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Post by stevek192 on Aug 6, 2017 9:02:38 GMT
I have found this way as a compromise by using a stencil. its not a full match report but best I can do and it only takes me thirty minutes to do! Your comments /opinions on this format/content would be appreciated.
Game No 1
Opponents
Charlton AWAY
Team Performance Mark out of 10
Smith Ok-could do better weith crosses 7
J Clarke Injured very early on N/A
Lockyer Passing awful,Lost player on goal 4
Broadbent Brilliant debut,strong and assured 7.5
Brown Crossing was bloody awful 4
Bodin Faded to oblivion 5
Sercombe Composed and attack minded 7
Lines Too deep but kept involved 6
O Clarke Not involved ,subbed too late 4
Sinclair Wholehearted,neither a wide midfield or full back 6
Harrison Punchless,lost ,rightly subbed 4.5
Subs
Nicholls tried hard but needs somebody to work with 6
Broom Not up to it yet but worked hard 5
Gaffney better than Harrison - Just!
Referee Poor ,sending off right but little else 4
Charlton Difficult to judge as went down to ten players after 6 minutes,held out well and fairly easily. 6
Team performance summed up Slow, predictable, punchless. Lots of possession but so little to show for it
Defence summed up Broadbent outstanding and didn't really get that tested as a unit but Sinclair not a full back
Midfields summed up Laborious, predictable, too slow but not helped by lack of width and oiptions
Attack summed Up Completely punchless. Didn't show up but to be fair the passes and crosses in to them was very poor
Man of Match Tom Broadbent- Great debut but unless he can play right central he will be dropped for Sweeney
Crowd Great support from over 2000
Final Comment My first opinion is that recruitment has left us with zero pace,no width and still without a leader of the attack. Need three players - 2 wide men and a centre forward.One up front is not going to work (back to John Ward tactiucs). The three players we need will cost good money
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Post by twertonboy on Aug 6, 2017 9:10:02 GMT
Agree with the above...I just feel deflated when I see Harrison in the starting line up! It's the only time I doubt dc....
I don't think we have a player in the squad that can play upfront on his own...Nichols/gaffney partnership was the right answer...
Harrison isn't intelligent enough to play that role...I know the service was shocking yesterday but Harrison's heading is a strength if he has one and he put 2 over the bar and gave up on their goal...
If dc thinks Harrison is our answer to success then we're aren't going to take big chances like playing against 10 men and being clinical
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Post by Jester on Aug 6, 2017 11:15:42 GMT
Thanks Stevek! Better than nothing, for us that couldn't make it yesterday! Preferred your old reports, whether I agreed, or disagreed, but understand why! Keep up the good work!  |
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Post by LJG on Aug 6, 2017 12:13:10 GMT
Oh thank goodness, Steve! Thank you! Give us numbers! Pepper us with digits!
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Post by tommym9 on Aug 6, 2017 12:15:52 GMT
Spot on Steve. I would have dropped bodin further for losing the ball everytime he got it.
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Post by Centenary Gas on Aug 6, 2017 12:49:42 GMT
We are really lacking in creativity further forward, along with strikers such as Gaffney/Ellis that are all rounders with no stand out attribute (goal scoring, height etc)... without a couple of quality signings we are really going to struggle for goals this year.
Like it or not, Taylor gave us a lot at the front and allowed others to feed off it. Two wingers and an experienced big man up front are needed before the deadline, but I can't see it happening. If Bodin goes missing, we are ****ed.
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Post by gashead1 on Aug 6, 2017 12:59:25 GMT
Always good reading your match reports.... Prefer your in depth opinion on the game, but obviously it's time consuming. Out of interest what's your opinion on both the sending off, and the goal?
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Aug 6, 2017 17:38:44 GMT
Thanks Steve good format and easy to get a good gist of proceedings.
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Post by wysemangas on Aug 6, 2017 18:11:31 GMT
Your old reports was so much better and I always looked forward to reading them, the new format is no better than others on the forum and less interesting
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 23:04:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 6:59:16 GMT
Biggest frustration for me is that there was an extensive pre season and yet we go into our first game of the season with a seriously poor quality match day squad.
Not our fault apparently about Ryan and Dom but when I saw Harrison and Broom involved and even to a lesser extent Sinclair I sensed the worst. Two are simply not good enough and one try's really hard but that's about it.
No Leadbetter hurts us and when Clarke gets injured early and his replacement on the bench isn't fit enough to play the whole 'project' is jeopardised.
Throw in an awful performance from Lockyer and ineffective Ollie C and Bodin plus Browns crossing and its no wonder we couldn't break them down.
Positives with Liam and Tom B balanced things a little... much still to do and DC needs to really think about the 'undroppables' as some are just not going to get us to that top six goal.
Looking forward to seeing a proper attacking force in the next few games. Hoping that we still have eyes on a proven permanent striker in the Madden or Godden mould to partner Nichols up front.
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Post by derricktrotter on Aug 7, 2017 7:03:37 GMT
I can see broadbent alongside Sweeney with Lockyer on the bench in the near future.
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 7, 2017 7:08:20 GMT
I can see broadbent alongside Sweeney with Lockyer on the bench in the near future. Yep Tom is not the quickest defender we have but can read the game very well Think Brown needs to spend more time on his development than his "Social" activites |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 7:09:47 GMT
One game against ten men come on derricktrotter it's now get at TL time
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 7:15:30 GMT
One game against ten men come on derricktrotter it's now get at TL time I sort of get that Harley BUT ... Lockyer goes missing a lot at set pieces and it costs us a lot. Very good post on Sunday comparing last season at Chalton and a few days ago. Lockyer the weak link and maybe even targeted as such by the opposition .. huge own goal on our planning front. Throw in a non vocal captain and it isn't working ... same as last season ... it isn't working! Better to do something sooner rather than later I think. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 7:23:05 GMT
Look at the posters getting at all the players lee brown Chris lines tom locks Ellis,bodin,Ollie Clarke it's getting like bs3
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Post by faggotygas on Aug 7, 2017 8:01:01 GMT
Biggest frustration for me is that there was an extensive pre season and yet we go into our first game of the season with a seriously poor quality match day squad. Not our fault apparently about Ryan and Dom but when I saw Harrison and Broom involved and even to a lesser extent Sinclair I sensed the worst. Two are simply not good enough and one try's really hard but that's about it. No Leadbetter hurts us and when Clarke gets injured early and his replacement on the bench isn't fit enough to play the whole 'project' is jeopardised. Throw in an awful performance from Lockyer and ineffective Ollie C and Bodin plus Browns crossing and its no wonder we couldn't break them down. Positives with Liam and Tom B balanced things a little... much still to do and DC needs to really think about the 'undroppables' as some are just not going to get us to that top six goal. Looking forward to seeing a proper attacking force in the next few games. Hoping that we still have eyes on a proven permanent striker in the Madden or Godden mould to partner Nichols up front. Writing off Broom this early in his career is ridiculous. He was excellent when he came on yesterday. Pacey, strong, direct running at tired defenders, and always wanted the ball. I think he'll be a real asset coming on late in games this season. |
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Post by 2 Tone Gas on Aug 7, 2017 9:32:46 GMT
Well done young Steve. Great report. Keep them coming bro.
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Post by gasincider on Aug 7, 2017 11:00:38 GMT
Look at the posters getting at all the players lee brown Chris lines tom locks Ellis,bodin,Ollie Clarke it's getting like bs3 In your world I suppose there is nowt to complain about. The aforementioned players didn't turn up at Charlton, and yet over 2000 of us did bother. I always remember a teacher in my junior school who said to me, why don't you like people moaning when things go wrong, it's because they care. If they didn't care, they wouldn't moan. A lesson I have accepted all my life. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 13:48:04 GMT
It's not just the charlton game they moan at the players and the manager must accept some responsibility on how he sets them up.
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