Match Thread Coventry City at Gillingham Match Thread - Saturday 25th Aug (2 Viewers)

[Nick]

Luke Thomas is running the show, just lays it off to Andreu who goes just over.

Need to get the ball to him more as he finds himself in acres of space.

 

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[Esoterica]

Gillingham look like the away team in tactics and we look like the home side pressing kinda sums it up so far

We should be very familiar with them - the core of this team had plenty of practice against teams like Wycombe, Lincoln, Notts County etc

 

[Nick]

Callum Reilly coming on for them after an injury.

 

[Johhny Blue]

andre hits the bar

This is no time for a Pint

 

[fernandopartridge]

Much better so far. Hyam naive at times

 

[ccfcway]

This is no time for a Pint

it is

 

[Nick]

Andreu looks as if his legs arent connected sometimes.

Need to cut out the silly fouls in our half.

 

[Esoterica]

This is no time for a Pint

He's French, it'll only be half a pint and take him 2 hours to drink it.

 

[skyblueinBaku]

This is no time for a Pint

:emoji_laughing:

 

[Gibbo]

Don't really mind if we do lose when we play like this. It's looking like a reboot of the season, I'll take it as Robins wiping the slate clean. This is what should have happened vs Scunthorpe - the bulk of last season's team being given the chance to prove themselves in a higher division.

It was one of the things about Oxford, we played better once Shipley JCH Ponti came on. All part of the Div 2 squad

 

[Nick]

Good counter attack but again our shot is blocked.

 

[Nick]

Burge drops a very easy catch out for a corner....

 

[Nick]

They go just over with a header on the 6 yard line, free header.

 

[ccfcway]

wow, should be 1-0 to them

 

[Nick]

They do a random pass back that was going in but not enough power on it so gets cleared.

Thomas fouled again.

 

[Nick]

Charles-Cook down injured.

 

[fernandopartridge]

It was one of the things about Oxford, we played better once Shipley JCH Ponti came on. All part of the Div 2 squad

Shipley improves our shape greatly

 

[Nick]

Another sub coming on for them, hopefully their 2 injuries benefit us.

 

[skyblueinBaku]

They do a random pass back that was going in but not enough power on it so gets cleared.

Thomas fouled again.

Are they targetting him?

 

[Nick]

Another sub coming on for them, hopefully their 2 injuries benefit us.

Changed their mind I think.

 

[Nick]

Are they targetting him?

his touch is a bit too quick so he draws the fouls.

 

[ccfcway]

Shipley improves our shape greatly

keeping us ship shape

 

[Gibbo]

Another sub coming on for them, hopefully their 2 injuries benefit us.

Is Shipley playing on the left or acting as a holding midfielder?

 

[Johhny Blue]

Are they targetting him?

No. They're targeting Doyler remember

 

[Nick]

Can see him bringing on Hiwula for Andreu on about 70 minutes. It would work quite well with how we are playing currently.

 

[Nick]

Did their 2nd sub in the end.

 

[Nick]

Andreu is getting a lot of the ball but picking the wrong passes sometimes.

 

[Gibbo]

Can see him bringing on Hiwula for Andreu on about 70 minutes. It would work quite well with how we are playing currently.

Hiwula is the new McNulty in a 4-4-2?

 

[Nick]

JCH did very well then to hold it up and lay it off.

 

[Nick]

Good ball from Bayliss puts Shipley in, tries to chip the keeper but puts it over. Wasn't the easiest chance.

 

[Nick]

Andreu puts a ball through but JCH can't get to it. Dont think he was expecting the pass.

 

[Nick]

Andreu with a bad pass that could have put Thomas in.

 

[Nick]

We are doing everything but getting a shot in.

 

[Paxman II]

If JCL was sharper he have a hatrick

 

[ccfcway]

Half time 0-0.