Post by andyl on Sept 26, 2015 20:18:01 GMT
This was a game we could have won but should have lost. Neil stubbornly persists with two flank players and it leaves us short. Also we were quite dreadful on our left flank. There was no midfield presence there and Silva is dreadful defensively. Moxey had a really mixed game but much if that was due to his unenviable solitary role. If ever he moved up they counter attacked with ease.
We were very negative in possession and Mark Davies was at the heart of our unadventurous play.
There were bright spots. Neither Clayton nor Wheater looked fit for 90 minutes but both improved us when on. I think Clayton was if anything more effective in the second half
Chris Hugh ton as has been regularly the case stole a march on Neil with clever substitutions strengthening midfield and would have seen us off I think but for the dreadful looking challenge which reduced Brighton to 10 and with no forwards ( Danns made a rather good recovery thiugh-need to see this again)
Credit must go to Feeney who despite having a quite dreadful 75 minutes came to life at the death took on his man a time or two and for the goal hit a deep cross of which Beckham would have been proud. Madine also deserves credit. I think he had a better game today and he got his goal. Hurrah. May it spur him to greater efforts.
I think Amos was a bit unlucky for the first goal and Zamora is a wily operator who made Prince struggle. In the end both Zamora and the defenders got in the way.
Now last week Joanna took me (or maybe David M?) to task for marking Feeney poorly. I'm unrepentant- there's no point giving 5s and 6s to everyone. If others have seen the game differently they will say so? Today Feeney was for the most part appalling....but see below for redemption mark.
Amos 4 Pisano 5 Prince 6 Wheater 6 Moxey 4 Feeney 5( three of these for his last fifteen minutes) Davies 4 Danns 7 Silva 2 Clayton 6 Madine 6 Lennon 4 ( set up all wrong and almost lost the game. )HT subs were essential
I think we were better even in the ten minutes that Spearing came on. We cannot go on fielding airy fairy wingers who can't defend . We must strengthen midfield. There is no case for both Silva and Feeney being selected before Vela,Spearing,Trotter, an extra full back in midfield or presumably Derik in midfield. Mark D must move forward more. At times the passing was dire and there was a real dearth of quality on the ball
We were very negative in possession and Mark Davies was at the heart of our unadventurous play.
There were bright spots. Neither Clayton nor Wheater looked fit for 90 minutes but both improved us when on. I think Clayton was if anything more effective in the second half
Chris Hugh ton as has been regularly the case stole a march on Neil with clever substitutions strengthening midfield and would have seen us off I think but for the dreadful looking challenge which reduced Brighton to 10 and with no forwards ( Danns made a rather good recovery thiugh-need to see this again)
Credit must go to Feeney who despite having a quite dreadful 75 minutes came to life at the death took on his man a time or two and for the goal hit a deep cross of which Beckham would have been proud. Madine also deserves credit. I think he had a better game today and he got his goal. Hurrah. May it spur him to greater efforts.
I think Amos was a bit unlucky for the first goal and Zamora is a wily operator who made Prince struggle. In the end both Zamora and the defenders got in the way.
Now last week Joanna took me (or maybe David M?) to task for marking Feeney poorly. I'm unrepentant- there's no point giving 5s and 6s to everyone. If others have seen the game differently they will say so? Today Feeney was for the most part appalling....but see below for redemption mark.
Amos 4 Pisano 5 Prince 6 Wheater 6 Moxey 4 Feeney 5( three of these for his last fifteen minutes) Davies 4 Danns 7 Silva 2 Clayton 6 Madine 6 Lennon 4 ( set up all wrong and almost lost the game. )HT subs were essential
I think we were better even in the ten minutes that Spearing came on. We cannot go on fielding airy fairy wingers who can't defend . We must strengthen midfield. There is no case for both Silva and Feeney being selected before Vela,Spearing,Trotter, an extra full back in midfield or presumably Derik in midfield. Mark D must move forward more. At times the passing was dire and there was a real dearth of quality on the ball