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Agree with the point about teams standing off us knowing we can’t score against a packed defence. Millwall did it earlier in the season & we had a late ‘flurry’ but only because they allowed it.Think it’s a fair summary of events. We only looked better because they stood off us after they scored the second knowing that we could still be playing now and not found a way to score.
Way off it physically, technically and mentally. Three games in and Wilder is already starting to show signs of cracking.
Long season ahead, talk of any sort of mid table push is laughable.
Agree with the point about teams standing off us knowing we can’t score against a packed defence. Millwall did it earlier in the season & we had a late ‘flurry’ but only because they allowed it.
Shades of the most recent Prem relegation season at the moment. We only play well in patches, can’t hold on to possession or play through teams, and by 60 minutes we’re knackered.
Teams are finding it far too easy to score against us & then know they can sit in & the chances of us scoring are very slim. We don’t even get the ball in the box or have shots in anger!
I think that was a better decision than the Ogbene shove, which could have been a red card. Still don’t agree with the disallowed goal though.
What’s your overall view on the performance Bergen?
Bergen Blade for set piece coach!On the first goal, McGuinness is not marking Stewart. We use a mix of man marking and zonal marking.
Our three centre halves zonal mark between the posts. O'Hare's zone is in front of the first post, to clear low balls in. Then we have Peck to challenge anyone coming into the zone at the first post.
Our man marking players are Ogbene, Campbell, Burrows and Davies (red text below). All these are marking men taller than themselves. Their job is to prevent a real leap for the ball.
Hamer is zonal marking around the penalty mark, probably assigned to close down opponents just outside the box.
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Not sure if it's 100% deliberate, but Southampton manage to find a flaw in our setup. The outswinging corner lands outside the 6 yard box, over O'Hare, but also slightly away from Peck's main zone. Armstrong is one of the smallest players on the pitch, but manages to nod it goalwards. Stewart reads this, Davies doesn't, and their main goalscorer can prepare, shape up and shoot unchallenged at the back post.
McGuinness is taken out by the wrestling Charles and shouldn't be blamed for this goal.
Thanks for the report Deadbat.
Taken in isolation we possibly could be a bit happier with the performance against one of the (supposedly) better teams, in the context of the previous games though it was another disappointing defeat.
Can't believe we turned down PNE taking Cannon on loan.
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