Ward's getting found out.

[Papper]

Well i've learnt something today.

Centre-Halves don't mark strikers (ie KP) when crosses come in.

The ball should have been put in Row Z.

[glasgowwolf]

Originally Posted by Papper

Well i've learnt something today.

Centre-Halves don't mark strikers (ie KP) when crosses come in.

The ball should have been put in Row Z.

Sometimes centre forwards make it easy to mark and some do not. Centre half's tend to drop in ready to clear the cross. stop it from reaching the forward.

Watch the amount of times the pull back undoes the defence.
Our midfielders should have been marking.

[Barracudawolf]

Someone should've marked him, and Ward should've stopped the cross in the first place. I don't want to over generalise, but its that simple.

[Adrian_Monk]

Ward should have gone to him but his supposed central defensive marshalls let him down. Berra was just backing off like ward but with no-one near him, when he should have communicated to him to commit as he had him covered. Then craddock gave phillips a yard time and space. It was absolutely appalling play from the defensive unit and as glaring an example as you'll ever see of lack of defensive cohesion, down in no small part to our inability to acquire a true defensive organiser, something I and others prophesied would ultimately cost us at the start of the season.

[Jameswwfc]

Originally Posted by glasgowwolf

He readily admits to still learning the position. An experienced left back would not have let Carr run so far, nor would he have drifted in leaving 2 players on the back post for the first goal.
That first goal was a carbon copy of Blues equaliser V Spurs, Ward should have known what was behind him and pulld out wide whist telling Henry / Belgian 1 to come in and cover where he was.

Inexperience is costing us

Which is why alot of us can't understand fox going to burnley and shorey going fulham without us even looking at them. Not the best left backs in the world but better than our current one.

[Papper]

Originally Posted by Adrian_Monk

Ward should have gone to him but his supposed central defensive marshalls let him down. Berra was just backing off like ward but with no-one near him, when he should have communicated to him to commit as he had him covered. Then craddock gave phillips a yard time and space. It was absolutely appalling play from the defensive unit and as glaring an example as you'll ever see of lack of defensive cohesion, down in no small part to our inability to acquire a true defensive organiser, something I and others prophesied would ultimately cost us at the start of the season.

I agree. As much as Jody Craddock is the all action hero, surely we should have been looking at far better. He's fine heading balls back and forwards, but slow and easily turned on the floor. He is the weakest link in the chain for me. He used to alright in the CCC now he's $$$$$ in the Prem and a few goals from set pieces don't gloss over his deficiences.

[glasgowwolf]

Originally Posted by Jameswwfc

Which is why alot of us can't understand fox going to burnley and shorey going fulham without us even looking at them. Not the best left backs in the world but better than our current one.

Hind sight is wonderful.

I spent all summer screaming for Shorey, and Sidwell.

They were deemed not good enough by the majority of posters on here, yet now we should have bought them

[19th Holer]

Originally Posted by Papper

Well i've learnt something today.

Centre-Halves don't mark strikers (ie KP) when crosses come in.

The ball should have been put in Row Z.

Carr should have been put in Row Z, like Glasgow said, by Ward, about 30 yards from where he put the cross in.

[Jameswwfc]

Originally Posted by glasgowwolf

Hind sight is wonderful.

I spent all summer screaming for Shorey, and Sidwell.

They were deemed not good enough by the majority of posters on here, yet now we should have bought them

Well if you ever find yourself bored go back to threads a few months ago and you'll also see me going on about shorey.

[glasgowwolf]

Originally Posted by Jameswwfc

Well if you ever find yourself bored go back to threads a few months ago and you'll also see me going on about shorey.

Great minds think a like mate.

People wanted us to go and get people like Dunn who was never realistic Mick enquired about him.
me I wanted us to raid the other Prem clubs of squad players

[Jameswwfc]

Originally Posted by glasgowwolf

Great minds think a like mate.

People wanted us to go and get people like Dunn who was never realistic Mick enquired about him.
me I wanted us to raid the other Prem clubs of squad players

Agree with that totally, thats why i couldn't understand us going for hunt and johnson and spending all month messing about on two players who we weren't going to get.

[glasgowwolf]

Originally Posted by Jameswwfc

Agree with that totally, thats why i couldn't understand us going for hunt and johnson and spending all month messing about on two players who we weren't going to get.

I can understand Hunt, could not understand $$$$ing around with £5 mill.
I would have said to them 6.5M take it or leave it on day 1 of the window. and then moved on.

[SaleWolf]

I agree glasgow and i agreed with you in the summer (apart from you wanting harewood!).

[Mutchy]

Originally Posted by glasgowwolf

Hind sight is wonderful.

I spent all summer screaming for Shorey, and Sidwell.

They were deemed not good enough by the majority of posters on here, yet now we should have bought them

I'd be very surprised if there were many posts saying Sidwell wasn't good enough. I imagine the majority of our fans would have welcomed him.

[Japan Wulf]

Originally Posted by Mutchy

I'd be very surprised if there were many posts saying Sidwell wasn't good enough. I imagine the majority of our fans would have welcomed him.

If my memory serves me there were plenty of posters hoping that we could sign Sidwell but plenty more doubting we could get him. Take the point about Shorey, though.

[Hebburn Wolves]

Originally Posted by glasgowwolf

Hind sight is wonderful.

I spent all summer screaming for Shorey, and Sidwell.

They were deemed not good enough by the majority of posters on here, yet now we should have bought them

They were two [layers i would of liked Wolves to have signed and thoiught they may of been in our league to get, espeically when were were shopping arond ex and current Reading players lol.

[Mark Rankines Lovechild]

So now it appears that Ward played with a knee injury after not training all week...no wonder he struggled. So it's Elokobi next game then unless Mancienne moves to LB. stearman we know isn't an option and Hill is now at QPR....oh dear.

[Neptune]

Elokobi isn't nearly as bad as some on here make him out to be. Yes, his distibution can be woeful, but the rest of his game is decent. In the context of this thread, he would have knocked Carr into Row ZZZ

[ManSolo]

Surman would be the best option at left back for now.

He has played there for Southampton, has a footballing brain and would be an attacking outlet.

Maybe not the quickest.

If Jarvis don't get his crossing together I would turn him into a left back, his blistering pace worked wonders when tracking back against Liverpool.

[Barracudawolf]

Surman, forgotten abut him at LB. Not sure he is strong enough to deal with a aerial bombardment or a player like Jones or Crouch tho? Might not hoof it as much..

[ManSolo]

Get Surman a sprinting coach and he will be like Dani Alves in a couple of years time