Ollessendro
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Like I said before, I prefer to talk about the football. The whole report is over 4000 words and most of the comment has been around 150 'contentious' words.
Thanks for those of you that have thanked me. I enjoyed reading Deadbat's reports and fans reports go into much more detail and offer a different perspective than you may have got in the media. I'm happy to share my thoughts, as I know fans cannot make every game (particularly myself).
Responding to a few comments:
- Tranmere there for the taking? Possibly. But they had the better chances and probably edged the contest. Was it a decent away point or 2 points lost? Depends on whether you're a half full or half empty person (imo). I would have taken it before the game, but was slightly disappointed after.
- Maguire's distribution: needs to be worked on. The rest of his game is excellent. Part of it is that he doesn't always have options (midfielders and defenders need to work harder to create more space) and part of it is just routine or instructions. The latter could be easily sorted.
- The spine not good enough: Simmo, Collins, Monty (and Doyle) and Cresswell were poor last year. However they are under a new manager and in a lower division. Can they cut it? The evidence thus far suggests yes. All of them have played at a higher level, but they are all ageing. None of them are particularly athletic, but perhaps they have other qualities. Simmon was excellent on Sat, Collins has been a revelation so far, Monty does a job and Cresswell gets himself in the position to score. Perhaps we should worry about other positions. I agree with Mic that we need more pace, athleticism and dynamism in the team (it would have helped on Sat) but perhaps we should fill the rest of the team with this.
- Wilson (and Barlow): the doubters are waiting to pounce, but he has done little wrong so far. We said he needed a good start and he has surpassed all expectations. If we can take 4 points from the next two games, then that would take us into 2 very tricky games unbeaten and on a roll. September will be fairly tricky, but October looks awful. If we can be one of the front runners and take confidence and form (and a winning meantality and habbit) into October then we could come out as promotion contenders. Too early to tell indeed, but positive signs so far.
---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:22 PM ----------
Monty's strike on Sat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGbZkbM9h8
Thanks for those of you that have thanked me. I enjoyed reading Deadbat's reports and fans reports go into much more detail and offer a different perspective than you may have got in the media. I'm happy to share my thoughts, as I know fans cannot make every game (particularly myself).
Responding to a few comments:
- Tranmere there for the taking? Possibly. But they had the better chances and probably edged the contest. Was it a decent away point or 2 points lost? Depends on whether you're a half full or half empty person (imo). I would have taken it before the game, but was slightly disappointed after.
- Maguire's distribution: needs to be worked on. The rest of his game is excellent. Part of it is that he doesn't always have options (midfielders and defenders need to work harder to create more space) and part of it is just routine or instructions. The latter could be easily sorted.
- The spine not good enough: Simmo, Collins, Monty (and Doyle) and Cresswell were poor last year. However they are under a new manager and in a lower division. Can they cut it? The evidence thus far suggests yes. All of them have played at a higher level, but they are all ageing. None of them are particularly athletic, but perhaps they have other qualities. Simmon was excellent on Sat, Collins has been a revelation so far, Monty does a job and Cresswell gets himself in the position to score. Perhaps we should worry about other positions. I agree with Mic that we need more pace, athleticism and dynamism in the team (it would have helped on Sat) but perhaps we should fill the rest of the team with this.
- Wilson (and Barlow): the doubters are waiting to pounce, but he has done little wrong so far. We said he needed a good start and he has surpassed all expectations. If we can take 4 points from the next two games, then that would take us into 2 very tricky games unbeaten and on a roll. September will be fairly tricky, but October looks awful. If we can be one of the front runners and take confidence and form (and a winning meantality and habbit) into October then we could come out as promotion contenders. Too early to tell indeed, but positive signs so far.
---------- Post added at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:22 PM ----------
Monty's strike on Sat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGbZkbM9h8
