A game of nothing positive
Mar 1, 2020 14:45:46 GMT
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Post by daniel300380 on Mar 1, 2020 14:45:46 GMT
There have been many times this season; particularly since Christmas; where spending two hours to write a report has been quite frankly difficult because it is not fun to write bad things about the team you love.Today I feel totally deflated trying to find plus points from what was an absolutely awful display from the first minute to the last so I will keep it brief.Why should I give two hours where the team can't be bothered to give us 90 minutes
Blackman 9 MOM The only player who can honestly say he had a good game. It was a top class display of goalkeeping- doing all the basics right and also producing three wonderful saves. He is so aware and quick off his line that he cuts things out at the source and his handling yesterday in difficult conditions were first class.
Kilgour 6 Unlucky not to score. Passing was questionable at times
Menayese 6 ok
Craig 5.5 Too much hoofing and didn't really breed much confidence into others
Leahy 4 Awful . Too slow in everything he does and wastes too many passes
Upson 5 Just about the best of the three but that's not saying much
Clarke 3 awful should have been taken off before half time
Sercombe 4 generally poor and dint creare much and free kick in a good position was woeful
Ginnelly 3.5 Out muscled
Clarke-Harris 5 tried hard and some good runs but looks frustrated and injury could see him missing for a few games.
Mitchell-Lawson 3.5 Out muscled but should have scored with one of our few clear chances
Subs: Abraham 3 A kid amongst men
Daly 6 Looked talented and must now start
Rodman nole
Crowd 5 Summed up the performance on the pitch.Quiet
Ref 7 Very good
Shrewsbury 5.5 A very poor team but physically strong and we never matched them.
BG Unfortunately when your Manager comes out after the game and says that the players produced nothing of the match plan or instructions you have to question whether they are either capable of the plans or just not interested enough to follow them. Either way I would say that if that was the case why did it take 63 minutes to make a substitution and then only made for an injury! I have long felt that one up front has come from the top coaches who have an abundance of quality in midfield in which they want to play all these midfielders in the team but the fact is that all season we have had a lacklustre midfield and I would go as far to say as the worst midfield in this division. It gives me no delight whatsoever to say "Told you so" but the fact is the one up front has not worked at all and all it has done is make our biggest asset JCH look a very ordinary striker who is not enjoying plying his trade in this way. I am still just in the camp of give Ben Garner a little longer to prove that he is not "out of his depth" but if he keeps up his present tactics at Southend next week after yesterdays debacle then I will soon fall into the "get rid" brigade because it hasn't worked and with 1 win in 17 it is not suddenly going to workand at the moment we will struggle to get another two wins from our remaining games because believe me Shrewsbury were absolutely dreadful but they were better than us.
Southend up next and whilst their results have been disastrous the best I can see us getting is a point and my only real hope for this season is that Tranmere don't pick up! UTG
Only positive I can think of was that Daly made his debut and looked half decent. Chased everything and he was not afraid to run at player's. Went on 2 good runs, but didn't get enough of the ball. Apart from that, can't think of anything else. Maybe the goal keepers performance.