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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 28, 2016 17:23:52 GMT
Will be interesting to hear DC's comments. Got it wrong today. Need a big performance on Saturday. Got it wrong and quickly corrected it after 20mins. From that moment with a double change & switch of formation we were by far the better side & were worth a draw at the very least. Can you expand on that please ? From phone calls to some friends that are there, none of them are backing up what you are saying and so I am a little confused. What did Lawrence bring that Ollie Clarke not do ? Lin honesty the other substitution seems very off. Take off a winger for a perceived attacker but I do see Easter as playing more of a midfield role of late and he does have a great first touch and can use the ball well at times |
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Post by The Flying Winger on Mar 28, 2016 17:25:22 GMT
Will be interesting to hear DC's comments. Got it wrong today. Need a big performance on Saturday. Got it wrong and quickly corrected it after 20mins. From that moment with a double change & switch of formation we were by far the better side & were worth a draw at the very least. Agreed, Ollie Clarke let his man have a free run to score the opener and went missing twice more when he should have at least got a challenge in. Luckily both attacks only ended in corners and not further goals. The tactical change gave us much more in midfield and to be honest we should have won at a canter. Missed chances and schoolboy defending from the 2 centre halves (where was Parkes for the 3rd?) meant a fruitless journey.
Luckily, staying up here with friends tonight so will have to drown my sorrows with a decent pint (or 2)
Onwards to the next one. I can't see us defending as badly as this again, especially with Lockyer back.
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Post by DudeLebowski on Mar 28, 2016 17:37:18 GMT
Got it wrong and quickly corrected it after 20mins. From that moment with a double change & switch of formation we were by far the better side & were worth a draw at the very least. Can you expand on that please ? From phone calls to some friends that are there, none of them are backing up what you are saying and so I am a little confused. What did Lawrence bring that Ollie Clarke not do ? Lin honesty the other substitution seems very off. Take off a winger for a perceived attacker but I do see Easter as playing more of a midfield role of late and he does have a great first touch and can use the ball well at times The very minute that change was made the game was completely turned on its head. We went to a diamond with Lawrence & Bodin sitting in, Lines in front of the defence & Easter in behind the front two. We instantly plugged the gap where their 17 (orange boots) was roaming with the freedom of the entire pitch & creating everything. We went from being 5 yards off the pace & being played off the park, to getting tighter, sharper, playing with purpose going forward & making them chase shadows. Really can't emphasise how much the change made a positive impact for us. It was just one of those games, they took their chance at the end when it came & we were denied by the post & two great saves from their keeper. Locks will be straight back in on Saturday, time to go again. Any hint of a meltdown after today's game is laughable. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 17:39:57 GMT
Frustrating! We sounded very poor defensively. But here's to bouncing back against Crawley next Saturday! COYB Very dissapointing, but this isnt a disaster. We have lost a lot matches this season but we haven't been bogged down with lots of draws like in many previous seasons, much better to win a few and lose a few. There is no excuse for defending like that though and DC needs to sort it proto or we aren't doing anything. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 17:45:05 GMT
Double substitution. Montana and Ollie Clarke off. Easter and Lawrence on. I struggle to see what Lawrence brings to this team, I really do. Lacks pace and doesn't seem to actually add to anything meaningful. Maybe someone with better footballing nous can explain please ? He does the simple things right every week IMO, neat little passes to feet, not often a pass of his goes astray, he encourages players to keep the ball and build momentum, a bit of class but perhaps not in the right set up at the moment. |
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Post by JeffNZ on Mar 28, 2016 18:17:07 GMT
As Sheffield said...not a disaster and if DC is true to his ways then win or lose it's simply "onto the next game". We still have a favourable run in and Plymouth and/or Oxford will drop points. COYB!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 18:21:28 GMT
we were VERY unlucky and lost an away game BIG DEAL
move on next game
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Post by Igitur on Mar 28, 2016 18:36:43 GMT
To say DC got it dreadfully wrong today is stating the b'ing obvious, there was little wrong with the back four on Friday without Lockyer and as they had played together before should have been left alone.
There seemed though less of the team spirit and high fiving etc than Friday.
Easter put in a good shift.
Yes we should not overreact, 18 points from the last 21 is good going, but I wish the tinkering would stop.
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Post by bs14gas on Mar 28, 2016 18:59:52 GMT
We were never going to win every game left, it's about how you react to a set back. Keep cool, keep together, go win the next game.
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Post by alloutofgas on Mar 28, 2016 19:13:56 GMT
Had a bad feeling about this one. Spoke to a mate after the final whistle who was there and he's still scratching his head wondering how the hell we lost that! Never mind, Locks is back next weekend and has been said above, we weren't going to win every game. Come on, we are in a great position. Oxford looking very shakey.
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Mar 28, 2016 19:43:57 GMT
Leaving at 9.30 with Shropshire GAS . Beautiful Norwegian forest cat, second in size only to the cats I love & am a slave to, the Maine coon. I have 4 but what is the link to our game please ? UTG No link my friend,just enjoyed putting little pics on the attendance predictions on t'other forum but that has disappeared so indulge myself sometimes.Love cats.Just back from Carlisle.Really missed Tom Locks. |
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Post by alloutofgas on Mar 28, 2016 19:46:18 GMT
Beautiful Norwegian forest cat, second in size only to the cats I love & am a slave to, the Maine coon. I have 4 but what is the link to our game please ? UTG No link my friend,just enjoyed putting little pics on the attendance predictions on t'other forum but that has disappeared so indulge myself sometimes.Love cats.Just back from Carlisle.Really missed Tom Locks. My cat is an absolute b'stard. |
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Post by GasMacc1 on Mar 28, 2016 19:49:17 GMT
Can you expand on that please ? From phone calls to some friends that are there, none of them are backing up what you are saying and so I am a little confused. What did Lawrence bring that Ollie Clarke not do ? Lin honesty the other substitution seems very off. Take off a winger for a perceived attacker but I do see Easter as playing more of a midfield role of late and he does have a great first touch and can use the ball well at times The very minute that change was made the game was completely turned on its head. We went to a diamond with Lawrence & Bodin sitting in, Lines in front of the defence & Easter in behind the front two. We instantly plugged the gap where their 17 (orange boots) was roaming with the freedom of the entire pitch & creating everything. We went from being 5 yards off the pace & being played off the park, to getting tighter, sharper, playing with purpose going forward & making them chase shadows. Really can't emphasise how much the change made a positive impact for us. It was just one of those games, they took their chance at the end when it came & we were denied by the post & two great saves from their keeper. Locks will be straight back in on Saturday, time to go again. Any hint of a meltdown after today's game is laughable. I was there. You've summarised very well what I saw. Let's bounce straight back into form and wins. |
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Post by DudeLebowski on Mar 28, 2016 20:34:38 GMT
The very minute that change was made the game was completely turned on its head. We went to a diamond with Lawrence & Bodin sitting in, Lines in front of the defence & Easter in behind the front two. We instantly plugged the gap where their 17 (orange boots) was roaming with the freedom of the entire pitch & creating everything. We went from being 5 yards off the pace & being played off the park, to getting tighter, sharper, playing with purpose going forward & making them chase shadows. Really can't emphasise how much the change made a positive impact for us. It was just one of those games, they took their chance at the end when it came & we were denied by the post & two great saves from their keeper. Locks will be straight back in on Saturday, time to go again. Any hint of a meltdown after today's game is laughable. I was there. You've summarised very well what I saw. Let's bounce straight back into form and wins. Cheers GasMacc. Just watched the sky sports highlights, the amount of chances we created was ridiculous given we were the losing team! Didn't even include the Gaffney 1 on 1 or the two late headers in injury time! |
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Post by Colyton Gas. on Mar 28, 2016 20:55:04 GMT
Attachment DeletedJust back.Enjoyable game but we were not our normal selves defensively and had no bite in mid-field.Their first goal we just backed off.Mc Chrystal very slow.Gaffers not yet back to form but worked hard.Thought Easter did well but Bodin who had a great first half,disappeared again in the second 45 minutes like he did at Notts County. No aerial threat up front with Gaffers spending his time in the right wing.Their keeper made two superb saves late on and their sub Ibehimre?? just too strong for us.Our defenders just couldn't handle him.Locks missed badly to-day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2016 21:19:32 GMT
We were equal parts unlucky, wasteful and naive today.
The substitutions were entirely necessary, we were being carved open by a side that were just doing the basics right. Credit to DC, he changed the game and we should've been ahead well before the end. Montano looked furious, which you would hope he would be, and personally I'd have sacrificed Bodin instead. Who promptly scored, proving what I know.
But the final substitution changed it again, we weren't dominant enough at any stage to warrant bringing on Leadbitter as an out and out winger and it cost us, we were unbalanced and gung ho which resulted in Parkes going missing and us dropping the points.
Ultimately they got three points because their player buried his one on one, whereas ours missed his better opportunity.
We had several really good chances throughout the game, Mchrystal's header in the first half, Easter against the post, Gaffney clean through, Parkes surge into the box, and the two great saves at the end from (I think) Taylor and Bodin.
No need to be too downhearted, we lost an old fashioned end to end game, but for all the entertainment on offer we should've had enough about us to win the game. Unfortunately we were a bit lacking in composure today, from the manager downwards in my opinion.
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 28, 2016 23:18:49 GMT
Can you expand on that please ? From phone calls to some friends that are there, none of them are backing up what you are saying and so I am a little confused. What did Lawrence bring that Ollie Clarke not do ? Lin honesty the other substitution seems very off. Take off a winger for a perceived attacker but I do see Easter as playing more of a midfield role of late and he does have a great first touch and can use the ball well at times The very minute that change was made the game was completely turned on its head. We went to a diamond with Lawrence & Bodin sitting in, Lines in front of the defence & Easter in behind the front two. We instantly plugged the gap where their 17 (orange boots) was roaming with the freedom of the entire pitch & creating everything. We went from being 5 yards off the pace & being played off the park, to getting tighter, sharper, playing with purpose going forward & making them chase shadows. Really can't emphasise how much the change made a positive impact for us. It was just one of those games, they took their chance at the end when it came & we were denied by the post & two great saves from their keeper. Locks will be straight back in on Saturday, time to go again. Any hint of a meltdown after today's game is laughable. Absolutely bang on the money Dude, that's how I saw it too. We really should have got a quality centre half in to compliment Lockyer (if any were available) Mark just seems an accident waiting to happen as with Parkes, unfortunately both played today and the defending left a lot to be desired. There's no need to panic, we lost a game, lets get back to winning ways again. As I said in another thread I was really impressed with the passing between Lawrence and Lines plus the close control from Easter in midfield. However, I'd like people's views on Liam, that is those who've actually seen him play, not hearsay. Other than a brief cameo against Cambridge, he hasn't been involved in our 6 game winning run. However, the previous 5 in which he was involved we only won one of them, is that pure co-incidence ? He has a quality about him that a number of our players do not possess but by allowing him to express that quality on the pitch do we lose something else from the team ? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2016 6:31:13 GMT
He played in the win over Hartlepool at the start of the run, and was very good.
Jury is out for me. He has quality, but I'm not sure he has the desire that has made the team what it is these last two seasons.
He made a big difference yesterday, as did Easter after the abysmal start we made.
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Post by Peter Parker on Mar 29, 2016 6:57:03 GMT
He played in the win over Hartlepool at the start of the run, and was very good. Jury is out for me. He has quality, but I'm not sure he has the desire that has made the team what it is these last two seasons. He made a big difference yesterday, as did Easter after the abysmal start we made. I agree with that on Lawrence. Doesn't seem to fit the all for one, one for all attitude the team have generally had.
What I have seen he has ability still, but looks at time ponderous and has slowed the team down.
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Mar 29, 2016 7:18:36 GMT
I thought we played well to create a host of chances, which we couldn't capitalise on, but they did.
We hit the post and the bar, and Matty made a brilliant turn and shot in last 5mins which their keeps tipped over.
Their goals were well finished (even though its fair criticism not enough defensively was done).
Fair play for dc to make the (correct) brave call to change formation so early. It almost paid dividends on the day. I will question Lawrence as again he misplaced a few passes.
Have to say I've been a big fan of McCrystal in past, but I wonder if his best days are behind him? And I thought James Clark was being drawn out of position. But Carlisle are a competent team at this level and deserve credit for exposing our weaknesses.
We missed Locks and a settled midfield and it showed.
Ok, we lost. At least we went for it. A few years ago managers would just be left scratching their head making like for like changes. We've come a long way from those days, but with 5 first team regulars missing, we were always going to struggle at some point.
Also....great to see Mildenhall come up for corner!
We have great support, fantastic and loyal. I'm sure there will be more twists and turns left to come, but what I liked is we were positive and pro active. Never stop believing.. UptheGas!
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