Just Back

Quoted from HackneyHaddock

People say chop and change the team and try a different formation or combination of players for the Trophy games, then moan when it doesn't immediately pay off.  

Then people moan that we're not winning at half time and should revert back to 442.  



So my question, as someone not at the game, is what exactly DID people want the manager and team to do today?

We went to the game , friend of mine in York listened to the radio he said it sounded bad . It wasn't pretty but we were always the better side without having  that killer ball or target man .  We were always in control but lacked something  ,  i didnt notice what sort of formation we had adopted , but feel that if we had brought on the big guns off the bench at half time the score line would have been a bigger margin . There are more important games coming up in the league , this one was a job done , tenner to get in , to which in my mind was a fare price . Horrible conditions to play in and  to watch

What is with the ball wrestling between Bogle and Henderson, very tin pot, happened at Solihull and Henderson put that into row z also, still our best chance of winning anything in reality though!

It was a dire game spoiled by the wind even further. Nolan was the best player on the pitch (again) has a clear picture of what's going on before the ball comes to him. I thought Omar did OK again, some great touches and showed his strength on a few occasions but still looks very raw and inconsistent even within games. Pearson looked rusty, he would benefit from a few games as everyone knows he is not a bad defender but a very, very good one at this level. Marshall was outstandingly poor, terrible touch, gave the ball away every time he attempted a pass. Horwood was solid, if not tested at any stage, made runs going forward but never received the ball, he looked a little rusty as well. Diamond didn't work, we play 4-4-2 very well and there's no need to change it. No one stood out, apart from Nolan and none of the fringe players have done anything to force their way into the side. I expect Tait, Toto, Arnold, Diz, Funkers and Podge back in the side on Tuesday.

Anyone think Bogle looks overtrained? Doesn't seem to have the same spring in his step as he did in the first few games.

Boggle was a big fish in a garden pond last season and is now a smaller fish in a small lake so to speak.
He,s doing Ok and can only get better, his goal tally is better than a lot in this league.

This may not be a popular view, so i shall pose it as a question.

Do we have the coaching staff to turn a raw young striker into the finished article? If he is getting the right coaching, then it's not showing much and his goal scoring has got worse the longer he's been here. His first goal for Town, he calmly passed the ball into the net and brought a smile to my face. I even commented on it in my just back thread. The sign of a good finisher is calmness in those situations. Now he is trying to bust the net and the top corner curler hit hard seems to be his modus operandi of late, with not much success. Is his natural scoring instinct being stymied by Hurst trying to turn him into LJL mk 2?

He looked all over the place to me yesterday.

Also anyone think apart from that strike does pittman look lethargic a bit overweight and just not himself ?

Seemed to used to be quite quick but looked like he was running in treacle yesterday.

Quoted from ginnywings

This may not be a popular view, so i shall pose it as a question.

Do we have the coaching staff to turn a raw young striker into the finished article? If he is getting the right coaching, then it's not showing much and his goal scoring has got worse the longer he's been here. His first goal for Town, he calmly passed the ball into the net and brought a smile to my face. I even commented on it in my just back thread. The sign of a good finisher is calmness in those situations. Now he is trying to bust the net and the top corner curler hit hard seems to be his modus operandi of late, with not much success. Is his natural scoring instinct being stymied by Hurst trying to turn him into LJL mk 2?

He looked all over the place to me yesterday.

Said this about six weeks ago and got slated, he's now playing more with his back to goal and its not his game. So yeah, agree with your comment LJL mk2

But i also think amond and bogle are the perfect partnership and work off each other.

Bogle and pittman look the complete opposite and that was the bogle again yesterday.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Also anyone think apart from that strike does pittman look lethargic a bit overweight and just not himself ?

Seemed to used to be quite quick but looked like he was running in treacle yesterday.

Yes totally agree  .