Gent away Thursday 13th April 17.45 BST (that's quarter to six)

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    COYI
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    nychammer66 said:

    Not on tv over here. Have we scored yet?

    Nope, but a good, positive start so far.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    buffybegood said:

    nychammer66 said:

    Not on tv over here. Have we scored yet?

    Nope, but a good, positive start so far.
    Hasn't lasted. Gent really in this. Three corners now and we're showing a bit of nervousness at the back.
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    Ings doesn’t look in great shape, could do with losing a few pounds
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Average start, against a team that look like they are there for the beating...Nerves from Ben there....COYI....
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Bit of a scare as Ogbonna left a ball through into the box, lack of communication between either him and Johnson or him and Areola. Johnson recovered and put the ball out for a corner, their 3rd as they've come into the game a bit more.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Harsh free kick given against Downes gives them a long range shooting chance, but straight into the wall.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Typical European ref here. Giving lots of fouls for not a lot.

    No real flow to the game, and little cohesion on our part.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Johnson has clearly been given license to get forward from RCB, unfortunately missed the return as he drove on. Gent then counter and Ogbonna puts it out for another corner, which then leads to yet another (their 5th I think).
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Poor delivery from Coufal as we broke from their corner.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited April 2023
    Downes again penalised harshly, but must be in the ref's eyeline now. He picked up a yellow for 2 fair tackles.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    buffybegood said:

    Poor delivery from Coufal as we broke from their corner.

    It's been very ponderous in the final third. Emerson has barely got forward so everything has come down our right, but Coufal and Johnson are so limited in attack.

    Another chance for Coufal to cross, but he only finds a Gent player.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited April 2023
    Coufal did well to get in a good position in the box, but his cross doesn't get past the first man, disappointing.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Has Ings touched the ball ?
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    buffybegood said:

    Coufal did well to get in a good position in the box, but his cross doesn't get past the first man, disappointing.

    He can never cross

  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Ogbonna falls awkwardly on his back/bum/shoulder as he wins a header, receiving treatment atm.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Ogbonna fit to continue for the moment but he'll be sore tomorrow I suspect.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Coufal taking free kicks now????? Really, is there no-one better?
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    We have been.....POOR...sorry, don't want to sound negative but it's not been great..Ogbonna now with a yellow card and unavailable for the 2nd leg......
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    We've now picked up two yellows for absolutely nothing. It's a bad enough game without the ref trying to making it worse.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Ogbonna now in the book somewhat harshly, and will miss the second leg.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited April 2023
    An attempt would be nice.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited April 2023
    Good covering tackle by Johnson as they break through, but at the expense of another corner, free header and the back post but fortunately well over.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Gent paying too much respect, if they move up a gear i think West Ham get blown away here.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited April 2023
    For anyone who is not able to see the game, lucky you....Johnson has been bad, in fact we have been bad....If you don't agree, fair enough, but IMO we have been AVERAGE at best.....And we now have a corner.......COYI..
    Its that a goal.....
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited April 2023
    We keep lumping the ball towards Coufal on the wing, or to Bowen and Ings up front. They're all about 5' 6".

    This has been a pretty dreadful half of football.
  • alderzalderz
    Absolute screamer
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Ha. A 'keeper howler gives us the lead.

    Almost dropped it in the goal.

    Oh well, a lead is a lead.
  • alderzalderz
    Hang on that looks like handball to me
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Yeah, VAR will can this.
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