Hjk Vs Motherwell 06/08/26

[weeyin]

1 minute ago, Orinoco said:

Did this mob purchase livi old pitch?

It's even making the HJK players trip and fall over.

Agree about Cookie. HJK getting down that wing too easily most of this half.

[wellsince75]

Our keeper has been very decent - we look very disjointed 

[Richie]

Meh

[weeyin]

Just now, wellsince75 said:

Our keeper has been very decent - we look very disjointed 

Missing Said and Williams.

Cookie a bit loose down that wing and JT not up to speed yet.

[grizzlyg]

Paulsen is the kiwi dykstra,  great saves but sometimes clueless for crosses.   Would like to see us create more but so far so good 

[weeyin]

1 minute ago, Richie said:

Meh

Meh is acceptable if it means 0 - 0 away from home in the first leg.

I swear every team with a plastic pitch sees us play then decides to make the surface as slow and sticky as possible.

[Orinoco]

Clueless on crosses. Has he missed any? Thought he was our best player that half.

Our press is disjointed. Main culprits JT Cookie and Voight

[wellsince75]

3 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

Paulsen is the kiwi dykstra,  great saves but sometimes clueless for crosses.   Would like to see us create more but so far so good 

Personal view is he’s been one of the better players .

 

seem to remember someone say I like my keepers to come for everything 😉

[Yabba's Turd]

We're not flowing, but that could be tactical, pitch or prevention. 

Helsinki aren't shit

[grizzlyg]

1 minute ago, wellsince75 said:

Personal view is he’s been one of the better players .

 

seem to remember someone say I like my keepers to come for everything 😉

He's doing just fine.  The hesitancy for ball first half almost costly but making great saves.    Moormann and JGR are looking good partnership. 

[Yabba's Turd]

6 minutes ago, grizzlyg said:

Paulsen is the kiwi dykstra,  great saves but sometimes clueless for crosses.   Would like to see us create more but so far so good 

When was he clueless? I went to roll a fat boy so may have missed it

[MFCL84]

Quite poor from Motherwell. Not able to hold the ball, not moving with any pace or precision, leaving the defensive flanks wide open and absolutely nothing in the final third. Happy that it is still 0-0, but I expect Helsinki will score eventually. We may have to take a 1 or 2 goal defeat here and recover it next week.

Let's hope for better in the second half.

[grizzlyg]

It's been ok, remember that they are used to that horrible pitch

[Yabba's Turd]

Just now, MFCL84 said:

Quite poor from Motherwell. Not able to hold the ball, not moving with any pace or precision, leaving the defensive flanks wide open and absolutely nothing in the final third. Happy that it is still 0-0, but I expect Helsinki will score eventually. We may have to take a 1 or 2 goal defeat here and recover it next week.

Let's hope for better in the second half.

We're definitely not "at it" but that could be Alfred thinking of tied in the final ten we pitch for an away goal, or hjk are just better in their own midden 

[grizzlyg]

1 minute ago, Yabba's Turd said:

When was he clueless? I went to roll a fat boy so may have missed it

You must have missed one 8n first half where he totally hesitated coming off line. Apart from that he has been excellent 

[johnny71]

What a weird pitch 50% artificial grass,runs really slow and acts weird when the players are trying to pass ,that aside we haven't created anything, they have had 2 chances and look slightly more threatening, however it's still 0-0 so hopefully we can offer more of a threat in the second half,coyw!

[Benson]

Cant be too dissappointed,nil nil first half in a home/away leg on astroturf,2 players out from sunday,new players bedding in,its all about the result and going back to fir park still in tie,the bench shows we need players in which will happen in time to come.

[Wellsince1976]

That pitch is horrific. How are they allowed to play Euro ties on it? Not seen anything from them so far to give me the fear(I know I`m tempting fate)

[weeyin]

1 minute ago, Wellsince1976 said:

That pitch is horrific. How are they allowed to play Euro ties on it? Not seen anything from them so far to give me the fear(I knoe I`m tempting fate)

Livi and Killie had pitches last season they claimed had passed UEFA inspection, so I'm guessing the bar is not that high.

 

[Spiderpig]

2 minutes ago, MFCL84 said:

Quite poor from Motherwell. Not able to hold the ball, not moving with any pace or precision, leaving the defensive flanks wide open and absolutely nothing in the final third. Happy that it is still 0-0, but I expect Helsinki will score eventually. We may have to take a 1 or 2 goal defeat here and recover it next week.

Let's hope for better in the second half.

Yes we have not offered much but neither have HJK tbh. Paulsen has made 1 good save and thats it, our main issue is we are lightweight up front, TJ has been anonymous.

In the Grand scheme of things taking a 0-0 back to Fir park would be a brilliant result, we need to believe in ourselves  a bit more and see where it takes us, so far so good.

[Richie]

Far better already

[Orinoco]

Cookie not having the best of games.

[Orinoco]

That was some hit from Longelo

[Richie]

Off the bar from Longelo

[Orinoco]

Bring on Johnny k for cookie and play longelo further forward