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« Reply #150 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 21:01:26 » |
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We have a technical side, but no grit for League One.
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« Reply #151 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 21:37:35 » |
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Utterly wrong tactics from start to finish.
As I said yesterday, I can sort of understand Cooper wanting to make it tough to beat us. Because a few weeks ago we were quite rightly moaning we were too easy to pick off away form home. Its the total lack of changing things when the tactic isn't working I don't understand. Sometimes, and particularly without "heads gone" being available for selection, we don't even trouble defences. When 1-0 down why can't we stick 2 up top when we need to ? With the 'grit' comment above, yes we have no McCormack/(good) Douglas steel in the team. I think Cooper has recognised this, at least I assume that's why Marlow man has been brought in? |
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« Reply #152 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 22:02:09 » |
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He isn't that type of player unfortunately
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« Reply #153 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 22:03:44 » |
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He isn't that type of player unfortunately
Bah. Plan B then, I'm crafting a radioactive spider and training it to bite one of them. |
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« Reply #154 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 22:12:15 » |
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Well, he didn't look that sort of player on Tuesday night and by his own words he's more of an attacking midfielder. Kasim offered enough 'steel' earlier in the season but in a far more subtle way. His form has fallen apart and so have we.
Vincelot at Orient was excellent against us playing in exactly the sort of role we desperately need.
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« Reply #155 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 22:19:34 » |
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This.
They were a really bad side. Absolutely no quality and their win was more down to us not being ambitious rather than any of their own quality. If we'd gone for it, I'm fairly confident we would have gotten something. Before the goal we sat deep and made no attempt to challenge them at all. Their centre half, who thankfully was utter garbage, ran accross the pitch unchallenged about three times in as many minutes. You could see the goal coming.
We have to be more ambitious. I'd rather see us go down fighting like we did at Peterborough, Wolves rather than the timid & cautious approach we had yesterday. Utterly wrong tactics from start to finish.
Wrong tactics throughout and no change made. You can't get everything right but you should be able to change it when you don't. |
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« Reply #156 on: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 23:53:50 » |
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We have a technical side, but no grit for League One.
This is no surprise, we have been saying this since pre-season and have signed only one player to improve us with this aspect and he isn't playing. I am surprised by those that are surprised by things like this. It was said numerous times in the summer that as soon as we get into the ugly stuff in winter that we would struggle, well guess what? It's winter, it's ugly and we are struggling. A decent start to the season and suddenly play offs is a minimum we should expect. Barmy. We have got a team full of kids in a big boys league, there was no way that we were going to sustain the start we had, it seems that some are finally realising this now. |
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« Reply #157 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 08:23:10 » |
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Love to come on with some positives...the only positive is that i am back home in the warm.
A grim matchday experience and the players and management need to take a check because the actual effort put in was a kin to a practice match.
I agree that there are matches where things just dont work out but this wasn't one of those times...it was poor and the management have to take it on the chin and sort it.
Sums it up perfectly for me. Very frustrating day from a football perspective. |
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« Reply #158 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 08:44:08 » |
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We murdered 'em.
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« Reply #159 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 10:31:23 » |
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Bah.
Plan B then, I'm crafting a radioactive spider and training it to bite one of them.
You'd end up with Junior Lewis then.... |
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« Reply #160 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:46:14 » |
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. Kasim offered enough 'steel' earlier in the season but in a far more subtle way. His form has fallen apart and so have we.
Look at the formation and the way we was playing when Kassim was having his good spell, he was the holding midfielder in front of the defence. A lot of the game went through him, it was always said it would be interesting to see if he could adapt his game when formations changed, and of course it has and unfortunetly it looks like he is struggling with it at the moment. I think we also need to remember that a lot of these players are only playing their first full season at this sort of level, and, they have very little experience around them, maybe when things get tough they retreat as they dont have anyone to guide them though the game to offer words of encouragment and to help them with their positioning. |
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« Reply #161 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 13:18:17 » |
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We murdered 'em.
Was there a strong wind ? All the highlights until the last 30 seconds are at the same end (all us attacking first half, them second half) |
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« Reply #162 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 17:25:23 » |
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This is no surprise, we have been saying this since pre-season and have signed only one player to improve us with this aspect and he isn't playing.
I am surprised by those that are surprised by things like this. It was said numerous times in the summer that as soon as we get into the ugly stuff in winter that we would struggle, well guess what? It's winter, it's ugly and we are struggling.
A decent start to the season and suddenly play offs is a minimum we should expect. Barmy. We have got a team full of kids in a big boys league, there was no way that we were going to sustain the start we had, it seems that some are finally realising this now.
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« Reply #163 on: Monday, December 16, 2013, 17:47:57 » |
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Was there a strong wind ? All the highlights until the last 30 seconds are at the same end (all us attacking first half, them second half)
Nice highlights but no replay of the professional foul just before half time......would like to see that again. Second thoughts.....I don't want to watch any of that game again. |
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