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Butler & Schofield would be fuming about their equaliser.
Absolute shambles defensively!1. CR10 didn’t mark / track / pick their thrower of the ball up. When the thrower received the ball back, he had all the space & time in the world to deliver the cross.
2. Their no11 was completely unmarked at the throw. JR Ewing was 10 yards off of him.
3. Four of our outfield players looking after one one of their players at the near post.
4. One of our outfield players watching three of their players at the back post.
5. One of our smaller players swamped by their 3 much taller players – match up like for like?
6. Evans is in no-mans land when the ball is delivered. Why on earth is he there?
7. Benehoun, no challenge / half challenge or ‘disruption’ to their player who received the ball from the thrower. Too easy!
8. Their receiving player is able to return the ball to the thrower so, so easily.
9. Benehoun then chases the lay off back to the initial player who threw the ball in. However, he jumps and turns his back as the ball is struck. Scared?
10. Don’t turn your back / side. Stand up, be big & brave.
11. Turn your back and a good player will make you look a complete donkey.
12. Good delivery by them.
13. Unbelievable ‘non-defending’ by us.
14. Perhaps Maison’s starting position should have been central on the goal line?
Case for the defence rests your honour.
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I probably only came up with around half of your list, Rene, but didn’t bother to organise my thinking.
A splendid and pretty accurate analysis.
Rockets up rectums required?
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TBF Butler did say that they had done no defensive work yet. Having said that, professional footballers, at any level, only need to look around to see that 4 on 1 near post and 1 on 3 back post needs adjustment.
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Whilst i am reasonably happy with the front line and attacking element of the current pick n mix bunch i worry about us defensively and if not addressed could see us getting a few goals against. So lets be prepared for a few 3=2 4-3 4-4 5-4 etc etc.
Hoping AB gets an experienced keeper (shame about Eastwood) another Central defender and a nasty hard as nails midfielder SOON
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I am not impressed by our goalkeeping situation, but I am less impressed by some eager to stick the boot in for any goal conceded. Many are berating Watson for the goal, with more sensible fans saying he wasn’t at fault. Criticism is fine, but it has to be warranted and constructive. Hysteria at any goal isn’t and makes it look like a witch hunt, even if such people say it’s not.
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One way to get the fans behind the goalkeeper is to make the alternative unimaginably worse I suppose.
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We keep on about the goalkeeper being not good enough. After yesterday’s performance, what about the 10 headless chickens that are playing in front of him. No cohesion in midfield at all. Beck is about as useful as tits on bulls.
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In the National League team of the week
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