DefinitelyThey're lacking a leader, I can only imagine how dull and inspirational his half team talks are. His body language is just so wrong on the touchline, no passion at all.
DefinitelyThey're lacking a leader, I can only imagine how dull and inspirational his half team talks are. His body language is just so wrong on the touchline, no passion at all.
Que?We are not playing badly at all, if we score next I can see us winning
Yep he’s a good player but zero confidence at the moment.Help if he started wouldn’t it and we played him to get the most out of him.
Of course he needs to score more but at least he gets in the positions.
All the attributes are there but our Head Coach has failed to get the most out of him.
The definition of insanity doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. [Albert Einstein]What I don’t get is why he doesn’t change the formation - what’s he got to lose
That's how easy this division is if you get it right and attack rather than bigging up the opposition, playing possession football and going several games without a shot on target.I've watched us against Lincoln both home and away and I honestly thought, even after the away defeat, that they weren't a very good team. Their current form is unbelievable and all credit to them for playing winning football even though they play 3-5-2.
I get what you are saying but don’t agree about the pointless bit. I’m still excited at the prospect of 3 winnable home games n only 4 points behind. That said we need Lincoln’s bubble to burst and soon!Because we are predictable rubbish and the disconnect between the club and fans is growing every week. It's all very pointless until change is made.
Change numerous to a few. Failed at Swansea and with a career to date goalscoring ratio of 1 in 6I’ve watched him set-up numerous goals and chances that none of our other forwards can.
I’ve watched him change the game v Forest at home.
There is undoubtedly a quality forward in there who we aren’t using effectively or well enough in a shit boring system.
2 goals isn’t anywhere near good enough but if you think he’s useless you know fuck all about football
Ha haChange numerous to a few. Failed at Swansea and with a career to date goalscoring ratio of 1 in 6
I doubt you've played at the level I did so I'll treat your last sentence with the contempt it deserves...imbecile.
... Is that not one of the classic signs of madness? Engaging in repetitive patterns of behaviour whilst expecting to see a different outcome?Won’t score if we play till midnight. Doomed to continually play into other teams’ game plan. Can’t break a team a team down and refuse to attempt anything other than repeating what’s not worked before
That was before Christmas, move on he isn't going anywhere just accept it.Because he keeps dropping players.
Like I posted earlier, Dale and Koussa scored on their debuts, both got MOM and both were immediately benched
The same with Dembele, as soon as he found form and looked a cut above, Critch put him back on the bench
Critch wouldn't know a winning team if it leapt on his face and wriggled
And therein lies the problem with Citch.What I don’t get is why he doesn’t change the formation - what’s he got to lose
He got us promoted from League One with a very tight defence and some good loans. He kept us in the Championship at a canter. There's the answer. However, since he jumped ship he's become Critchley mk2: obstinate, boring and bereft of ideas.
So you’d rather we lose?The way I see it is that we will never make the play offs so I want to be put out of our misery asap. Critchley makes me so angry and if there is nothing to play for, then maybe I won't get so worked up.
The last 3 managers have all been like that. Weird really n excuse is that it’s tactical. I get that there should be occasional tactical changes but if the team plays well and gets a good win, then surely you start the next game with the same 11.Nonsense
Dale scored on his debut, set up a 2nd and got MOM - Dropped for next game
Koussi scored on his debut, got MOM - Dropped for next game
Dembelle was on fire - Dropped for two games
Can't blame the players when a manager doesn't know how to pick a winning team
Got to the point where I don't give a shit. Think that sums up the Critchley 2 era.So you’d rather we lose?
Players can have poor games. We know that, however, like you said with Ollie, you give the players the best chance to succeed - to all be 7/10 players, yet the team performs at a 9/10, that's a manager.Spot on .
I'm not defending Critch but I don't think the players are beyond criticism, obviously.
I'm sure when the ball came to Dembele/Byers/Carey/Joseph/+13 he didn't say fcuk it up.
We can all have our scapegoats and there will be a wide ranging selection of them tonight.
I listened to the 2 hour Ollie podcast a while back and he explained how simple he made it for his players and let's be honest who thought that we would end up being so competitive for two thirds of the PL season. It was only when he tried to be clever that the players couldn't cope and we just missed out on another season (fortunately????)
What I'm saying is Critch is too clever for his own good and that doesn't work with the current group of players, who aren’t.
Keep it simple and then it won't really matter what formation we adopt. 3 at the back isn't necessarily defensive that's actually one less defender than playing 4 at the back and yes I know that's over-simplyfying it.
Wrong accreditation. Should be Simon SadlerThe definition of insanity doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. [Albert Einstein]
Created a great atmosphere to be fairCrikey over 30k in the ground, respect.
Are you completely and utterly mad!? The man is pathologically conditioned to remain within his comfort zone. He will never, no matter how great the reward, be tempted to step outside it. Only once, has he previouly been enticed into taking such a bold step - and that was a few years back when he had some bloke with the initials CC to help guide him on that perilous journey, leaving him (NC) to bask in the glow of the plaudits and accolades - which, more by fault than design, somehow, came flooding his way ...4 points off the play offs if.only knobhead had been a "tiny" bit more adventurous...
Are you completely and utterly mad!? The man is pathologically conditioned to remain within his comfort zone. He will never, no matter how great the reward, be tempted to step outside it. Only once, has he previouly been enticed into taking such a bold step - and that was a few years back when he had some bloke with the initials CC to help guide him on that perilous journey, leaving him (NC) to bask in the glow of the plaudits and accolades - which, more by fault than design, somehow, came flooding his way ...
I think you took the "too clever" too literally or more likely I should have used a better description.Players can have poor games. We know that, however, like you said with Ollie, you give the players the best chance to succeed - to all be 7/10 players, yet the team performs at a 9/10, that's a manager.
NC has absolutely no idea how to make the team better than the sum of the parts.
Specifically on your post, I don't think he's too clever at all. He's totally non-flexible and won't adapt to the players he has. He no longer plays CC at LWB or in CD, so by my reckoning by 2032 he'll pick a decent team, formation and tactics.
To me, the WB's are rigid wide and that leaves the midfield short of 1 player....who is in the 3 CB's. The 3 CB's don't really work when under sustained pressure anyway.
Sorry, Insider, but I think you're guilty of crediting Critch with a much greater level of intelligence than he deserves. You almost make him out to be some kind of deity figure, residing on a slightly higher level to that which we mere mortals are forced to occupy ...Spot on .
I'm not defending Critch but I don't think the players are beyond criticism, obviously.
I'm sure when the ball came to Dembele/Byers/Carey/Joseph/+13 he didn't say fcuk it up.
We can all have our scapegoats and there will be a wide ranging selection of them tonight.
I listened to the 2 hour Ollie podcast a while back and he explained how simple he made it for his players and let's be honest who thought that we would end up being so competitive for two thirds of the PL season. It was only when he tried to be clever that the players couldn't cope and we just missed out on another season (fortunately????)
What I'm saying is Critch is too clever for his own good and that doesn't work with the current group of players, who aren’t.
Keep it simple and then it won't really matter what formation we adopt. 3 at the back isn't necessarily defensive that's actually one less defender than playing 4 at the back and yes I know that's over-simplyfying it.
If it meant gettin' shut of Critch ...So you’d rather we lose?
It sums it up for you but not for the masses. I still believe we are in with a chance of 6th. It means winning probably 5 or even all remaining games but it’s all to play for. Win Monday first and see if anyone else drops points then onto the next one.Got to the point where I don't give a shit. Think that sums up the Critchley 2 era.
Another yellow bellied keyboard warrior who'd shit himself in the real world. Coward.Ha ha
Just think, you could have played higher if you understood what happened in the game you daft bastard
Swapping Yates for a player and some cash has cost us this season, Joseph is not a natural finisher he has had some good chances but doesn’t score enough for a forward. None of our midfield score enough goals and cant shoot. I thought Byers might be that goal scoring midfielder but he misses some chances too. We are not clinical enough hence why we are struggling.At the end of the day, without Rhodes, we have no clinical finisher. They cost money, which the club does not have.
I put “Critchley” into my ZX Spectrum algorithm and the computer said “no!”What on Gods Planet was Sadler thinking of giving Critchley a 4 year contract based on a feckin algorithm?
Are you a parody account? Must have missed it.Another yellow bellied keyboard warrior who'd shit himself in the real world. Coward.
He has had a good game. Showed great energy throughout. It was a tired shot.And now Carey. Had a decent ish game and then he does that. Pathetic the lot of them
I thought their goalie made a good save. Sometimes you just need that bit of luckHe's not the only one but yet again today he's missed a glorious chance. The rest cost bobbins but this lad cost the club close on £1M. That's why I'm more critical of him.
We, are easy to play against, teams happily allow us to have possession as our build up is so slow and predictable it inevitably runs out of steam and we lose our way.Critch will say we dominated possession.
Yes, but don’t numerous chairmen make statements saying their manager is safe and the following week he’s sacked!Sadler has already said he will be our manger next season so no chance of a new manager.
Your family may put up with your stupidity but I won't. Joseph is crap, that's why he's left out of the side. You need to watch, listen and learn from those who have been involved in the game.Are you a parody account? Must have missed it.
You’ve said Kyle Joseph was useless?
I said he isn’t and you don’t understand football.
You said I’ve not played at the level you have & I’m an imbecile?
I’ve said you could have played higher if you understand football you daft bastard.
If that makes someone yellow bellied and a coward then Kyle Joseph would think the same about you wouldn’t he. Big lad.
Your family may put up with your stupidity but I won't. Joseph is crap, that's why he's left out of the side. You need to watch, listen and learn from those who have been involved in the game.
Just giving him another go would be a big mistake imo if we do finish as now expected and miss out and also if we show no real signs of improvement.We’ll win a few games from now until the end of the season and we’ll likely finish a few points adrift. Critchley will get another bite of the cherry next season and time will tell whether it’s the correct decision.
We desperately need to improve our attacking talent if we’re going to mount a serious challenge next season. Without Rhodes we’re toothless and we rely on a bit of Dembele magic and he’s become a marked man and was poor today. Beesley is can be a decent target man who’ll get you a few goals but he can’t be our go to striker. Lavery will move on and I can’t say I’ll be too sad to see him go. Joseph works hard and is good with the ball at his feet but his finishing has been atrocious.
Big changes needed and I think it will be the playing staff rather than the manager.
Your family may put up with your stupidity but I won't. Joseph is crap, that's why he's left out of the side. You need to watch, listen and learn from those who have been involved in the game.
Under a real football manager, Kyle Joseph will excel - especially if paired with a genuinely suitable foil. A young Brian Clough (for one example) would have him England-ready if given the opportunity. That’s a pointer to how bad our club is presently being run.Joseph is a prospect, not yet the finished article. He will improve. He is not crap.
He's 5 yards out, the keeper shouldn't have been given a chance. I suppose it's better than his pathetic effort with the free header at Wigan.I thought their goalie made a good save. Sometimes you just need that bit of luck
Does seem mad that even with a couple of minutes to go, 1-0 down, we keep every player back for a corner.only just watched the game, not a great watch and a gane we could have won. we were far too ponderous, and slow in the build up. not a great deal of movement up front. dembele and carey too far away from beesley so couldnt get much penetrative attacking possession. their goal was a direct result of having every player back, when we clear from a corner it just comes straight back at us. even in the last three or four minutes we had eleven behind the balll at corners, just leave three players up, Derby or an other team arent ging to risk losing a one goal lead.
Critchley is tactically inept. even if by small miracle we make the play-offs and go up, i still think he needs binning.
That's a reasonable post.Under a real football manager, Kyle Joseph will excel - especially if paired with a genuinely suitable foil. A young Brian Clough (for one example) would have him England-ready if given the opportunity. That’s a pointer to how bad our club is presently being run.
He has been so far. that he will improve!Joseph is a prospect, not yet the finished article. He will improve. He is not crap.
I like to keep you amused! Happy Easter!quality.
Missed this parody account but be reading closely from now on