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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 27, 2019 10:42:12 GMT
I personally feel we've got issues at right wing back, Rodman clearly can't defend and Little is too injury prone to rely upon, if Hare hadn't suffered his injury we could well now be second in the table. Although why BG had Rodman so high up the pitch in the second half was a mystery, as he hardly had the beating of his LB Agreed!! Ripped apart second-half on the left. They had fairly easy chances to score 4 or 5 but a couple of great saves prevented this. The best though ball all game came from JCH to Leahy for the disallowed goal. We've 3 experienced CM's in the side but not one of them seems to have a clue how to make a decent forward pass.
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Post by garystash on Dec 27, 2019 10:42:13 GMT
Anyone else notice we seemed to be trying to play it out from the back yesterday?
I found it frustrating when we needed a goal near the end, and Anssi was still throwing out to Rollin and Alfie.
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Post by pirate on Dec 27, 2019 10:45:35 GMT
Anyone else notice we seemed to be trying to play it out from the back yesterday? I found it frustrating when we needed a goal near the end, and Anssi was still throwing out to Rollin and Alfie. Not really. Although I did notice a number of aimless punts up field, mainly from Kilgour and Menayese. Our distribution from the back was awful, especially second half.
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Post by singupgas on Dec 27, 2019 10:52:53 GMT
First half there was lots of pressing high up the pitch when we didn’t have the ball which looked like a new managers tactic but that was non existent in the second half. Generally no issues at the back to address in January, but with an unfit JCH and with the other strikers to contributing enough the priority will surely be to address this. Exactly how I saw it. We started well with lots of energy but couldn't keep it up and let them into the game. I have never liked seeing us drop deep and that happened and then we never really moved forward again.
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Post by garystash on Dec 27, 2019 10:54:46 GMT
Anyone else notice we seemed to be trying to play it out from the back yesterday? I found it frustrating when we needed a goal near the end, and Anssi was still throwing out to Rollin and Alfie. Not really. Although I did notice a number of aimless punts up field, mainly from Kilgour and Menayese. Our distribution from the back was awful, especially second half. I guess that's what I mean. It seemed to me the ball got rolled out to those two more than would normally occur - but they often had no option but to punt it.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 27, 2019 11:47:52 GMT
Anyone else notice we seemed to be trying to play it out from the back yesterday? I found it frustrating when we needed a goal near the end, and Anssi was still throwing out to Rollin and Alfie. Not really. Although I did notice a number of aimless punts up field, mainly from Kilgour and Menayese. Our distribution from the back was awful, especially second half. Strange comments for somebody who apparently watches so much football as I don't think they were aimless punts, just that neither of them has the ability to find their man with a long pass. GC clearly knew that and so played to thier strengths not their weaknesses.
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Post by Big Jock on Dec 27, 2019 13:17:53 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve. Every time i reads Steve K's thread i thinks yous got one of they pull strings like Woody in Toy Story?
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Post by daniel300380 on Dec 27, 2019 14:16:21 GMT
Not really. Although I did notice a number of aimless punts up field, mainly from Kilgour and Menayese. Our distribution from the back was awful, especially second half. Strange comments for somebody who apparently watches so much football as I don't think they were aimless punts, just that neither of them has the ability to find their man with a long pass. GC clearly knew that and so played to thier strengths not their weaknesses. They have done it all season, so GC didn't really play to thier strengths. That's why we have been under the cosh, in the majority of games. We have had a great run. But that's been built on a solid defence, with a keeper in great form. We have not been playing good football. Not a lot changed yesterday. He only had one training session with them, so he didn't tell them to go long. They normally do that anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2019 14:25:42 GMT
Agreed!! Ripped apart second-half on the left. They had fairly easy chances to score 4 or 5 but a couple of great saves prevented this. The best though ball all game came from JCH to Leahy for the disallowed goal. We've 3 experienced CM's in the side but not one of them seems to have a clue how to make a decent forward pass. Thought Upsons reverse pass that put Adeboyejo through was better personally
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Dec 27, 2019 16:23:14 GMT
I personally feel we've got issues at right wing back, Rodman clearly can't defend and Little is too injury prone to rely upon, if Hare hadn't suffered his injury we could well now be second in the table. Although why BG had Rodman so high up the pitch in the second half was a mystery, as he hardly had the beating of his LB He seemed to want Leahy and Rodman to play on the shoulder of their fullbacks when we had the ball, and use Yese to bring the ball out and ping it about. I feel like this plan has a fatal flaw. That Meneyase isn't the greatest passer of the ball?
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Post by pirate on Dec 27, 2019 16:27:12 GMT
He seemed to want Leahy and Rodman to play on the shoulder of their fullbacks when we had the ball, and use Yese to bring the ball out and ping it about. I feel like this plan has a fatal flaw. That Meneyase isn't the greatest passer of the ball? None of our centre backs are.
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Post by tbonegas on Dec 27, 2019 16:54:08 GMT
That Meneyase isn't the greatest passer of the ball? None of our centre backs are. Tony Craig is particularly awful. And terribly slow as well. He should be captain. StevieK 92er says so.
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Post by wilmslowgas on Dec 27, 2019 16:54:16 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve.
Supporting Rovers is always a roller coaster. That's the way it has always been. Win aay at Ipswich then lose at home to Wimbledon.
Yesterday was a game of two halves. First half we played moderately well; second half we were poor. Wimbledon eventually realised the game was there for the taking and took it!
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Post by aghast on Dec 27, 2019 17:11:12 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve. Supporting Rovers is always a roller coaster. That's the way it has always been. Win aay at Ipswich then lose at home to Wimbledon. Yesterday was a game of two halves. First half we played moderately well; second half we were poor. Wimbledon eventually realised the game was there for the taking and took it! Are you on a bet for most football sayings in one post?
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Post by Marshy on Dec 27, 2019 17:13:39 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve. Supporting Rovers is always a roller coaster. That's the way it has always been. Win aay at Ipswich then lose at home to Wimbledon. Yesterday was a game of two halves. First half we played moderately well; second half we were poor. Wimbledon eventually realised the game was there for the taking and took it! Are you on a bet for most football sayings in one post? It’s a funny old game.
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Post by Topper Gas on Dec 27, 2019 18:07:32 GMT
Strange comments for somebody who apparently watches so much football as I don't think they were aimless punts, just that neither of them has the ability to find their man with a long pass. GC clearly knew that and so played to thier strengths not their weaknesses. They have done it all season, so GC didn't really play to thier strengths. That's why we have been under the cosh, in the majority of games. We have had a great run. But that's been built on a solid defence, with a keeper in great form. We have not been playing good football. Not a lot changed yesterday. He only had one training session with them, so he didn't tell them to go long. They normally do that anyway. Were you at the game yesterday?
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Post by lpgas on Dec 27, 2019 18:10:30 GMT
Doyle can’t play for anyone but Bradford or Swindon this season. BOO
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Post by pirate on Dec 27, 2019 18:19:36 GMT
They have done it all season, so GC didn't really play to thier strengths. That's why we have been under the cosh, in the majority of games. We have had a great run. But that's been built on a solid defence, with a keeper in great form. We have not been playing good football. Not a lot changed yesterday. He only had one training session with them, so he didn't tell them to go long. They normally do that anyway. Were you at the game yesterday? Have you been to many games this season? We've been playing long or direct football all season, but you said about yesterday that neither Kilgour or Menayese "has the ability to find their man with a long pass. GC clearly knew that and so played to thier strengths not their weaknesses." Im interested to know what strengths and weakness you are talking about?
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Post by daniel300380 on Dec 27, 2019 19:26:48 GMT
They have done it all season, so GC didn't really play to thier strengths. That's why we have been under the cosh, in the majority of games. We have had a great run. But that's been built on a solid defence, with a keeper in great form. We have not been playing good football. Not a lot changed yesterday. He only had one training session with them, so he didn't tell them to go long. They normally do that anyway. Were you at the game yesterday? No couldn't make it, but I watched it at home. With the benefit of replays and commentary, so probably saw as much as anyone at the game. We have been under more pressure recently and won. At Ipswich and Plymouth we were battered for over a hour in both games. We went long in both games, but we got the wins. Our defender's have always done it. No difference yesterday. If we would have held on, nobody would have moaned. Loads have been moaning about the boring football most the season. Our centre backs have to go long, a lot of the time, or just play it to the wing backs, as we don't have many options through the middle. So it's not just their fault. It has been working. But yesterday, was no different to before. Think people are forgetting what our performances have been like, because we won at a struggling Ipswich. I'm over the moon with our league position. Bit we all knew our weaknesses, before the season started. That has not changed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 0:46:25 GMT
Anyone else notice we seemed to be trying to play it out from the back yesterday? I found it frustrating when we needed a goal near the end, and Anssi was still throwing out to Rollin and Alfie. We are a tough team to deal with when we launch it upfront early. When we pass along the back 3 we invite pressure and struggle to cope. But ben garner has watched all our games so he would know that that is true? ??
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