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Post by sword65 on Aug 18, 2019 5:29:16 GMT
As the game kicked off I found myself watching the team I love playing at home against 2nd bottom of the league playing 5-4-1 with no score Mclure up front and I very nearly fucked off back to the Druids on Earl street. My fears of defeat rang true when we started appallingly and the mighty Slough Town took the lead through a heavily deflected goal that Cole,or any other keeper for that matter,could do nothing about. We struggled on losing Amaluzor for alleged tactical reasons and then out of the blue their keeper done the classic Worgan manoeuvre of going on a wander leaving no score Mclure a difficult chance but he was up to it and finished well . 1-1 at half time which wasnt bad considering we were not good. Thankfully shortly into the second half our tactical geniuses on the sideline woke up to the fact that one up front wasnt working and we changed to 4-4-2 which had an immediate effect.The introduction of Iffy and his stupid haircut had immediate benefits as he found space and delivered the ball continuously into the box and in the last 20 minutes we could and should have had a hatful,was it good defending or poor finishing? Though we huffed and puffed we could not blow Sloughs house down. I thought Corne had his best game yet though the same cannot be said for Kwei or Khan who was particularly off of his game today . Clovis wasnt impressive either. No score Mclure looked good in his first game but I would like to see him in the middle with 2 up front. The defence was solid enough with George displaying a wonderful array of hoofs up field but I fear if the old hamstring is a bit dodgy then 2 games in 3 days might be a bit tough for the old boy next weekend. All in all we should have won but we didn't and with we cannot beat 21st in the league at home then it is going to be another long year especially as our next 6 games are against top 8 opponents.
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Post by sword65 on Aug 18, 2019 5:39:25 GMT
Interestingly, for a club that wants to get back with the fans, why shy away from the post bar interaction? If I’m being honest the bar was emptier than I’ve ever seen it, but obviously the best way to build a bridge with supporters isnt post match diving out a side exit. I agree mr hammerstone I have never seen the bar so empty after a game on a Saturday or a Tuesday for that matter. Maybe it's because people can drink throughout the game that they are too tanked up by the end of it. It's the first time I can remember hobbling into the bar without queueing, in fact their were 5 bar staff running to serve me. As for the players not interacting with fans after the game well this has become a trend since we became professional,who laughed?,almost as if we are not good enough for them to bother with. It doesn't unduly worry me but I know others like a quick word and in my opinion they should come into the bar even if it is only for 15 minutes.
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Post by hammerstone on Aug 18, 2019 5:53:55 GMT
Interestingly, for a club that wants to get back with the fans, why shy away from the post bar interaction? If I’m being honest the bar was emptier than I’ve ever seen it, but obviously the best way to build a bridge with supporters isnt post match diving out a side exit. I agree mr hammerstone I have never seen the bar so empty after a game on a Saturday or a Tuesday for that matter. Maybe it's because people can drink throughout the game that they are too tanked up by the end of it. It's the first time I can remember hobbling into the bar without queueing, in fact their were 5 bar staff running to serve me. As for the players not interacting with fans after the game well this has become a trend since we became professional,who laughed?,almost as if we are not good enough for them to bother with. It doesn't unduly worry me but I know others like a quick word and in my opinion they should come into the bar even if it is only for 15 minutes. I personally think it’s good to build the connection with fans on that level, a few seasons back it was good having chats with the likes of Prestedge etc after the game as things were very transparent. It will be harder for fans to have that connection and sense of belonging if they just jump into their motor straight after. Same goes for management too. That along with dwindling gates etc makes a lonely place!
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Post by daveu on Aug 18, 2019 7:08:36 GMT
Sword, Slough may be second bottom at the moment but the table means nothing at the moment. They finished only just outside the playoffs last year so I really don't understand the negativity, especially after a second half that was possibly the best 45 minutes we've played for at least a couple of seasons.
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Post by 61666 on Aug 18, 2019 7:45:22 GMT
Credit to touchline management yesterday, for being proactive - something we saw all too little of last season. First they moved Amaluzor to the Riverside, probably because he barely had a touch of the ball in the first 20 minutes. Then he was substituted well before half time, be it tactical or otherwise, with the other two subs used by the 70 minute mark. And to a degree, it worked. We were much more competitive in midfield, but Slough somehow managed enough of a rear guard to earn a draw and (like Eastbourne) will have gone home the happier of the two sides. With some tougher (on paper at least) opposition ahead, it will be interesting to see how we play. In the NL, we often did ok against the better sides who played a more open game, so it will be down to HH and JS to pick the right team for the occasion AND get the players heads right. Too many looked away with the fairies yesterday, so it was just as well that Olukobi, Johnson, Cole and Corne were awake. Indeed, can't help thinking that if we'd had George and Ryan at centre backs last season, we might still be in the NLS, but that of course is pure conjecture.
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Post by mike1968 on Aug 18, 2019 8:00:52 GMT
Interesting hearing Hakan say they took Justin off for tactical reasons. Wonder if it was anything to do with the one on one he had where he didn't square it for a certain goal. More likely his failure to track back leaving Slough to effectively double up on Chesmain. Heard Hakan say on YT :-
'Tactical decision, so... Erm, we believe that at this football club that everybody has empathy for the badge. We also believe that everyone has to work as hard for each other as for the team and er... we made a decision to take him off.' - Clearly a case of not playing as he should have done...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2019 8:06:03 GMT
Sword, Slough may be second bottom at the moment but the table means nothing at the moment. They finished only just outside the playoffs last year so I really don't understand the negativity, especially after a second half that was possibly the best 45 minutes we've played for at least a couple of seasons. Couldn't agree more, it's easy to say we were crap for the first half hour but give Slough some credit, despite their poor start to the season they came to have a go and the reality is, it caught us by surprise. They didn't look bad enough to be whipping boys and I reckon they'll climb the table as the season progresses.
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Post by 61666 on Aug 18, 2019 8:10:36 GMT
Amaluzor on the naughty step this week? A bit worrying - if management think his attitude isn't right, does this mean one of our few really creative players might fall out of favour and is this part of the reason why McClure has been signed? Hope not...
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Post by Nick on Aug 18, 2019 8:44:00 GMT
Hey 61666, I think you are reading too much into a tactical substitution.
Amaluzor is a good player, but yesterday was not doing the business effectively.
It happens. Good substitution imo, as were the later ones in the match.
McClure was signed because we are short of attackers. Simple.
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Post by sword65 on Aug 18, 2019 8:44:53 GMT
Sword, Slough may be second bottom at the moment but the table means nothing at the moment. They finished only just outside the playoffs last year so I really don't understand the negativity, especially after a second half that was possibly the best 45 minutes we've played for at least a couple of seasons. I will apologise as I didn't mean to sound negative as I said on another day we may well of scored a hatful second half ,its the fact that we didn't that brings me down because I do not know what else we have to do to win at home. As for the league tables meaning nothing then here i will disagree ,let's take the Premier league where my beloved Toon army are4th bottom after 2 games and they are there because quite frankly they are utter shite and deserve to be there and therefore in my opinion Slough ,with only one point before yesterday, can be considered as not very good and their position in the table,early though it is, is quite justified.
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Post by royalstone on Aug 18, 2019 8:52:04 GMT
Amaluzor on the naughty step this week? A bit worrying - if management think his attitude isn't right, does this mean one of our few really creative players might fall out of favour and is this part of the reason why McClure has been signed? Hope not... He failed to get back and defend when necessary and also failed to deliver a simple cross/pass into the box when someone(sorry can't remember who) was unmarked and probably would have scored had he done so. For me this was good, decisive management which sends a clear message to the whole squad that selfishness won't be tolerated. Amaluzor is a good player, he will learn from this and move forward.
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Post by jdl on Aug 18, 2019 9:32:28 GMT
For how many years have we moaned about managers not using dubs properly? Always waiting until it's too late, bringing them on only for injury or just to give them ten minutes on the pitch - and NEVER using subs before half time, even when the game was crying out for it.
Now we have managers prepared to make tactical changes at any time, as the game requires. And people complain about it!!
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Post by pieman1982 on Aug 18, 2019 9:37:11 GMT
Wasn’t this His first game back after a niggle? He would have been off the pace and I suspect under estimated slough because of their start to the season! He is young and believes he is capable of playing higher, so with three other strikers on the books all nearly fit and now aware he is not tattooed onto the team sheet he may put more effort in for his place! That is a more positive view on Saturday.
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Post by sword65 on Aug 18, 2019 9:40:01 GMT
For how many years have we moaned about managers not using dubs properly? Always waiting until it's too late, bringing them on only for injury or just to give them ten minutes on the pitch - and NEVER using subs before half time, even when the game was crying out for it. Now we have managers prepared to make tactical changes at any time, as the game requires. And people complain about it!! If we are going to use dubs can we get rid of JS2&HH and replace them with Lee Perry& king Tubby.
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Post by pedant on Aug 18, 2019 9:46:56 GMT
Credit to touchline management yesterday, for being proactive - something we saw all too little of last season. First they moved Amaluzor to the Riverside, probably because he barely had a touch of the ball in the first 20 minutes. Then he was substituted well before half time, be it tactical or otherwise, with the other two subs used by the 70 minute mark. And to a degree, it worked. We were much more competitive in midfield, but Slough somehow managed enough of a rear guard to earn a draw and (like Eastbourne) will have gone home the happier of the two sides. With some tougher (on paper at least) opposition ahead, it will be interesting to see how we play. In the NL, we often did ok against the better sides who played a more open game, so it will be down to HH and JS to pick the right team for the occasion AND get the players heads right. Too many looked away with the fairies yesterday, so it was just as well that Olukobi, Johnson, Cole and Corne were awake. Indeed, can't help thinking that if we'd had George and Ryan at centre backs last season, we might still be in the NLS, but that of course is pure conjecture. Just checking, as I can read it both ways and make sense (to me at least), but did you mean NLS?
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