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Plymouth Argyle V Carlisle United Prediction Thread.
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pafcstafford
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1-0 to Argyle I'm expecting Carlisle to come and try to be pretty solid and organised trying to nick something from a set piece or a counter attack. So hope the crowd doesn't go negative if it's 0-0 at half time.
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Paul_Roberts
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Carlisle have been making the most of the new manager effect, they've won three on the bounce by an aggregate of 7-0. This is by no means an easy game, and I reckon we'll have to settle for a point.
And X-Isle - I know you have an issue with Argyle fans, but surely you've travelled around enough to know that Home Park is by no means alone in being impatient with its team? As away fans we don't tend to hear the grumbles and insults emanating from the home stands, but that doesn't mean they don't happen. I used to sit in press areas up and down the country during my Argyle reporting days, and trust me, impatience is an English trait rather than a Janner one.
Cesc Fabregas said in an interview recently that the English game is only played at such a high tempo because the fans demand it. I'm paraphrasing, but he said if you picked the ball up in midfield and looked to take a few lazy strides forward while considering a pass, the crowd would be straight on your back; whereas in Spain, you could dwell on the ball as long as you liked and the crowd would accept it.
It's probably one of the major reasons why our national team never achieves anything. Our players are brought up to get rid of the ball in a forward direction as quickly as possible - which becomes incredibly predictable for opposing teams to deal with.
And X-Isle - I know you have an issue with Argyle fans, but surely you've travelled around enough to know that Home Park is by no means alone in being impatient with its team? As away fans we don't tend to hear the grumbles and insults emanating from the home stands, but that doesn't mean they don't happen. I used to sit in press areas up and down the country during my Argyle reporting days, and trust me, impatience is an English trait rather than a Janner one.
Cesc Fabregas said in an interview recently that the English game is only played at such a high tempo because the fans demand it. I'm paraphrasing, but he said if you picked the ball up in midfield and looked to take a few lazy strides forward while considering a pass, the crowd would be straight on your back; whereas in Spain, you could dwell on the ball as long as you liked and the crowd would accept it.
It's probably one of the major reasons why our national team never achieves anything. Our players are brought up to get rid of the ball in a forward direction as quickly as possible - which becomes incredibly predictable for opposing teams to deal with.
Paul_Roberts":22oyx93k said:
Bang on the money. English understanding of football is indeed one dimensional. How to change that mindset is a formidable challenge.
Argyle 1 - 0 Carlisle
John Chuku. :clap:Stiffler":1gmm1eg5 said:
He appeared on my facebook page from the Accrington match, with Steve Nicholson (formerly ROTG fame).
I'm sure I've seen John around HP recently.
Top bloke.
Im going for 10-0 with the referee stepping in to stop the contest after 60 minutes to prevent any further agony for the Cumbrian supporters allowing them to commence their long journey home half an hour earlier than expected.
It's by no means unique to HP Paul but we do seem to have cultivated a particularly bad strain of impatience over the last couple of seasons.
It was never always thus, indeed, bizarrely, it wasn't present during administration and the '125' season. I feel it runs in direct counterbalance to expectation, the higher the expectation the lower the patience and understanding.
The sort who just look at league tables will be fully expecting a walk-over on Saturday and when it doesn't come, which it won't, their response will not be to get behind the team.
It's a prediction thread, and that's my prediction, no biggy.
It was never always thus, indeed, bizarrely, it wasn't present during administration and the '125' season. I feel it runs in direct counterbalance to expectation, the higher the expectation the lower the patience and understanding.
The sort who just look at league tables will be fully expecting a walk-over on Saturday and when it doesn't come, which it won't, their response will not be to get behind the team.
It's a prediction thread, and that's my prediction, no biggy.
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Complete change of tactics and personnel from Sheridan, reverting to 3-5-2 when 2 down and 20 minutes to go. Changes having absolutely no effect and Reuben shrugging his shoulders a lot.