Match Thread vs. Boreham Wood 08.12.20 [NL]

[Mark_Ross]

Really? I'm not convinced about that.

That's about as optimistic as any sane person can get with Notts.

[Stan Marshall]

Interesting that we’ve changed formation at half-time in the last 2 matches, which suggests we haven’t got it right initially. Seems to me that something’s not right with that somehow.
As other posters have already said, why doesn’t Ardley let the opposition worry about us, rather than the other way round?

[Kelton]

It's not good enough because we set up a negative team, played poorly and lacked any cutting edge that's why all but you are annoyed kelton . Please tell me you are not an Ardley lover?

We played two wingers they played 352. It means whenever they are in control of the ball our wingers have to support our fullbacks. Neither did in fact Walker left DKE exposed time and time again. They had crosses coming in over and over which our CB’s dealt with admirably. We played one up front and tried to support him through Reeves and JOB. We created enough to win the game and we have to take these chances because we are not good enough as a team to expect to keep 4 cleansheets in 11days, yes weve played 4 games in 11 days. Slagging off the defence who have conceded one goal in 350 minutes is ridiculous. Chances converted win games chances missed can be costly. On to Yeovil where we go again

[legs77]

This is why we will be play offs at best to win the league you need to win 5-7 games on the trot to chew the points up we won’t do that under Ardley he might win 4/5 but then will draw/lose next two.

Torquay are flying at the minute but I think Stockport will reel them in.

No point getting angry it’s standard stuff which we all knew about this team it is ISNT good enough to go up automatically.

Another point as I mentioned a few weeks back any point signing Wolfe?

[magpie_mania]

You don't seem to have worked it out so far laddo, so can I try and make a few things clear? I don't own a pitchfork, I'm not a knee-jerk type, I don't hate Ardley, I don't have an agenda, and I never want Notts to lose. All of my posts are based on a logical, rational personal belief that I just don't think Neal Ardley is capable of taking my club forward. It started on the 19th of February 2019 when Newport stuffed us at home, and it was confirmed on 4th of May 2019 when defeat at Swindon cost us our league status. I can honestly say hand on heart I have really hoped he would prove me wrong, but I still can't see any evidence that he will.

Have to say that while I am not in the Ardley out camp, I was very concerned by his tactics tonight. More worried about the opposition than confident in his own.

[Davy500]

Said all along we would be play offs , let hope Ardley does not bow that too, your only concerned about his tactics now ?? They have never changed in more than 2 years he has been here
Dark evening , now 11 points behind Torquay, and another goal from a set piece, where they had 2 headers un challenged
Notts never kill teams off, ang go into the closing stages with any team still able to win , tonight went against us

If supporters there, Notts would been booed off

[drillerpie]

Another point as I mentioned a few weeks back any point signing Wolfe?

According to Ardley we signed him to give us, among other things, more height at set pieces.

Oh.

[Kelton]

Said all along we would be play offs , let hope Ardley does not bow that too, your only concerned about his tactics now ?? They have never changed in more than 2 years he has been here
Dark evening , now 11 points behind Torquay, and another goal from a set piece, where they had 2 headers un challenged
Notts never kill teams off, ang go into the closing stages with any team still able to win , tonight went against us

If supporters there, Notts would been booed off

Booed cus we lost yes not cus they didnt give it their best and didnt compete. They did all of that but missed ***** chances

[Davy500]

Exactly - never kill teams off , then go into the later stages, when either team can win- tonight it went against us

[Notts78]

We played two wingers they played 352. It means whenever they are in control of the ball our wingers have to support our fullbacks. Neither did in fact Walker left DKE exposed time and time again. They had crosses coming in over and over which our CB’s dealt with admirably. We played one up front and tried to support him through Reeves and JOB. We created enough to win the game and we have to take these chances because we are not good enough as a team to expect to keep 4 cleansheets in 11days, yes weve played 4 games in 11 days. Slagging off the defence who have conceded one goal in 350 minutes is ridiculous. Chances converted win games chances missed can be costly. On to Yeovil where we go again

We don’t have the strikers that are clinical enough to take the chances that come. The only exception is Knowles as we haven’t seen enough of him, Wooton, Sam and Thomas aren’t natural finishers. So what that means is that we need to create more chances in the hope we score one of them.
What needs to stop is this insistence of Ardley to play all 3 of the cart horses at the same time. One is adequate, 2 is too many meaning 3 is taking the piss. Any momentum the players got from previous games has diminished with al the changes.
I’m starting to think that NA and BoJo share the same ‘science’.