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    Timothee dieng signs

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    Not lost my old touch, he was one of the trialists who played at Curzon I hoped would be signed, Llera was the other.

    Although I've only seen him as a holding midfielder, Dieng looked to me to have have the height to cover at centre back if necessary.

     

    A couple of sites have him down as a defender who can play DM as well

    James Wesolowski

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    if money talks why cant we compete then last i looked there average attendance was less than ours, this is a major failing of the club in my view other than chaddysmoker wes is universally liked amongst what fans we have left, he is a player many of us can associate with his girlfriend is from oldham he loves living in the area and was our best player by a country mile last season, if he was off to oz or the championship fair enough but. are you telling me we cant compete with shrewsbury now cos if thats the case what hope have we got.

     

    Why is this a failing for the club? could be many reasons they can offer him more money.

    1. They might be spending a good chunk of their wage bill on him as a main signing and will cut costs elsewhere

    2. They are spending more than they should be to get promoted.

    3. What LJ is willing to spend to keep him maybe lower in comparison.to what Shrews value him at rather than what we can afford as much as them.

    Post Match Reaction - Shrewsbury

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    The problem for me is not a goal scorer but having no one in the centre of the field. Smith plays practically as a defender and the wingers are too far up field so we basically have two lines and have to hoof it up field. This is something i've noticed over the last 4 or 5 games at home but worse today without Wes. There is no need to play 4 at the back at home. play Kusunga, tarky and grounds and let smith drop deep like he normally does. play a 5 across the middle so when smith does drop deep he has 2 options in the middle and we can actually play some football.

     

    Thought Clarke-Harris was excellent today and Petrasso for the the last 25 mins was outstanding. Mellor played well in CM but Smith was dropping too deep again. Dayton had a decent game just wish he could last 90 mins. Rooney did ok but we hoofing it to him and he doesnt win anything in the air. Poor defending for both goals. The first one brown and oxley equally to blame for me and the second we switched off. We were a little unlucky at the other end, hit the bar and the post and their keeper pulled off 3 great saves.

    Back to predictable, depressing sh1t

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    Obviously I didn't go so have no idea on the performance, but it just seems like a repeat of the game against Scunthorpe. This is never going to encourage fans back into the fold. It's the same old story, unfortunately, and doesn't seem to change, no matter who is in charge or what team is on the pitch.

    Once again, Latics have become a disjointed and unsettled team, due to injuries and suspensions. The results are reflecting that.

    I just hope we get to the safety margin as soon as possible.

     

    Not at all, against Scunthorpe we played really well for 60-70 mins. Today we were terrible from start to finish.

    Can we please have diamond back in now

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    3-0 flattered us, but it was a lead we should have defended.

     

    To concede on half time was careless. Half time chat "don't concede an early goal". So we duly do. I thought we'd weathered a fairly strong storm and then they grab one late on in injury time. Even then we had an even later chance to win it from a corner - wrong player headed it and their keeper made a decent save.

     

    There were some bizarre things happening on and off the pitch. Our ball retention until about the 80th minute was unbelievably poor. The inability to find a Latics shirt with the easiest of passes. Then we got it together.

     

    Kieron Lee overlapping regularly at 3-2 when we were under the cosh. Why, when they were attacking us so frequently and with such ease down both flanks is our right back getting further forwards than anyone else? Seemed bizarre.

     

    The substitution was the worst decision I can recall Dickov making as manager. Weso injured so he puts on fancy dan Morais. Now I like Filipe. I think he's an exceptional talent. But we were rocking back and our best tackler went off. The solutions that went through my mind were:

     

    Black to left back, push Mellor in to the midfield.

    Diamond to centre back push Clarke in to midfield.

    Diamond to centre back, Clarke to right back, Lee in to the middle.

     

    Morais never entered my head as the right sub to bring on. If he'd scored (and he had a great chance) Dickov may have been lauded as inspired, but I actuaally think there's something not quite right with Morais' attitude at the moment. Wrong sub at the wrong time in the wrong game. That's not to say Morais is to blame for it all. We'd already conceded 2 goals before he came on, so it's not a scapegoating job.

     

    You've then got running down the clock time. He didn't bring a sub on, despite having two left. Smith on for Simpson. More height to defend with at corners. No :censored:, we concede a goal to an injury time corner.

     

    Carlisle were good value for the point. They battered us second half but we invited that pressure on to us, both with the actions of the players and the decisions of the manager.

     

    I'd have taken a draw before kick off. But whereas the Preston draw felt like a win, this one feels like a sickening defeat.

     

    (By the way, I'd have picked the 11 who started, with the possible exception of Mellor. I think Clarke / M'Voto look a better pairing than any of the Diamond options)

     

     

     

     

    The players need to take a look at themselves tonight, no matter who is on the pitch you should not be giving away a three goal lead. You dont bring two new defenders on the pitch when your defending a lead, if your bringing on diamonds/black on put them in midfield than unsettling the defence. re Black, he isnt that great hence why he lost his place to mellor (same with Diamonds). Its easy to criticise the subs after the game. Its easy to say he should have done this or that when you cant be proven wrong. If Morais had come on and scored or set up a goal then you wouldn't be saying anything now.

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