Withdean Wanderer
Banned
Today, the millwall manager got it right. Mark McGhee got it wrong.
When was the last time we bought on a handful of subs at half time who turned the game round completely?
We have absolutely no plan B - If one of the strikers doesn't look like scoring, another one comes on and does no better. The midfield was being torn to pieces in the second half, and yet McGhee didn't dare try and change the shape of the team at all. Oh, and surely when you're desperate you need to throw all your strikers on? I assume Jake was on the bench, surely it was would have been worth giving him the last five minutes. Any why leave it so late to bring Leon on? It was obvious the game was turning against us.
Paul McShane, in my opinion, probably needed a few more games in the reserves to get fit. I know he has been one of our better performers, but the defence was coping without him, and today as well as Luton he just didn't look sharp enough. Butters and El Abd again weren't all that bad, but couldn't rely on the usually dependable McShane when the ball entered the penalty box.
How many one on ones did we miss as well? Hammond took the first well, but was clean through late in the half, and a goal then would probably have sewn it up. Leon i think squandered a sitter at the end as well. However, musn't forget that we absolitely BATTERED them in the first half, a great performance but a real dissapointment we were a ttotal contrast in the second half.
I still enjoyed myself today, despite asking for a seat in J, i was in H, with Mark McCammons biggest fan proving great entertainment. Oh, and the bloke at the burger van somehow manage to charge me only £4 for a cheese burger, chips and drink (a reasonable price at last!!), and managed to somehow throw in an extra portion of chips which i passed off to someone in the queue.
(Oh, and i don't think we're going down, and i apologise for ranting. I just like to show my annoyance at those stupid songs sung at one nil up, with 80 mins to play. Made us look like tits! We can stay up, but we must improve again, and fast, and certainly shouldn't expect to be beating anyone.)
3 points at Saint please!
When was the last time we bought on a handful of subs at half time who turned the game round completely?
We have absolutely no plan B - If one of the strikers doesn't look like scoring, another one comes on and does no better. The midfield was being torn to pieces in the second half, and yet McGhee didn't dare try and change the shape of the team at all. Oh, and surely when you're desperate you need to throw all your strikers on? I assume Jake was on the bench, surely it was would have been worth giving him the last five minutes. Any why leave it so late to bring Leon on? It was obvious the game was turning against us.
Paul McShane, in my opinion, probably needed a few more games in the reserves to get fit. I know he has been one of our better performers, but the defence was coping without him, and today as well as Luton he just didn't look sharp enough. Butters and El Abd again weren't all that bad, but couldn't rely on the usually dependable McShane when the ball entered the penalty box.
How many one on ones did we miss as well? Hammond took the first well, but was clean through late in the half, and a goal then would probably have sewn it up. Leon i think squandered a sitter at the end as well. However, musn't forget that we absolitely BATTERED them in the first half, a great performance but a real dissapointment we were a ttotal contrast in the second half.
I still enjoyed myself today, despite asking for a seat in J, i was in H, with Mark McCammons biggest fan proving great entertainment. Oh, and the bloke at the burger van somehow manage to charge me only £4 for a cheese burger, chips and drink (a reasonable price at last!!), and managed to somehow throw in an extra portion of chips which i passed off to someone in the queue.
(Oh, and i don't think we're going down, and i apologise for ranting. I just like to show my annoyance at those stupid songs sung at one nil up, with 80 mins to play. Made us look like tits! We can stay up, but we must improve again, and fast, and certainly shouldn't expect to be beating anyone.)
3 points at Saint please!
