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Post by kyle on Sept 9, 2017 17:28:47 GMT
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Post by rhodri on Sept 9, 2017 17:34:44 GMT
First 20 minutes or so I feared we might be in for a Mccarthy level performance, too many aimless long balls (bypassed the midfield too often). Overall though, the centre spine of the team looked pretty solid. Just putting this out there, I thought Joyce was solid, he had obviously been told to be strong and get stuck into their midfielders and I think he did that, some strong tackles to put a few players in their place. Sheron didn't have his best half of football, reminded me a bit of when you're a player short at 5 a side who supposedly is half decent, but is actually a rugby player who is use to kicking for touch in the corner out of play.
Second half after their goal (came from absolutely nothing) we looked a different team. Substitutes made a hell of a lot of difference, seemed to give team a lift, with Mahon, Dawson (looked more disciplined today, less going for a hollywood ball everytime) and James being a lot more creative. If Mahon could do what he does for the last 20 mins of a game for the full 90,he'd be a league player, unplayable at times. I also think Akitunde and Bell looked better without Hannah, they all ran into the same channels in the first half, but in the 2nd half their defence seemed to struggle with their pace going wide. Sheron played more of a wing back second half, which suited him more, plus he seems to have a very long throw, but you have to ask why Waters wasn't even on the bench, this game would have suited him.
Weirdly, probably our best passage of play was when McCombes and Halls exchanged a couple of skillful short passes in the oppositions penalty area, refreshing to watch.
Overall, we're no suddenly a play off team overnight, but the players (eventually) looked less frustrated today, more creative and enjoying themselves.
On a negative note, I don't know what was said to their keeper which got him riled up, but the way he reacted it suggests someone went a bit far in their choice of words, I don't think this will the last we hear of that exchange
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Post by Cestrian1987 on Sept 9, 2017 17:35:25 GMT
Loads better today, unlucky not to win in the end. Thought we were the better side first half then went flat for the first half of the second, played some decent football last 15/20 minutes. Liked what I seen from Bell and Akintunde and thought Halls had a good game. Dawson's and Mahon coming on changed the game, Dawson broke the play up well and Mahon terriorised their left back, wish he was more consistant. LRT isn't good enough, very clumsy on the ball. Joyce is poor, sooner the new manager comes in the better because Tom Shaw needs to be playing again.
Poor crowd today. Harry Mc was bare. Hopefully get a win in the next 2 games and hopefully get a bigger crowd against Maidenhead.
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Post by B Block Blue on Sept 9, 2017 17:35:32 GMT
Still out here in the Far East so I'm intrigued as to what the general atmosphere will be like around the ground before, during and after the game. Perhaps you lovely people who provide such great summaries could stick in a sentence or two to keep me up to date. As for the game, I think any point (or three) would be decent enough providing we see the upturn in performance we're all seeking. Going for 2-2 and a good watch! [br The atmosphere was a lot better with the crowd getting behind the team. Even after Ebbsfleet scored, there weren't too many grumbles. A much better performance from us but there is still a lot of hard work to do for whoever gets the job. Dawson has to play before Joyce as he showed his quality when he came on. A decent point that we could have won. It made a change to see us actually go and try to win the game. |
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Post by blue4life on Sept 9, 2017 17:37:20 GMT
Couple of things stood out for me today one, that Wade Joyce should be nowhere near that team and two, it is absolutely imperative that we get Craig Mahon fully fit. Looked a much better team with Dawson through the middle and Mahon on the pitch. All in all a point was a fair result. Dawson and Mahon changed the game, Joyce is not even conference north standard, awful player. |
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Post by The Swansway on Sept 9, 2017 17:39:41 GMT
Enjoyed the post-match interview with Shaw. How refreshing.
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Post by silverblue on Sept 9, 2017 17:40:32 GMT
Personal opinion. Don't enjoy going down the deva anymore.. always preferred away games Will never understand why you are willing to give your money to another team. I enjoy going to away games but if it was a choice , no choice chester first |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Sept 9, 2017 17:46:51 GMT
That was a much improved performance today which has refreshed the fan base a bit now. A draw was probably a fair result, although we were better for longer periods of the game. Our players played with a lot of freedom which would've impressed the watching 'candidates' in the East Stand. Also, we played some nice football on the floor at times and created some good opportunities. I was impressed with the majority of the team, including Turnbull, Bell, Akintunde, Halls, Mitchell etc. who all put in a hard shift along with others. However, it's very important that we keep Mahon fit this season. He caused the Ebbsfleet defence nightmares when he came on, whilst being creative on the ball (as usual). Although we still haven't won at home, their are a lot of positives to take out of today which the new manager can build on very soon.
It will make a change to not read any negative threads tonight 😃.
COYB!
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Post by tonya on Sept 9, 2017 17:52:49 GMT
Hopefully just as a spectator and not as a candidate for the job. Enjoyed watching him but seemed a bit OTT and not managerial material... |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Sept 9, 2017 17:54:06 GMT
First 20 minutes or so I feared we might be in for a Mccarthy level performance, too many aimless long balls (bypassed the midfield too often). Overall though, the centre spine of the team looked pretty solid. Just putting this out there, I thought Joyce was solid, he had obviously been told to be strong and get stuck into their midfielders and I think he did that, some strong tackles to put a few players in their place. Sheron didn't have his best half of football, reminded me a bit of when you're a player short at 5 a side who supposedly is half decent, but is actually a rugby player who is use to kicking for touch in the corner out of play. Second half after their goal (came from absolutely nothing) we looked a different team. Substitutes made a hell of a lot of difference, seemed to give team a lift, with Mahon, Dawson (looked more disciplined today, less going for a hollywood ball everytime) and James being a lot more creative. If Mahon could do what he does for the last 20 mins of a game for the full 90,he'd be a league player, unplayable at times. I also think Akitunde and Bell looked better without Hannah, they all ran into the same channels in the first half, but in the 2nd half their defence seemed to struggle with their pace going wide. Sheron played more of a wing back second half, which suited him more, plus he seems to have a very long throw, but you have to ask why Waters wasn't even on the bench, this game would have suited him. Weirdly, probably our best passage of play was when McCombes and Halls exchanged a couple of skillful short passes in the oppositions penalty area, refreshing to watch. Overall, we're no suddenly a play off team overnight, but the players (eventually) looked less frustrated today, more creative and enjoying themselves. On a negative note, I don't know what was said to their keeper which got him riled up, but the way he reacted it suggests someone went a bit far in their choice of words, I don't think this will the last we hear of that exchange From what I believe off a fellow Chester fan, someone behind the Terrace called him a very racist word. I know what they said, but I won't reveal it on a football forum as it is a disgusting word. If true, then that fan needs a ban. |
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2017 17:54:38 GMT
It was good to see us with a few more options going forward. There was still too much hoofing, but Rome wasn't built in a day and I was generally pretty impressed by the changes Shaw implemented in the time he has had.
Most pleasing with some actual width, which we've been starved of. Akintunde, Bell and Hannah were far from perfect but their presence stretched Ebbsfleet and when we played the right combinations, we found loads of space out wide. I was delighted to see Sheron and LRT actually being allowed to enter the opposition half too, we just looked like a team playing with far more freedom.
I was impressed with Halls, Akintunde and Mahon today. Sheron's perseverance really impressed me, he was totally out of his depth for 20 minutes but wrestled it back and actually had a really solid little game. You can see he was nervous to start with, but he did well.
Crowd was poor, but the atmosphere was supportive and I really did think Bell had won it for us in the last few minutes. We need those to start dropping in, but we've seen today that this squad has good players who have been limited by our previous manager. If we let them play, we shouldn't be anywhere near the relegation zone.
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Post by chesterken on Sept 9, 2017 18:09:40 GMT
That really was a lot better they were a big solid side with a couple of tricky quick lads on the wings I could see why they are hard to beat if not spectacular, feel a lot better about our chances now.
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Post by billyw on Sept 9, 2017 18:18:58 GMT
Much more enjoyable to watch and I thought we deserved to win. Ebsfleet didn't have a shot until they scored and what a cracker it was. Mitchell didn't have much to do but looked a much better keeper than Lynch. Sheron did ok after a shaky start.
While Joyce has his limitations I didn't think he had a bad game and think some of the criticisms are a bit unfair although we did look more dangerous when Dawson and Mahon came on. Good to see Mahon back on the right wing.
We played some nice passing football and looked much more adventurous and for once I left the ground having been entertained.
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Post by chesterblue1970 on Sept 9, 2017 18:34:24 GMT
Shaw said he was going to tweak it and credit to him he did thought everyone put a shift in today not sure of our loan signing though
lot of positive signs refreshing from the last 9 months only way is to move forward now see what each game brings thought mahon looked so much better on the wing him and dawson need to start on tuesday
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Post by livinginhope on Sept 9, 2017 18:55:50 GMT
Enjoyable game today, couldn't quite manage that elusive home win but much improved on the terrible home displays in 2017. A draw was probably fair in the end, but we were the better team and if there was to be a winner we would have deserved it. The way we played with McCarthy meant we never built pressure, and instead were limited to the occasional shot. But we did have good periods of pressure today, and played like the home team for once! Everyone put in a good shift and worked hard for each other. Joyce was very solid without being too creative, but Turnbull and James did that well so I thought they worked well as a 3. We did look more threatening when Mahon came on though, he tore their left back to pieces and on another day could have got a goal or assist. Bell, Halls, James, Turnbull and Mahon the top performers for me.
Still some way to go before we can start dragging ourselves away from relegation, but it shows that we do have a good set of players and hopefully the new manager will get the best out of them. I'm going to Gateshead on Tuesday and looking forward to a similar performance!
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Post by imadeva on Sept 9, 2017 19:05:09 GMT
Sorry but I can't agree with most people on here,apart from the last 15 minutes when ebbsfleet looked shattered I thought it was poor.I totally agree we deserved a point against a poor (unbeaten)side who we should be beating at home.listen to tom Shaw's interview and he named about 4 or 5 players who were either outstanding or had there best game in a chester shirt,come off it tom I struggled to name 1.As for going for the throat and attacking,well if long aimless balls is what it means then yes you did that.
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Post by mrmanero on Sept 9, 2017 19:06:07 GMT
Halls n mccoumbe were rock solid. Halls pace in comparison to astles was so noticeable. His switching with mc was a pleasure to watch. Mitchell in goal was so vocal and it's nice to see a lad in goal who actually looks after himself. Seeing Lynch dick around at half time just confirms to me that this lad is eating his career away.
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Sept 9, 2017 19:08:21 GMT
Much improved performance.
Thought for a time, with the early use of the long ball, that it was going to be a re-run of the latter stages of the McCarthy era.
However, second half we got the ball down and played some nice football, at times.
Definitely, deserved the draw and possibly a win.
Good performances from Halls and McCombe., Turnbull, Bell and Akintunde (although, he lacks match fitness).
Thought Halls, with his pace, at the back and Turnbull, had their best games, in a Chester shirt.
Also, a shout out to Sheron who looked shaky to start with, but improved and had a decent game.
Mahon and Dawson, both had a positive impact, when they came on and nice to see us pushing, a team back, rather than clinging, on with 11 men back.
A lot more encouraging, today.
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Post by thetheremin on Sept 9, 2017 19:20:52 GMT
So much better. This squad is perfectly fine. Just needs to be organised.
More positive today. More width. More on the front foot. The defence is fine and the lads there know how to organise - there is no need to sit the midfield deep to protect the defence. Plenty of mayhem caused up fromt.
Good stuff. Feeling much more positive.
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Post by Hannibal on Sept 9, 2017 19:24:45 GMT
Shaw said he was going to tweak it and credit to him he did thought everyone put a shift in today not sure of our loan signing though lot of positive signs refreshing from the last 9 months only way is to move forward now see what each game brings thought mahon looked so much better on the wing him and dawson need to start on tuesday Shaw was right to hold Mahon and Dawson back. They are much more effective as impact subs. |
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Post by billyw on Sept 9, 2017 19:33:48 GMT
Sorry but I can't agree with most people on here,apart from the last 15 minutes when ebbsfleet looked shattered I thought it was poor.I totally agree we deserved a point against a poor (unbeaten)side who we should be beating at home.listen to tom Shaw's interview and he named about 4 or 5 players who were either outstanding or had there best game in a chester shirt,come off it tom I struggled to name 1.As for going for the throat and attacking,well if long aimless balls is what it means then yes you did that. If you thought today was poor, you must have felt suicidal the past nine months.  Still a long way to go but much improved today. |
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Post by exiled on Sept 9, 2017 19:37:10 GMT
Didn't go today but listened from home. Sounded like a good game, just goes to show that this could be a more than capable team under the right manager. Also enjoyed Tom Shaws post-match interview.
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Post by rainfordblue on Sept 9, 2017 19:47:59 GMT
First 20 minutes or so I feared we might be in for a Mccarthy level performance, too many aimless long balls (bypassed the midfield too often). Overall though, the centre spine of the team looked pretty solid. Just putting this out there, I thought Joyce was solid, he had obviously been told to be strong and get stuck into their midfielders and I think he did that, some strong tackles to put a few players in their place. Sheron didn't have his best half of football, reminded me a bit of when you're a player short at 5 a side who supposedly is half decent, but is actually a rugby player who is use to kicking for touch in the corner out of play. Second half after their goal (came from absolutely nothing) we looked a different team. Substitutes made a hell of a lot of difference, seemed to give team a lift, with Mahon, Dawson (looked more disciplined today, less going for a hollywood ball everytime) and James being a lot more creative. If Mahon could do what he does for the last 20 mins of a game for the full 90,he'd be a league player, unplayable at times. I also think Akitunde and Bell looked better without Hannah, they all ran into the same channels in the first half, but in the 2nd half their defence seemed to struggle with their pace going wide. Sheron played more of a wing back second half, which suited him more, plus he seems to have a very long throw, but you have to ask why Waters wasn't even on the bench, this game would have suited him. Weirdly, probably our best passage of play was when McCombes and Halls exchanged a couple of skillful short passes in the oppositions penalty area, refreshing to watch. Overall, we're no suddenly a play off team overnight, but the players (eventually) looked less frustrated today, more creative and enjoying themselves. On a negative note, I don't know what was said to their keeper which got him riled up, but the way he reacted it suggests someone went a bit far in their choice of words, I don't think this will the last we hear of that exchange From what I believe off a fellow Chester fan, someone behind the Terrace called him a very racist word. I know what they said, but I won't reveal it on a football forum as it is a disgusting word. If true, then that fan needs a ban. If you've heard it from someone else, then you don't actually know anything. |
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Post by trev on Sept 9, 2017 19:48:44 GMT
Well what a difference 4 days can make. Imagine what we could be like in a month! It was a much more positive approach and performance, particularly the last half of the second half. Fist half was a little pedestrian at times, and occasionally "McCarthy" with quite a lot of hoof ball, but we at least looked well organised defensively, although we let far too many crosses into the box. You could be critical about several aspects of today’s performance, but let’s be frank, this was a vast improvement, with some glimpses of good inter-passing and movement showing what may be possible with this team . The latter stages today were very refreshing , attacking the opposition with greater confidence and width, and actually creating some real pressure, which we have haven't seen for months. Overall quite encouraging, and the new manager clearly has a good base on which to build on.
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Post by MPW on Sept 9, 2017 20:01:32 GMT
Halls n mccoumbe were rock solid. Halls pace in comparison to astles was so noticeable. His switching with mc was a pleasure to watch. Mitchell in goal was so vocal and it's nice to see a lad in goal who actually looks after himself. Seeing Lynch dick around at half time just confirms to me that this lad is eating his career away. Lynch seems to have put a few pounds on since he signed and could do with losing some weight, same for Astles. Hopefully who ever comes in will improve the fitness levels. |
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Post by imadeva on Sept 9, 2017 20:06:09 GMT
Sorry but I can't agree with most people on here,apart from the last 15 minutes when ebbsfleet looked shattered I thought it was poor.I totally agree we deserved a point against a poor (unbeaten)side who we should be beating at home.listen to tom Shaw's interview and he named about 4 or 5 players who were either outstanding or had there best game in a chester shirt,come off it tom I struggled to name 1.As for going for the throat and attacking,well if long aimless balls is what it means then yes you did that. If you thought today was poor, you must have felt suicidal the past nine months. Still a long way to go but much improved today. Yes you're right I have been suicidal,good last 15 minutes that's it for me,right I'm off to spec savers 🤓 |
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Post by MPW on Sept 9, 2017 20:11:18 GMT
I'm all for good banter with opppsition players but someone obviously over stepped the mark judging by their keeers angry reaction towards the end.
I don't know what was said but he was clearly upset by something and was going mad with the stewards who didn't seem to know what to do.
Got a feeling that we might not have heard the last of this.
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Post by trev on Sept 9, 2017 20:30:07 GMT
I'm all for good banter with opppsition players but someone obviously over stepped the mark judging by their keeers angry reaction towards the end. I don't know what was said but he was clearly upset by something and was going mad with the stewards who didn't seem to know what to do. Got a feeling that we might not have heard the last of this.
But if it had been racist abuse as mentioned, why didn't he report it to the match officials there and then ? As I understand it players are instructed to do so in such circumstances, to enable the necessary action to be taken by stewards etc. I am not seeking to excuse or minimise the actions of this idiot, for which he deserves a Club ban, if racist abuse is proven. |
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Post by thevoice on Sept 9, 2017 20:58:03 GMT
Played very well got stuck in work rate was so much better then recent Months massive credit to Shaw he got the best out of them i've not heard the interview and wont get chance to but seems refreshing can anyone tell me what he said ? |
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Post by spencerwhelanleftpeg on Sept 9, 2017 22:10:05 GMT
Well that was much better today than on Tuesday night.
I've not seen the wind mentioned on this thread which we had in our favour first half. That said neither side used it particularly well to their advantage.
Sheran was done for pace and positioning three of four times in the early part of the game.
I thought they were solid but nothing special.
And took the lead with a great long range strike.
You could see our heads drop for a few minutes.
We did however come more and more into the game.
Mahon replaced Hannah who did ok but at times was playing much deeper. You can see he will improve with more game time and match fitness.
Mahon who replaced him (not sure if he's behind used as an impact player or isn't fully fit yet).
He caused problems from the moment he came in taking on defenders and playing others in.
Dawson I felt had a good impact from the moment he came on picking passes and trying to play with it on the floor. It was nice to see us finish a game strongly.
As the game wore on we seemed to make better decisions and played some reasonable stuff. You could see their confidence growing.
I felt we deserved something from the game and akintunde deserved his goal as I felt he worked hard throughout.
Bell li also thought worked hard as he did on Tuesday night to be fair without any service. He is prepared to run out wide as well and holds it up well. I feel under the right management and with players confidence to come he could be a real asset to us. He was unlucky with his shot which curled just wide of the left hand post at the end.
Mitchell came and collected well. No chance with the goal.
Halls much better than Tuesday night felt he and mcCombe had good games. LRT adequate on the whole if not spectacular. Turnbull thought he did well today. James worked hard got forward well in the last 20 minutes.
Whilst there is plenty of work to do I feel more positive tonight that there is enough there to move way from the relegation zone. Joyce ok but generally not convinced.
If possible we could do with three or so new players.
Credit to Tom Shaw as today was a much improved display and made my 100 mile journey home much less of a drag.
On today's display we can only improve as the players get to be able to enjoy their football again.
I know we are not scoring many goals but feel that will change.
After that it's perhaps a shame that we now have two hard away games coming up at the two teams furthest apart in this league.
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Still a long way to go but much improved today.
