Mad Dog
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Dear oh dear ?
Eastwood- 6. Some good saves, but part of the defensive calamity for the first, god knows why he was so far off his line, and poor to let the ball go through his legs for the 2nd. No doubt Stevens will be a lot of peoples preferred choice now, and I can see why, but it might do him more harm than good, as with that backline in front of him, any keeper would struggle, let alone a keeper with virtually zero senior experience at this level. It's an inexperienced, patched up defence as it is. A real dilemma.
Clare- 6. Going forward, he looks like he could be very useful, moves at pace with the ball, and can go past people, but soooo naive defensively, and gifted the 2nd goal on a plate, with awful positioning and a complete lack of defensive nous. Can see him being an asset in a more advanced role, but HE. IS. NOT. A. RIGHT. BACK.
Moore- 5. Poor balls out of defence, not very mobile, and doesn't really look good enough to be considered our number 1 CB. Must improve.
Long- 5.5. Can't fault his commitment, and he did try to make things happen for us, with a few supporting runs and passes out of defence, but was part of the defensive calamity for the first goal, and made mistakes with his positioning, because HE. IS. NOT. A. CENTRE. BACK.
Ruffels- 5. Poor defensively, was turned inside out repeatedly, and was part of the defensive calamity for the first goal. Should've done better with his header. Must improve, as he's all we've got in that position.
Kelly- 4.5. Sideways passing, and no real presence, again. Must make way for Gorrin now.
Henry- 7.5. MOTM. Put in a real shift, was at the heart of everything positive going forwards, and didn't deserve to be on the losing side, however, he should've done better with his header.
Forde- 7. Did well on the left side of midfield. Very good passing, got stuck in, closed down well, and always looking to make something happen when in possession. Solid first team player now.
Sykes- 6. Not convinced by him this season to be honest, clearly talented, and has his moments, but decision making and final ball/crossing needs to improve. And needs to get in the gym, so he can compete physically.
Taylor- 6. Good hold up play and use of the ball at times, and a great cross for Henry's header, but not getting the ball in the key areas, in order to do what we need him to do, which is score goals.
Agyei- 6. Had a good battle with Thompson early on, and looked useful, but once again, faded.
SUBS:
Osei- 4. Sorry, but he looked awful. Poor control, and looked a bit lost.
Winnall- 4.5. Looks unfit, and didn't do anything of note, other than a lung busting run, chasing back after losing the ball, only to then give away a foul!
Gorrin- 6.5. A good run out, and in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch, had more presence than Kelly has in the previous 4 games, with more bite, aggression and desire. Must start on Tuesday.
With the ball, and going forward, we don't look too bad, but we look toothless in front of goal, and need to be more aggressive and ruthless and take some more risks in the final third.
Defensively, we are a shambles. There's not a single leader in that backline. It's full of inexperience and players playing out of position.
Robbo has a lot to answer for, for thinking we could survive a season with the defenders we currently have in the squad, and expecting midfielders, and wingers and kids to provide the cover we need, it is incredibly naive, for a manager who has been in the game for over a decade now.
We must improve, individually, and as a team, and make ourselves hard to beat, otherwise it's gonna be a long hard season.
Eastwood- 6. Some good saves, but part of the defensive calamity for the first, god knows why he was so far off his line, and poor to let the ball go through his legs for the 2nd. No doubt Stevens will be a lot of peoples preferred choice now, and I can see why, but it might do him more harm than good, as with that backline in front of him, any keeper would struggle, let alone a keeper with virtually zero senior experience at this level. It's an inexperienced, patched up defence as it is. A real dilemma.
Clare- 6. Going forward, he looks like he could be very useful, moves at pace with the ball, and can go past people, but soooo naive defensively, and gifted the 2nd goal on a plate, with awful positioning and a complete lack of defensive nous. Can see him being an asset in a more advanced role, but HE. IS. NOT. A. RIGHT. BACK.
Moore- 5. Poor balls out of defence, not very mobile, and doesn't really look good enough to be considered our number 1 CB. Must improve.
Long- 5.5. Can't fault his commitment, and he did try to make things happen for us, with a few supporting runs and passes out of defence, but was part of the defensive calamity for the first goal, and made mistakes with his positioning, because HE. IS. NOT. A. CENTRE. BACK.
Ruffels- 5. Poor defensively, was turned inside out repeatedly, and was part of the defensive calamity for the first goal. Should've done better with his header. Must improve, as he's all we've got in that position.
Kelly- 4.5. Sideways passing, and no real presence, again. Must make way for Gorrin now.
Henry- 7.5. MOTM. Put in a real shift, was at the heart of everything positive going forwards, and didn't deserve to be on the losing side, however, he should've done better with his header.
Forde- 7. Did well on the left side of midfield. Very good passing, got stuck in, closed down well, and always looking to make something happen when in possession. Solid first team player now.
Sykes- 6. Not convinced by him this season to be honest, clearly talented, and has his moments, but decision making and final ball/crossing needs to improve. And needs to get in the gym, so he can compete physically.
Taylor- 6. Good hold up play and use of the ball at times, and a great cross for Henry's header, but not getting the ball in the key areas, in order to do what we need him to do, which is score goals.
Agyei- 6. Had a good battle with Thompson early on, and looked useful, but once again, faded.
SUBS:
Osei- 4. Sorry, but he looked awful. Poor control, and looked a bit lost.
Winnall- 4.5. Looks unfit, and didn't do anything of note, other than a lung busting run, chasing back after losing the ball, only to then give away a foul!
Gorrin- 6.5. A good run out, and in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch, had more presence than Kelly has in the previous 4 games, with more bite, aggression and desire. Must start on Tuesday.
With the ball, and going forward, we don't look too bad, but we look toothless in front of goal, and need to be more aggressive and ruthless and take some more risks in the final third.
Defensively, we are a shambles. There's not a single leader in that backline. It's full of inexperience and players playing out of position.
Robbo has a lot to answer for, for thinking we could survive a season with the defenders we currently have in the squad, and expecting midfielders, and wingers and kids to provide the cover we need, it is incredibly naive, for a manager who has been in the game for over a decade now.
We must improve, individually, and as a team, and make ourselves hard to beat, otherwise it's gonna be a long hard season.