I think that weaknesses in FB areas had to be closed up – hence this formation to add greater cover.
Interesting how many of our team today won balls that were harder than 50/50. That really cheered me. I think every player who started did this a number of times each. Passing was often crisp 2nd half.
Great goal.
Hippolyte’s defensive qualities proved to be an added but unexpected bonus.
I have rated Gilliead since the first time I saw him, Ferrite. Always thought he’d end up as a CM.So many different skills.
I like Vincent – from what little I’ve seen.
Feel that pair will serve us well. Spence looks a better backup than Hallam to me. Can’t say too much about the others.
With injured players back: FBs will impove; CBs will improve; forward line will improve with KVV.
Currently, FBs and GK do concern me a bit, otherwise progressing nicely for a young side.
September 11, 2020 at 12:58 pm
in reply to: Turan#194548
Thanks, Mick. Good to know. Those two guys talked more donkey poo than I’ve heard in ages.
For me, that nasty tackle on Green, with malice aforethought, was a red.
O’Malley gets my vote too, Matt.
That was a long way off from the best team we can start to put out in the next two weeks. Chuffed silly that McGahey got 60 minutes. I’d be very tempted to start him on Saturday and be prepared to sub him after 70 minutes if necessary.
Lincoln commentators went on and on about our fitness levels when it was largely a question of far more experienced players naturally taking control against lesser experienced.
There were a great many problems in team selection for last night and I accepted the formation.
Neil had said that he would be resting players – and he did.
Like the look of Hippolyte. Promising.
Team for Saturday – Covid and injuries permitting? – McAtee back in the reckoning? What day did his isolation start?
Who to use as FBs may be the biggest question.
Has the German guy (I’ll learn to spell his name later) got his international clearance?
Nice to see that Bedeau will soon be under challenge for his place.
Cordnor and Harrison – that will be a super pairing.
Generally, not at all bad considering that ours is a virtually new team and Vale appeared to have a lot more experience.
There was more fight than we had grown used to.
Positives for most players but far too many mistakes at LB.
Really liked Loft. Good goal too.
Ooh. Innit gettin’ dead intellectual on ‘ere these days, like, me, NI and now Inspector.
(Mind you – gotta admit, NI, that I thought Midsummer Night’s Dream but did need to check it. Oh, the shame!)
The display by Watson was considerably less than ept.
Vincent and Gilliead will surely be CM with Eisa and Colclough on the flanks. No others looked capable of breaking into the side. Was it me or was Hallam rather ordinary? Spence marginally better.
The CBs apparently pick themselves but Bedeau showed some positives and Codnor looks okay. Sadly, it takes time to build a partnership.
O Malley caught the eye for me.
Jarvis puzzled me as I’d been led to believe that he was a ‘heavy’. Clearly not so.
This injury situation could hardly be worse – our best CB and our best goalscorer!
Sam Johnstone was pretty ordinary at SUFC.
It will be a long time til I forget that goal conceded at Rochdale – it wasn’t the only poor one but that was truly wretched.
There have been too many seasons in the last quarter of a century when GK has been a problem position.
August 19, 2020 at 11:30 am
in reply to: Lillis#193574
Managers trying to play modern Premier League tactics has not done us a great deal of good and is one of the main reasons we’re back in the 4th Division.
I no longer see us as possible relegation candidates hovering around 17th or 18th but could see us achieving top half.
But there still are too many variables, unknowns and imponderables in the mix.
