Full Time : Northwood 1 - 0 Slough Town

[brighton_rebel]

full time result unfortunately - we really got to start picking up some points

 

brighton rebel

[Woody SUFC]

to be fair Slough were unlucky. Although your number 3 should of been sent off for a foul when he was the last man.

 

What the hell did the keeper thing he was doing for that goal!?

[Tom]

Slough had most of the ball throughout the game.

 

First half goal was an odd one, seemed as if Allaway thought the ball was going wide from a long range shot - went straight in.

 

Second half missed a sitter from about 5yards, with the follow up going wide.

 

In my opinion we need to get the ball forward more, too much time is wasted passing the ball backwards when we have the ball in their half or playing the ball unnecessarly across the defence when we find ourself getting caught out. Considering we had most of the possession to me this should have been an easy game to win.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Woody you were there???? We were poor match report to follow in about 20 mins!

[Matt]

Yep, you can have all the possession in the world but if you don't create anything, you don't score. Disappointing individual performances from Metcalfe and Hakki as well. Metcalfe in particular couldn't do a thing right. Hodges keeps getting dragged out wide and there's nobody to aim for in the middle. Matt Seedel holds the ball up well and creates space when he comes on but should have scored tonight.

[Woody SUFC]

I was Marcus. Your defence tried playing 'nice' passing footie when it should of been given to the midfeild and forwards.

[Chris]

Very frustrating, should have taken something from the game despite playing very poorly - probably our poorest performance of the season. A few points I thought about tonight:

 

1) I don't totally agree with a lot of people's views to just get the ball forward straight away when it's in defence. Yes sometimes we do play around with it too much but you have to create openings, not just lump it, fair play to Northwood they had a lot of bodies behind the ball which made our strikers hard to pick out. Sometimes yes we could have got the ball much quicker though, but not always.

 

2)My second point is Alex Haddow - wasted at left-back. When Alex came forward that was the only time we looked like scoring. Must play left-wing.

 

3) Veli played far too deep. With minutes remaining it was Metcalfe in a more advanced position and Veli one of the players staying at the back. Strange?

 

4) Gave the ball away far too easily tonight.

 

5) When was the last time we saw a midfielder go past our strikers? About three years ago. When Hodgey goes wide we had no threat whatsoever in the box. Really still think we need someone in the middle who gets around the pitch - up and down. Someone like Dean Palmer would be ideal, but I don't think Eddie rates him.

 

6) We miss Wilko big-time.

 

7) We need a strike partner for Hodgey even if that means sadly getting rid of one of the other three strikers I think as we are too obvious up front...

[richierebel]

I have just thawed out! I agree with what has been said about the game so far. We seemed too light weight in midfield and were scared to put in a tackle and mets in particular was happy to run back alongside their player and his passing was absolutley dreadful, with each game that goes past you think surely it can`t get any worse! but it does! instead of passing to the opposition as he usually does he started passing it to noone! usually off the pitch.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Woody were you behind the goal second half by any chance?

Allaway- Bad mistake cost us a goal

Steer- Worked hard but seemed to have difficulty out of position to far forward

Daly- Defensively sound (As always) but some bad distribution

Murphy: some good passes, and gave 100%

Saulsbury: Again looked awkward out of position

Haddow: Worked hard, looked dangerous going forward

Hakki: Doesnt look fully fit.

Spencer: Played well, should have scored! Some good play building up!

Harris: Didnt look his normal self, made little impression

Hodge: Tried hard and some good touches, unlucky not to score

Metcalfe: Censored

Seedel: Should have scored 2, could have scored 3

Carbone: Sub? But didnt have a great game by his usual high standards

[Matt]

Benito Carbone? He still any good? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Whoops, blame my pro evo team, the commentator says Carbone for him!

[Woody SUFC]

Nah i was in the main stand with Tom STFC.

 

No one would of spotted me. I was incognito

[Staines-upon-Thames Rebel]

Woody in the cold did you manage to control your bladder?

[Ted]

I thought that Northwood were a poorish side, and that had we had anyone who could cross the ball we could have won it. As it was the crossing was abysmal---usually behind the goal, otherwise crossed at waist height. Summed up by Harris's last corner--everyone up so the corner was low and behind them all.

 

Next practice night, forget about the passing practice and get them all practicing crossing the ball at head height in front of the bloody goal.

[Woody SUFC]

I thought Northwood's Number 11 looked tricky but I can't name one Slough player who stood out for the whole 90 mins.

 

Haddow was my MOM for Slough

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

I still say Smurf 1.

[GarySTFC]

Well after the last two heartening displays from the team, tonight was a bit of a let down. Thought we lacked shape, particularly with Harris cutting in so regularly, and we still don't seem to fancy shooting from distance.

 

HAVE A GO LADS, IT MIGHT GO IN....

 

Spencer played quite well, Smurf at the back, and Haddow coming forward did well. Aside from that, Hodgey tried hard, but got little reward from a hardly renowned defence.

 

Would consider moving Sauls back into the middle of defence and Smurf to left back. Carbon on the right side of defence, with Spencer in front of him. Metcalfe and Harris in the middle with Haddow on the left. Definitely need two up front. Not convinced at all by this one in the hole, one on the shoulder of the defence malarky.

 

Not pleased. These games in hand are fast running out and we must start picking up some points, particularly away from home at places like Northwood.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Should have been

 

Allaway,

Carbon, Daly, Saulsbury, Murphy

Spencer, Hakki, Harris, Haddow

Hodges, Miller

[Radders]

As stated on the coach my team for Saturday based on tonight would be:

 

Allaway

Carbon, Daly, Saulsbury, Michael Murphy

Harris, Spencer, Gyoury, Haddow

Hodges, Miller

 

Hakki and Metcalfe were dreadful tonight!!!!!

[Martin]

Shockingly I agree with Radders almost completely. I would name that side for the game at Eastleigh.

 

I am not sure I would class Hakki as dreadful though. He is still coming back to fitness and I think he tired towards the end which was probably why he ended up playing so deep.

 

I thought both teams played poorly in difficult conditions. Simply said it would have been nil nil had we not given the ball away sloppily in midfield and then left their No.10 to have an unchallenged shot. From behind the goal it did not look like it was going in until it actually hit the net.

 

In that crowd of 189 I would have said at least half were Slough.