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• Disagree entirely, firstly it's was a coming together and debatable penalty which Watkins played for. Secondly Smith Rowe and Bergh were on Watkins when he scored. Andersen has been brilliant for us, his passing ability top notch and he wins so many headers. If you're looking for scapegoats 3 players were below par on the day Bergh, Smith Rowe and Pereira. Does that suddenly make them bad players? No it does not these things can happen. Regroup and move on which is exactly what Marco will do. (NT) -- Honest, Sunday, October 20, 12:10:53pm (host81-157-66-39.range81-157.btcentralplus.com/81.157.66.39)

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• ESR was marking Watkins,made a feeble effort, Anderson was a zone. Think it was Kilman v traore who did very similar and got away with it, jone of those split second decisions in an attempt to make it difficult, in the eyes of the ref, he went a little far, bit like saliba. Mistake yeh, but I’d applaud the run and pass as a bigger factor than glaring error. Without lukic our defenders looked overrun a little at times,Watkins is Anderson’s nightmare, quick and plays on shoulder. (NT) -- Henry1879, Sunday, October 20, 12:15:08pm (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)

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• We do know he pulled out the Denmark squad with something but defenders are programmed to get the ball, I can see Bassey and Diop doing the same in that position (NT) -- Waterboy, Sunday, October 20, 12:17:12pm (NoHost/84.65.3.230)

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• A good team made our players look worse than they are. They played with such speed and movement & had so many different ways to create, both long and short and from corners, that mistakes like Andersen's were inevitable. Of all the teams we've played so far this season, they are the ones that look the closest to us with their ridiculously fast transitions. Even that Andersen mistake had it corollary in Raul's goal. Great surprising ball, great run, defender makes an error. Good football. (NT) -- eganonoa, Sunday, October 20, 12:29:47pm (NoHost/163.5.171.48)

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• I also disagree with the post. The ball to Watkins was similar to Raul 's for his goal and pace won the day and the ref did the rest. Regarding Watkins header, ESR was supposed to mark him but gave up, as Watkins was too cleaver for him. (NT) -- MWKent, Sunday, October 20, 12:30:24pm (host-83-67-232-232.as13285.net/83.67.232.232)
  • Agree with your analysis of the Watkins goal. ESR was on him, while both Andersen and Berge rushed to try to do something. But it raises the question once again about how we defend corners. An attacking midfielder on their biggest goal threat? Makes no sense to me. I understand things are zonal now, but if we are marking someone, which we were, why use someone less suited to the job!? (NT) -- eganonoa, Sunday, October 20, 12:46:58pm (NoHost/163.5.171.48)
    • !? We have been excedefendi g corners this season. One blip doesn't make everything wrong. Definitely ann error that we will learn from. (NT) -- Honest, Sunday, October 20, 01:25:53pm (host81-157-66-39.range81-157.btcentralplus.com/81.157.66.39)
      • Leicester's goal. Similar questions were asked. So far this season only three teams have conceded more "shot creating actions" from dead balls than us. Even the commentator in the stream in the US made a point of saying at the start of the match that we struggle to defend corners and Villa are good at them and predicting that as potential difference. It's pretty apparent that we are struggling in this aspect of our game. (NT) -- eganonoa, Sunday, October 20, 02:35:13pm (NoHost/163.5.171.48)
      • Should add, Kovacic Man City. 3 of 11 goals conceded, 27% from corners. League average over the last five seasons has been 13%, up from 11% the 5 seasons before that. It's a problem and we most definitely have not been "excellent defending corners this season." (NT) -- eganonoa, Sunday, October 20, 02:46:42pm (NoHost/163.5.171.48)
      • No one seemed to pick up on the fact that ESR was assigned to Milenkovic at Forest, which I thought was really bizaare - and it led to that Wood goal that was disallowed for a fractional offside. Seems strange to me that ESR is being assigned to some of our opponents biggest threats from set pieces (NT) -- Same Old Story, Monday, October 21, 03:25:36pm (NoHost/90.241.124.131)
  • Yep apologies, I was mistaking Berge for Anderson on the Watkins headed goal. But still not sure why ESR would be the player to challenge Watkins? (NT) -- Juana Aorta, Sunday, October 20, 01:32:27pm (217-155-46-35.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk/217.155.46.35)
    • You have disruptors like esr and Periera who man mark and slow dangerous players. You then have the more zonal headers of the ball like Andersen and Raul who are there solely to win headers without marking as such. We've looked particularly dodgy from defending corners this season as tosin did very well at winning the ball. (NT) -- Jim © (The Devon IP), Sunday, October 20, 02:26:30pm (host81-129-184-87.range81-129.btcentralplus.com/81.129.184.87)
      • That's a useful explanation on how we defend corners and a good call on Tosin. Agree, I think we've looked our shakiest defensively at corners this season. (NT) -- eganonoa, Sunday, October 20, 02:38:14pm (NoHost/163.5.171.48)

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• You could ask the same about Saliba. It’s a momentary panicky reaction realising the forward is going to be one on one with the keeper. (NT) -- Bexhill beast, Sunday, October 20, 02:16:21pm (host86-177-243-117.range86-177.btcentralplus.com/86.177.243.117)
  • Is it too much to ask for a clear head in those situations? Watkins still had to beat Leno. In all likelyhood he would have, but we would have still had 11 on the pitch and all to play for. I sit in the Putney End, near the Cottage. From that angle it didn't look like a foul, but the TV cameras show that it was. Even without the TV knowledge I could see Anderson' s face and body was not oozing injustice as he walked off. (NT) -- Juana Aorta, Sunday, October 20, 03:10:30pm (217-155-46-35.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk/217.155.46.35)
    • Pretty obvious from your comments that you have never played much football yourself. Players are human not robots as you seem to assume. (NT) -- K, Sunday, October 20, 06:11:01pm (NoHost/88.81.132.158)
      • Actually, Aorta was asking for the application of human intelligence rather than robotic non- thinking. (NT) -- Hammersmithender, Sunday, October 20, 06:50:55pm (NoHost/31.94.14.68)
      • Only if you count the Camden Sunday League. Are you telling me that a top pro is not capable of reasoned thinking in such moments, or that you were not capable of reasoned thinking in such moments? (NT) -- Juana Aorta, Sunday, October 20, 09:18:20pm (NoHost/83.106.189.255)

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• Watkins felt the shoulder challenge and went down like a sack of potatoes. I (NT) -- Hodds, Sunday, October 20, 02:54:17pm (82-132-233-41.dab.02.net/82.132.233.41)