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According to one site I saw we had 4 shots in the game. 2 of those in the last 5 minutes and none of the 4 on target.
Buxton had 20 shots with 11 of them on target.
I withdraw my comment after the Brigg game that we looked to have a bit more strength in depth this season.I think the problem was the starting XI. I would expect only Howe and Ogle to be in the Starting XI v Yeovil. Three Triallists played, and it again looked to be 5 at the back. It is difficult to assess these friendlies. No one should be putting their body on the line in case they collect an injury that makes them unavailable for league matches. That said, those playing should be putting enough of a shift in to challenge for a place in the starting day squad, and a number did not do that today. We move on to the next one and at some stage, the starting XI will be very close to the one for the Yeovil game. I still feel we have a stronger squad than last year. Whether it is strong enough to win 100 points plus next season is a moot point.
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Squad looks very weak!
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I posted my opinion well before the Buxton game , in fact after the Brigg fixture and im sticking by it .. Butler has not a clue what his favoured first 11 is and more so a consistent system so players can gel into it.
Im not confident at all for the coming season … hope im wrong.1 user thanked author for this post.
As has been mentioned before don’t go soiling your undies over a preseason friendly, begin your judgement after the first ten games of the season, moving on.
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I must admit to having more than a degree of concern.
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As has been mentioned before don’t go soiling your undies over a preseason friendly, begin your judgement after the first ten games of the season, moving on.
It could be too late then. Proactive rather than reactive surely.
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I went last night, was a proper pre-season friendly and shouldn’t be read into too much. Buxton played well attack, ran and created opportunities especially down their right our left. Had they been able to finish it would have been more.
From that 11 only 5 Alfie, JB, Ogle, Butterfield and Howe stand a chance of starting the first game of the season IMO. The trialist for me on the whole weren’t good enough with senior players having to coach and talk them through I know they won’t have trained much with us but surely at our level they shouldn’t need that as much and should be able to slot in.
Would think that from this Leeds game on Saturday we will hear and see the proper starting XI being revealed.
Still think we need another GK to properly challenge Jones as well as a mobile big lad who will challange and assist DW
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Butler has not a clue what his favoured first 11 is and more so a consistent system so players can gel into it.
Isn’t that what pre-season friendlies are all about? Got a few piss about games to form a conclusion.
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I know it was only a friendly, but last night it was the strongest side we have played up to now, but the weakest starting eleven
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Am not sure that is what Gale has been brought in for tbh. He is tall but can’t see him being that bruiser to trouble CB with his strength and aggression
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How about revisiting Márton Bukovi‘s 2-3-2-3?
Can go 2-3-5 in possession / attacking
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We don’t seem to have a great record with pre season triallists from memory.
Southend have had a few through the door and have signed 3 after only a day or two in the building, one being Colclough who i always thought was decent on the field (a bit iffy off it).
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Well really Andy,distances what the f ya talking about wtf are distances? mentioned twice and the free interview only lasted 48 secs 8 of which was adverts.
And the positive from him was we didn’t get any injuries.
11 changes you know!Guy’s full of bs.
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Selective memory IA. There was much complaining when his insistence on 5 at the back with a squad unsuitable for the tactic was delivering dire football and poor results.
A few on social media called for his head but most were calling for a change of formation. Even at Scarborough when he bolstered his 5 at the back with Evans playing in midfield in front of them against a bang average team there were no Butler out shouts. When we went out of the cup against Guisley without having a shot worth the name fans still bit their lip. I accept at half time after a desperately poor half against relegation threatened Marine then about 30 of the 5 or 6 hundred away fans booed Butler back to the dugout. There was a few of these individually requesting Butler do one. I didn’t join in but certainly felt he was likely to be “sacked in the morning”. Watching one of our 5 defenders (Nicholson) handing a goal to their loan forward whilst we failed to create a chance at the other end tends to only end one way.
Lady luck stepped in during the second half with the ref giving us a very dubious penalty and their centre half gifting Whitehall another one. That’s the centre forward and leading scorer that came on in the second half having been dropped for some reason only one person will ever know.I have heard from someone that claims to be ITK that Butler was told at that point to change the formation. I prefer to hope he finally spotted the obvious and actually changed his mind.
No matter the quality of football improved as did the results and the rest is history.Any pressure on Butler was a result of his own pig headedness.
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Finishing second to a team with a quarter of the budget was not too impressive but he redeemed himself by winning the playoffs.
Did well last season in the National League so absolutely deserves another shot. Alarming we have spent half of pre season playing his beloved 5 at the back again.
If he is so enamoured with the formation why does he never recruit players to suit it?4 users thanked author for this post.
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