Yesterday’s Performance

[Darran]

Am I the only one that thought the second half was decent and we were having a go?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

We were abject in the first half. We were a bit less abject in the second half.

 

[monmouth]

Am I the only one that thought the second half was decent and we were having a go?

Probably

Even Jackfath may have left early yesterday . I don’t think I’ve ever seen that when it’s only 1-0. If the tv pictures weren’t distorting the numbers leaving early, of course.

I thought Hudds just let us have the ball because we didn’t have a clue what to do with it. So if that’s having a go, then yeah, we had a go. We should have won it at the end.

 

[Manselton Jack]

We were OK in the second half & yes we had a go but that's the absolute minimum I'd expect.
Huddersfield are a really poor, limited side & the fact we couldn't beat them at home shows how much we're struggling.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It probably shows how bad things are when “having a go” is somehow worthy of praise.

 

[Cooperman]

Giving it a go? Can you imagine what we could be like if Duff played to our strengths?

Playing Fulton at right back isn’t one of these. I’d love to see the thinking behind some of his tactical and selection decisions. The mind boggles.

 

[cmajack]

Giving it a go? Can you imagine what we could be like if Duff played to our strengths?

Playing Fulton at right back isn’t one of these. I’d love to see the thinking behind some of his tactical and selection decisions. The mind boggles.

Playing Fulton in midfield with Patino on the bench at home to Huddersfield isn't one of those either .

 

[waynekerr55]

Giving it a go? Can you imagine what we could be like if Duff played to our strengths?

Playing Fulton at right back isn’t one of these. I’d love to see the thinking behind some of his tactical and selection decisions. The mind boggles.

I imagine the players struggle to understand the gibberish that comes out of his mouth. His interviews make a PeRcH post seem coherent

 

[Niigata Jack]

It probably shows how bad things are when “having a go” is somehow worthy of praise.

Prosser in it, he probably had a chat and a photo with Duff etc which buoyed is mood, loves a bit of attention does Pross, just saying in case you hadn't noticed :lol:

 

[cmajack]

Prosser in it, he probably had a chat and a photo with Duff etc which buoyed is mood, loves a bit of attention does Pross, just saying in case you hadn't noticed :lol:

If Darran hasn't got a photo with them they are certainly not celebrities, and definitely not worth knowing

 

[Cooperman]

Playing Fulton in midfield with Patino on the bench at home to Huddersfield isn't one of those either .

Quite right, another example.

I said on another thread, yesterday started to go visibly pear shaped at 2pm when the team sheet was released.

 

[Cooperman]

I imagine the players struggle to understand the gibberish that comes out of his mouth. His interviews make a PeRcH post seem coherent

I wouldn't go that far.

 

[Niigata Jack]

If Darran hasn't got a photo with them they are certainly not celebrities, and definitely not worth knowing

Good point well made that! :lol:

 

[bakajack]

Having a go is the bare minimum I would expect. The first half we were shocking, there was no tempo and no pace to our play. Huddersfield clearly came to camp 11 behind the ball and play for a point and Cabango commits the cardinal sin of the defender by sliding in towards your own goal to cut out a ball across his own six yard box, no surprises that the lead is gifted to them and they clam up even more.

The walking pace 3 or 4 touch football we played in the first half was never going to break them down if we played for 450 minutes let alone 45. Fulton and Grimes were guilty 9 times out of 10 of looking for the easy pass back and not even getting their heads up or their bodies side on to the ball to have the option of moving forward.

Walsh and Paterson were picking up some great positions between the defence and attack but we were hardly ever looking to thread the ball through to them, no surprises that on the few occasions we did we looked a threat and created chances.

 

[SwansInTheLake]

Am I the only one that thought the second half was decent and we were having a go?

I mean we had a go first half. We had them penned in for most of it, just couldn't brake them down. Quality in the final third was woeful, no idea from corners or how to penetrate the penalty area.

Second half was different. We weren't nearly as in control of the game. As much as we looked more threatening we looked completely open, if they're players decided to get at us on the counter attack they would have got another, Sorba Thomas and their number 7 turned down the chance to have a go 1v1 fortunately for us. Too often Cabango and Darling were left exposed to their wide players and a better team scores 2 or 3 of those chances.