last night and they were all very complimentary about him and a few even said the best 10 minute debut they’ve seen.

Hope he’s a success there and Stoke want to keep him on at the end of his stint.

He was fantastic in Slav’s system before the lockdown but as time went on and he got pressured on the ball more and more his deficiencies started to show.

Thing is, when you’re playing well and winning games he’s very easy on the eye and does the basic stuff really well. Knocks the ball around calmly at his own pace and is a good quarter-back type player.

When you’re needing someone to dig in, put themselves about and pick out killer passes when you’re chasing the game or struggling to break the opposition down you need someone a bit more ruthless. How many times did we struggle in 2019/20 when teams sat deep and we seemed to be left with Sawyers knocking it round in our own half or turning round on the half way line, especially when paired with another defensive minded midfielder.

10-20 minute cameos to see a game out against a poor Forest side aren’t going to be the best ones to judge him on.

Do wish him the best of luck though. At his age he needs to be playing regularly, especially at this level, and he’s clearly Baggies through and through, a bit of a wrong place wrong time now with us unfortunately.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Alex Mowatt
« on: August 22, 2021, 08:46:48 AM »
Looking a shrewd signing so far. Exactly what we’ve been missing in the past from our 2 centre mids, someone that gets forward and knows where the back of the net is as well as being solid defensively.

I do worry that we’re a bit light in this position now however and we’ll struggle if Mowatt gets a knock or suspension. Our plan b when he or Livermore needs to come off seems to be to play someone like O’Shea in centre mid and bring another defender on.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Sam Johnstone
« on: August 22, 2021, 08:34:50 AM »
Conor Townsend had a pass closed down last week that directly led to a goal. I didn’t see the Townsend thread light up panning him.

SJ played well today and made one error, but we won and are top of the league, so where’s the drama?

If we’d have kept a clean sheet today we’d have been top of the league. Needs to cut these mistakes out if we’re going to be relying on him to play the sweeper role.

We will concede goals in this system, I'm certainly not attaching any blame, we won comfortably, the fact the normal suspects are out to slag him off comes as absolutely no surprise.

I’ve seen this comment lots and it worries me that we’re using this excuse already. If he gets rid of it cleanly without fluffing the clearance today there’s no goal and we don’t concede, which would be 2 clean sheets ‘in this system’. Not slagging off, just calling a mistake when I see it.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 21, 2021, 04:56:57 PM »
All over 2-1 get in

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 21, 2021, 03:06:02 PM »
That’ll settle any nerves. Let’s control this now

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Pre Match Chat
« on: August 15, 2021, 01:23:20 AM »
They’ve not looked great so far, hopefully a good time to be playing them.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Sam Johnstone
« on: August 15, 2021, 01:11:55 AM »
I respectfully disagree with you - Sam is a far superior keeper to those 4.

Remind me - which one of Ramsdale/Johnstone/Phillips was in the England team? In fact, have you ever seen Phillips play given he’s only made a maximum of 18 appearances at Championship level?

The Samba who was easily beaten at his near post today?

Cabral who is so good he’s only made 32 appearances in a top 5 European league in his long-standing career.

Have you just Googled Championship keepers, gone down the list and hand-picked a few?

Not wanting to cause an argument but Ramsdale was in the England squad for the recent Euros, just like SJ wasn’t he?

SJ has his good games and his bad, but shouldn’t be immune from criticism just because he got called up for England. He was just as at fault for their second today as Bartley as he kept coming rushing off his line to sweep up when in most instances it wasn’t actually needed.

Credit for the save at 3-1 which retained our 2 goal lead, but you lose that credit when you then make an error leading to another goal.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Kenneth Zohore
« on: August 15, 2021, 01:07:00 AM »
I've never seen a player be so big yet win nothing in the air. It comes to something when the brummie were sarcastically cheering when he won a header.

Reminds me a bit of big Victor Anichebe. All size and no heart

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate
« on: August 14, 2021, 06:54:04 PM »
It will be interesting to get the opinion of those actually at the game as to who was at fault for their two goals.  So far it seems to be Townsend and Bartley.

Townsend for the first. Just needs to get rid of it.

The second for me is SJ. Came barrelling out of his goal and was left in no mans land.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Sam Johnstone
« on: August 14, 2021, 06:50:43 PM »
Has he been asked to come out of the box to clear up when the ball comes anywhere near?

Came charging out a few times today which is unlike his usual play. Just about worked most times, except for their second.

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Kenneth Zohore
« on: August 14, 2021, 06:49:18 PM »
Useless today when he came on. Nothing stuck at all.

6 ft 5, but 5 ft when he jumps.

Not the performance we needed today when trying to see the game out.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: After Match Debate
« on: August 14, 2021, 06:43:16 PM »
I’d take 3 goals and 3 points any week, however we made that far more difficult than it needed to be.

After their player’s injury we lost momentum and stopped moving it around nicely. The double sun including Zohore seemed to signal that we were happy to try to see the game out, but I’m not sure we’ve got the quality at the back to do that every game moving forward.

Thought SJ kept us in it at 3-1 with a great low save, then nearly cost us it by kamikaze-ing out of his box for their second. Certainly seems as though he’s been told to come and collect anything in our half that’s coming remotely near our box as there were a few moments where he came rushing out to try to sweep up.

Positives:

- Three points in our first home game (must have been a while since we’ve done that)
- Couple more goals for the forwards. Robinson on the scoresheet again and a goal for Grant.
- Dominated the game and gave them very little.
- Set pieces look very dangerous. Looked like scoring from most corners and throw ins around their box, and was nice to see some clever variations from corners.

Negatives:

- Messing around at the back nearly cost us again. Both goals came from errors where if we’d have just put our foot through it the danger would be gone.
- Fitness seemed to be lacking for the last 15-20. Probably to be expected with the higher tempo but needs to be improved if that’s going to be our tactic.
- Think we need another option up front off the bench when seeing a game out. Nothing stuck to Zohore today once he came on.

Anyway. 3 points and 4th after two games, roll on Sheffield United.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Sam Johnstone
« on: August 14, 2021, 11:42:46 AM »
I have to admit, I seriously didn’t rate him with us in the Championship, and still aren’t 100% convinced. However he did do well for us last season in the Prem and there was clear improvement which resulted in an England call up.

Hopefully he carries on that form this season, because if Button is the answer for when SJ leaves, I think it’s a huge downgrade.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: Pre Match Chat
« on: August 14, 2021, 11:11:38 AM »
Heading up today for the first time since we were last in the championship. Have to say I’m slightly excited, hope the boys put on a good show. Also great move from the club getting Brunty back to do a proper send off too.

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 06, 2021, 09:36:24 PM »
Kipre is a disaster. Where is Ajayi?

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Albion Matchday Forum / Re: In Game Chat
« on: August 06, 2021, 09:34:52 PM »
Add that missed throw to the list of awful decisions

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