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Quote from: Chris Black come back on February 24, 2018, 09:05:31 pmThere are plenty of comments on this thread suggesting potential changes for the Rotherham game. Everyone did not say keep the same team.The vast majority then Including hound
There are plenty of comments on this thread suggesting potential changes for the Rotherham game. Everyone did not say keep the same team.
I'm saying the vast majority of people said keep the same team. You included.And now some are suggesting baudry should've started.
I never said anything about you. You jumped on looking for an arguement as per usual
Ok, I'm sure people can read for themselves!
The game changing substitute was bringing Blair on in midfield, a player who is poor in that position, was introduced into a physical battle, and is not that sort of player, a good tackler, or passer of the ball. He never got into the game, Alcock looked immediately uncomfortable at the back, and Whiteman and Blair started to lose possession. Another square peg in a round hole, with Baudry sat on the bench, who surely would have been a better option in a defencive role in midfield, is better in the air, a battle we were losing, and can pass the ball. I am beginning to think he is the next Mandeville, and will be gone in the summer.
Quote from: selby on February 25, 2018, 10:22:32 am The game changing substitute was bringing Blair on in midfield, a player who is poor in that position, was introduced into a physical battle, and is not that sort of player, a good tackler, or passer of the ball. He never got into the game, Alcock looked immediately uncomfortable at the back, and Whiteman and Blair started to lose possession. Another square peg in a round hole, with Baudry sat on the bench, who surely would have been a better option in a defencive role in midfield, is better in the air, a battle we were losing, and can pass the ball. I am beginning to think he is the next Mandeville, and will be gone in the summer.What do you mean by the next Mandeville?
I thought the right sub was made in the circumstances. Not Baudry for me. Had Wright not had his mind fart, I don't think we'd be as critical.
A few observations:Marosi gives more confidence than Lawlor in the way he comes off his line to deal with balls into the box. Lawlor really needs to develop this area of his game or it’ll cost us and him. Although Marosi is the smaller of the two, he strangely looks more physically imposing and exerts more authority. I suspect Marosi will be (harshly) dropped for the next game after his admittedly stupid challenge that gave away the penalty. Alcock was excellent at right back. He is the only natural right back in the squad and should keep the shirt in that position for the remainder of the season. Anderson and Boyle were faultless. We missed Anderson when he went off as he quietly won everything that went near him and did all the basics well. I hope he is ok. Wright also defended well after his introduction, until that inexplicable moment that ultimately cost us the game. We probably missed McCullough in the middle of the park. Whiteman did not dominate at all in the holding role. Houghton would have been preferable in the absence of McCullough. We need Whiteman to be affecting games in the area he’s best - in and around the opposition box. Coppinger is still head and shoulders above most players at this level. Technique and composure stood out a mile in what was, all in all, a pretty poor quality game of football. Marquis took his goal brilliantly, that’s now double figures I think? And he put his usual huge shift in. He’s such an important player for us and he looked as gutted as the fans at the end. That means something. Kiwomya did well for our goal but otherwise did not give them enough to think about. Too easily shrugged off the ball at times. Maybe we need to be better at utilising his pace, but when he had the opportunity to really stretch them he didn’t take it. He didn’t affect the game enough over the 90 minutes. Perhaps he just needs to get fit, understandably. But we need a goal threat up there alongside Marquis to ease the pressure on the team. Rotherham are very one dimensional and did what we knew they would do: Pump balls into the corners, win set pieces and load it into the box. It’s basic, ugly but effective. I cannot for the life of me understand why our game plan seemed to be simply to allow them to pump the ball into our box and waste time when there was a break in play. If we had concentrated on playing our own game they were there for the taking. They were very static at the back and we had the opportunity to try and play around them but we took to just giving them the ball back. So frustrating. Then at 1-1 we showed no intent at all to win the game and seemed sadly content to allow them to continue pumping the ball forward while we tried to hold out. The game was there for us, they are really not a great side at all and their form is a fairly damning indictment on this division. But we showed them way too much respect and played into their hands by allowing them to put the pressure on that is getting them results. We could have won that game on the front foot but as a team we looked like we were more bothered about trying to hold out and not lose it. Ultimately, as sad as it is to say, I think we probably got what we deserved from it.