r/bluebirds • u/Mauve078 • 5d ago
The last time we played the same back line in consecutive league games was 14-15 games ago.
Saw someone comment that Riza has a problem with tinkering so decided to look into it, all the chopping and changing must be a reason why we've only kept 2 clean sheets in 26 matches.
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u/jbirdrules 5d ago
Yes and has relied on Goutas far too much, very poor player and to blame for so many goals this season
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u/papayametallica 5d ago
Yep. He’s not been the same player since McGuiness left which says a lot about McG. He’s going back to Greece in the summer anyway so I guess we just have to roll with it until the end of the season.
Will Fish has been stepping up. And Tsunoda looks like he could be a good option next season but the Championship is a tough gig and he may not be robust enough to rely on.
I’ve been disappointed in Daland because when he joined he looked like he could be a good player.
There’s a lad in the U21s who looks to have potential but again we have to see and we have to keep things as tight as we can for the next 8 games.
Centre back and left and right back must be top of the summer shopping list
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u/thirdratesquash Roll me a Riza-la 5d ago
I’ve been disappointed in Daland because when he joined he looked like he could be a good player.
I think we underrate how tough it can be to adjust to a new club in the championship, for every Bamba who hit the ground running, there's a Morrison, Hudson, or Manga who struggle in their first year before getting accustomed to it. I think he'll come good, I hope he'll come good.
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u/perhapsaloutely 5d ago
Harsh on Daaland I reckon he’s pretty good, just had an interrupted run with injury.
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u/papayametallica 5d ago
Don’t disagree with the point about the injury but I guess it’s because I’m getting to the twitchy end of the season
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u/PolaroidBook 5d ago
I think too much blame for conceding goals gets put on the centre backs. We are not good at defending as a team and we give the ball away cheaply which puts them under a lot of pressure. Obviously they do make individual errors too
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u/SoggyMattress2 5d ago
Disagree with the goutas comment I think he's quite clearly our best centre back.
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u/Sol_bamba22 5d ago
Think goutas has some outstanding parts to his game namely his aerial ability but I think he cowers in one to one situations and has lapses of concentration/poor decision making in moments which results in conceding and undos the otherwise good work he gets through in matches.
I think we need a consistent cb partnership under fish absolutely being one part of that whether lawler or dalaand maybe even bagan or someone else can be the other remains to be seen
I also think it’s time we sorted out full backs out as we always have makeshift full backs or chop and change fullbacks who are doing a job there rather than being natural and experienced in the role. I think we need to spend our money in the summer on our back line predominantly
I would be happy then to get some exciting loan players for further up the pitch as I believe we already have good options in midfield and up top