Malpas

[JPC82]

i thought Marshall looked exciting, but i think we have to realise one time he will beat 3 men and whip and great ball and the next 3 he wont even be able to control the ball

[dell boy]

TBF this fans have a major role to play thing is a bit of cliched old bollocks, our players couldn't have asked for better support at Cheltnumb....about a third of the crowd was STFC .....16 corners many in front of our end and the keeper not tested once.

 Same sort of thing on Sat 4 or 5 corners early on, keeper not tested once.  Wasn't until Marshall put one on Kanyuka head that we created anything....how long before the basic competence he got at part time Eastleigh disappears?

 An ex STFC player long of my acquaintance always told me, he had little idea of a crowd being at a game, such was the focus needed on the job in hand on the pitch.

I can tell you that is total bollocks.

[Reg Smeeton]

i thought Marshall looked exciting, but i think we have to realise one time he will beat 3 men and whip and great ball and the next 3 he wont even be able to control the ball

 Quite right, if we play with both Marshall and McManatee, it will be exciting, which is to be commended, but we are so open in midfield, we'll always be in danger of shipping goals....it's a big gamble.

[JPC82]

for what its worth, at HT i would have brought marshall on for J.Smith, and Easton for JP, gone with a back 3 of Kanyuka Ifil Aljofree, 3 in centre mid, Timlin Nalis Easton, Mcnamee and Marshall wide with Cox and Paynter up top

[Luci]

Apart from his error, Jack Smith was one of our better players!

[Arriba]

we'd be fucked down the flanks with that formation.macnamee and marshall offer nothing defensively.reg has already highlighted this.with our players 4,4,2 looks the only formation we can play

[JPC82]

but Colchester didnt risk pushing forward to much in the 2nd half with their 2goal lead

[Nemo]

If we play McNamee and Marshall, Smith and Vincent surely have to be thefull backs as we can't risk Casal and Amankwaah (Given he hasn't played yet, but I think he's a more attacking option than Smiffy)

[dell boy]

we'd be fucked down the flanks with that formation.macnamee and marshall offer nothing defensively.reg has already highlighted this.with our players 4,4,2 looks the only formation we can play

Two wingers are a bit of a luxury though. Unless you feed them you will always be outgunned in the midfield, evidence was there to be seen in the first half. When you have two wingers who cant defend either, then you will be exposed at the back.
I think it is a formation that Malpas will only use when we are chasing a game.

[Arriba]

he didn't change the formation.just the personel.we then had two players going at them from the flanks,cox dropped a bit deeper at times and was starting moves too.
agree playing both is a gamble.but not as much as playing both as wing backs.that would be crazy imo

[Reg Smeeton]

for what its worth, at HT i would have brought marshall on for J.Smith, and Easton for JP, gone with a back 3 of Kanyuka Ifil Aljofree, 3 in centre mid, Timlin Nalis Easton, Mcnamee and Marshall wide with Cox and Paynter up top

 When you play with a 3, then at least one of them has to be able to distribute, PK looks Jerelesque in this dept, which is why I'd prefer Morrison, who looks to have the rudiments

 I'd imagine that Amankwaah will come in for Jack Smith on Sat....Vincent if fit, and Aljofree will be restored in the middle.

[dell boy]

he didn't change the formation.just the personel.we then had two players going at them from the flanks,cox dropped a bit deeper and was starting moves too.
agree playing both is a gamble.but not as much as playing both as wing backs.that would be crazy imo

No he didnt change the formation, just moved the ball to the flanks quicker instead of the long punt up to Paynter looking for a knock down.

One tactic I cant understand, are defending free kicks in our own half or corners. We bring everyone back, then hack the ball out, and it just keeps coming back. Why bring back McNamee and Marshall leave the greyhounds upfield to harass and maybe even breakaway. They certainly aren't going to win the headers in our box to clear.

[Reg Smeeton]

I can tell you that is total bollocks.

 I'm impressed that you can tell me of private conversations I've had with an ex player.

[dell boy]

I'm impressed that you can tell me of private conversations I've had with an ex player.

I think you took that the wrong way. I was talking about personal experience of playing in front of a crowd.

[dell boy]

Giving you an example Reg, do you think the Tranmere goalkeeper was just crap at kicking the other week, or do you think the crowd got to him with their jeers, I know what I think.