Match Thread

[GarySTFC]

The only problem with 4-4-2 is that we only have one natural left sided player, Woodruffe. Lovegrove is a sweeper, Paget is a centre back, Mason can play there, although you'd take away his passing ability (Saturday aside) through the middle. If were were to go back to that, I think I'd prefer Woodruffe left wing with a defender behind him. (Barrowcliff, five years younger, would have been ideal!!)

[Kevin M (CCFC)]

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Gary-STFC said:
True Kev, but given how poorly we played on Saturday and how much pressure we had you under in the second half, whilst you're a well drilled side with a strong back line, you, very much like us, have a long way to go....

Not sure about the 'long way' for either team... we've only once this season had the same line-up for successive games, on Sat and again last night
v. Staines, and only just located the back of the net!! Aim for our season is to be sited back in Chelmsford (which should be in early Jan, so look forward to your visit in Feb) and be in a safe position in this league come end April. Next season we will see a different approach.

Best of luck for the season ahead - I'm confident you'll get through it okay.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

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Gary-STFC said:To be honest, the only thing we truly lacked was that final pass. Every free kick and cross went straight to their keeper

i think thats been our problem all season, we can put together some pretty decent build up play, mostly by flicking the ball out to josias, and we can get into positions to score, but we are unable to complete the job.
i think another thing we need to do is attack the keeper more, many times have we seen corners and crosses fly into the arms of the keeper because we position hodgy in the same place everytime, and the other players are too far away to do anything even if he does get a flick.
we need to bash the keeper around a bit and knock his confidence, even if we give away a few free kicks in the process, if we can do that then they may be more reluctant to come out and catch, allowing one of the rebels to get a head on it.
also we need to stop wasting players on a ballard long throw, 2 players tend to be wasted as the ball flies over their heads towards the flick on of hodgey.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Parkin

Carbon

Daly

Ballad

Avery?

Woody

Wilko

Seedel

Mason

Hodges

Miller

 

3-52

 

(I forgot Lovvers was out)

 

Seedel has played well in midfield before and thats the team id play tonight! Any other opinion?

[A Rebel and a Saint]

if he were to play that i would guess the line up would be similar, but maybe with mets in place of seedal once hes fit, but i cant really see eddie changing the system unless he was desperately short of centrebacks

[BFR]

ARAAS - Eddie DID change the system on Saturday despite having three fit centre backs.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

sorry wasnt there!

[Martin]

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philSTFC said:
why dont we go back to good old 4-4-2 ?

As Gary says we only have one left sided player but you also have to consider that we have no natural full back on either side. Both JC and Woody are attack minded which is why they are suited to the wing back role. To go 4-4-2 we would need to find two full backs.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

i think that our first priority should be finding a second keeper, were in trouble if parky gets injured playing all these games

[Matt]

Playing 4-4-2 with our current squad would simply be asking for trouble!

[GarySTFC]

I think a Carbon & Harris combo would work well down the right as Harris does tend to work hard when we don't have the ball and could tuck in when Josi overlaps. The left side just hasn't got the personnel IMO for a 4-4-2 at present.

 

Still, let's hope we can play a bit better than Saturday and grind out a confidence boosting result tonight.

[Martin]

Yep and a pig just flew past my window.

[Barry Scott]

whats so hard about sticking someone in at left back?

[GarySTFC]

Are you offering? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Barry Scott]

I would if I was left footed, physically fit (and the other type) and actually good at football. Maybe Martin?

[GarySTFC]

Well, we're getting somewhere as we've gone from none out of three to one out of three....

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

I'll have a go at left back on saturday... at least it saves paying to get in...

[GarySTFC]

Hopefully you will be left back!! Ho ho.

[Don Juan DeMarcus]

Comedy genius in our midst i bow down to you oh wise one!

[Barry Scott]

that won't be the first time you've bowed down in front of a man is it Kirbs?