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Post by stevek192 on Jan 1, 2015 20:26:25 GMT
I think we were very lucky today that Torquay posed very few problems up front as in all honesty we didn't pose them many problems either. The difference today was that Torquay looked a lot happier playing against our side without any width whatsoever and without doubt had it not been for the penalty we would not have scored today. 0-0 would probably have been a fair result as apart from the goal Puddy had very little to do and Torquays keeper was slightly busier but would have had to be poor to have let a goal in so when Torquay did score I felt that was going to be the only goal of the game.
Puddy 5 Really didn't have a shot to save and distribution was not quite up to his usual standard with a couple of goalkicks going straight out to touch.
Leadbitter 6 Thought he had a reasonable game and got stuck in and provided some strong running but not as convincing defensive wise as last two games. Not having Gosling to pass to did not help his cause.
Parkes 7 MOM Good strong game and did well bringing the ball out from the back.
Trotman 5 Thought he was off the pace today and was the poorest I have seen him since Barnet away. Looked very slow at times and unconvincing.
Lockyer 5 Strong defensively but passing was generally poor.
Sinclair 5 By his standards it was a very poor performance,by others standard it was average. He is not in any way a winger and it seemed a senseless decision to take him out of the middle when he has been consistently strong there.
Clarke 2 If he doesn't score then he is not worth his place in the team as the game passes him by and to sacrifice Sinclair for him in the middle is criminal. Spends far too much time looking like a lost sheep.
Mansell 4 His poorest game this season-definitely looked like he had a couple of sleepless nights.
Monkhouse 5 Not as good as last game but still gave an OK performance.
Taylor 5 Missed a couple of good chances but only linked with Blissett on a couple of occasions today. Still cannot fault his commitment but he is there to score goals and other than a well taken penalty did not. To be fair to him the service he got today was very poor.
Blissett 4 Not a good game and should have done better with the chance in the first half and gave Downes an easy afternoon.
McCrystal 6 Came on and played very well. Should have started over Trotman today and IMO you shouldn't keep changing your centrehalf unless they have a poor performance.
Gosling 6 Looked good when he ran at the full back but is not a central midfielder in the same way that Sinclair is not a winger.
Harrison 5.5 A couple of times he turned Downes and looked dangerous and was unlucky with a shot that went wide but he too suffered from having to come deep to get the ball.
Torquay 6.5 Much better than last game in that they competed a lot better and held us fairly easily but very little in the way of punch up front.
DC 4 Gave the point and nearly the three to Torquay with unnecessary changes. The Clarke/ Mansell partnership rarely looks like working especially as it reduces Sinclairs effectiveness and when Torquay were so weak at full backs in the last game it seemed a very strange decision to leave out Gosling. IMO if you leave Gosling out then you play Harrison. Should have withdrawn Clarke after about 30 minutes as the signs were clearly there that it was not working.
Referee 4 Like so many referees in this League decision making is mysterious but its the same for both sides.
I think todays performance proved that we do need three players in the January window- A winger,a central Midfielder and a striker at the minimum and if trotman is not signing for whatever reason a replacement.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 20:45:38 GMT
Thanks for the review.
Is DC trying to be too clever? Seems like because we played Torquay less than a week ago he is changing things to surprise them. Very unsuccessfully if that is the case.
Obviously I'm not privvy to the reasons behind individual selections but this Ollie Clarke and Sinclair situation frustrates the hell out of me.
We looked a decent side in the 2nd half against Maccs, why bloody change it?
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Post by markczgas on Jan 1, 2015 20:51:20 GMT
Well done for your honest views Steve ! We had some players off their game a bit and others like Clarke, Blisset and Trotman - are they really good enough to get us out of this division ??
For me, like you said, we had no width in our play especially first half and then in the second Monkhouse and Leadbetter didn't have the ability to get passed full backs to set up any chances. I do rate Monkhouse but he is not the type of player who can get past tight defences on the outside. I feel we are in desperate need of two wingers - all season we have not had a right winger.
I would praise Rovers' battling spirit and we deserved the draw in the end. Torquay were a good side who certainly pressed Rovers well and this exposed the lack of finesse in our side. I do wonder if things would've been different if Gosling and McChrystal had been on from the start with Sinclair in the middle - possibly a win.
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Post by EssoBlue on Jan 1, 2015 20:59:50 GMT
Unfortunately we didn't face the same line-up as Boxing Day. There were about 5 players who came back from injury or suspension. Torquay were first to the ball almost every time today and were up for it more than we were. Sad but true.
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Post by Raj Gas on Jan 1, 2015 21:01:33 GMT
Thanks Steve for your continuing reviews, I have not been able to get to games recently due to an operation so they are great to keep up with the games as they are better than the radio commentary!!
I recall Sinclair having played centrally, out wide and behind the front two, are we guilty of trying to make a very decent player who DC trusts fill in where the squad is clearly lacking depth?
I hope he addresses that in the next few weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 21:07:48 GMT
Pretty much agree with your scores SteveK. I too thought Parkes was our MOTM. I thought Monkhouse did ok to be fair, but the other 3 were just not at the races.
I think pretty much everyone in the ground would have taken Clarke off and moved Harrison out wide after 10 mins. Well, everyone but DC. Sadly DC lost us the points today imo.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jan 1, 2015 21:15:07 GMT
Good report Steve sums up how I saw things although I'm not sure how you could mark Sinclair a 5 as, apart from Parkes (is he playing for a January move??) he was by far our best player, just imagine how poor we would have been without him chasing every lost cause!
The OC love in by DC is a odd one as, like Harrison's been in the past, he's just not up to starting a game.
If it's true Trotman can't manage 2 games in a week then why drop McChrystal if he has no problems playing two games? In my view Parkes looks a far better player alongside McChrystal.
DC got his starting 11 hopelessly wrong today, do that a few more times and he could well hand the Championship to Barnet and then find himself out of a job in the summer if we fail in the Play Offs.
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Post by socrates on Jan 1, 2015 21:27:09 GMT
Well done for your honest views Steve ! We had some players off their game a bit and others like Clarke, Blisset and Trotman - are they really good enough to get us out of this division ?? For me, like you said, we had no width in our play especially first half and then in the second Monkhouse and Leadbetter didn't have the ability to get passed full backs to set up any chances. I do rate Monkhouse but he is not the type of player who can get past tight defences on the outside. I feel we are in desperate need of two wingers - all season we have not had a right winger. I would praise Rovers' battling spirit and we deserved the draw in the end. Torquay were a good side who certainly pressed Rovers well and this exposed the lack of finesse in our side. I do wonder if things would've been different if Gosling and McChrystal had been on from the start with Sinclair in the middle - possibly a win. We've got no width in our squad because we haven't got a winger in the squad !!! Unless I'm missing someone ?? We play 4-4-2 most weeks and we're miles ahead of everyone except Barnet and we've done most of it with no wingers. Get ldv back and another two young quick wingers to compliment the consistent sinclair and mansell and we'll water all over this league and maybe just maybe catch Barnet. Stick with what we've got and we'll be going into the play offs against a side that knows if they defend deep and narrow we won't create much and we might not even make Wembley. Wingers DC Wingers !!!!! ASAP.
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Post by socrates on Jan 1, 2015 21:28:17 GMT
And as for this season we haven't had a right winger ? When did we last have one ? Anyinsah ? Rubbish .
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 21:52:12 GMT
I'm no big lover of Harrison as such but to me its madness not to have given him a go out wide today. To move our most effective MF player out of the game was suicide.
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Post by Mark Ash on Jan 1, 2015 22:58:06 GMT
I just wonder if DC is so intent on analysis of the opposition - "the project" - that he over-complicates man-to-man match-ups. There is something wrong when we see Sinclair playing on the wing and Gosling moved inside. Perhaps he knows too much about the opposition and calculates that A would be better facing X and C would better tackling Z etc. Otherwise I can't think why he would make such a fundamental error. Can he see the wood for the trees?
Still think he' s the best we've had since Trollope though. And he has a tougher job.
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Post by LJG on Jan 1, 2015 23:09:44 GMT
What's with the Leadbitter love in, Steve? Sorry but he is just not up to it. At fault for the goal and generally an open door.
Trotman is total trash too and anyone who claims he's as good as McChrystal is dreaming.
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Post by fanboy on Jan 1, 2015 23:23:50 GMT
What's with the Leadbitter love in, Steve? Sorry but he is just not up to it. At fault for the goal and generally an open door. Trotman is total trash too and anyone who claims he's as good as McChrystal is dreaming. Anyone would think you'd only seen one game this season? Trotman has been exceptional this season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 23:57:46 GMT
Well done for your honest views Steve ! We had some players off their game a bit and others like Clarke, Blisset and Trotman - are they really good enough to get us out of this division ?? For me, like you said, we had no width in our play especially first half and then in the second Monkhouse and Leadbetter didn't have the ability to get passed full backs to set up any chances. I do rate Monkhouse but he is not the type of player who can get past tight defences on the outside. I feel we are in desperate need of two wingers - all season we have not had a right winger. I would praise Rovers' battling spirit and we deserved the draw in the end. Torquay were a good side who certainly pressed Rovers well and this exposed the lack of finesse in our side. I do wonder if things would've been different if Gosling and McChrystal had been on from the start with Sinclair in the middle - possibly a win. We've got no width in our squad because we haven't got a winger in the squad !!! Unless I'm missing someone ?? We play 4-4-2 most weeks and we're miles ahead of everyone except Barnet and we've done most of it with no wingers. Get ldv back and another two young quick wingers to compliment the consistent sinclair and mansell and we'll widdle all over this league and maybe just maybe catch Barnet. Stick with what we've got and we'll be going into the play offs against a side that knows if they defend deep and narrow we won't create much and we might not even make Wembley. Wingers DC Wingers !!!!! ASAP. gosling and balanta?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 23:59:36 GMT
What's with the Leadbitter love in, Steve? Sorry but he is just not up to it. At fault for the goal and generally an open door. Trotman is total trash too and anyone who claims he's as good as McChrystal is dreaming. trotmans been very strong for us this season,a bad game dosnt suddenly make him "total trash"
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Post by socrates on Jan 2, 2015 0:49:28 GMT
We've got no width in our squad because we haven't got a winger in the squad !!! Unless I'm missing someone ?? We play 4-4-2 most weeks and we're miles ahead of everyone except Barnet and we've done most of it with no wingers. Get ldv back and another two young quick wingers to compliment the consistent sinclair and mansell and we'll widdle all over this league and maybe just maybe catch Barnet. Stick with what we've got and we'll be going into the play offs against a side that knows if they defend deep and narrow we won't create much and we might not even make Wembley. Wingers DC Wingers !!!!! ASAP. gosling and balanta? Balanta has hardly played and gosling has only looked good in his last two games and I'm not sure he's a winger anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 1:02:56 GMT
Balanta has hardly played and gosling has only looked good in his last two games and I'm not sure he's a winger anyway. gosling is surely a wide player,balanta has had injury problems also dc was unlucky with ldv getting injured,,,also we have martin whose form has tailed off badly,,,i wouldnt mind us bringing in a wide player though because of the issues with the ones we have
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Post by socrates on Jan 2, 2015 1:05:49 GMT
Balanta has hardly played and gosling has only looked good in his last two games and I'm not sure he's a winger anyway. gosling is surely a wide player,balanta has had injury problems also dc was unlucky with ldv getting injured,,,also we have martin whose form has tailed off badly,,,i wouldnt mind us bringing in a wide player though because of the issues with the ones we have Yeah that's what iim saying. Not having a dig at gosling Balanta or our manager I just think that we need at least one natural quick winger. I've been saying it since caroyal left, one of the biggest reasons we went down last year was because we were playing strikers and central midfielders out wide.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 1:12:00 GMT
gosling is surely a wide player,balanta has had injury problems also dc was unlucky with ldv getting injured,,,also we have martin whose form has tailed off badly,,,i wouldnt mind us bringing in a wide player though because of the issues with the ones we have Yeah that's what iim saying. Not having a dig at gosling Balanta or our manager I just think that we need at least one natural quick winger. I've been saying it since caroyal left, one of the biggest reasons we went down last year was because we were playing strikers and central midfielders out wide. yes i agree,such a shame about ldv and we could do with a pacey wide player to fill that gap
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 1:22:10 GMT
Good report Steve sums up how I saw things although I'm not sure how you could mark Sinclair a 5 as, apart from Parkes (is he playing for a January move??) he was by far our best player, just imagine how poor we would have been without him chasing every lost cause! The OC love in by DC is a odd one as, like Harrison's been in the past, he's just not up to starting a game. If it's true Trotman can't manage 2 games in a week then why drop McChrystal if he has no problems playing two games? In my view Parkes looks a far better player alongside McChrystal. DC got his starting 11 hopelessly wrong today, do that a few more times and he could well hand the Championship to Barnet and then find himself out of a job in the summer if we fail in the Play Offs. i thinks its an insult to parkes to say hes playing for a january move,even when hes not on top of his game hes very brave and committed,hes just doing what hes done all season ie the best he can
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