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Post by chip on Sept 13, 2022 20:42:36 GMT
Excellent result tonight 2-0 to the Wanderers’s onwards and upwards COYWM
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Post by davidm on Sept 13, 2022 21:03:25 GMT
A very good result. A good performance throughout the team.
We are missing some ruthlessness though as, in all fairness, we should have scored 4 or 5 tonight but we missed a few chances, the final pass was messed up or we put in 4 awful corners.
But can’t complain as a win is a win and we were so much better than MK who looked totally average.
We started well and dominated but couldn’t create in their penalty area. Thomason had a shot tipped over and Charles made a right mess of a good chance that Bradley made for him. Kachunga chose to dive when he had a decent chance – the ref ignored him.
So it was deserved when we got the penalty but it was a needless one. We had a good attack, Jones got in the box but was turning away from goal when their man dived in and took him down. No real danger from Jones’ position but a stone wall penalty. Charles despatched it well.
So 1-0 at half time in a game that we had dominated.
Second half, we set off sloppy. Our playing out from the back got us caught 3 times and it was a real messy 5 minutes which we somehow escaped from.
After that we dominated. Bradley set up Charles for a great chance but the keeper saved and we continued to control the game.
Kachunga won us a free kick which Iredale curled in beautifully for Jones to rocket a header into the net. Scoring from a free kick – not one of our usual traits.
From then on, we just controlled the game. Iredale hit the post with a header when he should have scored and we played the game out easily. Charles and Sadlier both had goals disallowed for offside and MK did not have 1 shot on target throughout the game.
A good win – a bit most ruthlessness upfront would have helped but a good 3 points
Marks:-
Trafford - 7 Not a great deal to do. No shots on target from MK.
Bradley - 7 Yet again some positive attacking
Jones - 7 Great header for his goal. Sloppy start to the 2nd half
Santos - 7 Not really pressed.
Johnston - 8 Very good defensively with a couple of excellent tackles
Iredale - 7 A few awful corners but very positive. How he hit the post from his chance I don’t know
Williams - 8 Dominated MK’s midfield
Lee - 7 Very busy. Class as usual
Thomason - 8 Another top performance
Kachunga - 6 I wish he would make me eat my words but he is just so poor. Tried to win a penalty when he had a decent chance.
Charles - 6 Very well taken penalty but he missed 2 really good chances. Not quite back to his best yet
Dempsey - 7 Very busy. Good drive.
Bakayoko
Morley
Sadlier
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 13, 2022 21:04:20 GMT
Excellent result tonight 2-0 to the Wanderers’s onwards and upwards COYWM Excellent chip?? It should have been four or five, we missed so many chances yet again. Still no goal from a “striker” from open play despite dominating. I’m afraid if we’re relying on Kachunga and Baka we’re sunk and Charles isn’t far behind them. We don’t shoot when we have chances and the final pass is atrocious. I know I may sound a bit ungrateful seeing as we won but we need to be killing teams like MK tonight off seriously and we’re just not. Message to Evatt. STOP WASTING YOUR TIME WITH KACHUNGA.
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Post by chip on Sept 13, 2022 21:27:47 GMT
Some honest comments 63 but for me it was excellent that we got a win at a ground we haven't won at, a clean sheet and no slip ups from our defence so all in all a great night. Roll on Saturday onwards and upwards COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 13, 2022 22:40:55 GMT
I think I’m gonna be on my own here
It was a very lucky and sloppy win No… Please bare with me First things first, I’ll definitely take the 3 points as a win is a win, but that was not the MK Dons of last season, they really were poor, even the iplayer commentators said it on a few occasions how crap they were
Fortunate penalty but as davidm states, the general errors made at the start of the 2nd half, better teams could have been 2 goals to the good just in them opening 2 minutes of that half
Don’t get me going on Kacha…. If that free kick had been given to MKD which led to our second goal, I’d be absolutely furious. Kacha has no bite at all, he was fairly, in my opinion, shoulder charged to the ground, I mean, crikey, take that out of the game and we might as well watch beach volleyball . He should have raced clear from the man and headed towards goal but instead was so easily fairly challenged, but I have to say what a great we’ll taken goal for 2-0
Glad of the win but better teams would have at least git a draw from that Dion might as well be dropped like Dapo, he needs something to get him charged up as he’s coasting to his wages
Well done Trotters 7/10 for the win and we’ve finally done the MKD COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Post by OohMac on Sept 14, 2022 8:01:12 GMT
Negatives out of the way first. Saturdays games should have been played. To have a minutes silence in front of that crowd was embarassing. The ball boy to home fans ratio was 1:1.
How many times to we say "we dominated BUT" well after dominating 1st half we had our Horlicks team talk, set off 2nd so complacent. Missed passes. Pointless one twos leaving us in danger. Thought Trafford looked a little bemused as he looked for the early ball but no one facing him until Santos came to collect. We could have let them back into a game they had no right to be in and would have been our fault again.
The corners were awful. The set up looks wrong. They look like they're overcomplicating it or underrehearsing. Saw Iredales free kick(was the both players leaving it intentional?) He can cross a ball, why cant they do it from the corner flag?
Kachunga is awful and again theres no link with front players. Would assume its Dapos turn next but he must be seething not getting in every game below this lad.
Positives
Lots. Clean sheet. Dominated. Jones was excellent with Bradley and got a great goal from a fantastic cross. Charles still has the confidence in him to smash that home. Thomason is growing into that role. Thought Sadlier, though wont get a rating, showed more in his cameo than Kachunga. Good footwork and linked up well. Should have killed the game by more. Back to back wins using very similar team. Has to be the blueprint. Sure few tweaks if Lee cant play 2 a week and Dapo in for Kachunga. Maybe Morley in for MJ if we dont need so much defensive cover but that should be the team now(it wont be)
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Post by whitesince63 on Sept 14, 2022 13:10:36 GMT
I think I’m gonna be on my own here It was a very lucky and sloppy win No… Please bare with me First things first, I’ll definitely take the 3 points as a win is a win, but that was not the MK Dons of last season, they really were poor, even the iplayer commentators said it on a few occasions how crap they were Fortunate penalty but as davidm states, the general errors made at the start of the 2nd half, better teams could have been 2 goals to the good just in them opening 2 minutes of that half Don’t get me going on Kacha…. If that free kick had been given to MKD which led to our second goal, I’d be absolutely furious. Kacha has no bite at all, he was fairly, in my opinion, shoulder charged to the ground, I mean, crikey, take that out of the game and we might as well watch beach volleyball . He should have raced clear from the man and headed towards goal but instead was so easily fairly challenged, but I have to say what a great we’ll taken goal for 2-0 Glad of the win but better teams would have at least git a draw from that Dion might as well be dropped like Dapo, he needs something to get him charged up as he’s coasting to his wages Well done Trotters 7/10 for the win and we’ve finally done the MKD COYWM ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ You’re not on your own rioch, I agree with much of that. I do think we played well but yet again, silly and careless passing about at the back could easily have cost us and probably would have against a better team. We still don’t have anybody who can deliver a set piece. The free kick outside their box by Iredale was a joke, likewise his corners which are just lofted in. The only time we had a cross speared in, from the free kick we scored. Why aren’t they working on this and why not get started on Kachunga? He’s awful yet Evatt continues to select him ahead of others. To be fair his work rate is good but he creates nothing with it and if he’s supposed to be a striker I give up. We just needed the goals last night because when the opposition is so bad you just have to capitalise on it. Those missed chances could be critical for goal difference later in the season. We won, we got 3 points and we played well but it’s goals that win games and we need to be much better in that.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Sept 14, 2022 13:38:04 GMT
Think they also need longer studs W63 Not just at last nights game, I’m forever seeing our players falling and slipping over, was the ground well watered, I’m not sure. It was really weird watching that last night, it really did take me back to the covid crowds, or lack of them.
Never understand why that MKD owner Winkleman chap decided to build so grand a stadium for such a tin pot Wimbledon wannabe with next to no fans (even Wimbledon only got Bournemouth type crowds when they were in the Prem)
That said, their ground does manage to bag the odd crowd puller like rock concerts/WSL Euros etc
Anyone Remember when Phil Garrside had ambitions to increase our capacity to 40,000 back in 2003!!
Huddersfield are on the look out for a new manager Just saying….
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Post by OohMac on Sept 15, 2022 18:11:00 GMT
Well according to Evatt Kachunga really showed us what hes all about on Tuesday night. Think I gave him a 6 and thought it was one of his better games.
Truth is we needed to replace him and Baka with a bonafide striker and that will probably cost us this season.
Point I made on the motherland though was Evatt saying he doesnt get respect and admiration from fans. Fans arent as daft as managers think, if someone runs through walls they'll get the love off the fans.
For me Evatt always feels the need to stick the needle in a bit when its not necessary. Thought today he could mastermind the worlds biggest bank heist, leave no clues behind but he'd never get away from it as he couldnt resist telling everyone and anyone how he did it!
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