Match Thread vs. Chesterfield 20.02.21 [NL]

[MAD_MAGPIE]

Any manager in our league should use Chesterfield's tactics as a blueprint to play against Notts. The better managers have used these tactics against us over the last 18 months and we NEVER have an answer to it. As somebody said, Chesterfield are nothing special, but you don't have to be to negate our tactics.

I think, if we are being honest, we can count on one hand how many times Ardleyball has been really effective this season.

If the Danes really are stats men, how can they be happy with this brand of football? No shots on target at home again. It's really poor guys.

We are a strong resolute defensive outfit and to be title winners we need more goals, although that's the hardest thing to do in football.

A lot of teams at this level will respect us to the point that they will let us play football because we will pass them and dominate them with our possession and exploit gaps. As someone said earlier in the thread we are the Man City of non-league.

When we come up against sides that are not afraid to have a go at us such as Cheaterfield today, Boreham Wood and other games like Harrogate in the play off final that's where it can break down. Our game relies on passing, dominance and possession and relies on all players to be on it. Today too many were not on it so again it becomes a perfect storm where the end product is little to no attacking threat in the final third.

Part of me does think we were a bit nervy and maybe were were waiting for Cheaterfield to make a mistake as well the more the game went on so we could nick an equaliser. We need to create our own luck in future games by forcing more corners, getting the ball into good areas in the final third and test the keeper far more often or if we cant do that we need to be clinical in front of goal when we do get a chance or two a game.