Few points from post-match with
@SUFCOfficial
boss Neil Cox.
On Eisa not featuring: “it’s one of those games I’m not sure he was gonna get much of the ball. He needs to go out wide & run at people. We was one nil up & had to stick by it at home & not sure it would suit him.”
On McAtee (who had to self-isolate): “he’s missed 3 weeks of training. I can’t afford to play somebody & bring them off after 35 minutes with a hamstring. Macca’s been doing extra. Again, people keep telling me he’ll be leaving but we haven’t heard anything.”
On Dünnwald-Turan’s absence: “Kenan felt his groin, little bit tightened up on Thursday. Could’ve played but we’ve got long season ahead of us and a big enough squad that I didn’t have to play him. Hopefully should be back in training by Wednesday or Thursday”
On Colclough: “Ryan’s had a bit of a thigh problem & playing in a 3-5-2 (previously) didn’t suit him. If we do change it to a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 he’ll be back in there. At the moment I’ve probably got more wingers than anyone in the country and it’s hard.”
so make of that what you like about playing attacking football, I think Russ has given him advice how to play in this division, why since Alexander suddenly switched formations 3 months before he was sacked have we had managers who want to grind out results, if this style of football stays it will be my last season, I don’t like losing but don’t like having nervious breakdown in the last half hour either, especially when we have players to worry opponents.
WE was promised 4 4 2 attacking football a few weeks ago, but this is Ultra Wilcox and is awful to watch especially at home, the line up wasn’t set up for entertaining football and I think in 5 games we have only had 6 or 7 shots on target, I know we have players injured but we had 3 players who are attacking players either not involved or on the bench unused, so what is the news on Colclough because there has been no mention of injury as far as I know, and McAtee was isolating and not injured so should have been soon up to speed, and why isn’t Eisa starting.
Ref 6 at least he didn’t give any important decisions against us but gave some free kicks that didn’t look free kicks.
Cox 5 I know he is learning and we have a number of players out but it was a strange lineup and he picked a team to play against Carlisle rather than a team to win a game comfortably, I hope we are not going to watch Russ style performances every week and going to be entertained because though the result was great the entertainment wasn’t, where is Colclough, Turin and McAtee, and surely Clarke must be near fit now also.
When we played Newport it was the first league game I had missed at the Sands Siro since it was built, I felt sad on the day but at least I watched it on TV via the laptop, I have missed a FA Cup game and 4 or 5 League Cup and Micky Mouse Trophy games though.
But like Barton the pass is the same as the season ticket, but saved on petrol and other oddments, and also won’t have to go to night matches on a cold winters night, though I would sooner have been there.
Been reading about the Colchester v Bolton game, Colchester sold 750 appr iFollow passes in which being the home club getting all the revenue, Bolton sold appr 2250 passes, Colchester got the money for 500 passes with Bolton getting the rest, so Bolton got more money than the home team, it it had been played with Supporters the home side would have got it all, the week before Colchester sold 350 passes for the game at Bradford so got nothing so I can see the bigger clubs having a better chance of survival than the smaller ones so fearing the worst for clubs like ours unless PS can cover it, so some people before you pull the Chairman down just remember if he doesn’t stand the losses we can easily join Macclesfield.
What I have seen of the Vale, Newport and Crawley games is, defensively we have not played with a proper full back apart from Butroid against Vale, all 4 goals conceded in these games have all been defensive errors or poor defending, the goals against Newport and Crawley through playing a midfielder at right back and getting caught on the wrong side of the winger, central defence looks OK apart from Vale’s first goal, midfield seems OK, but upfront Loft was isolated first 2 games but scored 2 cracking goals, yesterday he wasn’t at his best so people who have praised him the last 2 games have made him the worst footballer ever, he had a new partner yesterday who had a indifferent game, we are without a few players through injuries and a couple who we have no idea were they are, but over those 3 games we have never troubled the keeper apart from the 2 goals, players are being played out of position and the formation isn’t suiting what we have got, we desperately need experience at full back or proper full backs and honestly Hornshaw will never be a full back, also attack wise we need to start working the keeper because yesterday he only had one shot to save, and seeing what height we have upfront I can’t remember us winning many headers and never felt we would score always picking up wrong options.
I thought our general play was OK, but we wouldn’t have scored if we were playing now, Hornshaw like last week wrong side of the winger for their goal, it’s going to be a long season if we can’t make the keeper make a save and again we gifted them the goal.
Watson 6 did OK, not sure if he could have Don anything about the goal
Hornshaw 5 not the best full back, better going forwards
McGahey 7 did OK, injured
Cordner 7 played well
Bedeau 7 better than last week
Vincent 6 average performance
Spence 6 average performance
Loft 5 should have done better early on with a header
Turan 5 some nice touches but no threat
Gilliead 7 probably our best player
Hippolyte 7 hard luck with shot that grazed the post but was OK
Subs.
O’Malley 7 did well
Eisa 5 not at his best, needs to be wide
Hallam 5 wasn’t on long enough to make improvement
Ref 7 couldn’t argue with his performance
Cox 5 still probably struggling with getting his best team out, where is Colclough.
Hereford, Chester, Bury, Accrington, Darlington, Aldershot, Maidstone, Wimbledon and Scarborough in recent times have made comebacks from the dead. Plus more have had to go backwards to move back forwards plus Wimbledon relocated yet then reformed themselves, I hope Macclesfield bounce back.
If Beestin ( if it was him ) and McAtee have been in quarantine for two weeks it depends when they are allowed back to training and fit to start so may be on the bench.
Well said NI, people who donate to Prediction League and Patreon or both are helping the site so if we have a sponsor good on Brad and the two Matt’s for making it possible and keeping Bru going.
I said steady, but nothing special,( his performance yesterday ), in other words I didn’t say he was rubbish but not outstanding either not a useless footballer, I haven’t seen enough of him to form that opinion but I don’t think he is a regular full back and was only referring to yesterday’s game.
Watson 6 – I think he would have saved the goal if our player hadn’t deflected it, put us under pressure for not coming out at corners.
Hornshaw 6 – steady but nothing special
McGahey 7 – got 90 minutes in and played OK
Cordner 7 – good game
Bedeau 6 – not his best game
Hippolyte 7 – decent debut, will get better
Spence 6 – OK but not outstanding
Vincent 6 – looked better last week
Gillihead 6 – is better on the wing
Eisa 6 – tried hard but better on the wing
Loft 8 – isolated but scored a great goal and I am waiting to see him with Turan or KVV as a front pair
referee 9 – was very good for both teams and didn’t want to be the centre of attention
Cox 5 – too much Wilcox style influence at the moment with style of play, probably do to injuries and Turan only just getting his Permit, Neil said he wants him and Loft upfront together, a bit surprised Colclough not being brought on for his experience late on seeing he started against Vale and to me wasn’t that bad and made the goal, but these young players will get better.
These inexperienced players will get better and remember we have players to come back, also will be interesting to see two 6’2” plus strikers up front together because Neil said tonight he wants to play them together but the German lad has only just got his visa, surprised Colclough wasn’t brought on for his experience because they looked comfortable at the back late on, cracking goal by Loft though but poor defending by us for theirs, I think Watson would have saved it if it hadn’t got the deflection.
