:Let's talk about the Bromley game

[sedwardsdrfc]

Honestly next time you feel your heads getting big think we’re going to batter someone just keep it to yourselves. Honestly convinced this was going to happen after reading some comments here. We’re Donny rovers ffs now Man City.

Still time yet so hopefully I’ll eat these words

[NickDRFC]

This is a really, really poor result. Bromley are not very good at all but another poor performance from us. People keep talking about us having another gear and us hammering teams when we get going but we’re over a quarter of the way through the season now - are we maybe just not as good as we think we are?

[dknward2]

Just as the Swindon game was a win why you get promoted, games like this are why you don't

[RoversInSpain]

Good performance…. Probably one of our best…terrible result, nothing went our way, sometimes that’s footy.
Keepers had the night of his life..z

[RoversInSpain]

PS
Their goal summed it all up
How?

[graingrover]

As GM says , we don’t get too high when we win  nor too low when we lose .It must apply to all .
I learned early on in my Rovers life  that high flying teams can be beaten by bottom of the pile clubs .We once drew at Anfield when we were bottom of league 4 .

[oggycompton]

Forwards look dreadfully out of form. How on earth neither of them scored tonight with those balls across the 6 yard box is amazing.

[Thorney]

This is a really, really poor result. Bromley are not very good at all but another poor performance from us. People keep talking about us having another gear and us hammering teams when we get going but we’re over a quarter of the way through the season now - are we maybe just not as good as we think we are?

No creativity down the middle. Just keep going wide and lifting balls into the box hoping the giants they had at the back miss them

[ForsolongaRover]

Bromley played to their strengths - their physical superiority coupled with 100% effort.

We played into their hands - high balls, predictable movement and little imagination in attack especially in the second half. We kept repeating what had failed repeatedly.
 
Bromley were fit and well organised and they got no favours from the ref who was very generous to us. Although we had shots on target they weren’t the best quality. Add to that a bit of good fortune for Bromley in their defending and we just did not have the ammunition to  wear them down.

We were not lacking in energy, but we were constantly under pressure, even in possession.
 
You could question why McCann could not provide an answer.

[tommy toes]

This ^^ sums it up perfectly.

[Plumbster]

We don’t have anyone that can slow it down, create space, put people in behind, it’s all a bit manic and clunky. The strikers are off form but the service they are getting is poor.

[Reg of the Rovers]

There’s a blind spot appearing for Grant. Big teams that organise well and run the game down. Harrogate, Newport and now these lot. Got to be much much more dynamic and creative. We were good for the first ten mins then we got slow and backwards, and relied on floating it long. Apart from Hurst I thought we weren’t at it. Yeboah is awful, he has no quality at all. Got to get shut as soon as we can.

[DRFC_AjA]

Sideways sideways don't shoot, sideways backwards sideways don't shoot. It's like a passing drill from one wing to the other with 4 players touching it as it goes across. It's so easy to defend against

[GazLaz]

Two things that stand out for me as areas of improvement tactically-

When transitioning/breaking/counter attacking we rarely seem to have that run in behind. We need to a bit more orchestrated with the counter attacks as we were last season.

Secondly, in high possession situations we sobs maintain enough attacks through second and third phases. Possibly a midfield thing but possibly a defensive positioning thing. I think we can be a bit braver and everyone squeeze a little bit further up the pitch. Brings more risk but we need a bit more risk to manifest some reward. Naturally brings more tempo to the game as well because the easy sideways and backwards passes are less available.


Maxwell coming back will improve us massively, the wide men get loads of attention and that leaves space for the fullbacks to exploit. He will do that on the left, Sterry is a horror show on the right though, needs binning.

No need to panic, we are a good side, just need a few tweaks.

[drfchound]

PS
Their goal summed it all up
How?

A terrific corner routine by the way.
Really caught us out.

[dknward2]

Any teams that sit in the low block we can't deal with and break down.

We need a coppinger and a marquis to break through.

Why we didn't run at the players on yellows to try and get them into a red is a mystery, again missing the killer instinct

[In the box]

There’s a blind spot appearing for Grant. Big teams that organise well and run the game down. Harrogate, Newport and now these lot. Got to be much much more dynamic and creative. We were good for the first ten mins then we got slow and backwards, and relied on floating it long. Apart from Hurst I thought we weren’t at it. Yeboah is awful, he has no quality at all. Got to get shut as soon as we can.

When faced with 6’5 defenders the last thing we need is crosses hoping we can out jump them . McCann needs to get more impact from his quicker players in the midfield and help put Ironside and Sharp with more opportunities in the box and get behind defenders not trying to out jump them , but running behind them !!!

[drfchound]

There’s a blind spot appearing for Grant. Big teams that organise well and run the game down. Harrogate, Newport and now these lot. Got to be much much more dynamic and creative. We were good for the first ten mins then we got slow and backwards, and relied on floating it long. Apart from Hurst I thought we weren’t at it. Yeboah is awful, he has no quality at all. Got to get shut as soon as we can.

When faced with 6’5 defenders the last thing we need is crosses hoping we can out jump them . McCann needs to get more impact from his quicker players in the midfield and help put Ironside and Sharp with more opportunities in the box and get behind defenders not trying to out jump them , but running behind them !!!

We got behind them several times tonight but with only a couple of exceptions we failed to produce a killer pass.

[Alan Southstand]

Last season’s January window, Grant signed 3 players that gave us the X factor. This season, so far, we’re well short of that. He may have the quantity but he hasn’t got the quality.

Results like this show that there’s something missing. We are not learning.

[GazLaz]

Any teams that sit in the low block we can't deal with and break down.

We need a coppinger and a marquis to break through.

Why we didn't run at the players on yellows to try and get them into a red is a mystery, again missing the killer instinct

They didn’t play in a low block in the first half. The got plenty of men forward when attacking and were wide open at times. We just failed to capitalise through a lack of quality and a bit of mid fortune.

[Lesonthewest]

As in the Chesterfield game, we were outwitted, outfought, hardly picked up any second balls, far inferior physically, apart from McGrath. They were more energetic & fought for every single ball, fair play they deserved their win. For us, we look like a play off team more than a top 3 side in my opinion.

[drfchound]

Some of the confidence before this game is screaming unexpected loss.

As I was saying, a bit like pre Harrogate.

[scawsby steve]

I was looking forward to Bradford, now I'm dreading it. Play like we did tonight and they will muller us by 3 or 4.

Sterry and Maxwell are both good going forward, but are suspect defensively. If crosses are allowed in for Andy Cook, we'll be in big trouble.

We badly need our forwards to perform on Saturday to get anything out of this game.

[Nudga]

Hats off to Bromley, their pressing all over the pitch was ridiculous, never gave us a minute.
We couldn't match their energy.

[dickos1]

As in the Chesterfield game, we were outwitted, outfought, hardly picked up any second balls, far inferior physically, apart from McGrath. They were more energetic & fought for every single ball, fair play they deserved their win. For us, we look like a play off team more than a top 3 side in my opinion.

What a ridiculous post, how anyone could watch that game and say they deserved their win is pathetic.

[Lesonthewest]

Any teams that sit in the low block we can't deal with and break down.

We need a coppinger and a marquis to break through.

Why we didn't run at the players on yellows to try and get them into a red is a mystery, again missing the killer instinct

They didn’t play in a low block in the first half. The got plenty of men forward when attacking and were wide open at times. We just failed to capitalise through a lack of quality and a bit of mid fortune.

At one point I counted 7 of their players inside our box, that was when they were already 1 up. They did a real job on us, brave going forward, excellent off the ball, ran themselves into the ground, & resilient defensively. We couldn't match their physicality, or their energy.

[dickos1]

I was looking forward to Bradford, now I'm dreading it. Play like we did tonight and they will muller us by 3 or 4.

Sterry and Maxwell are both good going forward, but are suspect defensively. If crosses are allowed in for Andy Cook, we'll be in big trouble.

We badly need our forwards to perform on Saturday to get anything out of this game.

We won’t get beat by 3 or 4 if we play like that,

[Nudga]

As in the Chesterfield game, we were outwitted, outfought, hardly picked up any second balls, far inferior physically, apart from McGrath. They were more energetic & fought for every single ball, fair play they deserved their win. For us, we look like a play off team more than a top 3 side in my opinion.

What a ridiculous post, how anyone could watch that game and say they deserved their win is pathetic.

Well Grant McCann has just said exactly this soo is he pathetic?

[GazLaz]

Any teams that sit in the low block we can't deal with and break down.

We need a coppinger and a marquis to break through.

Why we didn't run at the players on yellows to try and get them into a red is a mystery, again missing the killer instinct

They didn’t play in a low block in the first half. The got plenty of men forward when attacking and were wide open at times. We just failed to capitalise through a lack of quality and a bit of mid fortune.

At one point I counted 7 of their players inside our box, that was when they were already 1 up. They did a real job on us, brave going forward, excellent off the ball, ran themselves into the ground, & resilient defensively. We couldn't match their physicality, or their energy.

They sat in as the game went on but they weren’t a Harrogate or Barrow. That’s not their style.

We need to get Kelly more involved in games. He’s good but needs more touches. The midfield is just not quite right. Not having Clifton at all in games like that at home.

[GazLaz]

As in the Chesterfield game, we were outwitted, outfought, hardly picked up any second balls, far inferior physically, apart from McGrath. They were more energetic & fought for every single ball, fair play they deserved their win. For us, we look like a play off team more than a top 3 side in my opinion.

What a ridiculous post, how anyone could watch that game and say they deserved their win is pathetic.

Well Grant McCann has just said exactly this soo is he pathetic?

He’s trying to get a reaction out of the players. We were clearly the better team.