Brighton Sky Blue
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Barton wasn't signed to be a tough tackling midfielder-I think there's a few here not catching on to that.
Well that was another waste of an afternoon.
Good 20 mins let in a goal and then totally inept. For me the blame lies more with midfield than defence, although there were some defensive mistakes. There first goal, poor touch from Barton lost the ball and couldnt be arsed to run to get it back. Jennings our defensive mid was nowhere to be seen so Wood dives in like a Sunday leaguer gets skinned. 2 defenders go for same ball so they got a shot in. Wood doesnt track back goal to them. Second goal poor marking flick on and Barton loses his man and its goal. Barton is a player that we cant afford to have, he's lightweight and doesnt put the effort in thats required, Jennings does nothing for me, Kilbane is to slow and Baker was again poor. We play slow boring side to side stuff and its crap. The front 2 played okay. Its the midfield that dictate the pace of our play and they were awful today and not for the first time.
Maybe not win the league but the quality of the goals we have scored show at least some of these players have abilityWhat has there been to convince you of this though?
Maybe not win the league but the quality of the goals we have scored show at least some of these players have ability
I don't think there's a problem with us going forward-we just look so brittle at the back that even modest opposition can pick it apart. It's completely expected when we've lost Keogh and Cranie from last year's back line and are still searching for our best back 4; for me that is quite clearly where the problem lies. McGoldrick took his goal excellently today.
Sorry BSB but going forward is a big problem...... we rarely turn defenders, we certainly do not get forward quickly and cannot sustain any real tempo......... and it isnt the fault of the front two who work their socks off.
the speed or more accurately lack of speed in our attacking play this season (and last) allows opposition to get organised and then break back with pace when our movement breaks down. The opposition move through our light weight leaderless midfield which should be the power to our team and isnt. That exposes the back four quickly and in space. The more that all happens the worse the confidence becomes. The problem is our midfield, be it performance or formation and it is killing the rest of the team.
Lets just get pissed and forget this ever happened.
Who's with me?!?!
Lets just get pissed and forget this ever happened.
Who's with me?!?!
Saw the players leaving the stadium this afternoon there heads were dropped. Some Fans need to learn how to support a team and stop booing! How are we supposed to win with Terrible support from the fans? Lets Boycott the booing!
Barton wasn't signed to be a tough tackling midfielder-I think there's a few here not catching on to that.
Tinpot teams like Stevenage know they're up against opposition low on confidence and grit
Not often I disagree with you OSB but whilst we continue to score goals and create chances (Crewe an obvious exception), I don't think our biggest problem's our forward play. We have a seriously disjointed defence that looks like conceding at every attack-and seemingly nothing is being done to address it.
They will more than likely finish higher than us and be promoted to the Championship sooner than us.
but we defend set pieces and corners with 11 players .... hard to single out the back 4 in those situations.....
thing that summed up to day for me was my wife turning to me and saying she thought my lads U16 team plays far better football and is better to watch ........ it shouldnt be the case those lads should be learning from the professionals not teaching them!
We've scored 5 league goal's in 5 games. We're hardly free scoring, and the vast majority of chances in particular Cody's, he's made for himself rather than the team creating. Of the 5 league goals, 3 have been from outside the box (Barton,Mcgoldrick and baker), 1 from a set piece cross (Cody) 1 from a goalkeepers punt (Elliot). Hardly incisive football.
At this rate, yes-still doesn't mean they're a bigger club stature wise.
'Stature' and 'on paper' is worth the paper it's written on.
Btw Stevenage haven't lost in 11 league games where as we havent won in 11 league games.
Barton wasn't signed to be a tough tackling midfielder-I think there's a few here not catching on to that.
We were not shit. We were the better team. We had 61% possession. We had 16 shots on goal, 10 on target. We scored 3 perfectly good goals. They scored only one which should have stood. We were let down by poor refereeing and a very poor defence. The only place Stevenage were better than us was in defence. It's not the end of the world, when we get a new manager he could turn these performances into wins. Keep your chins up and, for fucks sake, get behind the team and stop booing.
Of course, OSB, but the point is that defensive organisation seems all over the place and there's an inability amongst the coaching staff to rectify it.
No but he wasn't signed to be a lazy arse who couldn't give a shit either. Perhaps Preston knew what they were doing.
'Stature' and 'on paper' is worth the paper it's written on.
Btw Stevenage haven't lost in 11 league games where as we havent won in 11 league games.
wouldnt disagree ...... but to my mind a decent team defends from the front back....... and defensive organisation is about organising the whole team so that any weakness is covered by the team not left exposed and open to being booed.............. clearly there is no clear direction from the management set up or it isnt being taken in by the players and understood. RS is on a hiding to nothing really because he isnt going to change the seasons of did organisation that have been covered by the likes of Keogh or Crainie (both made big mistakes though) in 4 or 5 games.
Failure and disorganisation have become systemic at CCFC
No but he wasn't signed to be a lazy arse who couldn't give a shit either. Perhaps Preston knew what they were doing.
wouldnt disagree ...... but to my mind a decent team defends from the front back....... and defensive organisation is about organising the whole team so that any weakness is covered by the team not left exposed and open to being booed.............. clearly there is no clear direction from the management set up or it isnt being taken in by the players and understood. RS is on a hiding to nothing really because he isnt going to change the seasons of did organisation that have been covered by the likes of Keogh or Crainie (both made big mistakes though) in 4 or 5 games.
Failure and disorganisation have become systemic at CCFC
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