Norwich vs Leeds (Home) 21st October 2014

[Safri15]

As a team we are performing, and if we had a clinical striker we really would be running away with the league. A fit Hooper is the only missing link IMO. Grabban and Jerome had a nice purple patch at the start of the season and made everything look rosy, but they won't do that for a full season. If Jerome had that in his locker he'd still be playing Premiership football. Grabban got 22 (I think) goals last year and we could do with him showing how as I can't see it in him this year.

For me VOO and Hooper need to start some games to gain the match fitness required to really start making an impact. Even if they last 60 minutes, its better than the cameos they have had or look likely to receive at the moment.

It was mentioned above about the community stand getting emptied just before the 2nd half. Anyone got an ideas? I sit in the Barclay and noticed that as well, thought it very strange.

 

[Din]

Another game, more points dropped. On the whole it was a pretty poor performance. Despite all our possession we didn't really create any clear opportunities for the second game in a row, and the defending for Leeds goal was pathetic.
 
Our Top 5 Players:
 
1. Jonny Howson (9/10)
2. Michael Turner (7/10)
3. Alexander Tettey (6/10)
4. Nathan Redmond (6/10)
5. Martin Olsson (6/10)
 
Other Players:
 
6. Russell Martin (6/10)
7. John Ruddy (6/10)
8. Cameron Jerome (5/10)
9. Kyle Lafferty (5/10)
10. Josh Murphy (4/10)
11. Steven Whittaker (2/10)
 
I also thought that Odjidja-Ofoe looked good when he came on, and I would like to see him start against Wednesday.
 
We desperately need to improve, as we haven't been good enough for a few weeks now. Since we switched to 4-4-2 we've looked like a completely different side to the one that started this season. I think we need to revert back to 4-2-3-1 personally. Lafferty actually looked better when he played on the left I thought than when he was up front, so I think he can certainly play there, rather than Josh Murphy who is better as an impact sub.
 
Also, does anyone know what was going on in the community stand? I sit in the Jarrold and at the start of the 2nd half the stewards appeared to evacuate the whole of the community stand before bringing everyone back in 5 minutes later.

 

[eatonparkboy]

Well, reading everyone's reviews has left me realising that we each choose to see and digest exactly what we either want or prefer to see.

The reviews have bordered on, the manager is on borrowed time, to, nothing to worry about, the strikers are have a bit of a drought.

Every formation has been touted as the winning one and individual players have been cast as hero and villain.

In a way, this is the best part of football. The match as an entity can be an anti climax, but when you sit in front of your keyboard you are convinced you are the only one who understands, which in itself is quite priceless.

And luckily, on this site, at the moment, unlike the Pink Un, you don't get insulted by a perfect stranger, just for having the audacity not to agree totally.

 

[splutcho]

Well, reading everyone's reviews has left me realising that we each choose to see and digest exactly what we either want or prefer to see.

The reviews have bordered on, the manager is on borrowed time, to, nothing to worry about, the strikers are have a bit of a drought.

Every formation has been touted as the winning one and individual players have been cast as hero and villain.

In a way, this is the best part of football. The match as an entity can be an anti climax, but when you sit in front of your keyboard you are convinced you are the only one who understands, which in itself is quite priceless.

And luckily, on this site, at the moment, unlike the Pink Un, you don't get insulted by a perfect stranger, just for having the audacity not to agree totally.

Binner.

 

[Trevmuttley]

I think we will see a lot of teams defending with everybody behind the ball then counter breaking when they can, they know if they try and play attacking football,Norwich will smash them, it's been 4 teams at Carrow road who have used these tactics so far and I for one don't think that isn't how the beautiful game should be played. We need to get some goals in the first half to draw them out so at least there is a decent game to watch.