Post by GWolf1 on Nov 25, 2018 21:10:42 GMT
There are two games so far this season that i have come away and stated Wolves have got what they deserve, the Watford defeat and the one today. What i see similar in both defeats is Wolves have been pressed high when on the ball. Our full back threat has been stopped and our midfield not given time on the ball.
Fair play to Huddersfield, they set their own tempo when in possession of the ball. Their keeper was happy to slow the game down, happy to go long to their forward, knocked the ball down to bring the likes of Billing, Mooy and Pritchard into play. I thought both Billing and Mooy were excellent for the visitors.
What a total contrast in performances today's was to that of the one away to Arsenal in our last game. I think Wolves' style of play is more suited to playing against the likes of Arsenal, Man.City, Man.Utd and Spurs. When we are faced with high pressing opposition we struggle.
To think only one enforced change was made to the side that faced Arsenal. I think Vinagre can offer Wolves something going forward, but defensively he looked a bit lightweight, but all over the pitch, especially the first half we rarely one any 50/50 balls, our passing was off the standard we have got used to and was often rushed, but when the outlet isn't there, we go long. It's all very well lumping it up to Jiminez, but even with his hold up play and flick ons, he has no back up. At least he had some sort of back up once Traore and Gibbs-White came on.
Huddersfield in the first half deservedly took the lead, it's just a pity at 1-0 wolves couldn't offer anything of note. The half was as bad as the Watford first half. The changes at the start of the season half couldn't come soon enough with both Traore and Gibbs-White coming on for Cavaleiro and Moutinho. I think Wolves often sit too deep when both Moutinho and Neves start, but it serves us well when hitting the so called bigger clubs on the break.
There's often times in games when i look at turning points in games, there were two in the second half for Jiminez, the chance cleared off the line and the chance where he was through on goal being played onside by the injured Huddersfield defender. Better decision making needed, but again no Wolves player within distance to play the ball to. I'll have to see the second Mooy goal again as at the time i thought Patricio could have done better with the free-kick.
Four defeats in five now and already i think we need to start getting points on board, starting with game away to Cardiff on Friday!
Fair play to Huddersfield, they set their own tempo when in possession of the ball. Their keeper was happy to slow the game down, happy to go long to their forward, knocked the ball down to bring the likes of Billing, Mooy and Pritchard into play. I thought both Billing and Mooy were excellent for the visitors.
What a total contrast in performances today's was to that of the one away to Arsenal in our last game. I think Wolves' style of play is more suited to playing against the likes of Arsenal, Man.City, Man.Utd and Spurs. When we are faced with high pressing opposition we struggle.
To think only one enforced change was made to the side that faced Arsenal. I think Vinagre can offer Wolves something going forward, but defensively he looked a bit lightweight, but all over the pitch, especially the first half we rarely one any 50/50 balls, our passing was off the standard we have got used to and was often rushed, but when the outlet isn't there, we go long. It's all very well lumping it up to Jiminez, but even with his hold up play and flick ons, he has no back up. At least he had some sort of back up once Traore and Gibbs-White came on.
Huddersfield in the first half deservedly took the lead, it's just a pity at 1-0 wolves couldn't offer anything of note. The half was as bad as the Watford first half. The changes at the start of the season half couldn't come soon enough with both Traore and Gibbs-White coming on for Cavaleiro and Moutinho. I think Wolves often sit too deep when both Moutinho and Neves start, but it serves us well when hitting the so called bigger clubs on the break.
There's often times in games when i look at turning points in games, there were two in the second half for Jiminez, the chance cleared off the line and the chance where he was through on goal being played onside by the injured Huddersfield defender. Better decision making needed, but again no Wolves player within distance to play the ball to. I'll have to see the second Mooy goal again as at the time i thought Patricio could have done better with the free-kick.
Four defeats in five now and already i think we need to start getting points on board, starting with game away to Cardiff on Friday!
