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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 15:04:11 GMT
I'm not usually one who big's him up.
But today he was outstanding.
He ran that game game for 90 mins. Tackling, passing(forwards & backwards)
The best game I've seen him play for Rovers!!!!
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 28, 2017 15:09:37 GMT
While playing remarkably far up the pitch.
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Post by gretschgas on Jan 28, 2017 15:11:25 GMT
Gateshead at home was his best I thought but that performance today was up there. Swindon's tactics worked perfectly for him in that attacking central position I thought. It might not work against teams who get the ball forward quicker but today it was spot on.
To be fair everyone played well.. Taylor was a bit quiet but was played out wide mostly and Moore gave me a few mild heart attacks when he came on but all in all a great performance!
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Post by Strange Gas on Jan 28, 2017 15:12:25 GMT
Yes, weird set up but they seemed to make it work
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Post by madgas on Jan 28, 2017 15:17:10 GMT
He's a good player. The partnership with lines doesn't work in the middle though. It can, it has.
But lines' default is to drop and Sinclairs is to press and in that sense they don't naturally fit together. When one presses both should. Otherwise you get split.
He's a decent footballer. Wh have decent players when the defensive blunders stop.
If anyone watched the rain off fixture- Swindon tore us to sheds before the PP. We're slowly growing in this league. Clarke got the tactics spot on. Completely stopped Swindon. Another day- could have won by more.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 15:21:27 GMT
Agree with madgas,swindon always want to play out from the back and dc playing sinclair right at the front of the diamond totally messed up there game plan.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jan 28, 2017 15:28:16 GMT
Great performance from Sincs, Ollie Clarke has been outstanding last few games
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 15:31:11 GMT
Agree with madgas,swindon always want to play out from the back and dc playing sinclair right at the front of the diamond totally messed up there game plan. So is it fair to say that setting the team up to reduce the opponents strengths whilst still maintaining a threat ourselves isn't so daft ? or should rovers have just played a flat 442 and taken the chance ?
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Post by Newton Abbot Gas on Jan 28, 2017 15:42:29 GMT
I'm not usually one who big's him up. But today he was outstanding. He ran that game game for 90 mins. Tackling, passing(forwards & backwards) The best game I've seen him play for Rovers!!!! Fear The Beard.......UTG
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2017 15:47:39 GMT
Agree with madgas,swindon always want to play out from the back and dc playing sinclair right at the front of the diamond totally messed up there game plan. So is it fair to say that setting the team up to reduce the opponents strengths whilst still maintaining a threat ourselves isn't so daft ? or should rovers have just played a flat 442 and taken the chance ?
I went to both swindon away games and i would say over the 3 games we have completely worked them out or dc has. When we win its right to set the team up for the opposition but when we lose its not
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Post by grayraydon on Jan 28, 2017 15:51:12 GMT
Thought Stu was brilliant today, absolutely everywhere, looked flat out on his feet in the last few minutes but still charging people down.
Him and Ollie both contenders for motm but I would've chosen Stu myself.
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Post by gasify on Jan 28, 2017 17:00:38 GMT
Thought Stu was brilliant today, absolutely everywhere, looked flat out on his feet in the last few minutes but still charging people down. Him and Ollie both contenders for motm but I would've chosen Stu myself. +1 to that. His side ways passes that high up the pitch carved out opportunities. His constant chasing down the keeper created mistakes and opportunities.
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Post by singupgas on Jan 28, 2017 17:18:45 GMT
Really impressed with Sinclair today, playing further forward today suited Sinclair, DC made good use of him, he was a nuisance for thier defenders. Think DC has found a role for the guy.
What usually gets to me about sinclair is that he sits too deep and picks up the ball off the defenders and tries to do a creative players job - he isn't creative. He can tackle, run and make simple (sometimes meaningless) side ways passes.
But he is very good at running, giving 100 % for 90. and being further forward he was able to chase the ball down and simply but more effectively lay it off to players around him further up the pitch.
Doing this also let Lines and Ollie Clarke do their job and do it better in the center with all respect to Sinclair, those two are technically better footballers.
Like to see more of Sinclair in this role when it necessary for the team to play in such a way.
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Post by smudge1 on Jan 28, 2017 17:43:50 GMT
Really impressed with Sinclair today, playing further forward today suited Sinclair, DC made good use of him, he was a nuisance for thier defenders. Think DC has found a role for the guy. What usually gets to me about sinclair is that he sits too deep and picks up the ball off the defenders and tries to do a creative players job - he isn't creative. He can tackle, run and make simple (sometimes meaningless) side ways passes. But he is very good at running, giving 100 % for 90. and being further forward he was able to chase the ball down and simply but more effectively lay it off to players around him further up the pitch. Doing this also let Lines and Ollie Clarke do their job and do it better in the center with all respect to Sinclair, those two are technically better footballers. Like to see more of Sinclair in this role when it necessary for the team to play in such a way. I think you are spot on!
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Post by wiaww on Jan 28, 2017 17:56:57 GMT
Thought Stu was brilliant today, absolutely everywhere, looked flat out on his feet in the last few minutes but still charging people down. Him and Ollie both contenders for motm but I would've chosen Stu myself. +1 to that. His side ways passes that high up the pitch carved out opportunities. His constant chasing down the keeper created mistakes and opportunities. Sincs was phenomenal. Definitely MOTM. OC equally deserving though as he put in a MOTM standard performance today.
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Post by stapletongas on Jan 28, 2017 18:32:05 GMT
Great game plan by our coaching staff.
Swindon clearly like to play out from the back, so we decided to put a stop to that. It was a kind of 4-3-2...plus Sincs having licence to shut down Swindon high up the pitch either in front or behind our two strikers.
It forced Swindon to go long and they couldn't get into any sort of rhythm. It also stopped Colkett getting much ball time.
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Post by mehewmagic on Jan 29, 2017 0:17:41 GMT
This happens every season. I just wish more people would recognise it and celebrate it.
DC utterly out thought their management team / sh** storm. By utilising his squad and asking a certain player to do a certain job just for 1 game.
Other Mgrs just bend over and take it up the jacksee without changing tactics / personnel.
DC doesn't get every 'project'right but he gets lots right & at least he's trying to find that extra edge.
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Post by wiaww on Jan 29, 2017 0:53:10 GMT
Great game plan by our coaching staff. Swindon clearly like to play out from the back, so we decided to put a stop to that. It was a kind of 4-3-2...plus Sincs having licence to shut down Swindon high up the pitch either in front or behind our two strikers. It forced Swindon to go long and they couldn't get into any sort of rhythm. It also stopped Colkett getting much ball time. Was great fun to watch, especially second half as their keeper shat himself every time the ball came near him. I honestly don't know how Sinclair keeps going, he looked shagged after about 70 but his work rate didn't drop one bit and he was a big factor in us holding on for the win, especially as he was having to cover for Moore and Gaffney at the end. SS must be one of the fittest players we've ever had at that club, and certainly one of the most determined.
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Post by gregsy on Jan 29, 2017 0:53:11 GMT
I've never doubted the beards ability a commitment....
for the critics I guess you just think Darrell has bought a tube of loktite and stuck the head back on the chicken....
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Jan 29, 2017 6:59:56 GMT
Gateshead at home was his best I thought but that performance today was up there. Swindon's tactics worked perfectly for him in that attacking central position I thought. It might not work against teams who get the ball forward quicker but today it was spot on. To be fair everyone played well.. Taylor was a bit quiet but was played out wide mostly and Moore gave me a few mild heart attacks when he came on but all in all a great performance! Totally agree with this. Against someone like Bolton he'd be useless but yesterday DC got his tactics spot on and Sinclair was at the heart of this.
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