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Team vs Southend
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Yoda
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only the 3 players not doing what was asked of them? Try 11...
Harsh I believe, just a collective off day all round, but for me Thomson's display was the most abject of the lot. We seriously need to win this game so lets take the game to them and attack.
Kuipers
Whing
Elphick- Quality prospect though looks tired
Butters
Mayo - only as Richards is unfit and Rents isn't good enough
Robinson
Racon
Martot
Westlake
Forster
Murray
Cox - Out the team as he can't cross and deadballs are hopeless
Thomson - how many holding midfield players do we need, not convinced
Rents?
Lynch - if fit
Gatting?
From the report I got from the dug out, Murray would have come off if it wasn't for others being totally knackered and us chasing the game, and Wilkins was livid with Racon first half and most the second half for not pushing their midfield back.
Yes the other's weren't much better. The only one I would give any praise to is Cox. Yes his corners were shocking but he was the only one to show any desire & heart during the whole game.
and Cox needs some length... on his corners.
bright1064
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I think you have got it spot on there mate
Thomson has been out of form (bar a few matches) since he joined us, so dropping him in favour of Martot will do no harm.
I would also like to see Wilkins bring Robinson on a bit earlier this time if things aren't going to plan. He causes tired defences more problems than any other player I can think of.
Mendoza
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In what way in the past few games? He didnt do anything against Port Vale or Forest for starters
bright1064
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He changed the game against Cheltenham at home. He was the one player drove us forward in the last 15 mins.
And I thought he looked more threatening than anyone else (bar Cox) against Vale.
And I thought he looked more threatening than anyone else (bar Cox) against Vale.
Id disagree with port vale as he got on the ball and gave whing some ammo for late crosses.
I think abit of fresh legs with jake may be ideal for tuesday.
Could even play a 4-3-3 with jake and coxy making it a 4-5-1 whilst defending.
We do counter well with their pace and could free us up a bit.
Kuipers
Mayo
Lynch
Elphick
Whing
Racon
Thomson
Westlake
Robinson
Cox
Forster
Mendoza
NSC's Most Stalked
I think Robinson is a great player, but he usually disappoints when coming on, especially at Forest.
Port Vale he didnt do much from memory, but then again nor did anyone else.
Port Vale he didnt do much from memory, but then again nor did anyone else.
Scotty Mac
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- Jul 13, 2003
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trouble is if you play robinson on the left then you leave mayo even more exposed, with is a problem. he looks good with somebody who can defend infront of him, but take that away and he can be a liability. and i really wouldnt want to see cox on the left, as since he has come back in wide on the right he has played his best stuff of the season
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Are the 1983 squad still in town ?
Id disagree to be honest, Not with the cox business but i'd say that both right and left backs were left in the shit on sat and we were outnumbered evrytime and picked apart because of this.
Cos hasnt been on the right hes been at the top of a diamond but i would like to see a solid 3 in the middle on tuesday. I think that could benefit us for this game.
And then the pace of jake and cox for counter attacks westlake can join aswell leaving racon and thomson sitting infront of the defense. Jakes vastly improved his tracking back and westlake didnt look greatly comfortable on the left of a diamond and id like to see him tuck into the left of a midfield 3
Scotty Mac
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if the full backs have been picked apart in a home game against the side bottom of the table, then i hate to think what is going to happen when we come up against a side away from home on a good run who are above us
cox played the entire game wide right at walsall, and i thought he had his best game of the season. it was in similar circumstances as well to that which we will face on tuesday - going away to a team we have to beat, as opposed to settling for a point ala leeds or forest
4-4-2 please.
I hate the f***ing diamond. If we are going to try to WIN, then we'd be as well playing Ann Diamond
I hate the f***ing diamond. If we are going to try to WIN, then we'd be as well playing Ann Diamond
I agree with you it is must win, but playing 4-4-2 doesnt make it more attacking then playing a 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 we will have so much pace on tuesday and like it or not they will have a lot of the ball so playing that way could benfit us massively leaving westlake more comfortable and letting racon get in more advance areas where he can pass all day.
I think that its a good formation and also murray is looking so leggy at the moment that jakes pace may be a good choice.
forumwayseagull
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I don't really care who plays, HOWEVER if no one makes a tackle and we LET their team run at us continuously again there must be hell to pay.
Saturday was a joke as not one person in the entire team was prepared to make a challenge on any of their players until they were trying to clear a shot that had come off the wood work.
Racon has to get stuck in more as he was no more influential than loft on saturday........
Remember contracts are up for grabs and we have proven with the 100 grand bid for Levin that we are up for improvements. I will be very interested to see who is ACTUALLY offered a new deal if we play like that again.
Saturday was a joke as not one person in the entire team was prepared to make a challenge on any of their players until they were trying to clear a shot that had come off the wood work.
Racon has to get stuck in more as he was no more influential than loft on saturday........
Remember contracts are up for grabs and we have proven with the 100 grand bid for Levin that we are up for improvements. I will be very interested to see who is ACTUALLY offered a new deal if we play like that again.
BensGrandad
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Very true, the diamond formation allows the opponents too much room to play in midfield.
Simply because we have a very small squad in terms of quality and nobody better to bring in other than Butters for Lynch, who had a stinker, I believe that we will have to start with the same 11 who started againt PV.
Zesh Rehman
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Kuipers
Mayo
Lynch
Elphick
Whing
Robinson
Westlake
Racon
Cox
Murray
Forster
Mayo
Lynch
Elphick
Whing
Robinson
Westlake
Racon
Cox
Murray
Forster
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