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"We`ve got a soft underbelly"

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'We don't get enough shots off ". New striker required .

Breaking news : Leyton Orient want (despeartly) a striker !!!! FSL !!!

The build up from the back is painful to watch, so boring .Back, sideways, sideways, sideways, back , sideways the main reason I havent attended a match all season . Its so obvious we need a proven goalscorer that scores goals on a regular basis for us , wasted money on Solar Panels instead, totally wrong priorities.

He has the same complaint, too much passing backwards and sideways and not taking a chance. Why can’t he get us out of it?

Story of O wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:02 pm He has the same complaint, too much passing backwards and sideways and not taking a chance. Why can’t he get us out of it?

Why can’t the players take more responsibility?

Story of O wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:02 pm He has the same complaint, too much passing backwards and sideways and not taking a chance. Why can’t he get us out of it?

Sounds like the players don’t listen to him, if that’s what he’s telling them.
I’m sure they’re also told “ Don’t give the ball away “ but you have to take a chance with a ‘percentage ball ‘ at some point.
Just seems the way modern football is to me at times…….a bit boring to watch.

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:52 pm The build up from the back is painful to watch, so boring .Back, sideways, sideways, sideways, back , sideways the main reason I havent attended a match all season . Its so obvious we need a proven goalscorer that scores goals on a regular basis for us , wasted money on Solar Panels instead, totally wrong priorities.

I remember the days of we're waiting for a striker... Here's Sam Parkin.

Wellens needs to get out of vanity mode, possession is possession is means sod all without a result, he needs to find ways to win games, that's a manager job, he needs to bite his tongue drop his ideals for at least a period and get the team scoring goals and winning games again

You go into a season with a lacklustre frontline,
you ain’t going to be winning games..
You can huff and puff and have the best build
up play in league one but if there’s no one in
and around the box no one is sticking it in the
onion bag …
We've been sold short by the the club, owners,
DoF, management with inflated admission costs
with a lacklustre squad ..
143 years of Leyton Orient history and all we are
now is a feeder club in the loan market,

He sort of called out Kelman for some poor play for the first time. I wonder if he’ll consider dropping him? Might do him some good. Dan A up front, O’Neill back on the left, one of Graham/DJ/Obeiro on the right for a few games

He sounds fed up and frustrated with a squad lacking in guile. Too many inexperienced youth players, too many loanees with no skin in the game.

The summer recruitment was piss poor,& were now seeing the result of that

Qin wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:08 pm The summer recruitment was piss poor,& were now seeing the result of that

There you have it in a nut shell.

We’ve long been called the Ornaments and we move forward like a set of statues.

The constant left-right-back passing is a consequence of players not creating spaces. They stand still thinking ‘I wonder who is going to receive the ball. Pray it’s not me cos I’m rooted to the fecking turf!’

I’m not, not advocating hoofball but RW needs to instil some individual accountability and passion.

We seem constrained and sh!t-scared of doing anything.

Could RW just fine all the back 4 if they do more than one sideways pass?
Ye gods, we’re losing, time is running out so let’s pass it across the back line one more time.
We desperately need a decent goalie and a couple more strikers.

PKM wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 10:36 am Could RW just fine all the back 4 if they do more than one sideways pass?
Ye gods, we’re losing, time is running out so let’s pass it across the back line one more time.
We desperately need a decent goalie and a couple more strikers.

You realise why the defenders pass sideways, right?

I don't think I've ever seen Richie more disappointed after a defeat . In my opinion we're now paying the price for not brining in a half decent striker during the Summer . All we really have is Agyei . play him up front against Northampton , not Kelman .

Why not just try two down the middle upfront from the start of a game.
Everyone who has played down the middle on their own has struggled since the start of last season.
The Manager and since Embleton have been obsessed with having wide forwards

We have played 2 down the middle this season. Lots.

Meet the manager in a few weeks could be interesting

Qin wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:08 pm The summer recruitment was piss poor,& were now seeing the result of that

It's what ultimately could cost us our League One status .

whittle76 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:46 am Why not just try two down the middle upfront from the start of a game.
Everyone who has played down the middle on their own has struggled since the start of last season.
The Manager and since Embleton have been obsessed with having wide forwards

It's worth a try because what we're doing at the moment isn't working . Then again , it could be as simple as our players are not good enough no matter what formation we play .

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:34 pm He sounds fed up and frustrated with a squad lacking in guile. Too many inexperienced youth players, too many loanees with no skin in the game.

Beckles Simpson Ball Dan A Dan H Cooper Clare Cooper Kelman Currie Tom James etc are hardly kids.

Lifelongfan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07, 2024 3:10 pm

gshaw wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:34 pm He sounds fed up and frustrated with a squad lacking in guile. Too many inexperienced youth players, too many loanees with no skin in the game.

Beckles Simpson Ball Dan A Dan H Cooper Clare Cooper Kelman Currie Tom James etc are hardly kids.

That's an XI, now who is coming on to provide fresh legs or challenge the starting lineup? Also of that lot 4 of the pros are CBs and we can only realistically play 2 of them at a time.

Also we're already seeing Clare being played when not fully fit as the other midfield options Warrington Obiero Brown aren't performing. Doesn't bode well for the months ahead when injuries and suspensions start to bite.

Cooper so good he's in there twice, maybe that's the solution sneak an extra player in with the same name on the shirt 12 v 11 we may have a chance