Wolves (A) - Sat 16th Sep 2023 (12:30pm)

[DaveT]

1 minute ago, Remmie said:

While I agree that's probably wiser I am too used to it and like the sound of the crowd etc

Yeah, the ideal would be stadium sound with the commentary muppets on mute. Having to put up with the randomness or bias of referees, the play acting of players and our 12.30-1.30 malaise is enough of a wind up without having to hear half-wits like Jenas as well.

[TheHowieLama]

5 minutes ago, DaveT said:

I watch on mute and create my own atmosphere 

 

Is this a euphemism?

[DaveT]

Just now, TheHowieLama said:

 

Is this a euphemism?

It’s whatever you want it to be.

[TheHowieLama]

1 minute ago, DaveT said:

It’s whatever you want it to be.

 

That amuses me

[magicrat]

3 minutes ago, TheSire said:

It's probably going to be similar for these early kick offs, I'm not reading much into the first half at all. We were never going to look the better side early on with no preparation during training and players not being fresh from playing internationals and travelling. You lose your edge in those situations but we got going in the 2nd half and seem to be reacting well to adversity which will stand us in good stead for the season. There's a lot more to come from this team but we already look so much better against teams who sit deep because we can break the lines and keep the ball when the space is really squeezed. Last year we'd have Hendo hitting 3mph scooped air hoofs or passing it backwards.

Don't agree mate,  We shouldn't have that bad against any team let alone Wolves . It wasn't just a bad 10 or 15 minutes it was the whole of the first half and it should have been game over.  We just cant turn up in that state and expect to get away with it again. 

[TheHowieLama]

Do Wolves not have any players that play for their country?

[3 Stacks]

1 minute ago, magicrat said:

Don't agree mate,  We shouldn't have that bad against any team let alone Wolves . It wasn't just a bad 10 or 15 minutes it was the whole of the first half and it should have been game over.  We just cant turn up in that state and expect to get away with it again. 

We were awful in the first half, but it would have been surprising if we hadn't been, in a way.

 

The excuses were piling up; kickoff time, unavailable players at the back, loads of players having played internationals, including some in South America. 

 

Very, very easy to criticize them at half time, but they got it done.

[TheSire]

2 minutes ago, magicrat said:

Don't agree mate,  We shouldn't have that bad against any team let alone Wolves . It wasn't just a bad 10 or 15 minutes it was the whole of the first half and it should have been game over.  We just cant turn up in that state and expect to get away with it again. 

I mean actually to be fair I did miss the first 20 mins because I got distracted and fucking forgot about the early kick off. Again though, early kick off. It'll be interesting to see the difference down the line whether there's a pattern to be concerned about or just a sloppy start due to lack of prep time before the game. The other side have a big advantage in preparation and it's obviously going to make some difference, no teams are complete bums at this level, especially with the playing field being levelled due to the improvement in sports science and data analytics etc.

[TheSire]

2 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Do Wolves not have any players that play for their country?

Probably not as many tbf, they were home as well so there's the advantage of not having to travel I guess.

[Lee909]

7 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Even when we went a goal down I sort of knew we'd win, just seems to be our pattern these days. They go at us, they tire out then we fuck them up.

 

 

[Scott_M]

Terrible first half. Very good second. 
 

Onwards and upwards. 
 

It felt Diaz was the starting point of the fight back. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

As someone mentioned a while back the club need to make a video of all the bias decisions and obvious cheating. One rule for one already with the so-called new rules.

Shower of bastards.

[El Rojo]

Nearly every Gakpo goal has been him getting on the end of a ball, completely unmarked, after a perfectly timed run. You can’t coach that. He wasn’t great today, but he’s a brilliant asset when used properly.

[Creator Supreme]

34 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Wolves fans already calling for O’Neill’s head on the Molineux Mix forum.

Gary O'Neill seems like a good egg, and he did really well with Bournemouth last season. Started his coaching career with us iirc.

 

He had days to sort his squad when he was handed the job do no wonder they're struggling.

 

If they learn to finish they'll be fine.

[Riley Greenleaf]

7 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Terrible first half. Very good second. 
 

Onwards and upwards. 
 

It felt Diaz was the starting point of the fight back. 

Yeah, he totally transforms us. Great player 

[bossy]

2 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Nearly every Gakpo goal has been him getting on the end of a ball, completely unmarked, after a perfectly timed run. You can’t coach that. He wasn’t great today, but he’s a brilliant asset when used properly.

Agreed, I was calling him all kind of terrible names, shocking eh, then he scores. He has a knack for drifting in to good positions. 

[VladimirIlyich]

Any highlights as not able to see the game but delighted with the score after seeing 1-1 after 80 minutes.

[niallers]

2 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Any highlights as not able to see the game but delighted with the score after seeing 1-1 after 80 minutes.

https://www.goalstube.online/2023/09/wolves-liverpool.html

[BeefStroganoff]

It felt like Mac going off and Slob sitting deep set the tempo. He really is a star in the making. I don't think he's even got going yet.

[Scott_M]

8 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Yeah, he totally transforms us. Great player 

The people in my TLW WhatsApp group should testify I called it after about 30 mins! 
 

He stayed wide, was aggressive taking his man on… we just looked much more balanced. 

[Scott_M]

[Reckoner]

11 minutes ago, bossy said:

Agreed, I was calling him all kind of terrible names, shocking eh, then he scores. He has a knack for drifting in to good positions. 

That’s shocking. I was behind every one of our brave boys during that first half and especially at half-time. Honest.

[Megadrive Man]

16 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Nearly every Gakpo goal has been him getting on the end of a ball, completely unmarked, after a perfectly timed run. You can’t coach that. He wasn’t great today, but he’s a brilliant asset when used properly.

 

We have a really good mix of forwards. All very different styles. I can't ever remember us having five such varied options.

[Megadrive Man]

Neto was excellent in the first half today too. I could see him being a potential Salah replacement.

[an tha]

8 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Nice scall uniform! 

 

And some other gear by looks of it!