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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 14:54:39 GMT
Half Time - 0-0
Really disappointing first half.
Bodvarsson missed a sitter in the 1st minute and Jerome and Forrester went wide from decent chances.
Nlundulu had shot cleared off line and Adeboyejo went round the keeper but had the ball kicked off his foot when he should have scored.
Bodvarsson lasted only 25 minutes before he was injured.
Adeboyejo & Nlundulu cannot control the ball at all.
Midfield of Jerome, Thomason and Sheehan can’t defend so too many balls are going into our box. Salford have had a lot of half chances.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jul 22, 2023 15:09:20 GMT
Yes pretty poor stuff first half, still no cutting edge, midfield producing nothing but the back looks ok so far. We just don’t look dangerous at all and are still so slow in the build up but never mind the second half might be better?
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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 15:14:08 GMT
Goal for Salford.
Sloppy kick from keeper.
Centre forward turned Santos inside out twice and then scored.
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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 15:17:59 GMT
This is pretty dire so far.
Just casual sloppy play
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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 15:35:59 GMT
1-1 Goal for Thomason
Corner headed out to him and a 25 yard rocket from him
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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 15:50:17 GMT
2-1 Goal for Morley
Jones won the ball in midfield and broke on the right to centre and loose ball fell to Morley
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Post by davidm on Jul 22, 2023 16:07:26 GMT
2-1 win but it was far from brilliant.
We started well and missed chances. Bodvarsson’s 1st minute miss has to be seen to be believed.
We gave Salford too much of the ball in midfield and they had chances too.
Nlundulu and Adeboyejo both should have scored.
Second half started very poorly.
Casual play and eventually our keeper put in a sloppy pass and their centre forward just took on and tricked Santos, who looked laboured all match, and scored.
It was like the Cheltenham and Forest Green matches last season as we huffed and puffed
Salford hit the post in a move that started in the deep left back position and they just passed the ball round us all the way up to our goal and the shot hit the post.
By this stage we had made a hundred and one changes and started to look better.
The equaliser came from a corner that was headed out to Thomason who put in a good shot which may have been deflected.
At this stage we had all the play and Morley scored when Jones broke up an attack and raced forward. The ball came in and bodies all went for it but it fell to Morley on the far post to score.
Positives:-
- Fitness time for all players.
- The 2 new defenders Forrester and Ashworth looked OK.
- Sheehan was decent 1st half
- The team as a whole kept going and looked well on top by the end.
Negatives:-
- The front 3 – initially Bodvarsson, Nlundulu & Jerome and then Adeboyejo replacing Bodvarsson looked absolutely terrible, Just no ability to control a ball between them.
- Santos looked slow. Maybe he is not up to fitness.
- Midfield have no idea of defensive duties.
- Bodvarsson possibly injured
Overall a good run out, a good score but not a great performance at all.
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Post by whitesince63 on Jul 22, 2023 21:24:53 GMT
First half I thought they just looked like they were going through the motions with no urgency but to be fair after the break and being a goal down the changes seemed to spark a bit of life in them, especially the introductions of Jones, Iredale and Williams. Although the two new guys did nothing wrong at the back I thought we looked better after they were replaced. With a more balanced midfield too with the introduction of Morley and Dempsey we seemed to pass the ball quicker and went up a gear. I thought once again that Thomason was the stand out player and he was unlucky to get only one goal but it was pleasing to see him shooting at last and I think that’s a part of his game he can add this season with 8 to 10 goals if he keeps on doing it. Obviously Tuesday against Everton will be a better yardstick and I think the players will bring their A game which they haven’t so far. If we can get Mendez Gomez in too it will add that missing piece we’ve been calling for since Dapo left so things may be coming together at last.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Jul 23, 2023 16:42:37 GMT
Did you chaps go the the game or watch on iFollow??
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Post by whitesince63 on Jul 23, 2023 21:06:37 GMT
Did you chaps go the the game or watch on iFollow?? Watched on YouTube on Salfords link. |
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