Thought he had a good game last night, a big improvement on previous showings, looked generally composed and put in some decent crosses too. Let’s hope he’s found his feet and continues to improve. If so, we’re going to be spoiled for choice at left-back.
I thought he looked strong coming forward, but was often caught out of position defensively, especially in the first half. Still, much better than what we have seen before.
Can’t agree with Bishops Finger there, Loft has the worst touch I’ve seen in professional football! Hippolyte played well, especially given he’s by no means a fullback.
Not denying that he’s had bad games (his sending off against Forest Green (?) was ridiculous) but I thought he did most things right last night. One silly foul on the edge of the box, although to his credit he was the only defender who had seen the danger and was trying to do something about it. I didn’t notice his touch as being especially bad last night, certainly not after the first few minutes.
Solid from him in my opinion. Best game since his debut when he played wing back. Apparently not keen on playing defence and he is a bit rash in the tackle sometimes but competent competition for Eisa is only a good thing.
Thought he ran it well last night and worked hard. Final ball needs a bit of work but that’s the case for pretty much everyone at the minute.
A good example of most of our players – can be good but only 1 game in 4 or 5. All of them have had at least one good game which gives you hope, then just when you get optimistic – THIS!!
He can’t even do the basics well. I was embarrassed for him yesterday. Is he actually a footballer because at the moment he looks like a bloke who won a competition to play?
O’Malley is a bizzare one – if Cox watched the first half and thought the answer was Jarvis and Loft (there is never a question where the answer is those two donkeys) then presumably he wanted to get crosses in the box. O’Malley I would say is the best crosser in the club but he left the non footballer on whose contribution was to dribble the ball out into touch
The trouble is, with a number of these guys, we have not really seen them playing as part of a functioning unit.
This is the problem which, in the game, is referred to as ‘the continuity player’.
Such blokes may well eventually catch up and develop in a number of cases. Over months, how much would Loft learn playing alongside a Paul Hayes – or Jarvis off a Torpey?
This sort of player is not capable of lifting their game in a moderate side.
With experience under the belt learning from old hands, better things can happen.
One of the reasons I like the two young FBs so much is that they have enough about them to do their own thinking. Sadly, that is rare at this level.
Yesterday was a good example. In the midst of a shambles – how does a relative beginner even manage to put in an adequate performance?
I think part of the problem yesterday and probably in the two games before that is that Gillead, Spence and Beeston have all ran out of steam at the same time.
In the games before that they were what Les calls our continuity playes. Energetic, consistent and with bit of quality. Given how poorly most of the rest of the team are at keeping the ball these three never get a brrather during a game because they are constantly having to hunt the ball. When you have to this every Tuesday and Saturday it is bound to have an impact.
We need two players that can share this workload in these positions to allow a bit of rotation and enable substitutions when they tire in games.
At a push Green is a poor man’s Gillead but since Vincent’s injury we seem to have no alternatives in midfield.
The Forest lad has been disappointing so far and anyway seems a better fit to replace a disinterested McAtee rather than Spence or Beeston.
I would quite like Hornshaw to be given a chance in midfield. We know he struggled a bit at full back but his issues were mainly positional. He works hard and can pass the ball.
I know this isn’t great but I remember a few season back Hornshaw playing as a defensive midfielder against Notts County in a crappy cup game at home and got man of the match, he looked really good in there but never had a shot in there since.
Hornshaw and Pugh are at least options and should be used more. Especially when Beestin and Spence are running on empty during games.
Beestin is cream crackered. Gillead looks like he’s running fumes, he needs resting for a match for Green in my opinion.
I think Pugh looks a handy player with the bit’s I’ve seen and is capable, big lightweight but got decent energy and can at least accurately pass a ball.
Those two need resting.
I was contemplating whether Eisa needed a rest but I came to the swift conclusion that he properly needs a slap or a kick up the backside.
When Brown is back, I’d be tempted to stick O’Malley on the wing and leave Eisa out. Hippolyte doesn’t really even count as a player so he can bench warm.
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