The Voice - Match preview Bradford City vs Carlisle United Tuesday 21st March @ 7:45pm

Chapman is very poor tonight. Ridehalgh and Clayton offering nothing. Banks needs to get on the ball more but the two CBs, Smallwood and Gillied have started well

 

Feel for Chapman. He's playing a role where he's being asked to play low percentage balls but there's no doubt he's struggling.

 

Completely agree dont think chapman has landed a single pass today

 

1. This is so poor Chapman given the ball away 5 times.

 

Many won't want to admit it but we are missing Costello's energy

 

Cook up on his own is work well.

 

Seems pretty clear that playing a new and slightly experimental system against a team who have a very established system and pattern of play is going to be a struggle.

We aren't going to control the ball much with this midfield three and the system hasn't enabled us to create anything either.

Not been a great decision by Hughes this.

 

Over run in midfield.

 

Rubbish game of football.

 

Always are midfield never dominates gets dominated

 

Always are midfield never dominates gets dominated

 

I think some of our fans would benefit from doing their coaching badges and understanding the game. We have a solid back four and so if you want two up top, it has to be the diamond. If you want wingers, it has to be Cook on his own. You can't play 3/4 of a season with a back four then change to a back three at the business end

 

We need to up our game if not only result I can see is a Carlisle win ☹️.

 

Carlisle the better team. They have a sensible game plan, they're well drilled, they're more mobile, they're winning 50/50s, they don't over complicate things. They're in control of this game.

Another 45 without a shot on target and another game where I struggle to look beyond Hughes for setting us up in a way that consistently has the same flaws and limitations.

If we go 1-0 down, it's game over.

 

On that half... For me that is why we won't be promoted..

Must improve.

 

If the answer is Chappy…. He’s been bloody awful, dire, aimless, , there are dozens of expletives.

 

Tonight it's embarrassing, were not in the game.

 

This game plan won't work against this side. We need to squeeze the entire side 20 yards up the pitch. Stop the ridiculous goal kick routines, go back to a midfield diamond and stop the midfield being exposed, get Oliver on and go much, much more direct.

 

Brushed aside on a few occasions as well.

 

No it missed, it ended up on Cornwall Terrace.

 

Only one shot at goal well if you can count Chapmans effort