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This quote reported on BBC, is pretty much how I saw it. Cook MoTM and by far the best player on the pitch.
“It was a very important victory for us, we needed that. I'm very pleased with not only the guys at the top (of the pitch) but (Steve) Cook for instance, after some games out, played an outstanding game in my opinion with Jake (Clarke-Salter).
"I'm very pleased with Sam (Field) and Jack (Colback) in the middle, they did a good job and also Lyndon Dykes in this role as a number 10, he combined really well and did a lot of good things."
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 18:50 - Jan 20 with 4944 views
I do really like marti. It's how you can see what he's trying to do even when it doesn't work. I think he's pragmatic, intelligent and does have a style you can clearly see he's trying to implement
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 18:56 - Jan 20 with 4840 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 18:50 - Jan 20 by Boston
I found it interesting that Andy Sinton had given a dressing room pep talk.
I think that’s class from Marti. He doesn’t go over board (not on social media( but subtly goes along and shows what matters about QPR. We’re lucky to have him.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 18:57 - Jan 20 with 4826 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 18:56 - Jan 20 by Jimthehip
I do really like marti. It's how you can see what he's trying to do even when it doesn't work. I think he's pragmatic, intelligent and does have a style you can clearly see he's trying to implement
Someone needs to have a word with him about his pants.
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 19:09 - Jan 20 by Boston
Someone needs to have a word with him about his pants.
Ha ha, thought the same. He's been through some quite interesting wardrobe developments over the past few weeks. Today was a mistep for sure, borderline indecent in fact, and rightfully booked for it
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 21:28 - Jan 20 with 4090 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 20:24 - Jan 20 by FDC
Ha ha, thought the same. He's been through some quite interesting wardrobe developments over the past few weeks. Today was a mistep for sure, borderline indecent in fact, and rightfully booked for it
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If he keeps us up, he can wear those pants every day, and in my house, if he wants. Or not wear them at all.
Anyway, he's clearly the best thing to happen to our club since Eze.
Bare bones.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 21:42 - Jan 20 with 3988 views
When was the last time we had a game with 0 bookings? Very good position to be in going into the next game with no suspensions or injuries (apart from Smyth). Can really build on that.
There's a saying that you can only be as good as your opponent allows you to be. Could well be an explanation for Millwall not looking particularly good.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 07:55 - Jan 21 with 3407 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 21:42 - Jan 20 by cpgerber
When was the last time we had a game with 0 bookings? Very good position to be in going into the next game with no suspensions or injuries (apart from Smyth). Can really build on that.
There's a saying that you can only be as good as your opponent allows you to be. Could well be an explanation for Millwall not looking particularly good.
Millwall were poor as they were at their place as were Sheff Wed & Cardiff.
Yes I know we have been garbage but we were doing ok for a few games. Squad paper thin and key players need to be available. We really threw points away
Chair, Willock(although off the pace 2nd half) Cook, Colback, JCS , Cannon need to remain fit and available for us to keep momentum going.
As for transfers Millwall had Fleming £2m+, Nisbet 500K-£2m(?) and they were really poor.
Love Marti love him preaching humility to the players.
Very glad we won, but does anyone really think we actually played well? That was a very poor game between two poor sides. The ball was given away constantly, by both sides. Yes, our defenders got to lots of things, but so often the ball went straight up in the air, forcing a second attempt to clear. The passing around the back and then back to Begovic often ended up in a long hoof, surrendering possession yet again. Millwall were just awful – we didn't need to be great to win. Good job, too.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:50 - Jan 21 with 2716 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:42 - Jan 21 by NW5Hoop
Very glad we won, but does anyone really think we actually played well? That was a very poor game between two poor sides. The ball was given away constantly, by both sides. Yes, our defenders got to lots of things, but so often the ball went straight up in the air, forcing a second attempt to clear. The passing around the back and then back to Begovic often ended up in a long hoof, surrendering possession yet again. Millwall were just awful – we didn't need to be great to win. Good job, too.
For me, the simple difference was that we wanted it more, which incidentally was the same reason Wall won the Boxing day fixture. In terms of performance, and as alluded to by the Manager, the importance of the game and nerves around it clearly hampered our play. Very difficult to pass out from the back and when confidence is low and it’s a game you can’t afford to lose. We do have a bit of confidence now and a win next week takes us out the bottom 3 so interested in how we do playing wise although worry the situation we find ourselves in and the importance of the game may make for another ugly performance, but if we win, who cares.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:54 - Jan 21 with 2692 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:42 - Jan 21 by NW5Hoop
Very glad we won, but does anyone really think we actually played well? That was a very poor game between two poor sides. The ball was given away constantly, by both sides. Yes, our defenders got to lots of things, but so often the ball went straight up in the air, forcing a second attempt to clear. The passing around the back and then back to Begovic often ended up in a long hoof, surrendering possession yet again. Millwall were just awful – we didn't need to be great to win. Good job, too.
Quite. Though the first goal came from Willock's cross, I though our right side was a shambles in possession for most of the game. Cannon looked a bag of nerves and hardly put a pass right while Willock looked unfit and sluggish even by recent standards and did nothing to protect him out of possession. He should have been hooked long before he was and Albert was actually an upgrade in keeping the ball and pinning their full back to his own half, though the game was effectively killed by the second goal. The mood was really turning ugly before the first goal and I hate to think what would have happened without it. It was extremely well worked by Dykes to peel off into that space (Millwall didn't work him out until half time) and delivered by Willock, but it bore no resemblance to what had happened before. Fortunately they were worse.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:56 - Jan 21 with 2679 views
I think the level of play was as good as you could expect. Two teams from the bottom half of the 2nd tier. If it was flowing attacking moves from one end of the other with slick passing and clever interplay, we'd be in the premier league. Same goes for the quality of players at this level: anyone good enough would be sucked into the pool of 500-600 players in the PL.
We can expect a few games of above average football, but not great football every weekend from us (or the opposition), that is unrealistic for where we are. The best we can hope for is determined performances, a good game plan and doing some basics right.
I found it a thoroughly enjoyable match to watch, for all its shortcomings.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 12:40 - Jan 21 with 2579 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 11:54 - Jan 21 by MrSheen
Quite. Though the first goal came from Willock's cross, I though our right side was a shambles in possession for most of the game. Cannon looked a bag of nerves and hardly put a pass right while Willock looked unfit and sluggish even by recent standards and did nothing to protect him out of possession. He should have been hooked long before he was and Albert was actually an upgrade in keeping the ball and pinning their full back to his own half, though the game was effectively killed by the second goal. The mood was really turning ugly before the first goal and I hate to think what would have happened without it. It was extremely well worked by Dykes to peel off into that space (Millwall didn't work him out until half time) and delivered by Willock, but it bore no resemblance to what had happened before. Fortunately they were worse.
Poor runs don't end with a 6-0 thrashing of someone playing like Pep's Barcelona.
Bare bones.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 19:45 - Jan 21 with 2191 views
Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 12:40 - Jan 21 by Antti_Heinola
Poor runs don't end with a 6-0 thrashing of someone playing like Pep's Barcelona.
Straw man, there. No one is expecting us to play like we could beat Pep’s Barça 6-0. But you could be forgiven for reading comments here and elsewhere and come away thinking it was a really good performance with several outstanding individuals, and neither of those things are true.
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Marti's Post Match Thoughts. on 10:11 - Jan 22 with 1914 views
Well I suppose the fact we've no money for players means he's having to get funky with his team selections - and let's face it no one before him would have thought of dropping Dykes back, but hey it seems to work!
Ultimately though we're only likely to get wins with that XI out on the pitch every week (Smyth probably for Willock though) and if we can get the first goal in those games.
Yep - look, don't get me wrong, I'm really pleased and its a weird feeling on Monday morning to remind myself that we won a game of football. But perhaps some underestimate just what an achievement it would be from here if Marti delivered 21st place or above in May. I'd start ordering bronze supplies now.
Our squad is wafer thin, it would take the lightest of runs of injury to render it a L1/L2 outfit. So much would have to go right consistently (referee decisions, injuries, lucky deflections) and continually wrong for our nearest rivals (many of whom have are strengthening in the window). Historically extremely unlikely. Not going to happen (in my, blue January-fuelled, humble opinion)
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