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Post by baggins on Aug 9, 2015 11:59:06 GMT
Right, dust has settled and hopefully most will be enjoying a Sunday drinkie poos or two by now.
So, hand on heart, how many of us DIDN'T expect us to put on a performance like that sometime during this season? For those that did, what's better? Do it and get it out the way first game, learn, put it right from the off or ride our luck, scramble a point or 2 and then perform like that and have to start all over after say 6 or 7 games?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 12:05:12 GMT
I didn't go to the game, so can only go by what is posted on here. I think most would have expected a display like that but, the timing leaves a lot to be desired. If it had been 10 games in and us sitting mid-table there wouldn't have been the same disappointment, IMO.
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Post by Gas-Ed on Aug 9, 2015 12:11:05 GMT
We didn't start well last season either. We had new partnerships in almost all positions (Parkes/clarke, Clarke/Leadbitter, Leadbitter/Montano, Sinclair/Lockyer, Easter/Taylor. There will be a period of bedding in and hopefully we will start seeing improved displays. At Yeovil, I would like to see us go back to tried and trusted. Get Lockyer out of midfield, Sinclair in CM or on the bench and start Ellis! Clarke looks steady at the back but we need Macca's experience. Mansell should go straight back in too.
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Post by baggins on Aug 9, 2015 12:11:14 GMT
I didn't go to the game, so can only go by what is posted on here. I think most would have expected a display like that but, the timing leaves a lot to be desired. If it had been 10 games in and us sitting mid-table there wouldn't have been the same disappointment, IMO. As far as yesterday's game is concerned, politely, not good. Timing might not be worse if 10 games in we're not mid table and not learning. Long way to go so let's hope it's an early kick in the pants.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 12:20:10 GMT
Mansell back for Yeovil hopefully, I'm sure DC will go for a more settled midfield after yesterday.
Could be an important game for the pacy players in our squad, seeing Exeter's goals yesterday. Montano and another winger (Monkana, Gosling etc.) vital as starters for me. Also important is starting Ellis, as Exeter used the direct ball over the top very successfully yesterday going by the highlights, and Harrison/Taylor thrive off of that sort of thing.
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Post by scoobydoogas on Aug 9, 2015 13:33:11 GMT
Personally, I think we will miss Monkhouse this season. He had a good understanding with Lee Brown last season, was very capable of winning a header, could cut inside and get a shot off, and chipped in with plenty of goals. Too early to judge the two new wingers but nothing I saw yesterday or in pre season makes me think we have replaced Monkhouse with anything better. But it's only one league game so I hope they come good as the season progresses.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Aug 9, 2015 13:38:48 GMT
That was worse than how bad we played against Eastleigh at home last season. Northampton weren't the greatest of sides but it was more us having a bad day than them having a good one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 13:42:31 GMT
Of course we will see a performance like that during a season but it's never acceptable.
The blame for it lies in a couple of individual performances but mainly with the managers team selection and tactics.
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Post by socrates on Aug 9, 2015 13:48:53 GMT
Right, dust has settled and hopefully most will be enjoying a Sunday drinkie poos or two by now. So, hand on heart, how many of us DIDN'T expect us to put on a performance like that sometime during this season? For those that did, what's better? Do it and get it out the way first game, learn, put it right from the off or ride our luck, scramble a point or 2 and then perform like that and have to start all over after say 6 or 7 games? We never play well and never win first game I actually thought we'd have to score two to win because tool would score so I wasn't surprised at the result at all.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2015 13:56:53 GMT
Whilst it was a poor performance if Taylor or Harrison had taken their chances we would have come away with a draw.
What we need to do his improve PDQ as we can't afford to lose our next 2 away games, or we will be under pressure when we face Barnet in our next home game.
Despite the poor performance for 60 mins yesterday it was a far better game than most home games we saw in the Conference last season.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 14:08:29 GMT
Harrison did ok with the chance he got. He just couldn't quite react quick enough to lift it over the keeper.
Taylor's miss was just appalling.
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Post by heathcombe5 on Aug 9, 2015 14:28:39 GMT
Harrison did ok with the chance he got. He just couldn't quite react quick enough to lift it over the keeper. Taylor's miss was just appalling. Did ok -- You've got to be joking.
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Post by stevek192 on Aug 9, 2015 15:36:27 GMT
Harrison took too long and was indecisive, Taylor was the same except his was schoolboy stuff. In fact most schoolboys who can p-lay football would have finished that off.
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Post by gassyass on Aug 9, 2015 16:09:06 GMT
Mansell back for Yeovil hopefully, I'm sure DC will go for a more settled midfield after yesterday. Could be an important game for the pacy players in our squad, seeing Exeter's goals yesterday. Montano and another winger (Monkana, Gosling etc.) vital as starters for me. Also important is starting Ellis, as Exeter used the direct ball over the top very successfully yesterday going by the highlights, and Harrison/Taylor thrive off of that sort of thing. do you mean Yeovil? They have 13 new squad players this season- they don't know what each others doing so gotta be disorganised- a new manager too (they got a physio tho so we can borrow him-ha)
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Post by Raj Gas on Aug 9, 2015 16:16:57 GMT
Personally, I think we will miss Monkhouse this season. He had a good understanding with Lee Brown last season, was very capable of winning a header, could cut inside and get a shot off, and chipped in with plenty of goals. Too early to judge the two new wingers but nothing I saw yesterday or in pre season makes me think we have replaced Monkhouse with anything better. But it's only one league game so I hope they come good as the season progresses. We will miss his goals, his simple passing, ability to retain possession and his understanding with Browner. I fear we have spent too much time looking for wingers without replacing one of last years key players.
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Post by stevethepirate on Aug 9, 2015 16:22:24 GMT
That was worse than how bad we played against Eastleigh at home last season. Northampton weren't the greatest of sides but it was more us having a bad day than them having a good one. sorry but I disagree. Against Eastleigh we were useless but yesterday we were naive. We will learn from this. Remember last season, it took us a little time to adjust. We will prevail. As the cliché goes Rome wasn't built in a day. Up the gas.
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Aug 10, 2015 7:27:53 GMT
Whilst it was a poor performance if Taylor or Harrison had taken their chances we would have come away with a draw. What we need to do his improve PDQ as we can't afford to lose our next 2 away games, or we will be under pressure when we face Barnet in our next home game. Despite the poor performance for 60 mins yesterday it was a far better game than most home games we saw in the Conference last season. But then if Richards hadn't missed a sitter from 4 yards out for them at 1-0 we would have lost 2-0. Plus he also skimmed the post when 1v1 in the first half. And Mildy somehow got fingertips to a header in the second half. Taylor's was the best chance of the game (open goal...), but they certainly created more and better opportunities in the match than we did. If's, but's and maybe's, eh!
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Post by phillistine on Aug 10, 2015 8:30:53 GMT
That was worse than how bad we played against Eastleigh at home last season. Northampton weren't the greatest of sides but it was more us having a bad day than them having a good one. sorry but I disagree. Against Eastleigh we were useless but yesterday we were naive. We will learn from this. Remember last season, it took us a little time to adjust. We will prevail. As the cliché goes Rome wasn't built in a day. Up the gas. I thought that it was experience v naievety as Northampton set about intimidating and out muscelling our players from the beginning. We badly lacked a leader out there. When I first heard of Mc Crystal's injury I was worried for this game as he is such an important character when things dont go our way. People may criticise his play but for me his was the first name I would have put on the team sheet before the season started. They had a very commanding central defence partnership who won everything that went forward and pushed it straight back at us. Our forwards never held the ball up and and without a leader on the pitch we suffered. At times we lacked discipline and weren't doing the basic things correctly and werent even marking up from throw ins. Players took too long on the ball - but these are all things that they will get right as they adapt. No amount of pre-season training could get them ready for the pace of the game. I think that it could be the same as last season where we take a few games to get going as a few of our lads need to wise up and when we have Mac and Manson back things will improve. If Northampton are one of the teams to watch then I am not too worried as skill wise they offered nothing to worry about. They did play with the arrogance of a team who know when they rattled the opponents and that was the big difference. Get Mansell and McCrystal back asap and we will be ok .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 12:15:41 GMT
Mansell back for Yeovil hopefully, I'm sure DC will go for a more settled midfield after yesterday. Could be an important game for the pacy players in our squad, seeing Exeter's goals yesterday. Montano and another winger (Monkana, Gosling etc.) vital as starters for me. Also important is starting Ellis, as Exeter used the direct ball over the top very successfully yesterday going by the highlights, and Harrison/Taylor thrive off of that sort of thing. do you mean Yeovil? They have 13 new squad players this season- they don't know what each others doing so gotta be disorganised- a new manager too (they got a physio tho so we can borrow him-ha) Yeah, I'm suggesting we hit them with pace and a bit of old fashioned, 'in behind the defence' football. Saturday we should have got the ball on the ground a lot more, but I tend to find direct style of football away from home works quite well. Look at Northampton for example. As you can see here, Exeter successfully pull off the direct ball in behind their defence multiple times, creates a lot of chances and plays a part in a couple of their goals. Not a bad style of play to use away from home IMO either. Ellis and Taylor would thrive off of that style, and Montano/Monakana would do well, judging by the amount of chances David Wheeler (their no. 22) is involved in above.
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Post by LJG on Aug 10, 2015 12:41:03 GMT
Mansell back for Yeovil hopefully, I'm sure DC will go for a more settled midfield after yesterday. Could be an important game for the pacy players in our squad, seeing Exeter's goals yesterday. Montano and another winger (Monkana, Gosling etc.) vital as starters for me. Also important is starting Ellis, as Exeter used the direct ball over the top very successfully yesterday going by the highlights, and Harrison/Taylor thrive off of that sort of thing. do you mean Yeovil? They have 13 new squad players this season- they don't know what each others doing so gotta be disorganised- a new manager too (they got a physio tho so we can borrow him-ha) And yet they were able to score twice and unlucky not to force a draw.
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