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Post by 1unclealbert on Dec 14, 2015 19:27:26 GMT
No coincidence imo that we have the fittest team we have had in years and we have scored a number of late goals Fitness is certainly helping us.
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Post by Bernard Briggs on Dec 14, 2015 22:37:12 GMT
That's a brilliant observation, Alveston! I thought their left back was effective and we couldn't get behind him. He was ably supported. Gaff did provide a nullifying effect (as you rightly observe) but not until well into the match. Credit to their defence, as it would have been an onslaught if not for him and Boyle.. so were 1-0 down at home to the bottom of the league and our striker is instructed to mark there left-back! really?? It was ridiculous, Mr Bluesky. An absolute waste of the first 45 minutes.
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Post by mrbluesky on Dec 15, 2015 0:17:08 GMT
so were 1-0 down at home to the bottom of the league and our striker is instructed to mark there left-back! really?? How would you interpret the passage of play, Mr BS? Maybe it was all a coincidence ! i did notice gafney going wide lots but it never occurred to me he was marking the left back,,if he was its a very strange tactic
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Post by Bernard Briggs on Dec 15, 2015 8:08:00 GMT
How would you interpret the passage of play, Mr BS? Maybe it was all a coincidence ! i did notice gafney going wide lots but it never occurred to me he was marking the left back,,if he was its a very strange tactic Where we stand on the Dri Build terrace, we were pretty much level with where Gaffney stationed himself, out on the right wing for a lot of the first half. Most people around me thought that it was to stop their left back from getting forward, and most of them agreed that it was a ridiculously negative thing to do, given that we were the home team. Would it not have been better to have taken off the totally ineffectual Hall, midway through the first half, and replaced him with Leadbitter to have given their left back problems of his own, rather than sticking our centre forward out on the wing?
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 15, 2015 8:49:42 GMT
I think Paris Hilton would have been more effective than Paris Cowan-Hall. Amazed he wasn't subbed off at half time.
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Post by faggotygas on Dec 15, 2015 10:39:37 GMT
i did notice gafney going wide lots but it never occurred to me he was marking the left back,,if he was its a very strange tactic Where we stand on the Dri Build terrace, we were pretty much level with where Gaffney stationed himself, out on the right wing for a lot of the first half. Most people around me thought that it was to stop their left back from getting forward, and most of them agreed that it was a ridiculously negative thing to do, given that we were the home team. Would it not have been better to have taken off the totally ineffectual Hall, midway through the first half, and replaced him with Leadbitter to have given their left back problems of his own, rather than sticking our centre forward out on the wing? What, 10 minutes in?
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Post by mrbluesky on Dec 15, 2015 10:54:49 GMT
i did notice gafney going wide lots but it never occurred to me he was marking the left back,,if he was its a very strange tactic Where we stand on the Dri Build terrace, we were pretty much level with where Gaffney stationed himself, out on the right wing for a lot of the first half. Most people around me thought that it was to stop their left back from getting forward, and most of them agreed that it was a ridiculously negative thing to do, given that we were the home team. Would it not have been better to have taken off the totally ineffectual Hall, midway through the first half, and replaced him with Leadbitter to have given their left back problems of his own, rather than sticking our centre forward out on the wing? if anyone thinks gaffney was marking the left back then i respect that opinion but i just think hes the type of player who needs to make runs wide to pull defenders out of position and get himself into the game so i just dont believe he was marking the full back. ref leadbitter,i think he should always play if hes fit.
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Post by Bernard Briggs on Dec 15, 2015 11:28:29 GMT
Where we stand on the Dri Build terrace, we were pretty much level with where Gaffney stationed himself, out on the right wing for a lot of the first half. Most people around me thought that it was to stop their left back from getting forward, and most of them agreed that it was a ridiculously negative thing to do, given that we were the home team. Would it not have been better to have taken off the totally ineffectual Hall, midway through the first half, and replaced him with Leadbitter to have given their left back problems of his own, rather than sticking our centre forward out on the wing? if anyone thinks gaffney was marking the left back then i respect that opinion but i just think hes the type of player who needs to make runs wide to pull defenders out of position and get himself into the game so i just dont believe he was marking the full back. ref leadbitter,i think he should always play if hes fit. You may well be right, but Gaffney wasn`t making runs down the right; he seemed to be taking up a position just in front of their left back. Of course you want movement from your centre forwards, but not stuck out on the wings. I don`t think that`s playing to Gaffney`s strengths at all. Most people on here agreed that we needed a big strong target man, well now we`ve got one. Does it make sense to stick him out on the wing for 45 minutes? Clarke has assembled a decent little squad of players, with a good work ethic and a guy up front who can score goals. But a tactical genius, Clarke aint. My one abiding memory of the Mansfield game, is of Matty Harrold at right back, trying unsuccessfully to prevent their left winger from crossing the ball for the goal that ultimately cost us our place in the Football League. The tactics that day were a shambles, as was the away game at Dover, nearly a year later. Automatic promotion was thrown away, by Clarke`s lunatic tactics, 4 3 3, with Blissett and Taylor on the wings and Harrison in the middle. Football is a simple game; round pegs in round holes. Play our players in the positions that they are most suited to, and we have a very decent chance of the play offs. Complicate things like we did against York, and in my opinion those chances are greatly reduced.
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Post by mrbluesky on Dec 15, 2015 14:14:54 GMT
if anyone thinks gaffney was marking the left back then i respect that opinion but i just think hes the type of player who needs to make runs wide to pull defenders out of position and get himself into the game so i just dont believe he was marking the full back. ref leadbitter,i think he should always play if hes fit. You may well be right, but Gaffney wasn`t making runs down the right; he seemed to be taking up a position just in front of their left back. Of course you want movement from your centre forwards, but not stuck out on the wings. I don`t think that`s playing to Gaffney`s strengths at all. Most people on here agreed that we needed a big strong target man, well now we`ve got one. Does it make sense to stick him out on the wing for 45 minutes? Clarke has assembled a decent little squad of players, with a good work ethic and a guy up front who can score goals. But a tactical genius, Clarke aint. My one abiding memory of the Mansfield game, is of Matty Harrold at right back, trying unsuccessfully to prevent their left winger from crossing the ball for the goal that ultimately cost us our place in the Football League. The tactics that day were a shambles, as was the away game at Dover, nearly a year later. Automatic promotion was thrown away, by Clarke`s lunatic tactics, 4 3 3, with Blissett and Taylor on the wings and Harrison in the middle. Football is a simple game; round pegs in round holes. Play our players in the positions that they are most suited to, and we have a very decent chance of the play offs. Complicate things like we did against York, and in my opinion those chances are greatly reduced. but you failed to mention all the times he got selection and tactics spot on?,the list is endless compared to the times he messed up.,,,,, gaffney isnt a big strong target man imo,he likes making runs into space and coming off defenders to get the ball at his feet but maybe im wrong?
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