⚽ Match Thread vs. Mansfield Town FC 14.10.23 [EFL L2]

[OchPie]

Thought we stepped it up in the last ten minutes and in shot terms it feels more likely we'd be ahead after that goalline clearance, but on balance of play you couldn't complain if we were behind.

[marky]

Not good enough, we really do need to stop sh.tting ourselves whenever they get within 25 yards of our goal but we can still win this.

[ForeignLegion]

I’ll take 1-1 here, although I reckon 1-3 if they keep going as they are

[spacemunky]

Better from us to finish off the half.*

I'm almost glad we didn't finish that chance and are still level going into the 2nd. Probably just a Notts thing lol.

[keldsyke]

Just seen Crowley’s elbow, lucky boy

[drillerpie]

Last few games we've started we'll then got stuck in an infinite 'pass round the back then launch it' doom loop. This has happened again today.

Players are not really moving much to offer an angle so if the pressing is half decent we end up doing some nervy keep ball then kicking it long.

When we do manage to play out we look good, but for about 30 mins of that half we really struggled.

[the_anticlough]

Fitness is going to be an important factor today. Will all their pressing hurt them later on?

Clear grab on Bostock's arm for their goal. The ref may have been blind-sided but the lino should have picked that up.

[legs77]

Missing Cameron badly his ability on the ball left sided is showing.

Maybe put Bostock LCB or go to back 4 ???

I doubt we do any of those things but its an option.

[hissingdwarf]

Not the best half. Rawlinson has been playing well. Looks positive, where as Brindley looks so negative. This passing back at every opportunity is the difference. They’ve been positive with movements. We haven’t.
Bench doesn’t look strong enough to change the game either
Need a lot more second half.

[keldsyke]

Fitness is going to be an important factor today. Will all their pressing hurt them later on?

Clear grab on Bostock's arm for their goal. The ref may have been blind-sided but the lino should have picked that up.

That was no foul, Bostock and Cameron need to man up, you can’t rely on the ref every time