Until I was so viciously criticised for my match thread intro, I was gonna offer to stay up and bold highlight all the post match views from those that were there.
AFKA's attack and Nick Gray putting the boot in have put pay to that. Get old crab stick to do it instead
263 there, must've been very frustrating at the end - over to you
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My thread was up first.
- Watched on a stream, typical league 1 mid table game.
If we play like that we'll score plenty... Shame is we will concede as many.
September 25
Charlton draw
Charlton draw
Now you've drawn once you'll draw more
2 - 2 and Reeves and Marshall rise to the status of Messi and Ronaldo
Trying to stay positive and will still go but ffs that transfer window misdealings look like it could be another drab season wasted.
So frustrating
Ps. Where would we be without Riiiickaaaaay?
Something defensively vulnerable in our central midfield.
Soft underbelly and all that.
Fair result really... We dominated for 30mins but wasted possesion in favour of shooting from distance, each time wasting the good work done getting into those positions
Then Walsall started themselves and reckon had we gotten to HT at 1-0 we'd have probably won but we didnt and the whole of the second half was dominated by Walsall - Holmes scored a wonder goal which should have gotten us three points but Walsall proved why they cant be beaten at the moment
We just need a bit more composure. Clarke and Mag work well, could do with JFC or Kashi pushing to the edge of the 18 more when the wingers get the ball forward... A bit like Holland and Hughes used to in the prem.
Defensively however that was a shite show bar Da Silva who they tried to single out ineffectively. He was solid.
Fosu was good, his goal seemed to fire him up, hopefully that'll carry to the next game.
Holmes was fantastic, really upped his game 2nd and only winning matters to him.
But we have to do something about our defence, that's 14 goals we've let in now. We've actually scored more goals than Shrewsbury this season, but let in twice as many goals. Scunthorpe have let in only 3 goals (Crofts on the bench for them tonight, Novak came off the bench as they few 0-0 at Gillingham)
Time for a rest me thinks.
And as for that bench, hideous, KR pretending to us he's happy with that squad what a puppet.
Only Charlton could put me in such a mood, wankers.
Crying out for someone to come of the bench and change the game we just have not got it.
Fosu got stick but thought he was decent first half.
Clarke looked tired and not a right winger which he seemed to be for long periods.
Need to hold a lead otherwise mid table looms large again.
One thing I will say this team do care they just have not got the support from the region to support them.
Mention to super josh who hurt a bloke in the warm up with a shot and come in to thecaaay end to speak to him and give him his match shirt
Didn't take our chances first half, lost concentration twice, conceded twice. Two important things to note, Gillespie had a worldie of a save onto the post to keep Mag out at 1-0, and their second was a 25-yard curler into the top corner.
We started so well because we played a high line that was about ten yards inside our own half. Having Konsa, with his pace and his ability on the ball, allows us to do that. But we fell into old bad habits of sitting too deep. And when we do that, we allow ourselves to get pulled out of position. We must, must, must work on our defensive shape when defending deep. And we need to get much better at defending shots and crosses from 25-30 yards from goal. We need some Roy Hodgson at Fulham style repetitive drilling on defensive shape and dropping deep.
I don't know what happened to Solly. He was awful. His 1-v-1 defending, normally his hallmark, was terrible. They played 1-2s so easily to get in behind him. Whenever he had the ball he looked scared and either lumped it long or just played fizzing balls roughly at JFC.
Lastly, we need to learn how to defend with the ball. When we get it, especially in midfield, we look to get it forward far too quickly. As a result we end up doing a lot of running, a lot of chasing, and give the ball away too cheaply at times--and we tire ourselves out, and that's part of how we end up dropping so deep. We try to play with such a high tempo, which at times is good, but we need to learn how to put our foot on the ball and make the other team chase. We have players with the ability to have 55-60% possession--especially with Konsa in there, who is very good on the ball. Doing that will let us rest our legs, which in turn will help us pressing and keeping a higher line. Plus, opposition can't score without the football.
Gutted tbh but 2-2 was the least Warsaw deserved.