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Aug 23, 2014 16:24:42 GMT
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Post by Hugo Admin on Aug 23, 2014 16:24:42 GMT
Players were very nervous today. Clear to see all the way through first half and towards of second half too. It was all about the result.
It was dreadful in the first 30 minutes. We played poor long ball and didn't manage to make much impact against a Telford side that had clearly decided to park the bus and waste as much time as possible.
We managed a few moves and there were some fair crosses played. When we got the ball on the deck we looked tasty. Martin had a great game and linked up well with Matty Taylor and the new guy who looks a bit rusty but strong and committed. We were unlucky not to score in the final 10 of the first half. Telford never really did anything of any note and rarely pressured Mildenhall who was a bit slow of the mark today.
The second half looked much more settled. Still some crap long ball from the back. Parkes had a poor game but Lockyer and Trotman were pretty solid if a little shaky. Again Telford didn't really create much. We picked up the tempo and looked in control of the game with some nice moves down the wings with Martin and also Monkhouse who had an average game. We didn't create much down the middle but battled for the ball and Clarke and Mansell were pretty solid if a little defensive. Mansell was talking all game to everyone and did the captaincy very very well.
Once Clarke scored (a brilliant strike from 20 yards from a defensive rebound) that's when my willy came out, the relief was phenomenal. We really settled in to the game after that and dominated most of the second half with some good breaks and moves which we will bury once the squad settles a bit.
Ellis Harrison looked a bit tasty when he came on and you can tell his heads back in the game and we were unlucky not to score more. Technically we were far far the better team throughout the game and with time we will dominate teams. Clarke didn't tinker too much and although his hand was forced in to a couple of changes, it was the right setup and I think he must have told them to play on the floor at half time. Cant fault it.
Needs a lot of work but a really good result which was all that mattered today and we got it.
Referee was a Dam ****.
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Aug 23, 2014 16:34:38 GMT
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Post by grayraydon on Aug 23, 2014 16:34:38 GMT
Fully agree with everything said there Ras, especially the ref, I thought some were bad in lge 2 but he took it to another level.
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Post by Centenary Gas on Aug 23, 2014 16:38:05 GMT
A weak link for me is definately the midfield two. Neither has the confidence to link the play and pick up the ball from the back four, and neither has the creativity to feed the strikers.
Ollie Clarke didn't want the ball today. Something has to be done about this hoofball and fast. I was sick of seeing Lockyer and Trotman pumping balls forward when under no pressure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 16:40:32 GMT
A weak link for me is definately the midfield two. Neither has the confidence to link the play and pick up the ball from the back four, and neither has the creativity to feed the strikers. Ollie Clarke didn't want the ball today. Something has to be done about this hoofball and fast. I was sick of seeing Lockyer and Trotman pumping balls forward when under no pressure. Spot on
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 16:49:22 GMT
A weak link for me is definately the midfield two. Neither has the confidence to link the play and pick up the ball from the back four, and neither has the creativity to feed the strikers. Ollie Clarke didn't want the ball today. Something has to be done about this hoofball and fast. I was sick of seeing Lockyer and Trotman pumping balls forward when under no pressure. Does seem a bit stupid to me, its obvious that playing hoofball is essentially playing into Telford's hands. I thought every time we got it on the floor we looked dangerous. Composure was lacking a little today too due to confidence, get a few more wins on the board and games like that will turn into 2 or 3 nil.
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Post by UpTheGas on Aug 23, 2014 17:05:25 GMT
Good summary Ras, think I'd have written near enough exactly the same myself.
I was encouraged by what I saw today after the first half hour. We were effected by Telford's disgraceful time wasting at first but got to grips with it a bit in the sense that we began getting the ball into their box as quickly as possible to put them on the back foot. Trotman was unlucky with his header that hit the bar and had he scored that I think we'd have won very comfortably in the end - but it wasn't to be.
Second half we were a lot better and the relief when we scored was incredible, both for the fans, management and the team. We settled down from that point and grew in confidence, which is something I said would be the case since after the Grimsby game. It felt as if we'd broken down a barrier and we could now attack with freedom and intent. Martin, who looked very good, put in a disappointing ball from the left when all it required was a low cross for Taylor or Monkhouse to tap home and there were a few turns and shots in the box that were deflected behind with last minute blocks by the Telford defence. On another day we could easily have scored three.
Then as we approached the 90 minute mark the edginess crept back in as we hadn't added to our lead. It led to a few anxious moments but in truth Telfrod never really threatened Mildenhall and we deservedly saw out the game, much to everyone's delight. Getting that first 3 point haul will be a massive lift for everyone and hopefully we will now see a more confident, purposeful Rovers - beginning on Monday against FGR.
Well done Gas.
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Post by Centenary Gas on Aug 23, 2014 17:08:23 GMT
A weak link for me is definately the midfield two. Neither has the confidence to link the play and pick up the ball from the back four, and neither has the creativity to feed the strikers. Ollie Clarke didn't want the ball today. Something has to be done about this hoofball and fast. I was sick of seeing Lockyer and Trotman pumping balls forward when under no pressure. Does seem a bit stupid to me, its obvious that playing hoofball is essentially playing into Telford's hands. I thought every time we got it on the floor we looked dangerous. Composure was lacking a little today too due to confidence, get a few more wins on the board and games like that will turn into 2 or 3 nil. The problem is, we shouldn't be relying on the opposition to dictate how we play. I can see us going to FGR and playing hoofball, and we will certainly be getting out-muscled by the likes of Pipe and Hughes. As you say, it plays in to Telfords hands. They offered nothing in open play, so pumping the ball forward is just equaling things up.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 17:24:16 GMT
A weak link for me is definately the midfield two. Neither has the confidence to link the play and pick up the ball from the back four, and neither has the creativity to feed the strikers. Ollie Clarke didn't want the ball today. Something has to be done about this hoofball and fast. I was sick of seeing Lockyer and Trotman pumping balls forward when under no pressure. First game of the season I could make today and you are spot on.actually felt sorry for Lockyer because when we passed (well crabbed)the ball from our left the midfield pair never moved across the pitch to support the full back.Its basic stuff,the Telford coloured guy did it at times for them but we'll do no better than half way up this league without a player who can take a short pass off the defence and look for a better option than an aimless punt in the general direction of nobody in particular.Just thankful for the win in the end as another defeat or 0-0 would have shot confidence completely.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 17:30:44 GMT
I do think Clarke really needed that goal, he looked a shadow of his former self tail end of last season and start of this season. I think he was really effected mentally by our struggles and relegation.
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Post by Centenary Gas on Aug 23, 2014 17:36:54 GMT
If we can somehow come out of the next two games with 4 points then that will be 8 from 6 after a very difficult start and we might actually have some confidence to build something.
Mentality and imposing ourself on FGR will be everything, but I am fearful given the experience and jail time they have.
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Post by Rovers 12th Man on Aug 23, 2014 17:38:46 GMT
Can't really disagree with anything that has been written here. We were dreadful in the first half and I thought we were in danger of doing what we did against Altrincham. But for the first half of the second half, I thought we were very good and probably could of (and maybe should have) scored more than the 1. Second half of the second half, we seemed to ease up a bit but we never really looked troubled by Telford. Definitely a marked improvement and hopefully we can go to FGR with a bit of confidence now although we will still need to play better than we did today if we are to get anything from that game.
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Aug 23, 2014 17:53:22 GMT
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Post by Gastroenteritis on Aug 23, 2014 17:53:22 GMT
Positives for me where, Trotman looks pretty solid and won everything in the air he should definitely start next game , Martin looks a decent winger putting in some good delivery's something we have been missing, when we play on the deck our game looks good however we can't deny that Telford looked poor. Although he scored I still don't really rate Olly Clarke. I think we missed 'the beard' in midfield today his strong presence would have put Telford under much more pressure allowing us to capitalise more on they're mistakes. A Better performance by all means but still no cigar.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 23, 2014 17:57:01 GMT
Not sure how the OP can say Parkes had a poor game when he made 2 or 3 blocks/tackles to stop almost certain goals.
Overall performance was an improvement but not sure how bad Telford were?
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Post by Hugo Admin on Aug 23, 2014 18:09:27 GMT
Not sure how the OP can say Parkes had a poor game when he made 2 or 3 blocks/tackles to stop almost certain goals. Overall performance was an improvement but not sure how bad Telford were? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk poor to his standard definitely. His passing, composure and distribution were awful.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 18:35:06 GMT
I thought Parkes was our best defender and the defence was our strong point today.All about opinions though,be a bloody boring place if we all thought the same thing!
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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 23, 2014 18:43:37 GMT
One big plus for me was when Ellis came on for his 7 minute cameo he looked up for it and scared the crap out of their defense
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Aug 23, 2014 18:45:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 18:45:35 GMT
I thought Parkes was our best defender and the defence was our strong point today.All about opinions though,be a bloody boring place if we all thought the same thing! Yup a very good player on his day
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Aug 23, 2014 18:48:29 GMT
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Post by socrates78 on Aug 23, 2014 18:48:29 GMT
I thought Parkes was our best defender and the defence was our strong point today.All about opinions though,be a bloody boring place if we all thought the same thing! Yup a very good player on his day Defensively he was solid winning a couple of last ditch tackles and his headers, but his passing was poor, likewise Trottman. But then if they were good at all of it then they wouldn't be playing non league would they ?
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Aug 23, 2014 18:53:08 GMT
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 23, 2014 18:53:08 GMT
Ollie Clarke was unable to impose himself after the booking, all in all a deserved win against a negative side. Made me laugh when the idiot in the middle warned us for time wasting. Well deserved 3 points :-)
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Aug 23, 2014 18:54:53 GMT
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 23, 2014 18:54:53 GMT
Parkes was good defensively making some good blocks/tackles but his distribution was poor. Thought Trotman did well in the air. Lockyer had a poor game I thought. Brown was aversge
Clarke is poor in my opinion and the goal has papered over some cracks with his personal ability. Mansell is ok but nothing special.
Martin did fairly well on the wing, Monkhouse average.
I thought the front two did alright. Cunnington at times had no support though when holding the ball up. Taylor's movement is good and is technically the best player we have and fittest (playing today).
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