Swindon v Fleetwood pre match chat and matchday thread

[Batch]

midfield not working despite DJ and Smith bring quite bright

Grant looks fucked to my eyes.

our plan seems to be hoof it forward. no confidence, slow, predictable.

[RobertT]

Well, that is probably the saddest 45 mins we have put together this season.  We have played worse, thanks mainly to shocking defending in games, but this one worries me.  It's the first time we have looked completely lost.  I'm struggling to think of any positives, which you could still do even when players were fucking up.

So, what was good - DJ and Odimayo maybe.

Other than that, I have no idea what our approach is to the game.  Formation is odd.  Hope is not much use on the left.  Baudry is all over the shop - so inconsistent even within a game.  Grounds - what is the point in this player this season, he's not really playing, is he?  We have managed to get M Smith completely out of the game, taking away our only real footballer.  Payne has nearly set them up twice but done very little for us and Grant is doing a decent impression of a Tree at times.

Still, somehow they've not bothered to take the game by the scruff of the neck and we are only 1 down.

Hmm.

[normy]

A half of our giving away the ball away far too often with long hopeful punts. Not good to watch, and we're lucky they haven't scored more.

[Nemo]

They're quite good. We're quite bad. Have to spoil and hope for a bit of luck I guess.

[Riddick]

Sheridan just has not a clue. Hope playing sort of lwb sort of left forward. No right side at all. M Smith ending up out right side. Grant doing nothing. Just a mess. Get hope off. Get to a normal back 4. J Smith to play right side. DJ Left.

[Audrey]

Yep. We stink the place out.

[Nomoreheroes]

0-1 HT

We looked OK for 20 mins then Fleetwood had a 5-6 minute spell of pressure. Well taken goal from Madden. Low corner from the right, Madden ran to the near post and beat Grant to the ball with a right foot shot that beat Kovar.

We then looked at 6s and 7s for 5 mins before coming back into the game as Fleetwood withdrew into their shell..

Defence looked ok. Conroy distribution poor. Baudry had 5 mins when he looked adamant on giving the ball away. Odimayo not having chance to get forward much.

Midfield being dominated. Game passing by Grant who looks to be ambling (I thought he was limping at one point). M Smith struggling to get into the game. Payne had a burst early on, bust has given the ball away twice runni g back to goal. But don't think he's touched the ball in last 15 mins.

DJ looking threatening but with no end product. Hope similar on the left. Looks quick but the ball keeps getting limped to him. Defender keeps winning challenges.

T Smith gained a few free kicks and held up ball ok at times. But no real threat.

[Nemo]

Sheridan just has not a clue. Hope playing sort of lwb sort of left forward. No right side at all. M Smith ending up out right side. Grant doing nothing. Just a mess. Get hope off. Get to a normal back 4. J Smith to play right side. DJ Left.

It's not working but you can't accuse him of not trying stuff. We've set up a bunch of different ways in the games since he took over. On the other hand, he doesn't often change things after kick off so might well get to see this asymmetric thing for ninety minutes.

[Nomoreheroes]

If J Smith is fit enough, I'd like to see him come on instead of Payne.

[Nomoreheroes]

M Smith shot, palmed over. Corner

[Nomoreheroes]

Another corner

[Nomoreheroes]

Burns has Hope in his pocket

[Nomoreheroes]

Bit of pressure. 6 yard box scramble. Then free kick for bizarrely a hand ball.

[Nemo]

Burns has Hope in his pocket

Broke out there, decent bit of play.

[Nomoreheroes]

Frantic end to end stuff without any chances