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Post by Anders on Apr 17, 2017 17:03:58 GMT
Confidence is shot in this team, get ourselves in to a cracking position with only several minutes left and it’s still not enough, you wonder what will be. To be fair I thought the players did try bloody hard and we did go at Woking, deserved to win really but the same vulnerabilities are there which aren’t being addressed continue to cost us. We were far better than Woking, who offered literally nothing at all, not much quality on show mind you, scrappy game. I walked out alongside some Woking fans that were staggered we hadn’t won, not because we only had five minutes to see out, they just thought we bossed the game.
In my opinion if you’re ending a game with two forwards at wing back then you’re asking for trouble. But it’s the same as has been for months, crap formations and systems, playing players out of position etc etc, same old story. He never learns. You can just well imagine Gary Hill down his local pub last night having a game of darts whilst Macca was at home fast forwarding and rewinding the DVD. Who won though?
Hughes was good today, won loads in the air and a much better effort from Lloyd, who was all over the pitch. It’s difficult to judge Davies as he’s so hideously out of position but I think there’s something to work with there as well. Put that header away really nicely at the end of the pith where he should be. Akintunde caused them plenty of problems when he came on as well, including setting up our second goal.
I don’t have any faith or confidence in this management at all now though, said when I heard the team today that I had no idea where any of them would actually end up playing on the pitch. I also assumed Iwelumo was here for a change simply for the fact that Shaw was starting. Shouldn’t have to be thinking like that. When we’re so reliant on attendances as a fan owned club we’ve got a manager coming out for months publically stating we’ve reached our target. Hardly enticing anyone down is it? It’s sad that I thought 1,770 was actually a decent gate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 17:05:04 GMT
At least they seemed to try more today. Yet still got beat at home against a relegation threatened team. Can't get a win at home, this is a bad run which shows no signs of ending. In parts today we actually played quite well AND the crowd responded BUT BUT BUT Woking were seriously poor and were there for the taking so it needs to be seen in context. A manager whose team struggles to overcome a team as poor as Woking were needs to seriously look at himself. Interestingly, and I know all managers are different, but the Woking boss was doing his nut throughout the game (you could even hear him in B Block !!!) - ours, and his assistant, looked lost and bereft of ideas We'll survive, I'm pretty confident, but we're not in a rut, we're in a CANYON |
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Post by Seal10 on Apr 17, 2017 17:09:15 GMT
No surprise that we have lost at home again. Making 1 out of 3 subs when some of the players were clearly looking tired and lacking a creative spark. All the recent form in the first half of the season was clearly down to Sharps as you can see when you look at the performances since he left. McCarthy is not the man to take us forward and is wondering why the fans are booing in the recent home matches. If he can't see why he is clearly clueless and needs to go. This form has dragged on for far to long and enough is enough, change needed. #McCarthyOut
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Post by billyw on Apr 17, 2017 17:20:35 GMT
Yet still got beat at home against a relegation threatened team. Can't get a win at home, this is a bad run which shows no signs of ending. In parts today we actually played quite well AND the crowd responded BUT BUT BUT Woking were seriously poor and were there for the taking so it needs to be seen in context. A manager whose team struggles to overcome a team as poor as Woking were needs to seriously look at himself. Interestingly, and I know all managers are different, but the Woking boss was doing his nut throughout the game (you could even hear him in B Block !!!) - ours, and his assistant, looked lost and bereft of ideas We'll survive, I'm pretty confident, but we're not in a rut, we're in a CANYON A good summing up. We were rubbish for the first half hour and could have been a couple of goals down but we picked up the tempo, played some decent stuff with players getting stuck in, and finally provided some excitement for the fans. Yet again though we start sitting deep and tail off towards the end - are the players not fit enough to see games out. Totally agree with the approach of the manager's, Wokings managerial team were constantly directing and encouraging their players while our pair of jokers were like mannequins. i really believe that McCarthy and half the team on show today would struggle in the National League North. |
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Post by boughtonblue on Apr 17, 2017 17:26:32 GMT
Players put a shift in today with George, Joyce, Shaw and Lloyd looking a lot better than in recent games. But the substitutions JM is making are extremely questionable. Davies looked knackered and needed to come off, Alibi was useless (an alarming drop in form recently). Joyce had had a good game and is fitter than most so leave him on. What's up with Hunt he has got to be a better option than Davies in the wing back role?? I am losing a bit of faith in JM.
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Post by livinginhope on Apr 17, 2017 17:26:55 GMT
For what it's worth I thought the performance was improved today, after two very tough away games in quick succession the amount of pressing and hassling of their players was impressive. But our defensive issues have cost us again, all three goals could have been avoided and dare I say would have been avoided with the presence and organisation of Sharps. Score two goals at home and you should win. We deserved to but we were let down tactically today. Surely Hunt wasn't fit otherwise he should have started, or came on early when Davies was getting beaten down the left time and again. There is definitely a player in there though, scored a cracking header and looked dangerous at the top end of the pitch. Can't understand why he was wing back, need to keep him away from defensive duties. Sam Hughes was immense as was Lloyd (apart from the passback). George had a good game too - I didn't really see his handball for the penalty but Woking seemed convinced and there weren't any complaints from us.
The end of the season can't come quick enough. Not sure what we will do over the summer. McCarthy and the players are capable as shown earlier on in the season. But since the turn of the year it has been unacceptable. Injuries have played a part in JM's defence, but time and again his inexperience has shown through and he's made some baffling decisions. Continuity is generally seen as a good thing, but in this case it could see us going down next season. I'll be there next season because I love this club and I actually believe our support in the bad times is more important than in the good times. But it has been hard work watching us in 2017. I may be wrong but is that 1 draw and 10 losses in our last 11 home games in all competitions? Have to say at most clubs the manager would be a goner with that run. We'll be ok this year but next year does worry me.
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Post by Lobster on Apr 17, 2017 17:28:37 GMT
I've never, ever been one to call for a manager's head (and after almost 50 years watching the blues it's often been tempting), but it is crystal clear we have to dispense with the services of JM now. And that's because we're nailed on for relegation next season if he stays - partly because he clearly has completely failed in the second half of the season (and the effect of momentum is enormous), but actually mostly because the effect him staying will have on the club's finances. Put simply, him staying will drive season ticket sales down to previously unheard of levels, because only the hardest of hard core will want to renew their season tickets in the face of such a prolonged run of losing games at home (the worst in my time watching the club, I'm inclined to believe). At the start of the run we were losing narrowly to obviously better teams - Tranmere, Macc etc (though how Macc have a better side than us is beyond me) - but we're now routinely losing to teams below us. I went to Torquay, where we could easily have lost to ten men, and Forest Green, where we were utterly outclassed. There is clearly no 'resilience' in this team as he puts it (any side can run around a lot and still lose), and our continued failure to hold out in the lest few minutes of games speaks to poor game management, fragile confidence, and perhaps even a lack of basic fitness. On top of that his judgement regarding players seems at the very least odd; Hudson is a just-about-adequate centre-back, for example. So - Mr Maguire - you made a huge mistake giving him a two and a half year contract (which was madness; our club shouldn't be giving Jose Mourinho a two year contract), but the mark of a competent executive is to understand when you've made a mistake and correct it. If we have to use some of the rainy day money to pay him off then so be it (look to mitigate it, if you know what that means); hopefully we'll get that back from the sale of Sam and we're back to where we where - so a missed opportunity, but at least with the appointment of a new manager with an air of excitement and optimism around the club for next season - keeping JM just puts us in a self-fulfilling doom loop. There's no guarantee a new manager will be successful, but there's a very high degree of probability that JM won't be. I've said it before - as a club we appear to have a culture or setup where we can't, won't or are too scared to make the tough decisions - it's going to cost us dearly I'm not sure I agree with that. This time last season we made a big call getting rid of Burr, and it was the right decision. |
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Post by Jack on Apr 17, 2017 17:31:29 GMT
I cannot remember us ever playing well and winning games with 3 at the back. Mark Wright managed it but Young, Burr and Macca have all now flirted with it and it just never works. Players at this level understand 4 at the back, they know where be when attacking and defending; today we looked confused.
I think talk of this being a better performance is true, but it must be taken into account that Woking looked a really average team. It's really damning that we lost at home to them and tells the story of 2017 for us.
We started too slowly and they should have been 2-0 up by about 30 minutes. From that point, we were the better side but I never looked at us and thought we had a plan. We looked as if we were making it up as we went, occasionally going wide but more often than that getting far too narrow. Once we got to 2-1, I was happy enough to take a pretty average display and just get the points to end the season, but it's so typical of this squad to throw it away again. I don't think there's a lack of effort with any of them, I just think we lack quality and know-how. Players like Tom Shaw and Luke George should be getting hold of the squad after our 2nd goal and making sure we saw it out, but to concede TWICE in the remaining 8 minutes was almost comical.
Bizarre tactics, an almost non-existant relationship with Iwelumo, strange media handing... The list goes on now. JM looks like a manager who has lost control and lost the crowd, too. Something needs to happen, whether it's him leaving or an experienced director of football coming in.
The HUGE decision for this board is whether to act or not. His pay-off will be an expense, but the potential further drop in gates and season ticket sales could be a far bigger expense. I'm all for continuity in football, but you'd have a hard job to convince me that this manager and squad isn't destined for a very long, hard season next time round.
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Post by boughtonblue on Apr 17, 2017 17:32:20 GMT
For what it's worth I thought the performance was improved today, after two very tough away games in quick succession the amount of pressing and hassling of their players was impressive. But our defensive issues have cost us again, all three goals could have been avoided and dare I say would have been avoided with the presence and organisation of Sharps. Score two goals at home and you should win. We deserved to but we were let down tactically today. Surely Hunt wasn't fit otherwise he should have started, or came on early when Davies was getting beaten down the left time and again. There is definitely a player in there though, scored a cracking header and looked dangerous at the top end of the pitch. Can't understand why he was wing back, need to keep him away from defensive duties. Sam Hughes was immense as was Lloyd (apart from the passback). George had a good game too - I didn't really see his handball for the penalty but Woking seemed convinced and there weren't any complaints from us. The end of the season can't come quick enough. Not sure what we will do over the summer. McCarthy and the players are capable as shown earlier on in the season. But since the turn of the year it has been unacceptable. Injuries have played a part in JM's defence, but time and again his inexperience has shown through and he's made some baffling decisions. Continuity is generally seen as a good thing, but in this case it could see us going down next season. I'll be there next season because I love this club and I actually believe our support in the bad times is more important than in the good times. But it has been hard work watching us in 2017. I may be wrong but is that 1 draw and 10 losses in our last 11 home games in all competitions? Have to say at most clubs the manager would be a goner with that run. We'll be ok this year but next year does worry me. Good post, you have summed it up nicely |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 17:36:22 GMT
I've said it before - as a club we appear to have a culture or setup where we can't, won't or are too scared to make the tough decisions - it's going to cost us dearly I'm not sure I agree with that. This time last season we made a big call getting rid of Burr, and it was the right decision. I agree - I'm referring more to what's happened over the last 12 months or so where we seem to be just trundling along, not just with regards to the manager, but many other aspects e.g attendances, recruitment etc. I think many people are genuinely concerned as to what is actually going on behind the scenes |
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Post by sqzl on Apr 17, 2017 17:37:45 GMT
I cannot remember us ever playing well and winning games with 3 at the back. Mark Wright managed it but Young, Burr and Macca have all now flirted with it and it just never works. Players at this level understand 4 at the back, they know where be when attacking and defending; today we looked confused. I think talk of this being a better performance is true, but it must be taken into account that Woking looked a really average team. It's really damning that we lost at home to them and tells the story of 2017 for us. We started too slowly and they should have been 2-0 up by about 30 minutes. From that point, we were the better side but I never looked at us and thought we had a plan. We looked as if we were making it up as we went, occasionally going wide but more often than that getting far too narrow. Once we got to 2-1, I was happy enough to take a pretty average display and just get the points to end the season, but it's so typical of this squad to throw it away again. I don't think there's a lack of effort with any of them, I just think we lack quality and know-how. Players like Tom Shaw and Luke George should be getting hold of the squad after our 2nd goal and making sure we saw it out, but to concede TWICE in the remaining 8 minutes was almost comical. Bizarre tactics, an almost non-existant relationship with Iwelumo, strange media handing... The list goes on now. JM looks like a manager who has lost control and lost the crowd, too. Something needs to happen, whether it's him leaving or an experienced director of football coming in. My thoughts exactly pretty much to a tee. The thing about a back 3 is you need decent wing backs. To throw two centre midfielders there and expect them to keep their width and know the system is stupid. We had Hunt on the bench, arguably a perfect left wing back and he can play in midfield as well as defence. We play Lloyd there and it's ruining his confidence, if I was him even if PV release him I'd be thinking no chance will I sign for Chester next season and be shoved out of position. |
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Post by bonecrusher on Apr 17, 2017 17:41:29 GMT
10 minutes of the worst game management you will ever see.
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Post by Blue Trev on Apr 17, 2017 18:05:27 GMT
It should be obvious by now that this team look better at 442. Was Hunt injured ? As both Vassell on the left hand side and Davies at wing back both looked uncomfortable and out of position. Most of their dangerous attacks came down this side in the first half and we were lucky not to be two down after 10 minutes. The Highlights will be interesting of the defending for their last goal and George Pen. Whilst todays performance was an improvement, albeit from a very low base, the same old problems were stark, not at all helped by another JM failed formation. And yet again where on earth was the game management at 2 1 with six minutes to go ? Surely, enough is enough.....
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Post by Rio Doherty on Apr 17, 2017 18:06:49 GMT
As much as I am gutted, I thought it was a good performance today. Probably the best we've played in recent months. We got the crowd going and they all put in a good shift in, but it is 3 defensive errors which has lead to a 3-2 defeat. We were on the ropes for the first half an hour. Their was no width and we started very slowly. But after that Woking looked like a very average team which allowed us to see more of the ball. I don't understand why Davies was wing-back, but something tells me that he deserves to stay for next season. His goal was a beauty which shows that he should be playing in an attacking role. Good performances for Hughes, Joyce and George who did all the dirty work.
I'm sure we will be fine for this season, but it's a massive shot in the foot to concede 2 late goals. We must be beating Woking. For the next two games we need to get behind our team like we did today to guarantee survival, although we deserved a win today.
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Post by Blue4ever on Apr 17, 2017 18:08:53 GMT
As much as I am gutted, I thought it was a good performance today. Probably the best we've played in recent months. We got the crowd going and they all put in a good shift in, but it is 3 defensive errors which has lead to a 3-2 defeat. We were on the ropes for the first half an hour. Their was no width and we started very slowly. But after that Woking looked like a very average team which allowed us to see more of the ball. I don't understand why Davies was wing-back, but something tells me that he deserves to stay for next season. His goal was a beauty which shows that he should be playing in an attacking role. Good performances for Hughes, Joyce and George who did all the dirty work. I'm sure we will be fine for this season, but it's a massive shot in the foot to concede 2 late goals. We must be beating Woking. For the next two games we need to get behind our team like we did today to guarantee survival, although we deserved a win today. Good performance!? I though we played poor. Poor tactics and poor set up from the off. |
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Post by Derry Blue on Apr 17, 2017 18:14:39 GMT
In parts today we actually played quite well AND the crowd responded BUT BUT BUT Woking were seriously poor and were there for the taking so it needs to be seen in context. A manager whose team struggles to overcome a team as poor as Woking were needs to seriously look at himself. Interestingly, and I know all managers are different, but the Woking boss was doing his nut throughout the game (you could even hear him in B Block !!!) - ours, and his assistant, looked lost and bereft of ideas We'll survive, I'm pretty confident, but we're not in a rut, we're in a CANYON A good summing up. We were rubbish for the first half hour and could have been a couple of goals down but we picked up the tempo, played some decent stuff with players getting stuck in, and finally provided some excitement for the fans. Yet again though we start sitting deep and tail off towards the end - are the players not fit enough to see games out. Totally agree with the approach of the manager's, Wokings managerial team were constantly directing and encouraging their players while our pair of jokers were like mannequins. i really believe that McCarthy and half the team on show today would struggle in the National League North. If we don't do something soon we may see just how true your last comment is. |
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Post by Blue 2 on Apr 17, 2017 18:16:32 GMT
As much as I am gutted, I thought it was a good performance today. Probably the best we've played in recent months. We got the crowd going and they all put in a good shift in, but it is 3 defensive errors which has lead to a 3-2 defeat. We were on the ropes for the first half an hour. Their was no width and we started very slowly. But after that Woking looked like a very average team which allowed us to see more of the ball. I don't understand why Davies was wing-back, but something tells me that he deserves to stay for next season. His goal was a beauty which shows that he should be playing in an attacking role. Good performances for Hughes, Joyce and George who did all the dirty work. I'm sure we will be fine for this season, but it's a massive shot in the foot to concede 2 late goals. We must be beating Woking. For the next two games we need to get behind our team like we did today to guarantee survival, although we deserved a win today. Good performance!? I though we played poor. Poor tactics and poor set up from the off. |
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Post by Blue 2 on Apr 17, 2017 18:17:35 GMT
Good performance!? I though we played poor. Poor tactics and poor set up from the off. thursday cfu meeting could be very interesting |
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Post by MPW on Apr 17, 2017 18:29:50 GMT
Yet again Macca more concerned about how the opposition are setup and putting out another unfamiliar formation and playing players out of their natural position. All too familiar to how we were before Burr was sacked, which is disappointing considering Macca said he would only ever keep it simple and play 442.
Woking could and should have been 2 or 3 up in the first 30 mins, but a combination of luck and poor finishing helped us out there. The free kick for their first goal looked harsh after their player threw himself in the air, but dire defending from the resulting free kick cost us.
We got a great headed equaliser from Davies pretty quickly and from then on it looked like we would be the team to go on to win. Akintunde looked lively and showed exactly what we've been missing when his turn and run setup our second goal. I thought we would go to add to our tally but then Woking went and nicked an unlikley equaliser after getting more joy down our left side. At this point we should have brought on Hunt to stem the tide, but in true Chester style we self destruct and give away a soft pen.
Woking didn't deserve to win, but I've lost count how many times we've thrown away a lead this year surely they can't all be down to bad luck?. We seriously lack the guile and know how to see our games. We can't even hold out for draws ffs!
Alabi has been poor for a few games now and looks worn out and a little disinterested if I'm being honest.
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Post by Derry Blue on Apr 17, 2017 18:41:23 GMT
Yet again Macca more concerned about how the opposition are setup and putting out another unfamiliar formation and playing players out of their natural position. All too familiar to how we were before Burr was sacked, which is disappointing considering Macca said he would only ever keep it simple and play 442. Woking could and should have been 2 or 3 up in the first 30 mins, but a combination of luck and poor finishing helped us out there. The free kick for their first goal looked harsh after their player threw himself in the air, but dire defending from the resulting free kick cost us. We got a great headed equaliser from Davies pretty quickly and from then on it looked like we would be the team to go on to win. Akintunde looked lively and showed exactly what we've been missing when his turn and run setup our second goal. I thought we would go to add to our tally but then Woking went and nicked an unlikley equaliser after getting more joy down our left side. At this point we should have brought on Hunt to stem the tide, but in true Chester style we self destruct and give away a soft pen. Woking didn't deserve to win, but I've lost count how many times we've thrown away a lead this year surely they can't all be down to bad luck?. We seriously lack the guile and know how to see our games. We can't even hold out for draws ffs! Alabi has been poor for a few games now and looks worn out and a little disinterested if I'm being honest. I'd really like to know what the problem is with Alabi. He has steadily deteriorated over the past few games. Injury? |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Apr 17, 2017 18:51:19 GMT
Yet again Macca more concerned about how the opposition are setup and putting out another unfamiliar formation and playing players out of their natural position. All too familiar to how we were before Burr was sacked, which is disappointing considering Macca said he would only ever keep it simple and play 442. Woking could and should have been 2 or 3 up in the first 30 mins, but a combination of luck and poor finishing helped us out there. The free kick for their first goal looked harsh after their player threw himself in the air, but dire defending from the resulting free kick cost us. We got a great headed equaliser from Davies pretty quickly and from then on it looked like we would be the team to go on to win. Akintunde looked lively and showed exactly what we've been missing when his turn and run setup our second goal. I thought we would go to add to our tally but then Woking went and nicked an unlikley equaliser after getting more joy down our left side. At this point we should have brought on Hunt to stem the tide, but in true Chester style we self destruct and give away a soft pen. Woking didn't deserve to win, but I've lost count how many times we've thrown away a lead this year surely they can't all be down to bad luck?. We seriously lack the guile and know how to see our games. We can't even hold out for draws ffs! Alabi has been poor for a few games now and looks worn out and a little disinterested if I'm being honest. I'd really like to know what the problem is with Alabi. He has steadily deteriorated over the past few games. Injury? I questioned this at Forest Green. I only think he is playing because Richards is suspended and Akintunde still isn't 100% ready to start. |
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Post by strikerbob on Apr 17, 2017 19:09:58 GMT
Really frustrating today
Agree with a lot of the other comments. Alabi looks a shadow of himself lately. I don't think he is either fit or knows he wont be here next season with other offers probably on the table.
We looked knackered at the end and thought that would be the most likely reason to concede in the last 20 minutes. Joyce for his limitations as a footballer usually looks fitter than most of them so why take him off when he was no worse than anyone else. Davies and Lloyd looked dead on their feet. Unless there is more than we know why not bring on Hunt who at this level is a decent wing back unlike everyone else we have played in this role lately.
Up to Christmas we showed there is an ok team in this squad who can compete for middle table comfortably. Since then we haven't which McCarthy needs to take most of the blame for with bizarre selections and recruitment combined with poor tactics. Really worried we will take this into next season
On a separate note I though Killock was fit again so where has he been lately? or is he just injured again?
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Post by bluboy79 on Apr 17, 2017 19:16:46 GMT
A very disjointed performance today lucky not to be 2 or 3 down early on , we were lucky Woking's finishing was abysmal ! We conceded far too many late goals for it to be bad luck, bad teams do this !
The effort was there from some players but where was the organisation and plan ?
What's happened to Alibi and Shaw they were shocking today , didn't look interested .
I though Joyce had his best game for us , worked hard today and was surprised he was taken off. Sam Hughes was very solid but thought Astles struggled again , he really needs to get fitter as is getting outpaced regularly which is a shame because he has a lot of ability . Luke George was decent today as well put some strong tackles in and worked hard.
Great header from Davies to level but apart from that he looked like he had never kicked a ball before , what position does he normally play because it's certainly not on the left !
I fully expected an away win today and can't see anything other than losses in remaining games.
People can blame the budget and say it's one of the lowest but how does anyone know what other budgets are ? I heard earlier in the season that ours was mid table ? What exactly is it ?
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Post by soulseal on Apr 17, 2017 19:21:46 GMT
Wasn't there today so can't comment on the performance. But the result really hurt, like being kicked in the proverbials 😫
Seems we can't buy a win at home but 2-1 up with 5 mins to go and still losing is painful.
Do we switch off? Are we too anxious? Or do other teams just sense we are vulnerable?
I am one of the supporters of Macs long contract in order to provide continuity, and a contract he deserved in my opinion at the time. But it seems I was wrong. 🙁
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Post by sqzl on Apr 17, 2017 19:51:35 GMT
I'd really like to know what the problem is with Alabi. He has steadily deteriorated over the past few games. Injury? I questioned this at Forest Green. I only think he is playing because Richards is suspended and Akintunde still isn't 100% ready to start. He was the same at Lincoln, although did had a shot cleared off the line in that one. I'm wondering whether he is injured so isn't putting himself about OR he's trying to avoid injury because he wants a move at the end of the season. Time will tell.. I think our biggest worry is the summer! If JM is praising players like Joyce, who's not good enough and is no better than Ashley Williams was, then who will he be signing to replace Sam Hughes, Alabi and anyone else that gets picked up/goes back to their parent clubs. I can just see us signing 4-5 Marsh type players and JM saying we are on a tight budget and will work hard etc etc. We need a man who can set up a team that are hard to beat, big, strong and competitive, like Macc are every season, is JM that man? |
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Post by Si on Apr 17, 2017 19:57:20 GMT
Ridiculous that we find ourselves with a limited centre midfielder playing at right wing back and god knows what Davies position is supposed to be but it sure isn't left wing back. Yes we played better today but Woking let us play from the back and didn't really close is down, yet we have still list the game. Garry Hill must be laughing his tits off. This might be a controversial one but I'm starting to worry about Lynch, I just don't think he commanding enough and I've never been a believer in small goalkeepers.
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Post by Blue4ever on Apr 17, 2017 20:01:45 GMT
Ridiculous that we find ourselves with a limited centre midfielder playing at right wing back and god knows what Davies position is supposed to be but it sure isn't left wing back. Yes we played better today but Woking let us play from the back and didn't really close is down, yet we have still list the game. Garry Hill must be laughing his tits off. This might be a controversial one but I'm starting to worry about Lynch, I just don't think he commanding enough and I've never been a believer in small goalkeepers. Agree about Lynch, too small and people who say he is a great shop stopper, that's his job I'm afraid. Under set pieces and balls from wide no real presence in the box. |
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Post by Anders on Apr 17, 2017 20:11:14 GMT
Ridiculous that we find ourselves with a limited centre midfielder playing at right wing back and god knows what Davies position is supposed to be but it sure isn't left wing back. Yes we played better today but Woking let us play from the back and didn't really close is down, yet we have still list the game. Garry Hill must be laughing his tits off. This might be a controversial one but I'm starting to worry about Lynch, I just don't think he commanding enough and I've never been a believer in small goalkeepers. I’m not comfortable with wing backs at the best of times myself. Joyce isn’t really good enough at this level in his own position never mind elsewhere. We ended the game with Durrell there, and Davies on the other side, who is apparently a forward as well. Is it any wonder we’re struggling? I’m a firm believer in playing footballers to their strengths but we seem to feed their weaknesses instead. It’s like hoofing the ball up to Alabi and Durrell, who blatantly don’t want it there. We’re our own worst enemy. |
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Post by Si on Apr 17, 2017 20:16:56 GMT
Ridiculous that we find ourselves with a limited centre midfielder playing at right wing back and god knows what Davies position is supposed to be but it sure isn't left wing back. Yes we played better today but Woking let us play from the back and didn't really close is down, yet we have still list the game. Garry Hill must be laughing his tits off. This might be a controversial one but I'm starting to worry about Lynch, I just don't think he commanding enough and I've never been a believer in small goalkeepers. I’m not comfortable with wing backs at the best of times myself. Joyce isn’t really good enough at this level in his own position never mind elsewhere. We ended the game with Durrell there, and Davies on the other side, who is apparently a forward as well. Is it any wonder we’re struggling? I’m a firm believer in playing footballers to their strengths but we seem to feed their weaknesses instead. It’s like hoofing the ball up to Alabi and Durrell, who blatantly don’t want it there. We’re our own worst enemy. For the first 30 mins all we did was try and whack balls over the top for Alabi to try and do something with, whereas Woking actually knocked it about and used some width. Then we came into the game more but I totally agree, play players in their best positions and that's when you will get performances. Joyce put in a beaut of a cross and fair play for that but he is no wing back....every time he got the ball deep he lacked the drive to get forwards and would pass it centrally. |
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Post by Capraking on Apr 17, 2017 20:34:53 GMT
Ridiculous that we find ourselves with a limited centre midfielder playing at right wing back and god knows what Davies position is supposed to be but it sure isn't left wing back. Yes we played better today but Woking let us play from the back and didn't really close is down, yet we have still list the game. Garry Hill must be laughing his tits off. This might be a controversial one but I'm starting to worry about Lynch, I just don't think he commanding enough and I've never been a believer in small goalkeepers. Agree about Lynch, too small and people who say he is a great shop stopper, that's his job I'm afraid. Under set pieces and balls from wide no real presence in the box. at 187cm he hardly small! Not a giant but defo not small |
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