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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by SanMarco at 08:30:29
I thought the idea of all this tippy-tappy stuff was that the opposition got tired in the second half not us. Under Tonda we are world beaters first half and relegation candidates second half.
If we are serious about promotion we need to sort the defence out. |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by BroughtonJim at 09:48:20
We just simply seem unable to cope with any form of physicality or ntensity from the opposition.
The seasoned bomb squad at the back stomp n shout about but can't cut it when they are stood up to. A great worry for the end of January.! |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by PezzaSaint at 09:14:53
My thoughts entirely AleHouse. Play three centre backs if they deal well with balls in to the box, but ours don’t and by having three there they zonal mark rather than pick up individuals and responsibility is easily passed over! I feel that Norwich’s first goal yesterday may not have happened if Wood had felt the sole responsibility of not letting the forward get to the near post?! And of course you lose a player in midfield when playing with wingbacks and 3 centre backs. Plus of course our play becomes predictable, particularly in the second half when players tire and replacements aren’t as good! |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by janecook at 23:04:54
The main problem today was caused by going back to the Russell Martin slow possession play. Once Fellows became unavailable we lost our only forward thinking outlet that side. His replacement Fraser spent all game passing back or across the pitch. The January transfer window cant come quick enough for us to get a new goalkeeper, a right back and a centre half that can win a ball in the air |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by BroughtonJim at 21:06:28
We just simply seem unable to cope with any form of physicality or ntensity from the opposition.
The seasoned bomb squad at the back stomp n shout about but can't cut it when they are stood up to. A great worry for the end of January.! |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by BroughtonJim at 20:04:58
We just simply seem unable to cope with any form of physicality or ntensity from the opposition.
The seasoned bomb squad at the back stomp n shout about but can't cut it when they are stood up to. A great worry for the end of January.! |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by Bowlercow at 19:41:26
We got our come uppance because we still try to play a short pass game out of defence A couple of times it took 8 or more passes to get out of our own 18 yard box
To combat their high press we needed the odd ball over the top We have pace so use it |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by BroughtonJim at 19:40:23
We just simply seem unable to cope with any form of physicality or ntensity from the opposition.
The seasoned bomb squad at the back stomp n shout about but can't cut it when they are stood up to. A great worry for the end of January.! |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by YosemiteSaint at 19:34:34
I think it's fair to say we were a bit unlucky today and should have won the match. But entirely agreed we definitely need a Plan B for second halves especially. Eckert's worked wonders—when we're home and dry by halftime. But recent results suggest he's yet got a steep tactical learning curve. ¶ Meanwhile, poor penalty by Armstrong (he's got to sell it better), two goals via keepers beaten at near posts, and the return of the "hand of God" puts us to the sword. |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by Bowlercow at 18:52:06
We got our come uppance because we still try to play a short pass game out of defence A couple of times it took 8 or more passes to get out of our own 18 yard box
To combat their high press we needed the odd ball over the top We have pace so use it |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by Alehouse at 17:43:48
It's no wonder the midfield and forward players get tired. They have to do all the running around while the 3 centre backs stroll around passing the ball from side to side. And when the ball is played into our box, as for the first goal, 2 of them are marking no-body and 1 is failing to get the right side of the sole attacker. We need full backs who can defend, one less centre-half, and one more midfield player. Then we might be able to dominate games. |
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Report | Norwich City v Southampton Your Report added by Monksway at 16:09:05
Plan A stops working when the players start to tire and don't find space. Passes get slower and more predictable. We need a championship plan B with a big centre forward, crosses into the box and second balls. Saints really can't mix it when the going gets tough. |
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Report | Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Your Report added by TimSaint at 12:51:44
Classic game of 2 halves.
Why we sat back and invited pressure AGAIN in the 2nd half, is beyond me.
We never learn and nearly came unstuck like at Millwall.
We got lucky again, just like v Birmingham.
We have 3 big CBs who can't win a header, especially from corners and a keeper who doesn't come off his line and command his 6 yard box, let alone his 18 yard box.
Anyway, a win is a win and I would have taken it before KO, so let's take the 3 points and move on. |
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Report | Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City Your Report added by Geoff78 at 10:37:45
We deserve nice things... sometimes!
Great all round performance. We should have put the game to bed long before their equaliser, but in spite of dominating we didn't test their keeper enough. Best chance was probably Koni's which he put wide from a tight angle. I haven't seen us control the midfield so well, even though they had the possession, for a long time. Madsen and Varane were magnificent well supported by Smyth and Saito, with a special mention for Mbengue, who had his best game at right back.
Hard to pick a MotM - possibly give it to Jimmy who is getting back to his best. |
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Report | Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Your Report added by WestSussexSaint at 23:02:49
Tonda needs to rethink his half time team talk as it definitely isn’t working. I would like to see the team be back on the front foot for at least the first 15 mins of the second half rather than trying to game manage directly from half time. Reports will say that West Brom have a spirited fight back but they weren’t that great and the opportunities were largely due to Saints switching off and being careless in their own half.
That said, what a first half. Fantastic incisive attack play and Armstrong certainly has found his scoring boots again. Just wish we could see some of that in the second half. |
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