| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think 22:48 - Oct 23 with 1684 views | unstableblue |
10 quick unstable thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest on a wild night at Portman Road. Here we go blue brothers and sisters:
1. It really was very windy tonight, not that much rain (they were even ‘sprinkling! the pitch before kick off - the spray blown everywhere). We were blown down the road post match. And it did affect the game more than people realise.
2. Forest are a good side, with real quality, beast men at the back, and are clearly well coached. League position incorrect. Glasner was under pressure and they came here to win with fire in their bellies.
3. I am sure the universal opinion is that Forest were the better side, and we were lucky to grind a point. And indeed the XG was Town 0.46-2.31 Forest. BUT, for passages of that game Town played very well. Yet these were only two 10mins spell. Of course a draw was the most we deserved.
4. MOTM? - lots of talk of Walton with his saves. Davis and his clearances. BUT for periods of that game I saw one of the best player displays I’ve ever seen at Portman Road - OTT? - naaaah, Palacios was purring. What a player. When he tired we spluttered.
5. Forest dominated the early stages and scored on 13mins, then continued to pressure. But in reality Town then had the momentum till the 55th minute bar one Forest spell. And Enciso scored a goal exploiting an error, but did well to fend off the defender.
6. In that positive Town passage Florentino showed what he is made of. And there were some intricate Town passing moves. But then Forest took control and it was a shot fest in which Walton and Davis saved us.
7. Philogene was the fall guy tonight, despite much of the failing being due to some real hospital passes (although he wasn’t exactly finding space). Fatawu also struggled, but did have movements. Emersonn ran and ran but he was up against giants. Not his best display, but there were brief sparks.
8. The ref struggled tonight, seemed to play the emotion rather than the game. Haven’t seen the VAR, but for example when the excellent Nico Williams gets injured and is well off the pitch and already getting treatment, you carry on the game.
9. Clarke and Maeda, and in part Matusiwa really improved us - yet didn’t fully halt the red tide. Let’s start these forward players at Hull. With hopefully a retuning Lukic. Flemming and then Akpom seemed somewhat headless chickens, all over the place, but the conditions seemed to be really kicking in by then. Clarke almost won the game in the dying moments with a wunder run and shot past the post - it would have been robbery.
10. The North Stand lower was poor before the Enciso moment - That slow motion goal, his first at Portman Road. There was improvement in vocal backing to be fair. But it’s Friday night under the lights people, go mental.
A tough night, a draw that was hard fought but with an element of luck as well. A huge point. We go again. [Post edited 24 Oct 0:16]
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| We’ve equalled our points tally at Portman Road for the entire 24/25 season on 23:16 - Oct 23 | unstableblue |
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| Ashley Young and GON are right it’s not a red, VAR correct on 23:21 - Oct 23 | unstableblue |
“Likelihood of getting to the ball”
He’d kicked it too far away from him
However I don’t agree Davis is going to get to him
Good decision though - saves the game [Post edited 23 Oct 23:22]
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| GONS Post Match Interviews are getting better and better on 23:59 - Oct 23 | unstableblue |
Oh my word I’m warming to GON!
One reservation I had was that some of his early Town TV or press interviews post match were a little too positive, seeing a display at times that wasn’t there.
Whereas was with McKenna you felt he was saying exactly what you’d seen but also with insights.
However, GONs post match against was Citeh was bang on - honest, self critical, and observations that brought new light to the game.
And I thought tonight’s post Forest TownTV interview was just brilliant on every level.
Bravo Gary. | |
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| GONS Post Match Interviews are getting better and better on 08:03 - Oct 24 | Dubtractor |
| GONS Post Match Interviews are getting better and better on 23:59 - Oct 23 by unstableblue |
Oh my word I’m warming to GON!
One reservation I had was that some of his early Town TV or press interviews post match were a little too positive, seeing a display at times that wasn’t there.
Whereas was with McKenna you felt he was saying exactly what you’d seen but also with insights.
However, GONs post match against was Citeh was bang on - honest, self critical, and observations that brought new light to the game.
And I thought tonight’s post Forest TownTV interview was just brilliant on every level.
Bravo Gary. |
I thought his post match comments last night we indeed spot on.
We struggled to impose ourselves, were second best, and had to change our approach in the second half to stop us being so open to the transition threat from Forest. |  |
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| GONS Post Match Interviews are getting better and better on 08:13 - Oct 24 | Churchman |
| GONS Post Match Interviews are getting better and better on 23:59 - Oct 23 by unstableblue |
Oh my word I’m warming to GON!
One reservation I had was that some of his early Town TV or press interviews post match were a little too positive, seeing a display at times that wasn’t there.
Whereas was with McKenna you felt he was saying exactly what you’d seen but also with insights.
However, GONs post match against was Citeh was bang on - honest, self critical, and observations that brought new light to the game.
And I thought tonight’s post Forest TownTV interview was just brilliant on every level.
Bravo Gary. |
Agree. His interview with Matt H and MA earlier in the week was insightful too. He clearly has a way he likes his teams to play, but is not wedded to it. He appears quite pragmatic and that showed last night against, let’s face it, a team wed never have laid a glove on two years ago.
Anyone who has not seen the Towntv post match from GON - it’s worth a watch. |  | | |
| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 11:48 - Oct 24 | LegendofthePhoenix |
Glad that you noticed this as well:
7. Philogene was the fall guy tonight, despite much of the failing being due to some real hospital passes
Now I love Leif to bits, he is Mr Ipswich, but last night he made several poor passes, mostly to Jaden, when Jaden was already closely marked. Contrast that to Pala, who just has so much awareness of who is marked and where he can place a pass so that we retain possession. Leif has to improve his decision making - it can't be easy to have that awareness and make split second choices about the pass you're going to make, but it seemed that Leif had already decided he was going to pass it to Jaden before he received the ball, and carried on despite the close marking. It made Jaden look bad, but really was on Leif. |  |
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| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 12:14 - Oct 24 | Pilgrimblue |
| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 11:48 - Oct 24 by LegendofthePhoenix |
Glad that you noticed this as well:
7. Philogene was the fall guy tonight, despite much of the failing being due to some real hospital passes
Now I love Leif to bits, he is Mr Ipswich, but last night he made several poor passes, mostly to Jaden, when Jaden was already closely marked. Contrast that to Pala, who just has so much awareness of who is marked and where he can place a pass so that we retain possession. Leif has to improve his decision making - it can't be easy to have that awareness and make split second choices about the pass you're going to make, but it seemed that Leif had already decided he was going to pass it to Jaden before he received the ball, and carried on despite the close marking. It made Jaden look bad, but really was on Leif. |
Yes just like Matt H so at this level he needs to learn but overall he did well. Like all Unstable points but Fatawu needs more time on bench as feel he’s learning at this level whereas Maeda looks better.
Maybe it’s time to give Furlong a go as right side is our weakness.
Love to see Azon back as feel he’s good enough. |  | | |
| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 12:34 - Oct 24 | unstableblue |
| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 12:14 - Oct 24 by Pilgrimblue |
Yes just like Matt H so at this level he needs to learn but overall he did well. Like all Unstable points but Fatawu needs more time on bench as feel he’s learning at this level whereas Maeda looks better.
Maybe it’s time to give Furlong a go as right side is our weakness.
Love to see Azon back as feel he’s good enough. |
Given the opponents I did really think Clarke left and Maeda right would have been a better combo.
Or at least Maeda over Philogene.
Fatawu was clearly told to stay high and wide, but he seemed to be getting well marked and just wasn’t able to beat the man. But he does have a moment in him.
Interesting to see who starts at Hull; a game we need play better in and go and attack.
Couldn’t agree more on Matusiwa, looked comfortable at Citeh, and was good last night. Florentino was overall OK last night, some decent moments, but a few errors. [Post edited 24 Oct 12:56]
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| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 16:26 - Oct 24 | mellowblue |
| 10 Quick Unstable Thoughts on Town 1-1 Forest - better than you think on 11:48 - Oct 24 by LegendofthePhoenix |
Glad that you noticed this as well:
7. Philogene was the fall guy tonight, despite much of the failing being due to some real hospital passes
Now I love Leif to bits, he is Mr Ipswich, but last night he made several poor passes, mostly to Jaden, when Jaden was already closely marked. Contrast that to Pala, who just has so much awareness of who is marked and where he can place a pass so that we retain possession. Leif has to improve his decision making - it can't be easy to have that awareness and make split second choices about the pass you're going to make, but it seemed that Leif had already decided he was going to pass it to Jaden before he received the ball, and carried on despite the close marking. It made Jaden look bad, but really was on Leif. |
Compared to the Forest wide players, I don't see much footballing relationship between Leif and Philogene. They do not link well and are rarely on on the same wavelength. Not just last night. |  | | |
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