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Post by stevek192 on Mar 8, 2015 11:14:52 GMT
So I waited until now to write this report in the hope that sleeping on it would give me time to avoid rash comments ,maybe it has but on the otherhand I feel no more complimentary now than I felt when I left the game. Make no mistake,this performance and result has been coming for a few weeks now and had we snatched a point at the end it would only have covered up the totally inept performance that deserved absolutely nothing. This result will only prove a needed "kick up the backside" if DC takes from it the problems that we have that have been covered up by an amazing run of RESULTS. The fact is that we have the most uncreative team in many a year, a team that within the "selected" 11 totally lacks the ability to create and take chances and therefore the best hope is to win by the odd goal. What we do have is a group of players who down to the man will give 100% for the cause and IMO defines the Manager. Yes it is good to know that our players do actually care but without individual attacking flair within the starting eleven you are always running on thin ice and it is amazing that we have managed to obtain the results we have until yesterday. Now is the time to be brutally honest- Eastleigh were yesterday deserved winners BUT were nothing more than an average team made to look much better than they actually were. make no mistake if Eastleigh had been that good it would have been a 5-1 defeat as their finishing was abysmal. Looking at the performances of the individual players make no better reading than the Team Performance but here goes.
Mildenhall 4 A couple of good saves cannot cover up an atrocious schoolboy error in the basics of goalkeeping and 90 minutes of poor distribution. Gifted the
opponents a lead that they never looked like relinquishing.
Leadbitter 5.5 Probably the best of a poor bunch in terms of our defenders and there were plenty of others who should have been taken off in front of him as at least he did try to get forward and had the pace to get back although his winger did escape him a couple of times far too easily.
McChrystal 4 Very much second best in most of his duals, allowed his opponent far too much space and failed to get close to him and as soon as he rushed out to make up for this lack of movement he would leave space behind.
Parkes 5 The partnership with McCrystal looked very shaky from the start as both were dragged all over the place but were too often found lagging behind and the DC tactics of playing very deep finally caught up with us and meant that for far too much of the game we were camped in our half. When we went to three at the back we had lost most of our organisation which has been our strength this season and defensively we became a total nightmare and would have conceded 3 more goals in a ten minute period had Eastleigh been as good as some think they were
Brown 2 His poorest game this season by a mile . His distribution both in terms of passing and crossing were abysmal and if one of the full backs were going to be replaced due to tactics then it should have been him.
Dawson 4 I felt really sorry for him as the service to him was so poor. My biggest criticism of DC is that when he makes changes IMO he rarely gets to the source of the problem,replacing strikers and wingers and leaving an even more one dimensioned team. Why bring on Blissett with no winger to get in crosses?
Mansell 3 Another who had his worst game of the season. In truth our central midfielders made Craig Stanley look like Paul Gascoigne rather than the Bamber Gascoigne who turned out (in the kindest meaning of the words) for us several seasons back. Very much looked like he was in need of a rest but in truth we do not have the players available to allow this to happen. Played like a player who was more worried about getting the booking that would lead to suspension.
Lockyer 3 Both in midfield and when in the back three Tom was caught totally off the pace of the game and because of this we not only had no creative flair whatsoever in the middle but also lacked the usual defensive stability that the Mansell/Lockyer partnership gives us.
Monkhouse 2 I think Monkey has a lot of skill but IMO Clarke allows him to cruise through games rather than take the game to the opposition. Has the ability to be far more involved rather than just the pawn to play in Brown.
Taylor 3 Well taken goal but should have scored another at least. Personally would have started with Blissett and Harrison but to be fair to all of our forwards the service to them was disgraceful and they had to try to survive off scraps.
Harrison 4 The "should he start or shouldn't he" debate should be "who should he start with" as it is unfair to put everything down to him when the service to whoever plays up front is so poor. When will DC learn that if you are going to just aimlessly lump the ball like we did for the majority of yesterdays game then you have to either start with Blissett up front or if he is not considered on good enough form then even put Monkhouse up top. When Ellis got the ball to feet he actually looked like he could cause their defenders problems.
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Blissett 3 One header that hit the bar but didn't have much chance to impress as service to him was so bad.
Balanta 6 A breath of fresh air and should be in the starting line up. Must really wonder if it is worthwhile bothering when sat on the bench watching players who cannot pass or control a ball to save their life. Give me at least one player who has the skills and creativity to make things happen rather than packing the team out with 100%'s with limited attacking ability.
Clarke 2 Didn't have long enough to mark really but then during the short time he was on managed to put three short easy passes straight to the opposition. He is not the answer to our problems in central midfield and really in truth compounds them.
DC 3 Was it Manager of the Month syndrome? I think time caught up with him yesterday big time. Total lack of creativity in his side finally revealed itself in terms of the final result rather than just the Performance. The change to three at the back just added to the woes and I wonder whether he has actually learnt from the Mansfield game. Was it a blip yesterday? I hope so but IMO he needs to play players who can do something when in possession of the ball rather than just run after it.
Ref 2 The bald headed eagle has landed!! Really wish he had taken off as he was terrible from start to finish. Couldn't get decisions right that were under his nose (which was big) let alone decisions at a distance. Better referees on the Downs and that goes for the majority of Conference referees.
Eastleigh 7 Hard working, organised Long ball team with a big touch of nastiness who thankfully couldn't finish many of the chances that we presented them with. Could yet be the dark horses for going up.
DC has the week now to add to the squad AND to start playing his better footballers. The defence deserves another chance based on their consistancy,in front of them a rethink is necessary. Personally I would go for
Mildenhall
Leadbitter Parkes McCrystal Brown
Dawson Mansell New Player Balanta
Blissett Easter
Subs Taylor Harrison Lockyer Puddy Monkhouse
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Post by oviedista on Mar 8, 2015 11:29:25 GMT
At the beginning of the season people were saying this was the worst team ever to play in the quarters, you now say this is the least creative team in many a year. Really? We haven't had a creative team since the playoff season. Now there are signs of creativity but no consistency. Hopefully it will come together in the end.
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Post by Somerset Blue on Mar 8, 2015 11:32:01 GMT
Agree with your write up Steve.... BUT and it is a big but .... How Can you pick Easter and who is the mystery 'New Player' ?
What on earth is going on with Easter is beyond me .... How is he still injured ?
Where you think the mystery new player will come from is wishful thinking in the extreme.
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Post by trowgas on Mar 8, 2015 11:38:11 GMT
Spot on , I think Clark got the starting line up wrong. We play to deep and Mansell and Monkhouse were shocking today , Mansell was clearly scared of getting booked as he backed out of so many winnable challenges today. Taylor was poor and even worse even his work rate has now disappeared. Would not start with Easter but Blissett and Harrison up front.
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Post by DudeLebowski on Mar 8, 2015 11:39:57 GMT
A bit of both I'd say. Every winning run comes to an end & we haven't played that well the last few games. We were going to drop all 3 points eventually. & If we are going to lose at home I'm glad it came now, rather than say against Southport within the last few games of the season! We can address the issues, regroup and prepare for another couple of big games to come.
The OTT reaction however has been nothing short of unbelievable. We are exactly the same as we were at 2:55pm yesterday, with a game less. It's an oppurtunity missed sure, but the negativity is as if we have just slipped into the drop zone!?
I've said it on here before, but absolutly no one on this forum had us down to be top 2 when the predictions thread was up in the summer. We are top of the league with 8 games to go, time to dig in and get ourselves over the line!
Or just sit back and tear the entire club apart for our first league loss since early December, seems to be some people's flavour!
See you at Halifax dudes!
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Post by biggsy on Mar 8, 2015 11:44:11 GMT
So I waited until now to write this report in the hope that sleeping on it would give me time to avoid rash comments ,maybe it has but on the otherhand I feel no more complimentary now than I felt when I left the game. Make no mistake,this performance and result has been coming for a few weeks now and had we snatched a point at the end it would only have covered up the totally inept performance that deserved absolutely nothing. This result will only prove a needed "kick up the backside" if DC takes from it the problems that we have that have been covered up by an amazing run of RESULTS. The fact is that we have the most uncreative team in many a year, a team that within the "selected" 11 totally lacks the ability to create and take chances and therefore the best hope is to win by the odd goal. What we do have is a group of players who down to the man will give 100% for the cause and IMO defines the Manager. Yes it is good to know that our players do actually care but without individual attacking flair within the starting eleven you are always running on thin ice and it is amazing that we have managed to obtain the results we have until yesterday. Now is the time to be brutally honest- Eastleigh were yesterday deserved winners BUT were nothing more than an average team made to look much better than they actually were. make no mistake if Eastleigh had been that good it would have been a 5-1 defeat as their finishing was abysmal. Looking at the performances of the individual players make no better reading than the Team Performance but here goes. Mildenhall 4 A couple of good saves cannot cover up an atrocious schoolboy error in the basics of goalkeeping and 90 minutes of poor distribution. Gifted the opponents a lead that they never looked like relinquishing. Leadbitter 5.5 Probably the best of a poor bunch in terms of our defenders and there were plenty of others who should have been taken off in front of him as at least he did try to get forward and had the pace to get back although his winger did escape him a couple of times far too easily. McChrystal 4 Very much second best in most of his duals, allowed his opponent far too much space and failed to get close to him and as soon as he rushed out to make up for this lack of movement he would leave space behind. Parkes 5 The partnership with McCrystal looked very shaky from the start as both were dragged all over the place but were too often found lagging behind and the DC tactics of playing very deep finally caught up with us and meant that for far too much of the game we were camped in our half. When we went to three at the back we had lost most of our organisation which has been our strength this season and defensively we became a total nightmare and would have conceded 3 more goals in a ten minute period had Eastleigh been as good as some think they were Brown 2 His poorest game this season by a mile . His distribution both in terms of passing and crossing were abysmal and if one of the full backs were going to be replaced due to tactics then it should have been him. Dawson 4 I felt really sorry for him as the service to him was so poor. My biggest criticism of DC is that when he makes changes IMO he rarely gets to the source of the problem,replacing strikers and wingers and leaving an even more one dimensioned team. Why bring on Blissett with no winger to get in crosses? Mansell 3 Another who had his worst game of the season. In truth our central midfielders made Craig Stanley look like Paul Gascoigne rather than the Bamber Gascoigne who turned out (in the kindest meaning of the words) for us several seasons back. Very much looked like he was in need of a rest but in truth we do not have the players available to allow this to happen. Played like a player who was more worried about getting the booking that would lead to suspension. Lockyer 3 Both in midfield and when in the back three Tom was caught totally off the pace of the game and because of this we not only had no creative flair whatsoever in the middle but also lacked the usual defensive stability that the Mansell/Lockyer partnership gives us. Monkhouse 2 I think Monkey has a lot of skill but IMO Clarke allows him to cruise through games rather than take the game to the opposition. Has the ability to be far more involved rather than just the pawn to play in Brown. Taylor 3 Well taken goal but should have scored another at least. Personally would have started with Blissett and Harrison but to be fair to all of our forwards the service to them was disgraceful and they had to try to survive off scraps. Harrison 4 The "should he start or shouldn't he" debate should be "who should he start with" as it is unfair to put everything down to him when the service to whoever plays up front is so poor. When will DC learn that if you are going to just aimlessly lump the ball like we did for the majority of yesterdays game then you have to either start with Blissett up front or if he is not considered on good enough form then even put Monkhouse up top. When Ellis got the ball to feet he actually looked like he could cause their defenders problems. Subs: Blissett 3 One header that hit the bar but didn't have much chance to impress as service to him was so bad. Balanta 6 A breath of fresh air and should be in the starting line up. Must really wonder if it is worthwhile bothering when sat on the bench watching players who cannot pass or control a ball to save their life. Give me at least one player who has the skills and creativity to make things happen rather than packing the team out with 100%'s with limited attacking ability. Clarke 2 Didn't have long enough to mark really but then during the short time he was on managed to put three short easy passes straight to the opposition. He is not the answer to our problems in central midfield and really in truth compounds them. DC 3 Was it Manager of the Month syndrome? I think time caught up with him yesterday big time. Total lack of creativity in his side finally revealed itself in terms of the final result rather than just the Performance. The change to three at the back just added to the woes and I wonder whether he has actually learnt from the Mansfield game. Was it a blip yesterday? I hope so but IMO he needs to play players who can do something when in possession of the ball rather than just run after it. Ref 2 The bald headed eagle has landed!! Really wish he had taken off as he was terrible from start to finish. Couldn't get decisions right that were under his nose (which was big) let alone decisions at a distance. Better referees on the Downs and that goes for the majority of Conference referees. Eastleigh 7 Hard working, organised Long ball team with a big touch of nastiness who thankfully couldn't finish many of the chances that we presented them with. Could yet be the dark horses for going up. DC has the week now to add to the squad AND to start playing his better footballers. The defence deserves another chance based on their consistancy,in front of them a rethink is necessary. Personally I would go for Mildenhall Leadbitter Parkes McCrystal Brown Dawson Mansell New Player Balanta Blissett Easter Subs Taylor Harrison Lockyer Puddy Monkhouse I can't argue with any of that, The performance yesterday was an accident waiting to happen. It was a truly shocking display and we have to move on but the warning signs are loud and clear,we create next to nothing in midfield and subsequently the strikers are feeding on scraps. Mansell did indeed look jaded and worried about a booking ,hence his withdrawal before the end. I have never been a great fan of Harrison but on recent evidence he's a better bet than Blissett who has been woeful for weeks, so I'd start with him and Easter. The rest of your selection is about as good as we can muster at the moment. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 8, 2015 12:04:15 GMT
A bit of both I'd say. Every winning run comes to an end & we haven't played that well the last few games. We were going to drop all 3 points eventually. & If we are going to lose at home I'm glad it came now, rather than say against Southport within the last few games of the season! We can address the issues, regroup and prepare for another couple of big games to come. The OTT reaction however has been nothing short of unbelievable. We are exactly the same as we were at 2:55pm yesterday, with a game less. It's an oppurtunity missed sure, but the negativity is as if we have just slipped into the drop zone!? I've said it on here before, but absolutly no one on this forum had us down to be top 2 when the predictions thread was up in the summer. We are top of the league with 8 games to go, time to dig in and get ourselves over the line! Or just sit back and tear the entire club apart for our first league loss since early December, seems to be some people's flavour! See you at Halifax dudes! Indeed! Quite remarkable attitude, as I think most of us would've taken being top with 8 games to go. So if we don't end up top, we almost certainly will be in play offs. Whom wouldn't have accepted that in August? Maybe we should demand more, gasheads? (!) I agree we haven't bulldozed teams recently. I think we have played to our strengths in defensive capabilities and taken our odd chance to win by one goal. Mansell looks a shadow since Sinclair has been injured. I like his contributions, especially free kick on 30yards. It's rare the whole team under perform this season. Last term it was attitude we were battling as much as ineptitude. This season we have come to expect more. I hope it's a blip, you just never know, but I've seen more commitment, enthusiasm and pride in last six months to forgive one match where pretty much everyone had a stinker, including DC. Learn by mistakes, Rovers and come back hungry for 3points v Halifax. We as supporters can help too, plenty of singing and encouragement. There was singing all round ground yesterday. We turned up....shame the players didn't. |
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Post by me on Mar 8, 2015 12:08:12 GMT
If you remember when we played Forest Green, it was the culmination of a couple of poor home performances (Dartford and Dover). We all know how we responded to that setback, let's hope we do so again. To me, DC needs to push his central midfielders 5-10 yards further forward, as we let teams have easy possession and hence we don't dominate teams. As long as DC and the team react positively to this setback, then it can just be a minor blip, if we continue to try and edge games by the odd goal, we could come unstuck again.
Not wanting to blame individuals after yesterday, but Monkhouse's performance was typical of him this season, and to me does not deserve his place in the team. I do not see what he offers the team, no creativity, no goals since early season. He does offer support to Brown but that's not what we need at home.
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Post by darkbluegas on Mar 8, 2015 12:44:51 GMT
And we blame the BoD for lack of ambition and yet some would select Mildenhall and Blissett next week.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2015 13:13:57 GMT
Personally id give puddy more game time been impressed with him when I've seen him.
I hope Easters fit soon but what good is a striker with no service? We desperately need someone who can have that killer pass, what's craig disley doing these days?
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 8, 2015 13:40:36 GMT
5 straight wins, thanks to hardly any goals being conceded but it's all Mildenhall's fault we lost yesterday even though Eastleigh scored two, Mildenhall made at least one brilliant save and Parkes cleared off the line. The faults yesterday were clearly further up the field than goalkeeper.
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Post by Rex on Mar 8, 2015 13:48:12 GMT
And we blame the BoD for lack of ambition and yet some would select Mildenhall and Blissett next week..... I actually thought after the awful start Mildenhall did okay , Blissett however, well the least said the better. |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 8, 2015 13:52:28 GMT
5 straight wins, thanks to hardly any goals being conceded but it's all Mildenhall's fault we lost yesterday even though Eastleigh scored two, Mildenhall made at least one brilliant save and Parkes cleared off the line. The faults yesterday were clearly further up the field than goalkeeper. Yea, right! If collectively our team and management have taken credit for our run and awards, then collectively they should take criticism for yesterday's below par performance. Granted, Mildenhall should've done better with the free kick. Equally, what the hell is Parkes risking a needless freekick in a dangerous area for in the first place? The foul was silly because the guy was,going no where. Again, we gave stupid fouls away just outside box (a la Dartford).. |
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Post by brizzle on Mar 8, 2015 14:21:12 GMT
That's a seriously low set of scores Steve, but then again that's not to say that they aren't warranted. By everyone's admission it was a terrible performance yesterday, both individually and collectively. Let's hope that they have got it out of their systems, and we can all move on. But the good news is that we are still top of the table (not that it means a great deal at this stage of the season) and we can only improve on yesterdays team performance. A lot will depend on whether the manager can re-energise the team, and also add a couple of new faces, which he's been threatening to do anyway. We have been in serious need of a quality creative midfielder all season, and the time is now (over)ripe for that to happen. Similarly we need a fit again Jermaine Easter to make a reappearance. It can't be that much longer, can it?
As regards Steve Mildenhall, I think that he's had a funny kind of season. No-one can deny his quality, particularly at Conference level, but he's made some strange mistakes for a player with his undoubted ability and experience. If the manager did decide to start with Will Puddy next week, then I for one would understand his decision. After all he hasn't let us down so far this season. Equally if the manager decided to stick with Mildenhall, that would be equally understandable. I would imagine that he'll be taking a long hard look at both players in training this week.
But what an opportunity missed for us, I can't get the thought out of my head that we could have been five points clear this morning. Now that would have looked nice, wouldn't it? But I'm still watching Grimsby moving up the table, it's lucky for us that they have Eastleigh at home in a couple of weeks time. And as for Barnet, I think that they may well have shot their bolt.
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Post by Igitur on Mar 8, 2015 15:12:28 GMT
We obviously do not know what goes on on the training ground. My main theory about Easter is that, after the beard got injured, although in a different way, DC does not want to risk him until he is fully fit including long contact sessions - the other theory I'd rather not say.
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Post by fanatical on Mar 8, 2015 15:38:47 GMT
So I waited until now to write this report in the hope that sleeping on it would give me time to avoid rash comments ,maybe it has but on the otherhand I feel no more complimentary now than I felt when I left the game. Make no mistake,this performance and result has been coming for a few weeks now and had we snatched a point at the end it would only have covered up the totally inept performance that deserved absolutely nothing. This result will only prove a needed "kick up the backside" if DC takes from it the problems that we have that have been covered up by an amazing run of RESULTS. The fact is that we have the most uncreative team in many a year, a team that within the "selected" 11 totally lacks the ability to create and take chances and therefore the best hope is to win by the odd goal. What we do have is a group of players who down to the man will give 100% for the cause and IMO defines the Manager. Yes it is good to know that our players do actually care but without individual attacking flair within the starting eleven you are always running on thin ice and it is amazing that we have managed to obtain the results we have until yesterday. Now is the time to be brutally honest- Eastleigh were yesterday deserved winners BUT were nothing more than an average team made to look much better than they actually were. make no mistake if Eastleigh had been that good it would have been a 5-1 defeat as their finishing was abysmal. Looking at the performances of the individual players make no better reading than the Team Performance but here goes. Mildenhall 4 A couple of good saves cannot cover up an atrocious schoolboy error in the basics of goalkeeping and 90 minutes of poor distribution. Gifted the opponents a lead that they never looked like relinquishing. Leadbitter 5.5 Probably the best of a poor bunch in terms of our defenders and there were plenty of others who should have been taken off in front of him as at least he did try to get forward and had the pace to get back although his winger did escape him a couple of times far too easily. McChrystal 4 Very much second best in most of his duals, allowed his opponent far too much space and failed to get close to him and as soon as he rushed out to make up for this lack of movement he would leave space behind. Parkes 5 The partnership with McCrystal looked very shaky from the start as both were dragged all over the place but were too often found lagging behind and the DC tactics of playing very deep finally caught up with us and meant that for far too much of the game we were camped in our half. When we went to three at the back we had lost most of our organisation which has been our strength this season and defensively we became a total nightmare and would have conceded 3 more goals in a ten minute period had Eastleigh been as good as some think they were Brown 2 His poorest game this season by a mile . His distribution both in terms of passing and crossing were abysmal and if one of the full backs were going to be replaced due to tactics then it should have been him. Dawson 4 I felt really sorry for him as the service to him was so poor. My biggest criticism of DC is that when he makes changes IMO he rarely gets to the source of the problem,replacing strikers and wingers and leaving an even more one dimensioned team. Why bring on Blissett with no winger to get in crosses? Mansell 3 Another who had his worst game of the season. In truth our central midfielders made Craig Stanley look like Paul Gascoigne rather than the Bamber Gascoigne who turned out (in the kindest meaning of the words) for us several seasons back. Very much looked like he was in need of a rest but in truth we do not have the players available to allow this to happen. Played like a player who was more worried about getting the booking that would lead to suspension. Lockyer 3 Both in midfield and when in the back three Tom was caught totally off the pace of the game and because of this we not only had no creative flair whatsoever in the middle but also lacked the usual defensive stability that the Mansell/Lockyer partnership gives us. Monkhouse 2 I think Monkey has a lot of skill but IMO Clarke allows him to cruise through games rather than take the game to the opposition. Has the ability to be far more involved rather than just the pawn to play in Brown. Taylor 3 Well taken goal but should have scored another at least. Personally would have started with Blissett and Harrison but to be fair to all of our forwards the service to them was disgraceful and they had to try to survive off scraps. Harrison 4 The "should he start or shouldn't he" debate should be "who should he start with" as it is unfair to put everything down to him when the service to whoever plays up front is so poor. When will DC learn that if you are going to just aimlessly lump the ball like we did for the majority of yesterdays game then you have to either start with Blissett up front or if he is not considered on good enough form then even put Monkhouse up top. When Ellis got the ball to feet he actually looked like he could cause their defenders problems. Subs: Blissett 3 One header that hit the bar but didn't have much chance to impress as service to him was so bad. Balanta 6 A breath of fresh air and should be in the starting line up. Must really wonder if it is worthwhile bothering when sat on the bench watching players who cannot pass or control a ball to save their life. Give me at least one player who has the skills and creativity to make things happen rather than packing the team out with 100%'s with limited attacking ability. Clarke 2 Didn't have long enough to mark really but then during the short time he was on managed to put three short easy passes straight to the opposition. He is not the answer to our problems in central midfield and really in truth compounds them. DC 3 Was it Manager of the Month syndrome? I think time caught up with him yesterday big time. Total lack of creativity in his side finally revealed itself in terms of the final result rather than just the Performance. The change to three at the back just added to the woes and I wonder whether he has actually learnt from the Mansfield game. Was it a blip yesterday? I hope so but IMO he needs to play players who can do something when in possession of the ball rather than just run after it. Ref 2 The bald headed eagle has landed!! Really wish he had taken off as he was terrible from start to finish. Couldn't get decisions right that were under his nose (which was big) let alone decisions at a distance. Better referees on the Downs and that goes for the majority of Conference referees. Eastleigh 7 Hard working, organised Long ball team with a big touch of nastiness who thankfully couldn't finish many of the chances that we presented them with. Could yet be the dark horses for going up. DC has the week now to add to the squad AND to start playing his better footballers. The defence deserves another chance based on their consistancy,in front of them a rethink is necessary. Personally I would go for Mildenhall Leadbitter Parkes McCrystal Brown Dawson Mansell New Player Balanta Blissett Easter Subs Taylor Harrison Lockyer Puddy Monkhouse I agree that this was going to happen - but only since we have been without Sinclair. He has been the inspiration in the team and unless we replace him then we will get more games like yesterday until he returns. Yesterday became 'hoofball' again because our midfield went missing. |
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Post by fanatical on Mar 8, 2015 15:39:43 GMT
We obviously do not know what goes on on the training ground. My main theory about Easter is that, after the beard got injured, although in a different way, DC does not want to risk him until he is fully fit including long contact sessions - the other theory I'd rather not say.go on - no one else is listening |
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Post by brizzle on Mar 8, 2015 15:41:35 GMT
We obviously do not know what goes on on the training ground. My main theory about Easter is that, after the beard got injured, although in a different way, DC does not want to risk him until he is fully fit including long contact sessions - the other theory I'd rather not say.Some things are best left unsaid.  |
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 8, 2015 15:46:01 GMT
sorry Steve, but nothing is new here, yet you treat it as if it is, and make a real knee jerk reaction.
Even the title is wrong. It's an inevitable blip IMO. If it is not a blip then so be it; we all knew the weaknesses we have. Just like Barnet have weaknesses.
Do we need a creative midfielder? Yes. No different to the ENTIRE period when we lost 4 games in 37 matches.
All the problems that we saw yesterday were problems we already knew about, so why such a doom ladened post. We just came up against a team that was better than us ON THE DAY. They aren't even a team who are better than us in 38 games of this season so far. The point of a League system is to decide the best team over a long period of time, taking into account transfers, injuries, suspensions, discipline, evening games, midweek games, holiday games, months with few games, months with lots of games, staff members, attendances, money, psychology, pitches, winter, spring, autumn & even late summer. Plus interruptions of Cup games. Currently we are that team. Just. But what did we expect? Did we expect to remain unbeaten until the end of the season and actually BEAT the amount of losses the 1990 winners had (5)? Whilst on that theme, how many people would have thought that on the 38th game of this season we have achieved more clean sheets (18 vs 17 at this point) and would be within 3 points & 7 goals of that AMAZING team [they had 76 points, and +28 GD, and let in 1 less goal that this season]. Yes, I do realise it was 2 divs higher. that isn't the point I'm making. I'm just showing how 'successful' this squad has been, even though it's not been easy, or that exciting.
This side has stats that are the envy of the WORLD. I am not exaggerating. Most teams in the entire world would die for our stats.
1 loss in 21. Still 15 games unbeaten away. Let in 29 goals in 38 games.
This isn't Portugal, Belgium, Holland, SCotland or numerous other leagues completely dominated by a couple of clubs massively larger than the rest. This is the Conference prem, which is a hodge podge of teams on their way up, teams on their way down, ex-Lge clubs, tiny clubs, phoenix clubs, clubs with rich backers, clubs with quite decent stadiums and clubs with pretty poor ones. We aren't going to dominate EVERY team in this div. Never.
We are still top. Thinking that losing to a decent team is the end of the world is actually quite arrogant.
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 8, 2015 15:48:36 GMT
P.S. would actually be funny if we tried to steal Conor Clifford. Southend may not be too impressed at no contact from Allen, even if it may have an ulterior motive.
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