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Old 1st December 2019, 10.00:08   #46-0 (permalink)
Quay Red
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Slept badly last night. Haven't read many posts but the titles give the feelings away. Wonder how many of the posters actually went?

Team selection gave the game away. Same old, same old, little creativity, poor tactics and poor execution.
Started reasonably brightly and had ' fleet on the back foot. Patrick showed up well particularly in the first half.
Gave away a daft goal with a speculative ball across the box hitting Jennings and dropping into the net with Lainton stranded.
Unlike Tuesday last, heads didn't drop and we fought our way back into the game against an equally poor side. Deserved the Equaliser from Kennedy who was MOM for us.
Their winner was a cracking strike from a poorly cleared corner giving the player far too much space as we didn't close the shot down.
Tried hard to get back in the game but effort isn't enough and although we opened them up a few times we failed to get on the end of good balls into the box which could literally have been tap ins.
Overall performance disjointed and disappointing. One or two good moments but lack of a real striker and no No.10 was our downfall.
Game of IF'S ( with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)
IF we had a left back who wasn't easily beaten they wouldn't have had many chances.
IF Pearson hadn't slipped when his man turned back they wouldn't have got the first goal.
IF Lawler could actually play the ball to one of his own rather than hoofing it the length of the field for a goal kick we'd have been better off.
IF our centre backs could actually head a ball to our own men rather than just up in the air, I'd be pleasantly surprised / shocked.
IF we had more like Kennedy we'd have won at a canter.
IF we had a 3 man midfield, rather than Young and two useless objects in Summers and Wright we'd have been home and dry.
IF we had more players with the enthusiasm of Rutherford we would be
challenging. Most of our better moves came through him and Kennedy down the right flank.
IF Grant was 6 foot 2 he'd be a target man, as it is he's cannon fodder for opposition CB's Plenty of effort but no support.
IF Patrick plays a full 90 like he did the first half we wouldn't be crying today.

IF, IF. IF. we had a manager who had half a brain and half a clue we wouldn't be in the SH1T.

We have enough players at the club, good enough to get us out of this mess, they are just not being used effectively by a totally clueless manager.

Not one to normally call for heads on a plate but we are rapidly falling towards NLN with a £1million quid in the bank and a load of dross managing the team. Bench full of players, 2 - 1 down. Takes one of the 3 decent players off and puts Harris on.

I'll be at Eastleigh for my sins on Tuesday. Not going with any real expectation of a result but Hope springs eternal.

Apologies for the long winded tirade.

Last edited by Quay Red; 1st December 2019 at 10.01:53..