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Post by gashead22 on Jan 31, 2015 22:20:01 GMT
I'm a massive fan of DC and I also don't think its all doom and gloom after today. We drew when we should've won but hey ho it happens. However Clarke got it wrong today. Puddy should have started, he did nothing wrong to get dropped. Monkhouse should have been in midfield rather than Lockyer as well. It is frustrating how Ollie Clarke and Lockyer are not the answer in midfield but he sticks with them. 2 big errors imo. The other thing was Easter getting injured. That was beyond our control though. Oh well hopefully Clarke learns from his mistakes and changes it next week. We need to forget about automatic and focus on getting up a good run of form going into the playoffs Mildenhall's our first choice goalie, I agree it was harsh to drop Puddy but at some point SM had to return as he's our No 1 goalie. Not sure DC has any option but to play OC when he was already on the pay roll, particularly if the Chairman wants to keep him? I'm fairly certain we started 4-3-3 today with Monkhouse in midfield but that had to change once Easter departed. Mildenhall may have been our number 1 but why should he have to return if the man who had replaced him for the last 4 matches is playing well and keeping clean sheets? Nobody should be in the team based on name alone. Keeper is no exception. Font get your point regarding oc. He isn't good enough and the chairman should have no say in who gets a game. Dc had no trouble in not playing any other player he did not want from last season whether out of contract or not. Agree re the 433. Easter getting injured affected more than just personnel today unfortunately.
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Post by gashead22 on Jan 31, 2015 22:25:44 GMT
The GoodI thought Taylor was fantastic today (5 goals in 6 games, now). Unlucky not to get two or three. On a better pitch we would have battered them, but they had a bit of luck today with the way the ball fell at times (so did we, but we made our own luck at other points). I also was really impressed with Balanta, he played left-forward in place of Easter, and looked dangerous and impressive with his passing and movement. Monkhouse and Mansell were solid as always (we had 66% possession, shows how controlling they were), and McChrystal and Parkes good from open play (but poor marking for their first). It was also good to see Ellis score today, took a gamble on the defender slipping, and he did. We have great depth up front, and competition for places, with all our strikers getting goals now. The BadLockyer, whilst young, needs to work on his passing. When he's on the ball, he looks so lost. Can't fault his effort, or tackling, but his positioning was dodgy when he moved to RB, and I uphold that this is an area we need to strengthen. Mildenhall was at fault for the first, as he misjudged the flight of the ball and went for something he couldn't reach. That said, I think people are massively over-reacting to Puddy being dropped. Mildenhall did well from crosses all game, and didn't put a foot wrong otherwise. Has anyone actually seen Puddy have to make a save? Other than routine stops that most keepers should keep out? Mildenhall has won us points on his own, and I back him. The UglyThe pitch, you must understand, was shocking. The ball stuck to the floor, like playing on treacle. So, it was very difficult to get the ball moving at speed, and our attacks were slow as a result. Dartford knew how to play on it, and whilst we adapted well, they were well-versed in their set-pieces, and it played off. Nothing we could do about the second, it was a fantastic free kick, but we shouldn't have been so sloppy to give it away immediately after scoring ours. The journey was long, and I came home disappointed, but not overly surprised. I draw comfort in that we've lost 1 in 25 league games, and that we look like making the play-offs comfortably. I genuinely think that we can beat anyone over two legs, and our support at Wembley will factor to a win in the final. Heads up Gasheads. 7 points behind Barnet with 14 games to go. All to play for! Great post. Only thing I will dispute is the keeper situation. Whilst puddy hasn't made fantastic saves, he's not had to. But he hasn't made silly errors especially with crosses. Mildy may come across more confident and dominant due to his build and height but he makes trouble for himself when it comes to crosses. Puddy hasn't done anything spectacular but has quietly gone about his business and made no mistakes, for which he did not deserve to be dropped.
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Post by gashead22 on Jan 31, 2015 22:46:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 23:19:11 GMT
The GoodI thought Taylor was fantastic today (5 goals in 6 games, now). Unlucky not to get two or three. On a better pitch we would have battered them, but they had a bit of luck today with the way the ball fell at times (so did we, but we made our own luck at other points). I also was really impressed with Balanta, he played left-forward in place of Easter, and looked dangerous and impressive with his passing and movement. Monkhouse and Mansell were solid as always (we had 66% possession, shows how controlling they were), and McChrystal and Parkes good from open play (but poor marking for their first). It was also good to see Ellis score today, took a gamble on the defender slipping, and he did. We have great depth up front, and competition for places, with all our strikers getting goals now. The BadLockyer, whilst young, needs to work on his passing. When he's on the ball, he looks so lost. Can't fault his effort, or tackling, but his positioning was dodgy when he moved to RB, and I uphold that this is an area we need to strengthen. Mildenhall was at fault for the first, as he misjudged the flight of the ball and went for something he couldn't reach. That said, I think people are massively over-reacting to Puddy being dropped. Mildenhall did well from crosses all game, and didn't put a foot wrong otherwise. Has anyone actually seen Puddy have to make a save? Other than routine stops that most keepers should keep out? Mildenhall has won us points on his own, and I back him. The UglyThe pitch, you must understand, was shocking. The ball stuck to the floor, like playing on treacle. So, it was very difficult to get the ball moving at speed, and our attacks were slow as a result. Dartford knew how to play on it, and whilst we adapted well, they were well-versed in their set-pieces, and it played off. Nothing we could do about the second, it was a fantastic free kick, but we shouldn't have been so sloppy to give it away immediately after scoring ours. The journey was long, and I came home disappointed, but not overly surprised. I draw comfort in that we've lost 1 in 25 league games, and that we look like making the play-offs comfortably. I genuinely think that we can beat anyone over two legs, and our support at Wembley will factor to a win in the final. Heads up Gasheads. 7 points behind Barnet with 14 games to go. All to play for! Your right about the pitch,so why did we play more football on the deck today than in most games where the pitches were good. Other than the last shot of the match that he put over the bar,when did Taylor look like getting two or three goals. How was the marking poor for there first goal bloody Mildenhall gifted it to them. How often has our keeper had to make saves,they mostly have to deal with crosses and distribute the ball and Puddy is better at that than Mildenhall,and he never dealt with crosses the centrebacks did,how many times did Mildenhall come and take a cross,he didn't unless it was straight at him. DC was angry after the game and I do not blame him after that second half showing,watching the last two matches has been hard work just like Torquay at home. Taylor did do the best bit of skill in the game when he backheeled the ball to Monkhouse who should of at least hit the target. I hope your right about the playoffs,but we didn't beat FGR over the two games or Barnet and Grimsby have a draw at our place so not so straight forward
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Post by Fetch on Jan 31, 2015 23:28:49 GMT
The GoodI thought Taylor was fantastic today (5 goals in 6 games, now). Unlucky not to get two or three. On a better pitch we would have battered them, but they had a bit of luck today with the way the ball fell at times (so did we, but we made our own luck at other points). I also was really impressed with Balanta, he played left-forward in place of Easter, and looked dangerous and impressive with his passing and movement. Monkhouse and Mansell were solid as always (we had 66% possession, shows how controlling they were), and McChrystal and Parkes good from open play (but poor marking for their first). It was also good to see Ellis score today, took a gamble on the defender slipping, and he did. We have great depth up front, and competition for places, with all our strikers getting goals now. The BadLockyer, whilst young, needs to work on his passing. When he's on the ball, he looks so lost. Can't fault his effort, or tackling, but his positioning was dodgy when he moved to RB, and I uphold that this is an area we need to strengthen. Mildenhall was at fault for the first, as he misjudged the flight of the ball and went for something he couldn't reach. That said, I think people are massively over-reacting to Puddy being dropped. Mildenhall did well from crosses all game, and didn't put a foot wrong otherwise. Has anyone actually seen Puddy have to make a save? Other than routine stops that most keepers should keep out? Mildenhall has won us points on his own, and I back him. The UglyThe pitch, you must understand, was shocking. The ball stuck to the floor, like playing on treacle. So, it was very difficult to get the ball moving at speed, and our attacks were slow as a result. Dartford knew how to play on it, and whilst we adapted well, they were well-versed in their set-pieces, and it played off. Nothing we could do about the second, it was a fantastic free kick, but we shouldn't have been so sloppy to give it away immediately after scoring ours. The journey was long, and I came home disappointed, but not overly surprised. I draw comfort in that we've lost 1 in 25 league games, and that we look like making the play-offs comfortably. I genuinely think that we can beat anyone over two legs, and our support at Wembley will factor to a win in the final. Heads up Gasheads. 7 points behind Barnet with 14 games to go. All to play for! Your right about the pitch,so why did we play more football on the deck today than in most games where the pitches were good. Other than the last shot of the match that he put over the bar,when did Taylor look like getting two or three goals. How was the marking poor for there first goal bloody Mildenhall gifted it to them. How often has our keeper had to make saves,they mostly have to deal with crosses and distribute the ball and Puddy is better at that than Mildenhall,and he never dealt with crosses the centrebacks did,how many times did Mildenhall come and take a cross,he didn't unless it was straight at him. DC was angry after the game and I do not blame him after that second half showing,watching the last two matches has been hard work just like Torquay at home. Taylor did do the best bit of skill in the game when he backheeled the ball to Monkhouse who should of at least hit the target. I hope your right about the playoffs,but we didn't beat FGR over the two games or Barnet and Grimsby have a draw at our place so not so straight forward Harrison crossed it to him when it was 2-2, their defender deflected it towards him at the far post for a tap in, but the keeper was just that bit quicker. He also had a good chance early on after a link up with Easter. Had other half-chances too. As I recall, Mildenhall tried to punch it away and it fell to their defender, who headed into an empty net. (1) the defender should have been marked, (2) whoever was marking the near post should have stepped into the middle of the goal when Mildy went down, to be able to clear away. Easy for me to say, of course.Mildenhall's made some great saves this season, to keep us in key matches. Puddy hasn't. I agree they don't have to make these saves often, but in a 1vs1 situation, I know who I'd rely on to make the save. Just my opinion, of course.Aye, very true. In my opinion we're better now than we were when we did face those teams beforehand. Who knows.
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Post by buckrippers on Jan 31, 2015 23:53:27 GMT
Big mistake today imo not starting Monkhouse in center mid and giving Dawson a start out wide. We needed some genuine width in our play, we are far too predictable. No dont be silly, Lockyer is the only option. Agree with your comments about his distribution but would point out that he was probably one of the biggest victims of an awful pitch. If you don't play in that position all the time and then are required to fetch, carry and pass it can take some getting used to - then you are running through the worst area of a cloying muddy pitch and being asked to distribute the ball perfect weight to feet. It's certainly an aspect Tom can work on but playing devil's advocate I don't think his job today was a simple one. Agree with the comments over DC team selection, though. I'm not sure why he didn't put too experienced men in the middle in Monkhouse and Mansell and bring in Dawson out wide.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 23:56:58 GMT
Your right about the pitch,so why did we play more football on the deck today than in most games where the pitches were good. Other than the last shot of the match that he put over the bar,when did Taylor look like getting two or three goals. How was the marking poor for there first goal bloody Mildenhall gifted it to them. How often has our keeper had to make saves,they mostly have to deal with crosses and distribute the ball and Puddy is better at that than Mildenhall,and he never dealt with crosses the centrebacks did,how many times did Mildenhall come and take a cross,he didn't unless it was straight at him. DC was angry after the game and I do not blame him after that second half showing,watching the last two matches has been hard work just like Torquay at home. Taylor did do the best bit of skill in the game when he backheeled the ball to Monkhouse who should of at least hit the target. I hope your right about the playoffs,but we didn't beat FGR over the two games or Barnet and Grimsby have a draw at our place so not so straight forward Harrison crossed it to him when it was 2-2, their defender deflected it towards him at the far post for a tap in, but the keeper was just that bit quicker. He also had a good chance early on after a link up with Easter. Had other half-chances too. As I recall, Mildenhall tried to punch it away and it fell to their defender, who headed into an empty net. (1) the defender should have been marked, (2) whoever was marking the near post should have stepped into the middle of the goal when Mildy went down, to be able to clear away. Easy for me to say, of course.Mildenhall's made some great saves this season, to keep us in key matches. Puddy hasn't. I agree they don't have to make these saves often, but in a 1vs1 situation, I know who I'd rely on to make the save. Just my opinion, of course.Aye, very true. In my opinion we're better now than we were when we did face those teams beforehand. Who knows. Monkhouse had the only chance to score,and I honestly can't remember the early chance,unless your on about when the defender blocked his shot,which is good defending,not a goal scoring chance,and the keeper beating him to the ball is not a chance either. Will have to watch the Mildenhall incident again as your account is different to how I saw it,he seemed to flick the ball towards goal and someone tried to head it off the line but headed it up in the net but could have been behind the line anyway,but I could be mistaken if you saw the defender head it in. I do like the colours,i am not that good on these laptops to do it unfortunately
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 9:10:20 GMT
No dont be silly, Lockyer is the only option. Agree with your comments about his distribution but would point out that he was probably one of the biggest victims of an awful pitch. If you don't play in that position all the time and then are required to fetch, carry and pass it can take some getting used to - then you are running through the worst area of a cloying muddy pitch and being asked to distribute the ball perfect weight to feet. It's certainly an aspect Tom can work on but playing devil's advocate I don't think his job today was a simple one. Agree with the comments over DC team selection, though. I'm not sure why he didn't put too experienced men in the middle in Monkhouse and Mansell and bring in Dawson out wide. Yep agree there mate, but I've seen his poor distribution on carpets many times earlier in the season too though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 9:11:59 GMT
Did the final whistle go before Taylor's shot over the bar, or would it have counted? Cant remember, but what a chance that was to cause pandemonium
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Post by Wembley_Gas on Feb 1, 2015 11:24:47 GMT
Did the final whistle go before Taylor's shot over the bar, or would it have counted? Cant remember, but what a chance that was to cause pandemonium No. As soon as it went over the ref turned round and pointed to the tunnel and blew the whistle. If it had gone in it would have stood.
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