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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:21:20 GMT
When did we last see a striker or a midfielder actually sprinting to get into the opponents penalty area? DCs football is a slow ponderous build up with very few players actually getting in FRONT of the ball. Spot on Steve. Several times in the second half when a player got away down the wing, we had Payne or Nichols trying to get in the box and half a dozen or so others trotting up behind with no intention of getting into the area.
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Post by tbonegas on Nov 18, 2018 14:50:12 GMT
When did we last see a striker or a midfielder actually sprinting to get into the opponents penalty area? DCs football is a slow ponderous build up with very few players actually getting in FRONT of the ball. Spot on Steve. Several times in the second half when a player got away down the wing, we had Payne or Nichols trying to get in the box and half a dozen or so others trotting up behind with no intention of getting into the area. We haven't had a midfielder make regular runs in to the opposition penalty area since Craig Disley left the club. Hope that answers the question.
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Nov 18, 2018 15:15:43 GMT
Spot on Steve. Several times in the second half when a player got away down the wing, we had Payne or Nichols trying to get in the box and half a dozen or so others trotting up behind with no intention of getting into the area. We haven't had a midfielder make regular runs in to the opposition penalty area since Craig Disley left the club. Hope that answers the question.
Um, we have one now.
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Post by Topper Gas on Nov 18, 2018 15:21:01 GMT
Spot on Steve. Several times in the second half when a player got away down the wing, we had Payne or Nichols trying to get in the box and half a dozen or so others trotting up behind with no intention of getting into the area. We haven't had a midfielder make regular runs in to the opposition penalty area since Craig Disley left the club. Hope that answers the question. So Sercs & Bennett don't count? Given we've had tow promotions since Disley left it's hardly stopped us progressing up to this season.
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Post by tbonegas on Nov 18, 2018 15:40:13 GMT
We haven't had a midfielder make regular runs in to the opposition penalty area since Craig Disley left the club. Hope that answers the question.
Um, we have one now.
Who is that then?
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Nov 18, 2018 15:43:56 GMT
I'll give you a clue, he scored yesterday...
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Post by tbonegas on Nov 18, 2018 15:57:56 GMT
I'll give you a clue, he scored yesterday... I rate Sercombe highly, but he doesn't make anywhere near as many runs into the box as Disley did.
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Post by South Stand Ultra on Nov 18, 2018 16:00:15 GMT
I'll give you a clue, he scored yesterday... I rate Sercombe highly, but he doesn't make anywhere near as many runs into the box as Disley did. That's what's a forum is for, different opinions!!! I watched Disley on many occasions, but in all honesty can't remember his runs (not saying he didn't) Just can't remember, I'd be surprised though if he made as many as Sercombe.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 17:13:58 GMT
Spot on Steve. Several times in the second half when a player got away down the wing, we had Payne or Nichols trying to get in the box and half a dozen or so others trotting up behind with no intention of getting into the area. We haven't had a midfielder make regular runs in to the opposition penalty area since Craig Disley left the club. Hope that answers the question. O'toole ?
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Post by warehamgas on Nov 18, 2018 17:18:40 GMT
Thanks Steve for report, appreciate the time given to do it. Wasn’t there, saving my money for Barnet and Gillingham, so I don’t like to agree or disagree but seems like we didn’t play too badly and if we’d scored the pen it’s more likely we would have won. But we lost and the results are more important at the moment. Not sure it’s DCs fault one of our more experienced players misses a pen. It’s fine margins as ever and again we were the wrong side of the line. UTG!
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Post by peterhooper57 on Nov 18, 2018 17:41:30 GMT
He won't turn this around because he's lost the plot completely. We lost yesterday to a dodgy offside decision and a saved penalty, he's hardly lost the plot completely. The table never lies after 10 games, we are in trouble, Wael and his brovvers have gone missing, DC is already trying to mitigate his exposure from an apparent lack of funds post 1st January, the team he built is letting him down, not sure what the plot is, although it is not a very successful one.
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Post by Congas on Nov 19, 2018 7:05:33 GMT
He won't turn this around because he's lost the plot completely.
Yeah, he's trying to get sacked init? Till we win... then it's a corner turned, then the next defeat he's trying to get sacked.
I've never thought that because he's not that kind of bloke. Up to now we've all given him plenty of leg room because he has a history of turning it around after poor starts. It is now past mid November and he's still struggling to find any consistent form and seems to have run out of ideas, as he'd be first to admit. The table doesn't lie at this stage of the season and unless he finds a magic formula to get our forwards scoring it's going to be a long winter. I watched the Exeter match on iFollow and it was exactly the same there without any regulars up front. They were just as abysmal in the final third. There's no fluency in our forward play and we're relying heavily on set pieces or midfielders to score. Lost the plot may be a bit harsh, but I think he's coming to that conclusion himself.
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Post by tommym9 on Nov 19, 2018 7:41:52 GMT
Thanks for the write up Steve.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Nov 19, 2018 13:26:11 GMT
good write up as usual
but he has had time to turn it around and its not happening sorry but the after match interviews are all the same we need to dust ourselves down , work harder on the training pitch , pull ourselves together and start again , it is the same after same after same and nothing changes.
so I stick to my comments that he needs to go and go now to give a new manager the chance to look at the squad to change things around in January.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 19:29:08 GMT
Why do so many make a point of quoting DC's "dust ourselves down" comment as a negative thing?
It's just a saying, a habit he has. We all do it. It's similar to kids saying "like" in every other sentence (don't get me started!), or beginning a sentence with "So,". If he used other ways of describing the need to move on from a poor result, would it really make him a better manager? Of course not.
Quoting it in order to criticise him is about as sensible as moaning about Stewy's tendency to say "um", or complaining about Nichols' hair. It has absolutely no relevance.
By all means critique his performance, but let's leave out the cheap shots eh?
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Nov 19, 2018 19:32:48 GMT
Why do so many make a point of quoting DC's "dust ourselves down" comment as a negative thing? It's just a saying, a habit he has. We all do it. It's similar to kids saying "like" in every other sentence (don't get me started!), or beginning a sentence with "So,". If he used other ways of describing the need to move on from a poor result, would it really make him a better manager? Of course not. Quoting it in order to criticise him is about as sensible as moaning about Stewy's tendency to say "um", or complaining about Nichols' hair. It has absolutely no relevance. By all means critique his performance, but let's leave out the cheap shots eh? Considering how often a lot of people on here repeat themselves, you'd think there would be some empathy for that sort of thing.
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Post by justin blue on Nov 19, 2018 20:01:02 GMT
Why do so many make a point of quoting DC's "dust ourselves down" comment as a negative thing? It's just a saying, a habit he has. We all do it. It's similar to kids saying "like" in every other sentence (don't get me started!), or beginning a sentence with "So,". If he used other ways of describing the need to move on from a poor result, would it really make him a better manager? Of course not. Quoting it in order to criticise him is about as sensible as moaning about Stewy's tendency to say "um", or complaining about Nichols' hair. It has absolutely no relevance. By all means critique his performance, but let's leave out the cheap shots eh? As you say it's a saying bit like a catchphrase. I don't think posters neccesarily mean any harm its just a bit of fun/banter. Anyway didn't someone say that imitation is a form of flattery.
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Post by mehewmagic on Nov 19, 2018 20:35:54 GMT
Why do so many make a point of quoting DC's "dust ourselves down" comment as a negative thing? It's just a saying, a habit he has. We all do it. It's similar to kids saying "like" in every other sentence (don't get me started!), or beginning a sentence with "So,". If he used other ways of describing the need to move on from a poor result, would it really make him a better manager? Of course not. Quoting it in order to criticise him is about as sensible as moaning about Stewy's tendency to say "um", or complaining about Nichols' hair. It has absolutely no relevance. By all means critique his performance, but let's leave out the cheap shots eh? Considering how often a lot of people on here repeat themselves, you'd think there would be some empathy for that sort of thing. Yeah. Considering how often a lot of people on here repeat themselves, you'd think there would be some empathy for that sort of thing.
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Post by mehewmagic on Nov 19, 2018 20:44:01 GMT
Re home form.
Sadly that is true although I wouldn't use the word disgrace.
Got to keep your home fans happy. Crowds slowly reducing. The full effect won't be seen until next season though (ST renewals).
My kids have been to 4 home matches spread over the last year and never seen a win. Fortunately they don't totally understand it all, but hell it must be hard to keep kids interested when they are older & when runs of poor quality & poor results occur.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Nov 20, 2018 12:21:34 GMT
I believe improving the state of the pitch has helped the opposition.
don't get me wrong, it needed replacing after last seasons mess but did it really need replacing to make it that way? (given our home form?)
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