Friday, 3 February 2012

Late starters

I heard a terrible stat the other day.

The only team in the Premier League not to score in the opening fifteen minutes of a game are, you guessed it, Wolves.

Now that really is, pathetic.

We give ourselves an uphill task so often, by being asleep for the first fifteen to twenty minutes. We've concede a silly amount during that time, it's no wonder that generally this season we have played well in the second half, chasing the game.

90k a week, good lord
Tuesdsay was an exception to that rule. To put it simply, we fell apart. Heads went, players went missing and it was so bad Steve Morgan even went to the dressing room to tell the players how he felt. However right or wrong he was to do that, I agree with him and hopefully it will give the players a kick up the arse. They have it too easy for me, we haven't seen the spirit that has seen us through from recent seasons.

I'm hoping for two changes to our game for our game tomorrow at Loftus Road. Firstly, Christophe Berra out, and Sebastien Bassong in. Extremely harsh on Christophe, but for me Bassong is a step up in class and with the other central defending being right footed, and our captain I think it will be Berra who is dropped.

Secondly, Jamie O'Hara for Eggert Jonsson. I feel sorry for Eggy, he had a decent game but he had a lot of abuse directed his way, unfairly. It really is no use leaving O'Hara on the bench if he's going to be in the squad, we need him to make an impact from the start, not when we are chasing the game again.

If we are going to get something from this game we need a performance. Not for half an hour, forty five minutes or an hour but for the whole game. We need to be committed, keep the ball and use our wingers effectively. Players to watch our for are Cisse and Zamora, but let's hope it takes them a while for a partnership to form.

My team would be:

Hennessey

Foley
Johnson
Bassong
Ward

Frimpong
O'Hara

Kightly
Edwards
Jarvis

Fletcher

That is a full strength team, and I hope we persevere with something like that for the rest of the season.

I had a dream that we would thrash QPR, but I'm going to go for a close game, but ultimately we will lose. 2-1 QPR. I can't remember what winning feels like, we need to get that feeling back, quickly.

2 comments:

  1. "There's no magic formula" so says the muppet... Well, lets ask Martin ONeill thenm cos Sunderland went from down and out, to rocketing up the table... sounds like a formula to me. FOMM

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  2. Karlir-Johanarnt Kristjanson3 February 2012 at 18:29

    There are formulas... and some managers knows exactly what kinds of player types they need to succeed. O'neill is one of these managers. Wolves score too few and concedes too many goals. I think it's a mix of player material, injuries, and strategy. When that is said, we all know MM and Co can deliver the goods on good days. The fate rests in MM and Morgan's hands ... May we stay in the promised land.

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