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Decent highlights this week.

A pretty decent show, overall.

Chicken Dhansak wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:40 am A pretty decent show, overall.

This

I thought their bald bloke was milking it a bit when he went down in the build up to the first goal but that was a blatant foul by Clay. A booking too, we got lucky. But still a good run by Clay and it’s great to see him being that direct and aggressive.

Same with Brophy for the second, things happen when you run at players. And as bad as the keeper was in that, their centre half was even worse. Johnson had no right to get in front of him and beat him to the loose ball.

The usual poor defending from us at set pieces. Johnson let’s his man get in front and flick the ball onto the post for what could have made it 1-1 and Marsh’s attempted clearance for their goal was a disgrace.

hopefully Johnson is one of those players who seems bang average but always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

Their goal was shocking, again. Cisse doesn't even jump, coulson loses the goalscorer and ends up on the floor and marsh just isn't a defender.

Yeah, if Johnson keeps on being sh*t but scores goals, I’ll suffer that.

(Should have had a second, too).

UpminsterO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:42 am If Cambridge were so bad as most on here are saying then why in the build up did Ross state it would be a tough match etc

Either they had a off day or the pre match boss quote was overstated

They’re bad.

Tell me one good player they had?

UpminsterO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:42 am If Cambridge were so bad as most on here are saying then why in the build up did Ross state it would be a tough match etc

Either they had a off day or the pre match boss quote was overstated

It was a tough match. Cambridge didn’t bring much quality to the table, but they were physical, cynical and loved a dive. We’re not good enough to make things easy for ourselves in most matches.

It was a return to those good old bad old days on Saturday......

UpminsterO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:05 am I was not there I live abroad I rely on this forum for fan data - I wish Lofc were not generically humble in pre match manager interviews

It seems every match the opposition is going be tough - why do they have to state this every match is it some kind of football etiquette that managers or our manager has to make to be "respected" within the industry or is is a contingency statement if we get beat and it then turns into words like " we knew it would be a tough game as every match in this division is tough"

You expect him to say 'Cambridge are rubbish, should be an easy 3 points'. That'd be their team talk done.

Kitch’s Magic Toes wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:18 am


, cynical and loved a dive.

You know they were the ones in yellow, right?

RedO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:01 am

UpminsterO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:42 am If Cambridge were so bad as most on here are saying then why in the build up did Ross state it would be a tough match etc

Either they had a off day or the pre match boss quote was overstated

They’re bad.

Tell me one good player they had?

I'd have their right back over anything we have. Never really got beat one on one. As good a game as Brophy may have had, it was mainly for his defensive work. Not for beating the #2.

LittleMate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:50 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:01 am

UpminsterO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:42 am If Cambridge were so bad as most on here are saying then why in the build up did Ross state it would be a tough match etc

Either they had a off day or the pre match boss quote was overstated

They’re bad.

Tell me one good player they had?

I'd have their right back over anything we have. Never really got beat one on one. As good a game as Brophy may have had, it was mainly for his defensive work. Not for beating the #2.

Ruel was up against the 2 for most of the game. Made him look silly on lots of occasions.