Post by stevek192 on Oct 11, 2014 23:04:47 GMT
Hate to blame referees but the standard in this League is little short of disgusting and i have come to the opinion that tackling is no longer allowed in our game. On saying this I can't honestly say that we deserved to win the game and a draw was a fair result. I was actually quite impressed with some of the play from Aldershot but once again I thought that was mainly down to our tactics which is to let the opposition have the time and space in their half to do what they want and stay deep and try to stop the opposition playing in our half but the problem with those tactics is that we are outnumbered in midfield and we rely too much on Lee Mansell in that area. We definitely missed Sinclair's energy but too many players were not at the races today so in the end it was a good point and extended our unbeaten run.
Marking is quite difficult for today because there were so many pillars it was difficult to see and I missed Monkhouses goal queing for one of the two toilets for 1200 fans!!
Mildenhall 6 Did nothing wrong but his distribution leaves a lot to be desired. Not at fault for either goal.
Lockyer 5 Another booking which results in him missing next weeks game. Did very little wrong but also did nothing spectacular.
Trotman 7 MOM Another good display of defending from our number 1 defender. So dominant in the air and a tower of strength.
Parkes 5 Reasonable game apart from giving away the penalty but the problem is that errors are happening too often now and because of this I would say it is affecting his confidence. Seemed a harsh penalty but we were a long way away from the decision and IMO it was totally unnecessary for Parkes to give the referee a chance to have to make the decision.
Brown 5.5 An adequate display but his decision making in the opponents half was poor. I think it was Brown who hit a superb free kick near the end which brought a good save from their goalkeeper and an acrobatic clearance off the line by their defender but it could have been Mansell!!
Monkhouse 3.5 Would have been a 3 had it not been for his goal. Started off looking quite bright and put in a few decent crosses but that was our lot for the game and probably stayed on longer than he should have done as he just didnt get involved any where near enough.
Mansell 5 A poor game by his standards but he is not helped by those around him and is having to spend a lot of time chasing shadows and lost causes. Unlucky with a first half header.
Clarke 3.5 Didn't get involved anywhere near enough and the game passed him by. IMO the midfield is not up to the required standard to be a force in this division and we really need to get a midfielder in who can dictate the pace of the game to play alongside Mansell.
Martin 2 Did nothing whatsoever and even contrived to miss a glorious chance to put the game beyond Aldershots reach with just the keeper to beat and hitting a shot which I am sure was nearer the cornerflag. Crosses he did manager to get in were poor.
Cunnington 5 To be honest the service he received was very poor and it seems to me that we have been playing less and less good football recently and more hoofball. He fought hard but to no avail.
Taylor 6.5 Plenty of effort and moments of good play but again very little final product. A good penalty.
Leadbitter 6 Brought a bit of life to the game and Lockyers booking will probably mean he gets a recall that he deserves.
Harrison Very little time to do anything and therefore have not marked..
McCrystal Same as Harrison
Referee 3 Some awful decisions throughout the game. I am told he missed a stonewall penalty just before half time when Taylor was manhandled and I am sure that Mansell won the ball fairly when the free kick for their second goal was given but who would have wanted to miss the superb finish!
A point at Aldershot is not a bad result as I was reasonably impressed with them but how good a result it is will depend on next weeks game against Forest Green. Win that game and it will be a very good point today. I would describe todays performance as similar to most games recently where we could have won all three games but the important thing has been not to lose them. I see us three players short of a squad that can win us promotion - A right winger, a striker and a central midfielder and until we get them then we are going to have a lot of similar games where we might just be good enough to get a result, Confidence from a long unbeaten run generally brings with it improved performances but that is not happening and I believe this is due to us lacking that little bit of quality.DC should be concentrating on bringing in these players as soon as possible because as he has stated it is easier and better to get them in when you are getting good results. I am more than satisfied with our points total so far so i am not prepared to be too critical even of a lackluster performance.
Marking is quite difficult for today because there were so many pillars it was difficult to see and I missed Monkhouses goal queing for one of the two toilets for 1200 fans!!
Mildenhall 6 Did nothing wrong but his distribution leaves a lot to be desired. Not at fault for either goal.
Lockyer 5 Another booking which results in him missing next weeks game. Did very little wrong but also did nothing spectacular.
Trotman 7 MOM Another good display of defending from our number 1 defender. So dominant in the air and a tower of strength.
Parkes 5 Reasonable game apart from giving away the penalty but the problem is that errors are happening too often now and because of this I would say it is affecting his confidence. Seemed a harsh penalty but we were a long way away from the decision and IMO it was totally unnecessary for Parkes to give the referee a chance to have to make the decision.
Brown 5.5 An adequate display but his decision making in the opponents half was poor. I think it was Brown who hit a superb free kick near the end which brought a good save from their goalkeeper and an acrobatic clearance off the line by their defender but it could have been Mansell!!
Monkhouse 3.5 Would have been a 3 had it not been for his goal. Started off looking quite bright and put in a few decent crosses but that was our lot for the game and probably stayed on longer than he should have done as he just didnt get involved any where near enough.
Mansell 5 A poor game by his standards but he is not helped by those around him and is having to spend a lot of time chasing shadows and lost causes. Unlucky with a first half header.
Clarke 3.5 Didn't get involved anywhere near enough and the game passed him by. IMO the midfield is not up to the required standard to be a force in this division and we really need to get a midfielder in who can dictate the pace of the game to play alongside Mansell.
Martin 2 Did nothing whatsoever and even contrived to miss a glorious chance to put the game beyond Aldershots reach with just the keeper to beat and hitting a shot which I am sure was nearer the cornerflag. Crosses he did manager to get in were poor.
Cunnington 5 To be honest the service he received was very poor and it seems to me that we have been playing less and less good football recently and more hoofball. He fought hard but to no avail.
Taylor 6.5 Plenty of effort and moments of good play but again very little final product. A good penalty.
Leadbitter 6 Brought a bit of life to the game and Lockyers booking will probably mean he gets a recall that he deserves.
Harrison Very little time to do anything and therefore have not marked..
McCrystal Same as Harrison
Referee 3 Some awful decisions throughout the game. I am told he missed a stonewall penalty just before half time when Taylor was manhandled and I am sure that Mansell won the ball fairly when the free kick for their second goal was given but who would have wanted to miss the superb finish!
A point at Aldershot is not a bad result as I was reasonably impressed with them but how good a result it is will depend on next weeks game against Forest Green. Win that game and it will be a very good point today. I would describe todays performance as similar to most games recently where we could have won all three games but the important thing has been not to lose them. I see us three players short of a squad that can win us promotion - A right winger, a striker and a central midfielder and until we get them then we are going to have a lot of similar games where we might just be good enough to get a result, Confidence from a long unbeaten run generally brings with it improved performances but that is not happening and I believe this is due to us lacking that little bit of quality.DC should be concentrating on bringing in these players as soon as possible because as he has stated it is easier and better to get them in when you are getting good results. I am more than satisfied with our points total so far so i am not prepared to be too critical even of a lackluster performance.
