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The worst season I can remember for weather, Curzon and Buxton biblical storms. Blyth 2 flooded pitches, Chester for flooding everywhere stoping fans even getting there, and we’ve not even got to the frost and snowy season. Cant even blame it on being a NLN ground problem, even rained all day at Tamworth in August. Not forgetting the foggy boston game.
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A great many of our problems stem from the fact that the excellent Clunan has not managed to produce that same excellence which we had become accustomed to in the earlier part of the season.
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Re Blyth Tuesday… Play anything like the first half against RO and it will be literally a pointless trip.
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A great many of our problems stem from the fact that the excellent Clunan has not managed to produce that same excellence which we had become accustomed to in the earlier part of the season.
Agree with that Les but I think what I happening with Clunan is part of a wider problem. Before and just after Clunan’s injury he set the tone for the midfield and back four to play crisp 1 and 2 touch football that moved teams around until a midfielder (usually Butterfield) or the wide forwards were in a position to run at the defence in the final third. Numerous times yesterday we ignored the simple switch to a man in space or delayed until the space was closed down and Rushall got back in their defensive shape.
Evans, Scales and Butterfield particularly guilty of needless ball carrying but Clunan, Kouogan, Denton and Ogle all did this at times. This has been happening more and more from the Farsley games onwards.
When we then lose the ball with a poor pass said ball carrier has then left a hole for opposition to exploit. Better teams than Rushall exploit this.
No team in this League can deal with short, accurate and crisp passing and this is what enabled us to blow teams away earlier in the season.
Have we stopped doing it for tactical reasons – if so then its a bad move Jimmy. It could be that the players have lost confidence. Maybe they bought into the HMS Piss the League nonsense.
You win Leagues by having your style and imposing it on most of your opposition game after game. See Man City, Liverpool, Wrexham and possibly Tamworth for recent examples of what I mean.
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Clunan doesn’t need to be in the same realm as Bishop or Dawson, they were excellent league one players who would not have been down in this current standard of football we are in. Clunan was excellent earlier in the season but like a few others appears to have lost his way, why is the puzzle but as we aren’t privvy to what occurs in the club on a daily basis all we can do is speculate. The whole current form situation is very frustrating for all concerned.
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Or are refs like that the way to stop thuggery and skulduggery and encourage better football? If more penalties were given for blatant shirt pulling in the box then players would stop doing it. Also not a fan of ‘fouls’ that are not fouls in the box but are anywhere else on the pitch.
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That makes no sense.
In previous seasons he’s had to play the same amount of games, at the same level, but in a side of less quality whilst holding down a second job. This season he can concentrate full time on training, preparation, rest and recovery but he’s ran out of steam?1 user thanked author for this post.
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