Promotion candidates just don't concede this many goals. We've been looking great going forward but that's not enough. Kevin Keegan's "we'll score one more goal than them" didn't work back then and it won't work now.
The goals were awful near-post work from idk who, a screamer, a screw-up by Taylor/Dijksteel, a bad penalty call and a breakaway at the end. That doesn't say 'systemic problems' to me, it says 'everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong'
Worse performance of the season, defence and Pratley all over the place with heavy touches and short passes putting us under unnecessary pressure.
To much of a gap between defence and midfield and lost the midfield battle and was bullied.
Positive going forward looked like we would score every time.
Summary poor mistakes and errors cost us
Entitled to your opinion and to be fair if that’s our worse performance so far then we can draw positives because I didn’t think we were so bad!
One thing I will say is...I read somebody the other day post that Naby Sarr gets stick when if Pearce and Bauer did the same they wouldn’t.....
Every time Sarr got the ball tonight he went forward and was probably one of our most positive players (which wasn’t difficult).....the only reason he makes mistakes is because he tries it to often!!
The other 3 and the goalkeeper overplayed far too often and put unwanted pressure on the whole team! I don’t understand as they are clearly under instruction to do that from Bowyer. All it did was draw us deeper and deeper and let there back four off what should have been a difficult evening as they were pony!!
The ref took the biscuit tonight though, absolutely terrible! How he can give that as a penalty and then not give our one the other end on Dijksteel I will never know!
The goals were awful near-post work from idk who, a screamer, a screw-up by Taylor/Dijksteel, a bad penalty call and a breakaway at the end. That doesn't say 'systemic problems' to me, it says 'everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong'
Couldnt agree more which is why the formation shouldnt be changed after this result.
Sounds like another one to put down to RD and his not paying for us to have a defence - wouldn't play Dijksteel, first real game of any length in a long time.
Sounds like another one to put down to RD and his not paying for us to have a defence - wouldn't play Dijksteel, first real game of any length in a long time.
Once Page was subbed Bowyer should have gone to a flat back 4, Steer should be replaced by Phillips. As for Taylor - one of the best forwards for many a year, he never gives up.
Is Mascoll injured or just not fancied by Bowyer? I seem to recall he did ok and scored a screamer in the Checkatrade.
Thought I read he was injured atm?
Can't concede that many and expect to win games. Defensive frailties were forgotten on Saturday because we got a late equaliser but they've been well and truly punished this evening.
wouldn't it be better to play Sarr at LB at Dijikstel at CH with Solly remaining at RB. That means very little change, esp as Sarr is left footed & Dejikstel is relatively tall & has played as a defensive midfielder - rather than putting a right footed player at LB.
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Yes good going forward but awful at the back.
One thing I will say is...I read somebody the other day post that Naby Sarr gets stick when if Pearce and Bauer did the same they wouldn’t.....
Every time Sarr got the ball tonight he went forward and was probably one of our most positive players (which wasn’t difficult).....the only reason he makes mistakes is because he tries it to often!!
The other 3 and the goalkeeper overplayed far too often and put unwanted pressure on the whole team! I don’t understand as they are clearly under instruction to do that from Bowyer. All it did was draw us deeper and deeper and let there back four off what should have been a difficult evening as they were pony!!
The ref took the biscuit tonight though, absolutely terrible! How he can give that as a penalty and then not give our one the other end on Dijksteel I will never know!
Stupid decisions like that ruin games - the world cup final being the obvious example.
Will Roland sanction another players wages
Who knows and No are the answers to those questions
As for Taylor - one of the best forwards for many a year, he never gives up.
If it was up the other end I'd want a pen
Can't concede that many and expect to win games. Defensive frailties were forgotten on Saturday because we got a late equaliser but they've been well and truly punished this evening.
But I watched it back on iPlayer and Pearce's hand wasn't necessarily at his hip as I'd thought...he did move it upwards.
More criminal was the fact Lee bloody Novak got away with a handball himself just before.
Scunthorpe did.