Dreadful. They really don't look like they're trying.
I'm not convinced that we lacked effort yesterday and I'm not one to moan about an individuals quality ....looking at the videos, some of their goals were actually half decent .... MB is still searching for the right balance, shape and personnel and he hasn't found it yet. Our current shape at the back is fragile and we have limited fluidity up front. I definitely don't like 5 at the back, never have .... it means your centre halves can relinquish responsibility and your wing backs become your most important attacking players.
Going forward, I would play 442, hall Johnson and Mahon down the right, Astles and Anderson centre halves, Dawson plus one of James/turnbull/shaw in centre mid, left back and left mid I really don't know, and up front Jordan archer with aki or Hannah or white.
the squad is unbalanced, lacking width (Mahon is key ... and actually had a decent second half yesterday) so it does seem odd that MB is recruiting strikers.... I personally think we can stay up on the assumption that MB can figure out the conundrum. Up the Seals.
Yes, conceivably, if it were a very large boa constrictor and a very small hippo....
Halifax fan here in peace. Don't like to see what I consider one of our rivals struggling like yourself as Chester v Halifax is a game I always look for when the fixtures are out. First thing that surprised me on Saturday was Ross Hannah being on the bench given his recent form. When the game started it was obvious within 2 to 3 minutes our plan was to isolate the heavy No.6 (Astles?) And let our wide man skip last him for fun. Your manager failed to deal with this and it was exploited time and time again. The back 3 of Chester were very poor and as for Kingsley James he played his best game for us on Saturday. The guy has a heart the size of a pea. Second half I thibk both teams were happy to take a 0-0. I really hope you sort out whatever problems you have as you should be competing in this league, just as we should. Good luck for the rest of the season and desperate to see you stop up.
Halifax fan here in peace. Don't like to see what I consider one of our rivals struggling like yourself as Chester v Halifax is a game I always look for when the fixtures are out. First thing that surprised me on Saturday was Ross Hannah being on the bench given his recent form. When the game started it was obvious within 2 to 3 minutes our plan was to isolate the heavy No.6 (Astles?) And let our wide man skip last him for fun. Your manager failed to deal with this and it was exploited time and time again. The back 3 of Chester were very poor and as for Kingsley James he played his best game for us on Saturday. The guy has a heart the size of a pea. Second half I thibk both teams were happy to take a 0-0. I really hope you sort out whatever problems you have as you should be competing in this league, just as we should. Good luck for the rest of the season and desperate to see you stop up.
We were equally surprised by Hannah’s omission, not that it in itself would have made much difference.
Millington, Storton, Cottam, Raynor, Woodthorpe, Oakes, Graham, Barrow, Sutcliffe, Edwards, Rimmer. If only they could have played together....
Halifax fan here in peace. Don't like to see what I consider one of our rivals struggling like yourself as Chester v Halifax is a game I always look for when the fixtures are out. First thing that surprised me on Saturday was Ross Hannah being on the bench given his recent form. When the game started it was obvious within 2 to 3 minutes our plan was to isolate the heavy No.6 (Astles?) And let our wide man skip last him for fun. Your manager failed to deal with this and it was exploited time and time again. The back 3 of Chester were very poor and as for Kingsley James he played his best game for us on Saturday. The guy has a heart the size of a pea. Second half I thibk both teams were happy to take a 0-0. I really hope you sort out whatever problems you have as you should be competing in this league, just as we should. Good luck for the rest of the season and desperate to see you stop up.
Thanks for your kind words, but even the optimists among us Chester fans are resigned to a period at Step 6, maybe even Step 7. We have a board that don't communicate and for all we know don't do anything but drop clangers.
Halifax fan here in peace. Don't like to see what I consider one of our rivals struggling like yourself as Chester v Halifax is a game I always look for when the fixtures are out. First thing that surprised me on Saturday was Ross Hannah being on the bench given his recent form. When the game started it was obvious within 2 to 3 minutes our plan was to isolate the heavy No.6 (Astles?) And let our wide man skip last him for fun. Your manager failed to deal with this and it was exploited time and time again. The back 3 of Chester were very poor and as for Kingsley James he played his best game for us on Saturday. The guy has a heart the size of a pea. Second half I thibk both teams were happy to take a 0-0. I really hope you sort out whatever problems you have as you should be competing in this league, just as we should. Good luck for the rest of the season and desperate to see you stop up.
We were equally surprised by Hannah’s omission, not that it in itself would have made much difference.
The selection seemed to be odd. Some of which has been explained since. We are just so lacking of any quality in depth. All down to wrong player recruitment selections in the summer. Ryan Lloyd looks a massive loss when you look at who he has been replaced with !!!
