Higdon

[sitwell]

All his 5 goals are different, we just need to get the ball to him in the box. People were only saying of McNuts last week that it didn't matter what he did outside the box as long as he's banging the goals in. The same should then apply to Higdon.

Against Yeovil he took the most grief because he wasn't winning headers or getting up to win them against their giants, however nobody asked why suddenly did we become a long ball team when he came on?

I agree ,however his build has the unfortunate reaction of supporters thinking he should win every ball and players start to play long high balls to him. If they can be coached to carry on playing to the wings and supporters cut him some slack we could have the answer.

 

[Pinchy]

At a bit of a tangent, it's time for (some of) us to acknowledge that late goals are not 'lucky' or 'got away with it' events.

Games last at least 90 minutes and every one of those minutes is there to be put to good use. We have done it too often to be coincidence or good fortune. We do it because Nigel is building a team of ability, fitness and character comprised of lads who don't give up. It is very laudable.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

At a bit of a tangent, it's time for (some of) us to acknowledge that late goals are not 'lucky' or 'got away with it' events.

Games last at least 90 minutes and every one of those minutes is there to be put to good use. We have done it too often to be coincidence or good fortune. We do it because Nigel is building a team of ability, fitness and character comprised of lads who don't give up. It is very laudable.

It is weird how early goals are due to a team starting strongly, yet late goals are not due to a team finishing strongly but 'luck'

 

[itsinyerblood]

At a bit of a tangent, it's time for (some of) us to acknowledge that late goals are not 'lucky' or 'got away with it' events.

Games last at least 90 minutes and every one of those minutes is there to be put to good use. We have done it too often to be coincidence or good fortune. We do it because Nigel is building a team of ability, fitness and character comprised of lads who don't give up. It is very laudable.

Well commented on Pinchy, any of those negative comments just adds a cloud over what is a side who are beginning to come together. We're not reliant on a single player to save the day, as has been mentioned elsewhere, so our strength in depth is probably our most positive quality. If we break down teams late in the day, so what? Who's complaining? It seems we were the better side overall, and the fact that we beat one of the better teams in this division is a reflection of what NC has built.

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Sounds remarkably like the approach of The Special One, and he seems to be doing OK!

true, and I believe we have a special one too - there is just something about NC. For the ones who were around in his dads days, NC seems to have a certain no nonsence way without the flamboyance.

Just seems to get on with the job in hand, produces teams that seem hard to beat.

He'll do for me.

UTB

 

[mattbianco1]

I genuinely have no idea how anyone thought he could have reached that JCR cross. It looked miles away from him to me. The key to when Higdon is on the pitch is tactics. We need to get bodies round him for flick ons and holding the ball up, and we need to get crosses in the box.

5 goals in 12 appearances, averaging a goal every 126 minutes. You can't ask for a better striker rate than that for someone who gets so much stick.

I was on the front row and i'm not sure anybody could have reached it. It was a dangerous cross don't get me wrong but it wasn't in the direction of anybody.

 

[mattbianco1]

I think with Higdon on the pitch it makes us play in a totally different way. With McNulty or Baxter there, a quick short give and go works with crosses flashing across the 6yard line on the ground. With Higdon there, it's totally different. The cross in for his first was perfect, the header was even better. However, we wouldn't have put in crosses like that with McNulty on the pitch.

 

[wizadry]

Has anyone got a clip of this cross from JCR that Higdon should or shouldn't have got too?