We lacked height up front today

[Silent Blade]

We played lovely football in the 1st half but one of the reasons why we find it difficult to break down defences is that we really do not have a striker who is strong in the air

 

[Grappler]

We played lovely football in the 1st half but one of the reasons why we find it difficult to break down defences is that we really do not have a striker who is strong in the air

We have no height outside the back three

 

[YES Blade]

Scoring 2 goals at home should be enough for a promotion side to win.

Goal scoring clearly isn't this team's problem.

 

[Harry's Game]

Lavery won quite a few headers I seem to recall.

 

[Silent Blade]

Scoring 2 goals at home should be enough for a promotion side to win.

Goal scoring clearly isn't this team's problem.

We have had so much possession this season but our conversion ratio is poor

 

[Caseh]

Lavery won quite a few headers I seem to recall.

If I'd not been at the match, and just listened to Wilder's interview, I would have thought Lavery was poor, but in actual fact he was a threat all the way through, and we looked much worse when he went off, IMO.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Not sure if height is the problem. O'Connell, Basham and EEL were fucking crap and they're the tallest.

 

[Esablade]

McCabe unveils new signing....

 

[Silent Blade]

Not sure if height is the problem. O'Connell, Basham and EEL were fucking crap and they're the tallest.

I am talking about height UP FRONT.

 

[Tyler Durden]

I am talking about height UP FRONT.

My mistake, apologies.

But the defence cost us more.

 

[YES Blade]

We have had so much possession this season but our conversion ratio is poor

We're top scorers in the league, what more do you want?

We're scoring goals, does it matter how tall they are? I wouldn't swap "short arse" Sharp for any striker in League One!

 

[Silent Blade]

My mistake, apologies.

But the defence cost us more.

We play with three at the back and they play high up the field which can be a risk when we lose the ball and the opposition break quickly. That is what happened to Walsall's first two goals last week. I admit our defence should have dealt with Gills two chances today. Playing EEL up front in the final minutes was too little, too late

 

[Silent Blade]

I fully agree with what Bergen Blade posted somewhere else (see below). With the possession we have had this season, we need to improve the conversion ratio

At times when we're trying to carve through teams defending deep, we get to the last third but seem reluctant to put in crosses. When we do we tend to aim for the first post too often, as we know we lack the height up front to challenge for the far post/floating crosses. A few teams have matched our formation i.e. played with three centre backs and when they're defending deep it's really hard for the likes of Sharp, Lavery and Done to get away from their markers/get first to the ball. I think any good manager would study what happened in the Walsall game and try to make matches against us similar. In such scenarios Hanson would offer us an aerial threat in the box and make us harder, less predictable to defend against.

I don't think we have to hoof it from defence to his head, but when it's congested in the centre and we get the ball wide we would have the option of a low and a high cross. Clarke gives us a bit of that, but Hanson is clearly better. Would he be happy to come here and play the role of an impact sub though?

 

[Jehovah]

We played lovely football in the 1st half but one of the reasons why we find it difficult to break down defences is that we really do not have a striker who is strong in the air

Are you Hanson's agent?

 

[Esablade]

I fully agree with what Bergen Blade posted somewhere else (see below). With the possession we have had this season, we need to improve the conversion ratio

At times when we're trying to carve through teams defending deep, we get to the last third but seem reluctant to put in crosses. When we do we tend to aim for the first post too often, as we know we lack the height up front to challenge for the far post/floating crosses. A few teams have matched our formation i.e. played with three centre backs and when they're defending deep it's really hard for the likes of Sharp, Lavery and Done to get away from their markers/get first to the ball. I think any good manager would study what happened in the Walsall game and try to make matches against us similar. In such scenarios Hanson would offer us an aerial threat in the box and make us harder, less predictable to defend against.

I don't think we have to hoof it from defence to his head, but when it's congested in the centre and we get the ball wide we would have the option of a low and a high cross. Clarke gives us a bit of that, but Hanson is clearly better. Would he be happy to come here and play the role of an impact sub though?

If he comes he'll be fighting for a first team spot with Lavery...

 

[Silent Blade]

Are you Hanson's agent?

No. I am open minded about him coming to us. Could be a case of using him for the rest of the season and then find a better target man this summer (if we go up)