Welling Match

[voiceofreason]

Let me start this thread off.

This was the fourth PSF I have seen this year and the squad is beginning to look settled, although still some improvement needed up front and at the back.

We still seem to be getting caught by the quick break through the middle at the back, but having French in the centre back position last night certainly added a bit of pace to the quality of both Jerome and Wattsy. I was mightily impressed by the pace of 2 or 3 of the Welling players, although perhaps you should expect that given the position they now find themselves.

Whilst we are nabbing a few goals I don't think we have quite clicked yet up front....certainly Frannie looks the business though with his movement and desire to work for others. Orlanda is a gem waiting to explode (hmmm mixture of sayings there) into life but he is running a bit hot and cold at the moment and Charley will clearly run and run and run and has that inate ability to hang onto a ball even when surrounded by opposition players.

Boothy and Draycs can still do what they do best - sniff around, get in the gaps and create half chances. Whether they are strong enough to continue all season and get those supporting goals remains to be seen. Dawson had a good game supporting midfield and attack, and Danny Lye again did what he does best - a midfield dynamo breaking up play and delivering balls through. He seems to have broadened out and the better for it.

Tom Mills had a steady game, but I did just wonder if he could have pushed their players back a bit more by taking them on and overlapping with play. He does that so well but seemed a tad restricted last night.

Unfortunately I don't think Danny Parkinson had a great game last night - caught 2 or 3 occasions by some exceptional play down the Welling left wing....but Richard Davies in the second half was phenomenal. A great player in the making there.

Rory, Alex and Alex all performed well when they came on and certainly added to the pace, much like happened at Faversham last week.

All in all a good performance against a better team and it bodes well for the season - if perhaps a couple of other signings possibly needed - one to support Frannie and one to cover Tommy Mills just in case.

[ontheup]

I thought we did pretty well as well, and considering they won the Conf South by some margin last season meaning they are now 2 leagues above us, a 2-1 defeat is nothing to be ashamed of.

Incidentally, considering how much criticism Ebbsfleet levied at the pitch after their defeat, I don't think you'll find too many complaints from the Welling players who looked more than at home.

On the subject of pitches, Canvey had a game called off at Waltham (I think) last night at half time because the "grass" pitch was deemed too dangerous, following ligament injuries to 3 Canvey players.

We have been playing well but I think a target man to accompany Frannie is top priority, and I am sure Jay does have someone in mind.

Flisher is good cover for Mills, and Charley Robertson can play left wing. I've been impressed with Dawson, Fabio, Fannie and Davies and considering where we were this time last year I think we are a much improved side (we were pretty good a year a go)

[daveu]

Pretty much agree with both the above but would have like Orlando to get wide a bit more rather than keep playing through the middle. Charlie Robertson looks a vey good prospect, and Davies looked by far the most comfortable of the right backs on display last night.