The Voice - Match preview Morecambe vs Bradford City Saturday 19th August 2023 3:00pm

Shock horror. Bradford City loanee to Swindon becomes goal machine ha ha ha!!

 

Nothing what so ever to lose, not sure Hughes will see it like that.

 

Just seen the free kick. Lewis should have saved it.

He set the wall up to cover the other side. The wall itself was a shambles. It split and was a mess. It needs sorting for next time. Then the random defender one metre off the side of the wall almost blocking Lewis view - why? It's a real lack of organisation.

Lewis then positioned himself so he couldn't see the ball until it had been kicked which was odd. It then beat him in the corner he was supposed to be covering.

Shambles all around.

 

But you're saying we've made bad changes.

We're talking about the changes, not 2 years of data that has seen us convincingly a play off side.

If you're insistent on being a doom and gloomer, at least base it on our poor form, not our success last season.

(here comes the 'we didn't get promoted, we failed' line.)

 

Done well to keep it tight against a side who have just come down from a higher level.... Oh and something about the ref....

 

Colin Doyle hardly earning his keep as a coach.

 

I said the same all last season. His goal kicks are woeful

 

A Stockport performance that only got a point due to Andy Cook forgetting his shooting boots and against a dire team like ours?

Doesnt really make sense that. We should have taken the 3pts.

 

Its down to the keeper to organise the defence in this situation. The blame lies with him as it did the other day

 

To be fair they were easier to miss tham score having seen them. Parkinson sides are usually defensively sound but they look an absolute shambles at the back.

 

I stopped watching after Morecombe scored. Im not really interested in this backwards style that Hughes has adopted, but my take on things :

Lewis hasn't been the same since March

Kelly is dog shit.

Stubbs is getting shafted because he's flanked with 2 CBs who are equally as slow as him, if not then worse

I don't think Pattison should be played as part of a midfield 2. Either play him in a Midfield 3 or play him behind Cook. I aint knocking the lad but he's too lightweight to be playing alongside Smallwood when Smallwood himself goes missing. As for that free kick, I get why he went to ground, but why not do it so you block the shot rather than taking the man out??

Wing backs are fine. In a better team they'l flourish

Cook is isolated....again

Smith should be playing central, an cutting in. The formation is pushing him out wide an he looks ineffective

 

If you can understand our shape your eyesight is better than mine. We are all over the place. Smallwood on his usual Saturday afternoon walk. There is a massive hole in the middle of the park. I honestly can’t remember where I have watched a really bad half like this. Not sure if Hughes can pick this up.

 

I hear Stuart McCall's theme song playing. Bring him home! Stuart Stuart Stuart

 

Hughes need a reality check if he leaves Halliday out for Oyegoke the lads been terrible.

 

He's depressed for some reason, be nice.

 

I don't need to, I'm stood behind the goal and can almost touch the ball it's been with the back 3 that much.

 

I've said this repeatedly. On Tuesday he brought Oduor back into midfield and we were much better. Then come Saturday he reverts to 5-2-3/3-4-3 and exactly the same thing happens. Incomprehensible.

 

@Silverbantam will be all over this shortly...

 

Well I hope the ball is magnetized towards you this half as well, mate.

 

Wingbacks are fine based on what. Must be seeing something different to me.