Chester v Buxton - Match Day Thread

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I’d agree away from home when he’s played he has showed promise particularly when played in a wider position he’s got the pace for that. His strength isn’t his back to goal being expected to hold it up etc. there is a player there for sure we just have not played to his strengths when he’s played. He wants giving the ball and being allowed to run at defenders or being slipped in down the channels which we haven’t done for him as yet. I’m convinced he could be a good asset for us if we can find a way to play to his strengths

Ultimately down to the refs to stop it though. They were pretty hot on it earlier in the season but pundits slagged them off for it, so now they've gone back to asking players nicely to hurry up, doing that rolling hands gesture, and possibly booking a player for timewasting in the 89th minute.

Stanway was mom for flattening their player and making a vital save to stop going 0-2. Table doesn’t lie we are bang average with certain players off form I include Williams, Weeks and Roberts in that list.

Sounds like we’ve picked up a few more injuries tonight, Coates probably out for a while with a shoulder injury.

At least Cal says it as it is and is hopeful of strengthening the squad in several areas. One being a loan of an experienced player out of favour with his club! 🤔

Please don't sign anymore tiny lightweight midfield players or forwards to add to the army of them we already have.playwrs with strength and physicality is what's required..

Not last night. Excellent on Saturday.

Genuinely can’t pick a ‘MOM’ last night. Coates maybe.

Dire.
Absolutely dire.
Knew after about 2 minutes of the second half what was going to happen.
No-one played well. Should have cancelled the MOTM award, farcical giving it to Weeks.
As others have said recruitment has been poor.
It was just so boring to watch.
Forget the play offs. Isn't happening.

That’s a good shout - he actually had a good game away at Alfreton - best I’ve seen him by a long way.

Let’s hope they are better than the players he has signed since last summer as it must be said his recruitment of players has been abysmal.

Where’s the same hate for the golden boys who had a stinker? Why the usual suspects?

Someone even tried blaming another player for the mistake that led to the goal.

Always a scapegoat(s). It was a poor team performance.

Buxton were big and strong and once they went ahead we all knew that unless we got a quick equaliser it would be difficult.
The game followed a pattern we are all used to.
It's a very frustrating watch. We didn't manage to get behind them because they sat so deep. I actually though some of our play in the first half was great but as the game wore on we lacked ideas.
I'm no expert but I do think the Weekes and Glendon issue shows in games like this. No harm in changing it is there. Taylor is frustrating, talent but a lack of work rate.
Not the end of the world but issues with recruitment this season certainly. Burton and Goodson being the big misses. Loan signings poor as well. Depressing but we will get better

I think we're all deflated with the last 5 or 6 weeks. What happened to the Southport and Curzon performances?

Let's face it we should be controlling the ball as we're effectively playing a 3-6-1 formation.

I don't like playing a passing midfield player as a 2nd striker, which is where Glendon is playing. That's not his game. It reduces our attacking options. Our striker(s) get very little chance to run onto a ball, or find space to turn, must be really frustrating for them.

Murray at least shows an urgency and willingness to run at people and create things, until he gets subbed anyway.

Weeks seems to be the loser in this formation. He seems to be sidelined wide and gets frustrated.

Our sole attacking plan is to get Coates running at them, which he does really well. Problem is, when he gets there we've Peers making a good run near post,and maybe Glendon and Murray running in 3 yards late. They're also the smallest players in the box against 6 defenders.

The controlling the centre of the pitch isn't necessarily effective against a team who operates a low press. It just allows them to get into position.

Pushing Burke up front again for last 10 minutes (opposed to last 2 minutes against Rushall) was at least a change. But did he get a cross into the box to actually head? No everything was too far away from goal to create a 2nd ball opportunity.

As others have said, this seasons recruitment of new players to the club has been abysmal. Only one to actually play has been Taylor, and I think I'd prefer Heywood there.

We've compounded that by poor loans (Sparrow excepted) and then adding strikers that Cal doesn't think are good enough to play. If we're stuck with Norton and Windsor for the season, unless we can move someone out to reduce the wage bill, I'm not sure I'd be signing anyone else. There's a risk that we overspend this season to compensate and the crowds drop off. That then impacts next season too.

As Anders said, Norton actually looked OK at South Shields and Alfreton playing wide. Admittedly he's looks useless in the other games,when played central. Windsor has looked a goalscorer when played central, although he's missed chances he was in there making the right runs. I'd keep him of the two.

There's some difficult decisions for Cal now. His squad is built around a style of play that has consistently not worked against the lesser teams. The goals for column tells you that. We're not actually creating goal scoring opportunities either. Playing 2 strikers might be a start.

He should have been looking at that since the first two away games of the season. The signs were there then.