Match Thread Vertu Trophy - Bolton Wanderers (A)

Absolutely pathetic I hope this is a cricket score because it's been coming for weeks

 

So much space for their player to run at the defense, I think Walker will be disappointed not to save that as it looked like he got a hand to it.

 

Two goal deficit it's a bloody mountain already to climb,

 

Looked up “running in treacle” and it’s a picture of tonight’s back four.

 

Graham is going a bit off the boil recently. Metcalfe is not an attacking midfielder, Lapslie is not a right back, Leigh is not a defensive midfielder, Humphrys is not a lone striker and Byrne is not a professional footballer

 

Is he actually playing wing back?

That's a joke if so. He's bound to look terrible out of position against the two best wingers in the division.

 

Who the hell thought Lapslie was a right wing back.

So far upfield for the first left Byrne high and dry , well the second was a wonderful back heel to the scorer.

 

We're having quite a bit of possession but doing nothing much with it.

When they get the ball they look quite threatening.

 

“Concentrate on the league”

 

Lapslie at RWB and Byrne at RCB has to be the slowest partnership we've had down that side. Metcalfe at AM when Leigh is literally on the pitch and he's played AM his entire career.

Graham throwing this one? Seems brainless.

 

Good evidence for Alexander of who isn’t good enough for the league, if nothing else

 

Terrible team. GA and his boys.

 

Bobby needed to make a better decision there. At least make the keeper save it.

 

Absolute suicide naming Leigh and Metcalfe in midfield. If you dont win the battle in CM you don’t win matches.

 

usually a defeat in this competition and the players heads drop and we go on a barren 5 losses in a row run

 

It's an "if we put in a shift it will work out" formation.

Extremely optimistic rubbish from GA.

 

One of the challenges of this team that's been selected is that there's no real pace to go beyond their defence. When we get the ball on the attack or are through down the sides we are checking back. It's too one dimensional.

One thing we need in January is more pace in forward options.

 

Bobby doing much away from home is a rarity tbf lately.

He's had 7 away starts and 1 sub app and has yet to get a goal or assist so far this season. Just 1 assist and 0 goals in his last 14 away games since his last away goal at Bromley.

 

They look like scoring every time they attack

 

Concerned that this is a fairly strong City team, and we’re getting outplayed.