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.
September 11, 2020 at 9:20 am
in reply to: Turan#194536
les Scunny put it on Twitter about the commentary, and said about how to change it but did say EFL are hoping it will automatically switch to to the local commentary for Saturday to the club you have registered to and watching the game on.
why did you listen to their commentary les, if you had gone into settings you could have had Radio Humberside’s, the bit I saw of the preseason game their commentators took biased to a new level.
Didn’t they say a couple of weeks ago the clubs got all money until fans are back in the ground, I can see all games will be shown to away fans because I don’t think away fans will be allowed for a few months yet.
The clubs are getting the money Alfred, and the away games Barton will be like Tuesdays game at Lincoln you will order it like the Port Vale game, how the money works out between home and away clubs I don’t know, but a mate of mine who supports Rotherham says in the Championship he understands that it is estimated how many away supporters would normally attend and any more goes to the away team, but that isn’t confirmed and may be different in league 1 and 2.
McAtee isolation
Rowe injured
McGahey back in training
Clarke back in training
Beestin ?
Mooney ?
Hippolyte in training
Turan probably training
Onoriase physio after op
Olomola injured
Van Veen operation
For a first game of a season we had a lot of players missing today which is not very good, I have no idea if Vale were short of any players, so we will have to wait and see whether the missing lads make much difference.
I wish someone would coach our lot to score injury time winners, again they scored from a cross but whether Rory could have done better I don’t know, I think our defender might have put him off, but he did play better today.
