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Murph7355 said:
Your guys played really well today - congrats. A top end team performance.
We (Blades) were good in spells. And showed that even you guys will need to step up a gear to avoid the yoyo.
Meslier is one area IMO. He was a bit unfortunate for the goal. Not sure he could help where his right hand was going. But he did not look confident at all during the first half. I reckon if you had a keeper like Cooper, you'd be much more solid.
Well done though. Took proper advantage of really poor defence of 2 corners and that third goal was a ripper (albeit he was given a ton of space).
Good luck for the rest of the season. I don't think you need it now...but you've been the class of this league this season
Any keeper would have struggled with that opening 20 minutes, Sheff Utd put 90 minutes of intensity into the first quarter of the game and piled quality deliveries into the box time and time again (that Robinson chap can really throw a ball).We (Blades) were good in spells. And showed that even you guys will need to step up a gear to avoid the yoyo.
Meslier is one area IMO. He was a bit unfortunate for the goal. Not sure he could help where his right hand was going. But he did not look confident at all during the first half. I reckon if you had a keeper like Cooper, you'd be much more solid.
Well done though. Took proper advantage of really poor defence of 2 corners and that third goal was a ripper (albeit he was given a ton of space).
Good luck for the rest of the season. I don't think you need it now...but you've been the class of this league this season
The game plan was sound but it needed a second goal, I doubt we'd have come back from 2-0 down. It was always going to be a long second half after coming out of the traps like that.
Cooper does look a good keeper and make a cracking save from Gnonto at 1-0 but if Meslier had been beaten by the Piroe shot, Sky would have piled it on him.
A stuttering performance so far today - level at halftime which doesn't flatter WBA and to be honest they missed had a very good chance before we opened the scoring and could actually have gone in ahead. We need to improve in the second half or it has the potential to be one of those days...
JNW1 said:
A stuttering performance so far today - level at halftime which doesn't flatter WBA and to be honest they missed had a very good chance before we opened the scoring and could actually have gone in ahead. We need to improve in the second half or it has the potential to be one of those days...
Well sadly it didn't really get much better. Too many players a touch below par and, although we had more of the game, we didn't create much in the way of clear chances and probably didn't deserve more than a draw. Disappointing to drop points at home after we'd put ourselves in a great position by beating Sunderland and then Sheff Utd but the players aren't machines and that's the way it goes sometimes - hopefully we can get back to winning ways at Portsmouth next week....
You cant win them all
7/9 against 3 teams in the top 6 most fans would be happy with.
Especially when you beat your nearest rivals.
8 of remaining 11 fixtures are against teams in the lower half of the league.
We must find a way to unlock defences of teams who will play 11 behind the ball.
Get Pablo back on a short term deal !
7/9 against 3 teams in the top 6 most fans would be happy with.
Especially when you beat your nearest rivals.
8 of remaining 11 fixtures are against teams in the lower half of the league.
We must find a way to unlock defences of teams who will play 11 behind the ball.
Get Pablo back on a short term deal !
Burnley and Sheffield Utd have still got to play each other, so one or both of them will drop some points there. We've now played all our games against the 3 teams we're contesting the automatic spots for. Realistically, it's unlikely (but not impossible) Sunderland will be able to catch us now as they'll need to make up 12 points in 11 games with our much better goal difference, so we're really just concerned with the other 2 pushing us down into the playoffs.
As said above, 7 from 9 points from these 3 games against the top 6 opposition is an excellent outcome.
As said above, 7 from 9 points from these 3 games against the top 6 opposition is an excellent outcome.
Edited by DE1975 on Saturday 1st March 17:22
Was just doing some calculations (but risky so tell me if I've got something wrong!)
If we win 6 out of remaining 11, lose the rest (major drop off) then that's 94 points meaning Burnley have to get at least 27 points from their remaining 12 games. They've managed 25 from their last 12 league games and I think everyone would agree they've been good and solid. So they'd have to basically outperform even that run.
To miss out we'd also need Blades to get 22 points from 11 games. They've taken 24 from their previous 11 so not an outrageous suggestion.
So if we did only manage another 18pts in 11 games, bearing in mind we've taken 25 points from our previous 11, it'd need Burnley to improve further and Blades to more of less carry on as they were.
I think 7 or 8 wins does it though:
7 wins - Blades need 25, Burnley need 10 wins out of 12 minimum.
8 wins - Burnley need 11 out of 12 wins - I'm saying not possible.
I've used wins as measure, obviously draws could alter it but you get the picture. And they have to play each other too.
Basically, 6 probably does it, but 7 does, and if not, then fair play Burnley and Blades!!
Rambling to myself mainly here but there you go...
If we win 6 out of remaining 11, lose the rest (major drop off) then that's 94 points meaning Burnley have to get at least 27 points from their remaining 12 games. They've managed 25 from their last 12 league games and I think everyone would agree they've been good and solid. So they'd have to basically outperform even that run.
To miss out we'd also need Blades to get 22 points from 11 games. They've taken 24 from their previous 11 so not an outrageous suggestion.
So if we did only manage another 18pts in 11 games, bearing in mind we've taken 25 points from our previous 11, it'd need Burnley to improve further and Blades to more of less carry on as they were.
I think 7 or 8 wins does it though:
7 wins - Blades need 25, Burnley need 10 wins out of 12 minimum.
8 wins - Burnley need 11 out of 12 wins - I'm saying not possible.
I've used wins as measure, obviously draws could alter it but you get the picture. And they have to play each other too.
Basically, 6 probably does it, but 7 does, and if not, then fair play Burnley and Blades!!
Rambling to myself mainly here but there you go...
Jungleland said:
Was just doing some calculations (but risky so tell me if I've got something wrong!)
If we win 6 out of remaining 11, lose the rest (major drop off) then that's 94 points meaning Burnley have to get at least 27 points from their remaining 12 games. They've managed 25 from their last 12 league games and I think everyone would agree they've been good and solid. So they'd have to basically outperform even that run.
To miss out we'd also need Blades to get 22 points from 11 games. They've taken 24 from their previous 11 so not an outrageous suggestion.
So if we did only manage another 18pts in 11 games, bearing in mind we've taken 25 points from our previous 11, it'd need Burnley to improve further and Blades to more of less carry on as they were.
I think 7 or 8 wins does it though:
7 wins - Blades need 25, Burnley need 10 wins out of 12 minimum.
8 wins - Burnley need 11 out of 12 wins - I'm saying not possible.
I've used wins as measure, obviously draws could alter it but you get the picture. And they have to play each other too.
Basically, 6 probably does it, but 7 does, and if not, then fair play Burnley and Blades!!
Rambling to myself mainly here but there you go...
Forgetting of course that Blades and Burnley still have to play each other in a game that BOTH cannot winIf we win 6 out of remaining 11, lose the rest (major drop off) then that's 94 points meaning Burnley have to get at least 27 points from their remaining 12 games. They've managed 25 from their last 12 league games and I think everyone would agree they've been good and solid. So they'd have to basically outperform even that run.
To miss out we'd also need Blades to get 22 points from 11 games. They've taken 24 from their previous 11 so not an outrageous suggestion.
So if we did only manage another 18pts in 11 games, bearing in mind we've taken 25 points from our previous 11, it'd need Burnley to improve further and Blades to more of less carry on as they were.
I think 7 or 8 wins does it though:
7 wins - Blades need 25, Burnley need 10 wins out of 12 minimum.
8 wins - Burnley need 11 out of 12 wins - I'm saying not possible.
I've used wins as measure, obviously draws could alter it but you get the picture. And they have to play each other too.
Basically, 6 probably does it, but 7 does, and if not, then fair play Burnley and Blades!!
Rambling to myself mainly here but there you go...
DaveyBoyWonder said:
If someone had given me the option of being 3 clear with a stupid goal difference after the run of games we've had since Christmas, I'd have tore their arm off.
Yes, I think that's fair! And even though it was slightly disappointing to drop points at home to WBA at the weekend if, prior to the Sunderland game, someone had said you can have two wins and a draw from your next three games I'd have happily taken that as well!I think we ought probably to be a bit further ahead than we are but nevertheless we're in pole position and an automatic promotion spot is firmly in our own hands. Our remaining fixtures don't include anyone currently in a play-off position or higher so hopefully we'll manage to get the five or six wins we probably need and not blow it this time!
JNW1 said:
Yes, I think that's fair! And even though it was slightly disappointing to drop points at home to WBA at the weekend if, prior to the Sunderland game, someone had said you can have two wins and a draw from your next three games I'd have happily taken that as well!
I think we ought probably to be a bit further ahead than we are but nevertheless we're in pole position and an automatic promotion spot is firmly in our own hands. Our remaining fixtures don't include anyone currently in a play-off position or higher so hopefully we'll manage to get the five or six wins we probably need and not blow it this time!
If anyone will prevent us from winning the title, its Leeds I think we ought probably to be a bit further ahead than we are but nevertheless we're in pole position and an automatic promotion spot is firmly in our own hands. Our remaining fixtures don't include anyone currently in a play-off position or higher so hopefully we'll manage to get the five or six wins we probably need and not blow it this time!
A little bit of pressure back on us after wins for Sheff Utd and Burnley yesterday - we really need to respond by beating Portsmouth today so here's hoping. Another slip after dropping points against WBA last weekend and that small cushion we'd managed to build will be gone (and that 46 game marathon season will become more of a 10 game sprint to the line).
JNW1 said:
A little bit of pressure back on us after wins for Sheff Utd and Burnley yesterday - we really need to respond by beating Portsmouth today so here's hoping. Another slip after dropping points against WBA last weekend and that small cushion we'd managed to build will be gone (and that 46 game marathon season will become more of a 10 game sprint to the line).
Give over. Cake walk for you boys today Murph7355 said:
JNW1 said:
A little bit of pressure back on us after wins for Sheff Utd and Burnley yesterday - we really need to respond by beating Portsmouth today so here's hoping. Another slip after dropping points against WBA last weekend and that small cushion we'd managed to build will be gone (and that 46 game marathon season will become more of a 10 game sprint to the line).
Give over. Cake walk for you boys today And when you're denied a blatant penalty - as we have been already - it doesn't make the task any easier..
Portsmouth rode their luck today and a shame Piroe left his shooting boots at home; however, regardless of how it happened we lost a game we really needed to win.
Ten games to go and we probably need to win at least half of them to avoid the playoffs - if we don't beat Millwall on Wednesday I'll be nervous we're starting to look at a repeat of the sort of implosion we saw at the end of last season...
Ten games to go and we probably need to win at least half of them to avoid the playoffs - if we don't beat Millwall on Wednesday I'll be nervous we're starting to look at a repeat of the sort of implosion we saw at the end of last season...
JNW1 said:
Portsmouth rode their luck today and a shame Piroe left his shooting boots at home; however, regardless of how it happened we lost a game we really needed to win.
Ten games to go and we probably need to win at least half of them to avoid the playoffs - if we don't beat Millwall on Wednesday I'll be nervous we're starting to look at a repeat of the sort of implosion we saw at the end of last season...
The way Sheffield United and Burnley are going, I can see us needing six or seven wins from the remaining games. Unless one of them implodes Ten games to go and we probably need to win at least half of them to avoid the playoffs - if we don't beat Millwall on Wednesday I'll be nervous we're starting to look at a repeat of the sort of implosion we saw at the end of last season...
It's that time of the year isn't it. Leeds f*king it up time.
Failed to ever get any kind of the control we're used to. And missing three chances like that. They wanted it more today and we looked 2nd best to everything. Very disappointing.
After Sheff Utd I felt we'd walk it. Now I see possible defeats in every game left. Just need to stay in top two until that Burnley v Blades game. Jesus...
Failed to ever get any kind of the control we're used to. And missing three chances like that. They wanted it more today and we looked 2nd best to everything. Very disappointing.
After Sheff Utd I felt we'd walk it. Now I see possible defeats in every game left. Just need to stay in top two until that Burnley v Blades game. Jesus...
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