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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 17, 2021 13:19:38 GMT
Play offs
Because we simply can’t score goals
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2021 13:23:24 GMT
6 minutes COYWM
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Post by OohMac on Apr 17, 2021 13:28:06 GMT
So many warnings recently. We havent worked hard enough on set pieces, we havent worked on creating more chances and we havent addressed the lack of goals and its cost us against the worst team in the leagues. All leagues.
Miller got one back. Surely its time to get him in with or without Doyle.
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Post by davidm on Apr 17, 2021 13:28:55 GMT
Unbelievably bad throughout the team
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2021 13:30:54 GMT
2-1 TO LITTLE TO LATE 4 games to go next up Carlisle then Morecambe bloody Grimsby better play like this against Morecambe onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 17, 2021 13:34:51 GMT
2-1 TO LITTLE TO LATE 4 games to go next up Carlisle then Morecambe bloody Grimsby better play like this against Morecambe onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM It’s looking highly likely that the Morecambe game will be a ‘winner takes all’ game Morecambe will now demonstrate to Ian Evatt exactly how simple it is to beat a shit Grimsby side
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Post by Pedro on Apr 17, 2021 13:36:18 GMT
Nothing went right and a lot went wrong. Another game when you have to wonder who was bottom?
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Post by andyl on Apr 17, 2021 13:37:39 GMT
All our failings showed. Poor passing. Poor finishing. Lackadaisical defending.
Subs didn't help. John was offkey but Brockbank lost the game by being just too slow to thwart a corner. Just can't turn
But overall we were run ragged by a desperate team. We have no set piece threat. Delivery was poor everywhere. We probably should have lost by more.
Gilks made lots of saves ..but distribution was slow and he didn't go for crosses
Teams just have our number. We need Sarcevic and just a bit more upfront. Too many misses. Too many careless offsides.
Just stale after Tuesday . Promotion is still on. Good final goal.Too late. I said that 2 would finish us and it did
Gilks 7 Jones 5 Santos 3 Baptiste 6 John 5 Williams 5 Lee 5 Thomason 7 Doyle 2 Isgrove 4 Dapo 4 Delfouneso 0 Brockbank 2 Elbouzedi 4 Miller 6
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Post by kenglowhite on Apr 17, 2021 13:46:41 GMT
I said some time ago that as we can't score from corners and set pieces, why should we be so sure at the back, and today we have been utterly awful against the high ball. True enough the Salford game could have taken too much out of us, but we are hopeless when hassled, and today we have rarely been in for a second ball. For the neutral it was an exciting game, but we once again missed chances galore, Thomason, Afalayon, and Doyle being the culprits, but unbelievably the Mariners, bottom of the league, handed out a football lesson. Just imagine what away to Morecambe might be after that. Team selection wise, I feel that Afalayon is now too easily dispossessed, John is showing weaknesses not seen before, Williams is no longer a tower of strength and altogether we are too ready to concede throws and corners, which allow our defenders, particularly Baptiste and Jones. to be hassled and concede shooting opportunities in the penalty box. Up front Doyle needs closer support but needs to put his opportunities away, while Gilks actually kept us in the game today.
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Post by davidm on Apr 17, 2021 13:55:35 GMT
An unbelievably poor show throughout the team that has put us back under pressure for the remaining games.
We set off so badly. Grimsby were allowed to run through our midfield straight off with no covering at all and when the shot came in Gilks just stood rooted to the spot and watched the shot roll in. A shocking goal.
We had our usual case of being unable to score gilt edge chances. Thomason, Afolayan and Doyle all had magnificent chances in the first half but, as is the norm now, we missed them all.
Today, though, not only were we terrible goalscoring-wise but our defence was awful.
Gilks managed to give the ball straight to the opposition on one occasion and Santos and Baptiste were abysmal. They hardly won a ball in the air. Santos was in his sloppy strolling mood and looked way off the pace.
We could have scored 2 or 3 in the first half but Grimsby could have scored more so 1-0 at half time was easily a fair score.
I expected some change in intensity in the second half but it was Grimsby who dominated. Somehow, Hanson managed to hit the bar from 5 yards out of an empty net. Santos tried to be clever and was outmuscled by Hanson for a series of ridiculous stops by Gilks and somehow we were still only one goal down.
We should have equalised when Doyle hit the goalie with an absolute sitter. What a poor match he had.
Inevitably, Grimsby got a deserved second and again it came from poor poor defending. Brockbank was easily beaten on the by-line. Santos and Baptiste just did not mark tight enough and their sub had an easy tap in.
Even though we scored one in the 96th minute, we deserved nothing from a rank average performance.
That result has probably finished off hopes off finishing top.
Marks:-
Gilks - 6 An awful first half from him and then second half, he saved us on numerous occasions
Jones - 5 Defensively OK but attackwise non-existent
John - 4 Very sloppy in lots of his work
Santos - 3 A terrible performance (Port Vale all over again). All over the show with his defending
Baptiste - 3 Just outmuscled by Hanson. Did he win a header today?
Williams - 3 Stupid needless booking after 5 minutes and then he could not influence the game. At one stage of the first half looked absolutely knackered. The number of times Grimsby’s midfield were allowed to run through to the edge of the area was awful.
Thomason - 5 Some decent passing. Missed an absolute sitter in the first half.
Lee - 4 Not a no 10. Needs to be back with Williams
Afolayan - 3 A few dribbles but every time he tried one too many and lost the ball. Missed a glorious chance in the first half.
Isgrove - 3 One good pass to set up Thomason. Other than that, he hit the first player every time. A string of dreadful corners.
Doyle - 3 Missed two great chances. Caught offside too often. Ball control when receiving the ball much too poor resulting in us losing possession.
Miller - 4 Good shot for the goal
Delfouneso - 4 Unable to create anything
Elbouzedi - 3 Pace but final ball just not there.
Brockbank
Gnahoua
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Post by davidm on Apr 17, 2021 14:07:06 GMT
Other comments:-
Set pieces are shocking. Short corners result in the ball never getting in the box. Long corners hit the front man.
Free Kicks - no danger whatsoever. Did we win any header today?
Final balls into the box were so poor. We must have hit the first man 90% of the time.
Midfield - we have broken up the Lee & Williams partnership and both look the poorer for it. They must play together, even if it mean Thomason playing farther forward.
Defensively we had none of the usual solidity. Williams just did not bother protecting the back 4 at all (could his 5th minute needless booking have caused that). Santos & Baptiste were harassed like Harrogate did 1st half last Saturday and they look shaky.
Attacking-wise - I have got used to our inability to score and we have relied on clean sheets to get us through. When we can't score and the defence has an off day, it comes back to bite us.
Passing/Ball Control - how poor was that today? The number of times that the ball bounced away from our players when they received the ball was high and subsequently we lost possession so many times. We also had a tendency to push the ball too far ahead and again lose possession.
Generally a very ragged low-quality performance.
Now need 3 wins and a draw (Morecambe) to get promoted.
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Post by bonaparte on Apr 17, 2021 14:14:06 GMT
Agree David. Selecting same team again was a big mistake, they were tired and obvious and fair game, especially in mid field IE has the options, without missing out on game plan. Tutte, Delfonso, Elbouzeki, Gnahoua, Miller, Darcy perhaps (if not why is he on the bench) to name but 6 to ring changes and start with fresh legs. What will Tuesday bring, my guess is same team. or one token change Delfonso for Afolayan.
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 17, 2021 14:17:35 GMT
Trying to be fair, I think the win over Salford on Tuesday took a lot out of them, both physically and mentally and several were just not at the races today. Defensively we looked shaky from the start, especially Santos who looked unusually slow to react. As usual, all our good work was wasted with poor final passing and elementary misses. Doyle hasn’t looked up to it for weeks and personally I’d rest him on Tuesday and give Miller a chance instead. Dapo is I’m afraid much overrated for me, headless and chicken come to mind and for all his undoubted effort, produces nothing and his shooting is awful. I don’t understand the seeming banishment of Arthur, if both Elbow and Fonz get on in front of him. He had one poor game when played for me out of position by Evatt on the right wing and seems to be out of favour because of it. We have a chance to go again on Tuesday but for once today, the results didn’t go for us, so no get out of jail card this weekend. At the end of it though, the best team won today, Grimsby had all the fighting spirit and good luck to them in their remaining games, they look far too good to go into the Conference, or maybe we just made them look that way? I couldn’t give points today because too few of our players were actually worth any at all.
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Post by beenheresince53 on Apr 17, 2021 15:46:11 GMT
Before I start I know Matt Gilks is one of the main reasons we are were we are but today I blame him for today’s defeat that opening goal for Grimsby was unforgivable ut should have been a routine save and unsettled the defence, yes we could have pulled Matt out of the mire by sticking away the many chances we created. We need a plan B other than playing out from the back Grimsby played 3 up front every time Gilks had the ball and we didn’t have a clue other than punt it up front which only came back as we don’t have anyone to hold the ball up would it be possible for MJ Williams or Kieran Lee dropping deeper to receive the ball just a thought. As I have said recently Doyle needs support up front maybe Miller and sacrifice Afolynan or Isgrove as we can’t rely on 1-0 wins. I can’t remember a season when our central defenders haven’t chipped in with crucial goals but that’s probably due to our set piece distribution. We mustn’t be to down hearted losing to Grimsby it’s better out of our system than losing to any of the chasing pack in our last 4 games. It would be nice to go up as Champions but going up automatically is a must for my ticker.
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Post by thegrud1 on Apr 17, 2021 16:14:34 GMT
Teams have sussed us playing out from the back and push 2 up to stop us..so Gilks has to go long,,,we dont have a big striker to win flick ons......cant understand why some fans are now saying we dont win headers...we have struggled all season with crosses in the box,,,,,also we dont have a threat from corners,,,,name me a header we got on target from a corner all season !.....the football is far better to watch now but we dont seem to have a plan B
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