Don't give up on 3-4-3 just yet because when it works it can be really devastating. The problems yesterday were down to Blackpool packing the midfield and a lack of understanding between our players because it's not a formation you can just cobble together. I'd need to watch the video but Blackpool playing with such high energy in the first half may actually have been forced by our system in which case there may be good reason to continue working with it. Blackpool obviously had nothing left in the second.
I also don't think we were really playing 3-4-3 in the first half yesterday, it was still 3-5-2 but Vydra played in attacking midfield the way Abdi would have been (perhaps not dropping deep so much). Maybe a 3-5-2 without the ball, 3-3-4 or so (Anya?) with it.
I wasn't there, but my nephew told me that we were not good in the first half, but certainly not as terrible as many have said. Blackpool started well, but more or less scored their only two chances. I think that maybe have gone a bit OTT re the first half. Saw their first goal, and yes, Paredes was at fault, but he was beaten by a brilliant 100% perfect pass. But the forward still didn't get a shot in, and their scorer was benefiting from a rebound of the keeper. The fierce criticism of Paredes also seems well OTT.
NO! I mean by Christ - our performance turned around in the second half because he didn't have to play as a midfielder! Joka said that much himself
In the first half we conceded m8. We woz sh*t. In the second half we scored goals. That's different m8.
I don't think Matty has the positioning or weight of passing for the Abdi role ... Had he been fit Forestieri does but then he always tries to be the hero instead.
At half time my mate said to me: "I wonder what the Joka will say to the players at half time," before adding, "probably nothing - just him staring at them will be enough." He gave an interview and when asked what he said at half time he essentially said 'nothing.' And to be honest I can imagine that Jokanovic coming into the dressing room at half time and saying absolutely nothing has quite a profound impact.
I disagree. Quite a few of our goals yesterday came from a perfectly weighted ball from Matej through the defence.
Honestly: I think with 0 - 2 down at halftime v bottom of the table - nothing should be needed to be said in the dressing room...
Poor one minute, brililiant the next sounds like perfect analysis apart from the spelling. A few Watford fans have said the same thing.
Incident after the game yesterday Does anyone know how the chap was that was being treated outside the Vicarage Road end immediately after the game last night? He was surrounded by stewards, Police and paramedics when we went past - hope he's ok, didn't look too good.
Incidentally as I was never in Watford I just checked Vicarage Road at Google Earth. There is a hospital right next to the stadium?
correct. However it has a reputation of taking injured people in and sending dead bodies out. Keep clear of that one
Anyone who thinks Vydra doesn't want to be here should watch the interview with him on the Watford Weekend post-match video. He's positively beaming about the result and you can see how much it meant to him. It should also put paid to the idea that he barely speaks a word of English, which I've seen suggested recently. Watching the highlights, Vydra was responsible for a significant amount of the goals we scored yesterday through playing penetrating passes right into the perfect place. He may not have got the assists, but he played a major part in creating the opportunities.
Disagree, in the interview he is not speaking English but an obscure dialect of ancient Czech. By sheer coincedence the two languages are exactly alike.
Just want to say 'well done' for yesterday. As come backs go, that was pretty decisive. At half time, I was thinking this isn't going to last, I thought right. 3 minutes in and boom. What was said in the Blackpool changing room must have been along the lines of "we're winning, this isn't right. Go deep, defend, forget getting any more goals or koko will turn off the cold water in our centre of excellAnce training ground". I have no gripes about the result, how can I? We are, after all, " the envy of the football league". Hubby got told to shut the ***** up at 4-2, I don't gloat if we beat you. Not had that for a while! I hope you lot ARE in the playoffs and are the 3rd (if not higher, not a clue on your points!) to be promoted. It certainly is an amazing feeling, unfortunately for us, we have a chairman who has stated some level of actually, I'll stop there. I don't want to receive a writ for defaming his good character on a message board. Best of luck for the remainder of the season. X
I saw the interview and came to the same conclusion. The guy is a class act and was still getting **** off members of the crowd yesterday, despite Deeney and Ighalo putting some shocking passes his way in the first half. At that stage you know people are looking for a scapegoat. He was way out of position in the first half, and the big hole in the middle of the pitch showed it. Watson didn't have to do much when he came on yesterday other than occupy that space and let Vydra and the rest flow forward. For such a 'shocking' season so far he has scored 8 goals and set up many more.
Orange is a bad colour, L*ton play in it. However good luck in what must seem an impossible task and also in your endeavours to return sanity to Bloomfield Rd.
Just crazy what's happening at Blackpool. You know things are bad when opposition supporters don't even bother gloating because it feels a bit like kicking a rescue dog.
That stuffing was for the chav with the pushchair who threw abuse at my daughter and myself when we lost up there last season. If you went and just happen to be reading, '**** off back to Blackpool you ****ing blackpool ****' right back at you.
