Defence

[shaggy24]

We played 4 at the back today

think its more of the players in the back 4 rather than the system, we do miss hall and we do miss big ned, we kept a clean sheet against a shite sheffield utd side but as soon as we come up against a well drilled side going forward we seriously lack ned and hall imo lynch is garbage and bidwell is simply a ok left back. to move forward we need to improve our defence along with our strike force otherwise were a mid table charlie team

[Brian Wilson]

we kept a clean sheet against a shite sheffield utd side

2nd in the league at the time tbf.

[Kevin Mcleod]

2nd in the league at the time tbf.

Wasnt they top and Wolves were second?

[Brian Wilson]

Wasnt they top and Wolves were second?

Yeah, maybe..not sure. 1 goal conceded against top 2 is pretty decent I think.

[Kevin Mcleod]

Yeah just a really bad day Saturday, every single player was bad. Hopefully thats the one and only time.

[Tarbie]

annoying thing is though is no onr knows our best system! one week the wingbacks are excellent and the next week they're awful

Almost always ineffective away mate. We have the advantage of a very small pitch which prevents our wing back from getting isolated and our defence getting overstretched at home.

If Ollie must insist on using this system, I just wish he'd be a bit smarter about the games it will be effective in, and those that it won't!

[Olly]

Almost always ineffective away mate. We have the advantage of a very small pitch which prevents our wing back from getting isolated and our defence getting overstretched at home.

If Ollie must insist on using this system, I just wish he'd be a bit smarter about the games it will be effective in, and those that it won't!

Exactly how small is our pitch?

[Fraggy]

Exactly how small is our pitch?

112 by 72 yards, but different sites state different sizes.
Same site that shows the above dimensions, has Fulhams pitch smaller at 109 x 71

[West Acton]

Think it was proven when we were In Prem that our pitch is not small and baring some big surfaces like villa park it compares with most; given odd yard it’s not significantly smaller. Stands being so close make it feel tighter.

[WeAreQPR12]

City ground is 6 yards wider than our pitch so it is considerably wider. That is enough to make a huge difference on our pressing game. I think should change formation and play wide players with fullbacks

[Tarbie]

Exactly how small is our pitch?

Smallest pitch in the Championship I thought. Anyone got the exact measurements?

[Hubble]

Smallest pitch in the Championship I thought. Anyone got the exact measurements?

There are six clubs in the Championship with pitches smaller than us by area, including Wolves, Birmingham and Brentford - which somewhat goes to disprove this theory.

All the details for every club in each division are here: http://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/a...the-same-size/

[Tarbie]

There are six clubs in the Championship with pitches smaller than us by area, including Wolves, Birmingham and Brentford - which somewhat goes to disprove this theory.

All the details for every club in each division are here: http://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/a...the-same-size/

Fair enough........guess we are just crap away from home then!

[LoftusRoadLad]

Forest obviously done their homework on studying our play against the 2 top teams and worked out a formula to shaft us.
Lets hope Villa didn't.

[Stanley]

Forest obviously done their homework on studying our play against the 2 top teams and worked out a formula to shaft us.

Forest actually changed their tactics 10 minutes into the game, until which point we were totally dominating and had created some good chances. Seeing this, Warburton then nullified our supply from the midfield - which we, in turn, had no plan B for and they went on to dominate the rest of the game. Their first goal came completely against the run of play. Our confidence levels visibly dropped after that which was a concern as it showed lack of mental strength. They took advantage of that further by adding a second before half-time.

2nd half we came out and had a gilt-edged chance with Mackie poorly missing that close-range header. Had he scored at 2-1 the game could have turned out v differently, but instead they grabbed a third shortly after which effectively killed the game. #GoalsChangeGames