Can I just confirm, has anybody seen Hanlan break into a jog yet tonight ?
Feel there should've been a bit more rotation tonight. Vokes and Gmac on for a start this half, and Wheeler for Jasper, I love Jasper but he's had a bit of a shocker tonight
It's not all awful but clearly second best, sure Vokesey will come on soon but they are big lumps so it's no guarantee he gets the better of them, have to be better on the ball. Bit of GMac magic wouldn't go a miss either. Potts is class even if we aren't.
Pretty poor first half. Very little football being played. Bolton, I don’t think are anything special but are 2-0 up. Potts continues to impress. Can Pattenden kick a ball.
Starting to understand Evatt's weird line up - he put our RCB to left CB, brought in a RCB, moved RWB to LWB, moved Sheehan back to DM and brought Maghoma into a mid 4. It's sort of working but also explains why our passing and fluency isn't quite there. Still a long way to go in this - we're defending deep but some pace up front would help you guys. Next goal crucial IMO.
Watching this one abroad and enjoying some great insight from Jack Grimmer on Comms. Bolton really seem to have done a job on us, playing much deeper than we'd anticipated and planned for. Even allowing for that though, this is our poorest performance since the start of the season and summed up by 2 horribly soft goals conceded.
Not over, but it will take a change of personnel I'd think and a hell of a turnaround, as Bolton have been completely unruffled so far and we've failed to really get anything going.
Rather worried about missing Josh for the trip to Oxford on Saturday as well!
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Good lord, we look all at 6s & 7s all over the park.
Dreadful defending/lack of awareness for their second & frankly they are pretty poor too.
It is a little wearying that we played well (against Peterborough) but go in 2-1 down. We play badly and look set to go in 2-0 down!
However, if we could get one before halftime, I fancy us to have a charge in the second half.
How about we get it down and pass it on the deck.
As half-asleep as we've been, Bolton's low block is fucking us. Vokes for Hanlan at HT.
Language Timothy
Bolton have got us worked out
Hell’s bells. Hoof after hoof.
Sorry dad
Yeah 100% this. It’s so bleedingly obvious we should’ve changed midway through the half at 1-0 down
Don’t worry. Bolton’s xG is 0.49 according to Jack Grimmer, so that’s good isn’t it?
Grandad if you don’t mind, Tom !!
Love Pattenden, but he has the softest shot I have ever seen.
Extremely poor from Stryjek on both goals I'm afraid. He has to come and claim the second.
Shabby as fcuk every one of them. Bolton are not as good as we are making them out to be.
Can I just confirm, has anybody seen Hanlan break into a jog yet tonight ?
Feel there should've been a bit more rotation tonight. Vokes and Gmac on for a start this half, and Wheeler for Jasper, I love Jasper but he's had a bit of a shocker tonight
It's not all awful but clearly second best, sure Vokesey will come on soon but they are big lumps so it's no guarantee he gets the better of them, have to be better on the ball. Bit of GMac magic wouldn't go a miss either. Potts is class even if we aren't.
How many changes at half time then? I’m thinking we may see Wheeler and Vokes coming on pretty soon.
It saddens me to say it but Jasper is struggling defensively tonight.
But the greatest sadness is to see the lapse into hoofball when there is no one on the pitch for us who is going to win the ball in the air.
Let’s hope it’s going to be a game of two halves (ridiculous expression that it is).
Wheeler and Vokes needed for Pattenden and Hanlan.
Pretty poor first half. Very little football being played. Bolton, I don’t think are anything special but are 2-0 up. Potts continues to impress. Can Pattenden kick a ball.
Starting to understand Evatt's weird line up - he put our RCB to left CB, brought in a RCB, moved RWB to LWB, moved Sheehan back to DM and brought Maghoma into a mid 4. It's sort of working but also explains why our passing and fluency isn't quite there. Still a long way to go in this - we're defending deep but some pace up front would help you guys. Next goal crucial IMO.
I want to see Tafa and Vokes on for Taylor and Hanlan. Leahy into 10. Phillips up top with Vokes.
Pattenden normally puts crosses in as well as any one who’s played in that position.
Watching this one abroad and enjoying some great insight from Jack Grimmer on Comms. Bolton really seem to have done a job on us, playing much deeper than we'd anticipated and planned for. Even allowing for that though, this is our poorest performance since the start of the season and summed up by 2 horribly soft goals conceded.
Not over, but it will take a change of personnel I'd think and a hell of a turnaround, as Bolton have been completely unruffled so far and we've failed to really get anything going.
Rather worried about missing Josh for the trip to Oxford on Saturday as well!
Nice
I was surprised at the lack of rotation given how many games we've had recently. A good lesson for a young manager.
Good shout
Beany style comeback required tonight I think
Great finish, a touch fortunate but great finish.
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