Ipswich Town v Blackpool Official Matchday Thread 06.02.21

bfcpete said:
Really poor defensively, no attacking threat in the second half, poor finishing and passing. One to forget.
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Ironically they scored from a good finish and a lucky deflected assist from our player.
The goals they should have scored in 2nd half, were from that zonal marking shîtstorm NC loves to favour
 
1966_and_all_that said:
What's your point TNO? The 3rd goal comment made a lot of sense. If you're looking for cheap gags you've chosen the wrong man.
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The third goal in a game is absolutely vital? That's hilarious.

What about the first goal or the second goal? Apart from the fact that most games don't have a third goal, games are normally over when you're two in front.
 
tangerine.com said:
Is he the one on Talksport who supports Leyton Orient? If so, I like him.
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I doubt it Tangerine. He won the league and cup with Ipswich and was a left-back captain of England. I enjoyed listening to him. Critchley could do with spending 90 mins in his company.
 
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Good first half, terrible second. Massively disappointed in Dougall and Stewart today, not only did the partnership not work but they both had poor games as well. Maxwell, poor positioning for the first goal his fault I'm afraid. Overall I thought that Kai Kai played well but the master villain in the whole piece was Critch in ** around with the team selection again and insisting on us being the most boring team in the league by playing backwards and sideways for 75 minutes. If we're winning fine, but at 2-0 down ! Critchley needs to have a long, hard think about how he takes us forward as I'm starting to sense a lot of discontent with his ' style ' of football amongst the support.
 
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1966_and_all_that said:
Agree with most of that (as per, where you're concerned), but I won't blame Yates. For me he's a Tony Green, natural number eight. Today, he's played up front on his own, shepherded by three of theirs on the wing where he can't do anything.
He's got such a good engine. Let him niggle and get a disruptive foot in between midfield and striker. Let him worm his way into the box.
No, that was a very poor set up by Critchley and Jerry Yates gets no blame from me.
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I think you make a good case, it's where Simms comes in because he gives the defence much more to think about and frees up space for Yates. He was very isolated yet again today.
The problem with playing Kaikai and Virtue wide is that Kaikai likes the ball played to feet, and Virtue is not a wide player. Simms is different - he likes the ball played through to chase and consequently he's always moving, making runs and giving options to the player on the ball. He's a player the defence needs to track. So many times this season we've made it far too easy for the opposing defence, and I hope that we have players in mind to bring in that perhaps weren't available in January.
 
tangerinenotorange said:
The third goal in a game is absolutely vital? That's hilarious.

What about the first goal or the second goal? Apart from the fact that most games don't have a third goal, games are normally over when you're two in front.
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Don't show yourself up more that necessary. Ipswich were two up when he made that comment. In context he was right to make it.
 
thedevilsadvocate said:
Good first half, terrible second. Massively disappointed in Dougall and Stewart today, not only did the partnership not work but they both had poor games as well. Maxwell, poor positioning for the first goal his fault I'm afraid. Overall I thought that Kai Kai played well but the master villain in the whole piece was Critch in ** around with the team selection again and insisting on us being the most boring team in the league by playing backwards and sideways for 75 minutes. If we're winning, fine but at 2-0 down ! Critchley needs to have a long, hard think about how he takes us forward as I'm starting to sense a lot of discontent with his ' style ' of football amongst the support.
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Good post. Critchley's ideas are good. But only if they are part of a much wider set of tactics.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
Don't show yourself up more that necessary. Ipswich were two up when he made that comment. In context he was right to make it.
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I think you're showing yourself up. When a team is 2-0, how can a third goal be absolutely vital?

Someone posted above that he sounds like a civil servant explaining every boring aspect of his job in great detail to a junior. That sums it up pretty well
 
thedevilsadvocate said:
Good first half, terrible second. Massively disappointed in Dougall and Stewart today, not only did the partnership not work but they both had poor games as well. Maxwell, poor positioning for the first goal his fault I'm afraid. Overall I thought that Kai Kai played well but the master villain in the whole piece was Critch in ** around with the team selection again and insisting on us being the most boring team in the league by playing backwards and sideways for 75 minutes. If we're winning, fine but at 2-0 down ! Critchley needs to have a long, hard think about how he takes us forward as I'm starting to sense a lot of discontent with his ' style ' of football amongst the support.
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Agree with all of that, we are awful to watch
 
tangerinenotorange said:
I think you're showing yourself up. When a team is 2-0, how can a third goal be absolutely vital?

Someone posted above that he sounds like a civil servant explaining every boring aspect of his job in great detail to a junior. That sums it up pretty well
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"how can a third goal be absolutely vital?" If you'd been listening after that comment you'd have heard him explain. Please pay attention, there's a good chap.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
People on here calling Mick Mills. It's all infantile stuff...he's so boring. Maybe if you don't listen to what he's saying. He was very interesting I thought. Monotonous voice but interesting. Let's be honest, everyone is narked cos we were crap. Don't load it onto a great footballer who knows what he is talking about.
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Are you sure he knows what he’s talking about? He thought Kaikai was having a good game.🤣🤣
 
Couldn't hold the ball, trap the ball, or pass to a tangerine player, on a poor pitch..... 3/10 must try harder

Couldn't understand all the optimism after struggling against a very poor Northampton side

Mid table mediocrity beckons, season over, or I'll bare my........
 
tangerinenotorange said:
He's an absolute classic. Worth the IFollow subscription on his own

"He could have gone either to the keeper's near side or the far side, but instead he went to the nearside"

"The third goal is absolutely vital in a game"
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he also said "the simple pass is often the most difficult one"
 
Limechase said:
Couldn't hold the ball, trap the ball, or pass to a tangerine player, on a poor pitch..... 3/10 must try harder

Couldn't understand all the optimism after struggling against a very poor Northampton side

Mid table mediocrity beckons, season over, or I'll bare my........
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Unfortunately the windows you might think appropriate are becoming fewer and fewer. It might be the chippy, the way things are going...pickled onion with that love?
 
Fatboy said:
I’ve just looked , which one on the back row is you ?
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as you look at the pic....Bandagem who you play walking footy is 3rd from the left...walshy is 4th from the left,,,i am 3rd from the right...thommo and john butler front row.
 
We were undoubtedly piss poor today. Simple as that. No one played well. No need for hysterics, or 'I told you so's'. This team is a work in progress and it's far too soon to get carried away eyeing the play offs. Lot's of improvement across the season, but far too many below par performances today. Also we have too many weak links currently.

Still, plenty of time to continue developing this season and address the problems before the next one. Onwards and upwards.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
"how can a third goal be absolutely vital?" If you'd been listening after that comment you'd have heard him explain. Please pay attention, there's a good chap.
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Hm, I think you're showing a bizarre love affair with Mick Mills - to the extent you'll condescend a fellow Blackpool fan over what is a questionable comment. A third goal certainly isn't vital, vital by definition "absolutely necessary". Was a third goal absolutely necessary, absolutely essential in Ipswich's two nil win today? Not even close, and the majority of times during a two nil lead it wouldn't be.

A third goal is certainly significant, it puts the game to bed and prevents the likelihood of a comeback. Vital? Absolutely not.
 
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