10 Points Lost from Winning Positions in 2018 (Aldershot Reaction Thread)

[RemovedUser]

Originally Posted by Foxy

Apologies to Red Passion and RedRobinMan.

Apology accepted and returned to you Foxy.
I guess it might be easier for me since I only have to listen every week and we grind out results. I am a glass half full person.
Our league position is more than acceptable for me and we must be doing something right, even if its not good to watch.

Keates changed things first half today, as a lot of people wanted, but it didnt work. At least he set out to be a bit more offensive., after Tuesdays poor showing.
We did seem to be more comfortable second half with a 4 4 2.

I also think a lot of the teams around us wont fancy playing us going forward.

[Foxy]

Originally Posted by Redrobinman

Apology accepted and returned to you Foxy.
I guess it might be easier for me since I only have to listen every week and we grind out results. I am a glass half full person.
Our league position is more than acceptable for me and we must be doing something right, even if its not good to watch.

Keates changed things first half today, as a lot of people wanted, but it didnt work. At least he set out to be a bit more offensive., after Tuesdays poor showing.
We did seem to be more comfortable second half with a 4 4 2.

I also think a lot of the teams around us wont fancy playing us going forward.

Yes you are probably right. That’s a good summary - it’s not good to watch but we must be doing something right.

[stevewxm]

Originally Posted by Foxy

Yes you are probably right. That’s a good summary - it’s not good to watch but we must be doing something right.

We played miles better without deverdics and franks, they have added nothing

[LlayDragon]

Originally Posted by stevewxm

We played miles better without deverdics and franks, they have added nothing

We did. Rutherford is certainly superior to Franks despite his limitations. Franks looks weak, not very fast and lacks quality.

Kelly is better than Deverdics on the left; to my extreme incredulity. I watched Deverdics closely for the first 20 minutes of the match and he touched the ball twice; once a poor touch from a throw in and the other a block on the half-way line. That was it. I wasn't impressed with his signing but I didn't think he'd be this bad.

[John Neals Dynasty]

Originally Posted by stevewxm

We played miles better without deverdics and franks, they have added nothing

To be fair give them time to settle in to our way of playing, done judge them after a couple of appearances, I agree at the moment they aren't improving us, but give them time we can't just keep saying players are crap after 2 or 3 appearances it's silly. Maybe it's too many changes in one go I thought Wedgebury was awful today, yes he chases everything puts himself about but he can't pass the ball a few yards.

Sometimes you have to give the opposition credit and they first half controlled the game and we scored against the run of play, but give credit to our players they were better second half because for once we didn't always stand off them and got stuck in, we lack composure in the middle of the park instead or doing the creative stuff we keep hoofing it forward just anywhere, but I still maintain the result about right in the end both sides had changes to score more.

Next week will be another tough one at Ebbsfleet if they beat us from 8th position they are only 2 points behind us.
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[davewilli]

Originally Posted by John Neals Dynasty

To be fair give them time to settle in to our way of playing, done judge them after a couple of appearances, I agree at the moment they aren't improving us, but give them time we can't just keep saying players are crap after 2 or 3 appearances it's silly. Maybe it's too many changes in one go I thought Wedgebury was awful today, yes he chases everything puts himself about but he can't pass the ball a few yards.

Sometimes you have to give the opposition credit and they first half controlled the game and we scored against the run of play, but give credit to our players they were better second half because for once we didn't always stand off them and got stuck in, we lack composure in the middle of the park instead or doing the creative stuff we keep hoofing it forward just anywhere, but I still maintain the result about right in the end both sides had changes to score more.

Next week will be another tough one at Ebbsfleet if they beat us from 8th position they are only 2 points behind us.
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Dont always agree with you but this is spot on. It is easy in hindsight but it did appar furst half Wright would have been a better bet than Kelly to break up Aldershot possession but second half when we wrestled a bit if momentum Kelly does give us a bit if composure on the ball. It was always going to be difficult with so many players arriving in January, especially if they weren't totally fit, but sometimes you have to persevere and give players minutes on the pitch as well as putting extra work in, on the training ground.

[noisy1]

Originally Posted by kopitered

I think the management have done an excellent job so far.maybe not quite enough this season.if we don't make it.a big push next season.

It shows how well the management have done by looking at how much the expectation levels have risen.
Anything other than top spot is deemed "not good enough", following last year and the major shake up afterwards, the playoffs were the target and the thing with targets is you don't always hit them.
A bit of perspective is needed, I hope to god we do make the playoffs and go as far as we can but if it doesn't work this year it's not the end of the world and the rebuilding can continue.
Small steps and we go from strength to strength.

[Ooh aah Paskin]

Originally Posted by TaidTom

The league table suggests we're very much in a promotion battle.

But unfortunately going the wrong way....

[krux]

Originally Posted by Ooh aah Paskin

But unfortunately going the wrong way....

And we were battling for the title, what, 3 weeks ago?
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