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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 9, 2015 18:42:40 GMT
He eventually proved he was good enough for the Conference last season, not sure we judge any player on one Div 2 game? As DC said after the match MT & EH know they need to take chances like yesterday's as they won't get many at this level. Although Northampton's Richards missed 3 sitters yesterday!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 18:49:25 GMT
I hate to see it, but more and more fans are seeing exactly the same as me. Taylor is useless. From the very first match of last season, he was clearly not up to the job. The job of helping us get promoted from the Conference? How did that job go, again? [br His dreadful attempts at finishing cost us a champions position. We should have watered that league. And would have done so if he was any good. Thats old ground now and he is still here and still missing simple chances. He was crap last season and by the looks of it. This season will be no different. |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 10, 2015 2:34:42 GMT
(taken from Facebook Page Poster Yesterday - Could not have put it better myself) 29th April 2015 after just 17 minutes Matty Taylor opens the scoring for Bristol Rovers in the 1st leg of the Conference National league play off semi final. 3rd May 2015 Matty Taylor scores in the 88th minute to put Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the Play-off semi-final and put the tie beyond the reach of FRG. 17th May 2015 Matty Taylor steps up and scores Bristol Rovers 2nd Penalty of their Play-off Final against Grimsby at Wembley. Read this and think about how frickle it is to focus on one miss! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 5:32:57 GMT
(taken from Facebook Page Poster Yesterday - Could not have put it better myself) 29th April 2015 after just 17 minutes Matty Taylor opens the scoring for Bristol Rovers in the 1st leg of the Conference National league play off semi final. 3rd May 2015 Matty Taylor scores in the 88th minute to put Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the Play-off semi-final and put the tie beyond the reach of FRG. 17th May 2015 Matty Taylor steps up and scores Bristol Rovers 2nd Penalty of their Play-off Final against Grimsby at Wembley. Read this and think about how frickle it is to focus on one miss! I don't think it's fickle. That was a poor miss however you look at it and whatever has gone before surely? |
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Post by LJG on Aug 10, 2015 7:28:11 GMT
Savile did a lot for charity. Does this mean if Taylor is useless all season we stick with him because he scored us some play off goals? I think we made that mistake with Richard Walker.
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Post by GasAttacK on Aug 10, 2015 7:46:35 GMT
It was a bad miss by Taylor but he arguably did more than Harrison by at least rounding the keeper. Harrison, I assume was attempting to lob the ball into the empty net but barely got it 3 feet off the ground.
Strikers miss chances it's as simple as that. He may have been offside but for me Richards missing the target from 3 yards out was equally as poor and he's a proven goal scorer at this level and above.
Having said all that, I would still like to see us sign another striker.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 10, 2015 7:52:43 GMT
Savile did a lot for charity. Does this mean if Taylor is useless all season we stick with him because he scored us some play off goals? I think we made that mistake with Richard Walker. Then again we clearly cast Andy Williams aside too soon? DC or MS clealry need to have a word with MT and tell him just to hit the damn ball, if somebody saves it so be it, as trying to make certain he scores his clearly not working for him. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 7:54:13 GMT
It was a bad miss by Taylor but he arguably did more than Harrison by at least rounding the keeper. Harrison, I assume was attempting to lob the ball into the empty net but barely got it 3 feet off the ground. Strikers miss chances it's as simple as that. He may have been offside but for me Richards missing the target from 3 yards out was equally as poor and he's a proven goal scorer at this level and above. Having said all that, I would still like to see us sign another striker. Not sure if we need another striker. Just a different one being given a shot would be a start. One goal could kick start taylors season though so lets see. |
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Post by oddsongas on Aug 10, 2015 8:29:42 GMT
(taken from Facebook Page Poster Yesterday - Could not have put it better myself) 29th April 2015 after just 17 minutes Matty Taylor opens the scoring for Bristol Rovers in the 1st leg of the Conference National league play off semi final. 3rd May 2015 Matty Taylor scores in the 88th minute to put Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the Play-off semi-final and put the tie beyond the reach of FRG. 17th May 2015 Matty Taylor steps up and scores Bristol Rovers 2nd Penalty of their Play-off Final against Grimsby at Wembley. Read this and think about how frickle it is to focus on one miss! But it's not just one miss. It's a build up of many many misses. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 8:59:39 GMT
Have I missed something here??
With the exception of that sitter yesterday, what else did he miss?
He did not have a good game yesterday, but he never will when he has balls smashed up to his head from 50 yards away! That is not his game, he is the player who plays on the shoulder and looks for balls in behind. For some reason yesterday we decided to adopt of type of football that will never ever suit Taylor.
The thing that really annoyed me was the fact that we had someone sat on the bench who is perfect for that sort of football in Bliss. Now I really don't condone long ball football at all! In fact I despise it! BUT, if you are going to play like that then why on earth would you leave Bliss on the bench?! Just could not get my head around that decision at all! Either change your game plan to suit your strikers or change your strikers to suit your game plan. We did neither on Saturday.
No surprise to see the same old faces jump on Taylor after one bad miss, but to then start suggesting he was rubbish last season is just utter lunacy I am afraid. Hard to take someone seriously who genuinely has that opinion.
Me and my mates left the game on Saturday all of the same opinion, that it was probably the worst display we had seen at the Mem for a good year. Really was very poor. We seemed to abandon the football that got us promoted last season completely. Felt very sorry for Lines who had pretty much no ball in the middle, it quite literally went over his head every time! No point spending money on a quality cm like lines and then completely bypassing him! Madness!
Finally, Sinclair, for me, is NOT a winger! He is a very decent DMF who would be perfect alongside Lines.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 9:09:13 GMT
Blisset would have been eaten alive by number 6=
It was our style that needed changing not personnel.
Easter and Taylor should love playing against those big cumbersome cbs, but only when we give them the ball to feet or through channels.
It really is U11s stuff.
Big strikers target short defenders for aerial battles, small strikers target big defenders for foot races and turn of pace.
We played a perfect game for their back 4 and the worst game for our attackers.
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Post by Strange Gas on Aug 10, 2015 9:26:27 GMT
Blisset would have been eaten alive by number 6= It was our style that needed changing not personnel. Easter and Taylor should love playing against those big cumbersome cbs, but only when we give them the ball to feet or through channels. It really is U11s stuff. Big strikers target short defenders for aerial battles, small strikers target big defenders for foot races and turn of pace. We played a perfect game for their back 4 and the worst game for our attackers. Bang on, our game play not suited to who was on the pitch. I don't understand why they did that but have to assume it was DC instruction as we stuck to it. So that's a worry. Terrible individual errors just made matters worse (tripping on ball ffs, Taylor's missed chance - he needs to shoot on sight, panicky defence, over hit passes). Let's take it as a warning. We know what 45 more of them gets us so hopefully that will spur them on. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 9:27:54 GMT
Blisset would have been eaten alive by number 6= It was our style that needed changing not personnel. Easter and Taylor should love playing against those big cumbersome cbs, but only when we give them the ball to feet or through channels. It really is U11s stuff. Big strikers target short defenders for aerial battles, small strikers target big defenders for foot races and turn of pace. We played a perfect game for their back 4 and the worst game for our attackers. Exactly, that is what I said. The style of play was awful! But if you are going to persist with that play, then Bliss is a 6,3 unit of a striker who would have easily competed at least with their cb's. As I say, I detest that style of play! But if you are going to play it then at least use the options you have to suit. Changing Taylor for Harrison was like swapping in a super soaker for a potato gun when the other bloke has a bazooka! |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Aug 10, 2015 9:28:29 GMT
Blisset would have been eaten alive by number 6= It was our style that needed changing not personnel. Easter and Taylor should love playing against those big cumbersome cbs, but only when we give them the ball to feet or through channels. It really is U11s stuff. Big strikers target short defenders for aerial battles, small strikers target big defenders for foot races and turn of pace. We played a perfect game for their back 4 and the worst game for our attackers. Yeah, istm the whole point of our set up was to play it to feet. It must have been. The fact that it didn't happen is not down to the strikers. |
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Post by I Voted For Kodos on Aug 10, 2015 9:39:53 GMT
Blisset would have been eaten alive by number 6= It was our style that needed changing not personnel. Easter and Taylor should love playing against those big cumbersome cbs, but only when we give them the ball to feet or through channels. It really is U11s stuff. Big strikers target short defenders for aerial battles, small strikers target big defenders for foot races and turn of pace. We played a perfect game for their back 4 and the worst game for our attackers. Yeah, istm the whole point of our set up was to play it to feet. It must have been. The fact that it didn't happen is not down to the strikers. I think the problem was that none of our midfield (especially Lockyer) looked comfortable enough on the ball to take the time to play it forward. It seemed the only player who ever had time on the ball was Parkes who then lofted it forward as we know he often does. |
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Post by TopperJR on Aug 10, 2015 9:45:33 GMT
Most of our problems on Saturday were caused by the defense. The midfield was completely bypassed by 4 defenders and a goal keeper who panicked and lumped it every time the ball came near them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 9:57:17 GMT
Yeah, istm the whole point of our set up was to play it to feet. It must have been. The fact that it didn't happen is not down to the strikers. I think the problem was that none of our midfield (especially Lockyer) looked comfortable enough on the ball to take the time to play it forward. It seemed the only player who ever had time on the ball was Parkes who then lofted it forward as we know he often does. I don't personally think the midfield take any blame for Saturday, certainly not the middle two anyway. |
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Post by I Voted For Kodos on Aug 10, 2015 10:13:02 GMT
I'm not too sure about that. Yes there was a lot of bypassing the midfield, but I think the midfield did have some opportunities on the ball but either gave it back to the defence or wasted it. Northampton didn't give them time on the ball to settle which was a clear step up from Conference teams.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 10:51:06 GMT
I'm not too sure about that. Yes there was a lot of bypassing the midfield, but I think the midfield did have some opportunities on the ball but either gave it back to the defence or wasted it. Northampton didn't give them time on the ball to settle which was a clear step up from Conference teams. You should be able to give the ball back to your defense and not have to worry about what they might do with it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 10:51:58 GMT
I'm not too sure about that. Yes there was a lot of bypassing the midfield, but I think the midfield did have some opportunities on the ball but either gave it back to the defence or wasted it. Northampton didn't give them time on the ball to settle which was a clear step up from Conference teams. Yep. The midfield need to find space to receive the ball. I don't recall Lines or TL showing for the defence as an option very often at all. However Northampton managed to play triangles and neat 1-2s especially out wide. A player of Linesys ability should be showing frustration in games like that through not receiving the ball short. However he seemed rather pedestrian and the game passed him by. SS, out of position at least looked like he was up to the challenge but he is not a wide player. |
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