Right,
Firstly, I dont give a fuck that hes new has only been here a week and hasnt played in League One before but Casal has been shit. Cost us two goals again today.
He tries to get infront of his man and gets turned. Every time he has his hands all over the striker and seems to always want to tuck close to the centre backs.
Tranmere switched it and he well out of position and they scored and Cheltenhams right winger has half a fucking pitch to himself to score in and not a left back in sight....out of position again. Their second goal came eventually from a stupid free kick (give to us by the lino, to them by the ref) given away by Casal for having his hands all over Barry Hayles I think.
Im not full back or football expert, but fucking hell back off and stand him up block his path show him outside away from goal. Keep goal side....
I know hes the only fit left back we've got but Jamie Vincent is better. Vincent is an expirenced head, he will call the line and you can also hear him comminicated sometihng no one else picks up when he isnt about and best of all he knows how to defend!
I've heard all the same arguments about why Vincent is so shit the fact he hoofs it and cant pass it down the line, which is fair enough....but he can defend. Defenders main job is to defend and if a defender can defend well and play the ball about he isnt a League One defender, he's better than that. Jamie Vincent to me still has a place in this team and Casal has looked pretty shite so far.
I'll give him 10 more games dont get me wrong but hes got to come Comminges good to make me change my mind on him.
Midfield was out fought today because we had two ball players and no battler. We lacked and missed a Easton or Peacock in there today to do all the donkey work for Nalis or Timlin. Cheltenham won just about every second ball in midfield both on the floor and in the air. We lacked bit in there. Timlin and Nalis tried but didnt press play and break up as much play as Easton or Peacock would have.
As for Lee Peacock, get him back in midfield he was worse then useless upfront and when he is upfront we turn into shit League Two hoofball team.
Paynter going off effected us because he is a big over rated donkey who doesnt score goals
I have no idea how far Ifil, Vincent & Easton are from full fitness but at this moment in time id say our strongest 11 would be
Brez
Smith
Ifil
Aljofree
Vincent
JPM
Easton
Timlin
McNamee
Paynter
Cox