Match Thread vs. Altrincham 01.05.21 [NL]

[ncfcog]

Hate to say it but that was not great. Absolutely no serious threat up front despite having 9 attempts on goal. The 352 very quickly became a 541 in the first half and I think this was some of the reasoning behind IB’s subs. The default setting for this squad is to revert to a defensive deep sitting mind set which is why we always struggle to get the ball out of our half. It improved after half time with the changes but after 15 mins and no joy breaking down a defence that had conceded 10 goals in the last 4 games. Despite what others have said Rúben is by far the most creative player we have and was the only one who showed any kind of forward minded intent, he shouldn’t have been subbed. Enzio’s completely lost it. I still don’t blame IB for this mess, it’s been coming for a while, I think the reason we seemed to scrape wins under NA was purely because the players would work extra hard for him, they don’t appear to be doing that for the new man. Also no point playing wing backs if they can’t take on and beat a full back, that’s another reason we always end up going backwards. . . . and breathe.

[Elite_Pie]

Despite what others have said Rúben is by far the most creative player we have and was the only one who showed any kind of forward minded intent.

I'm sure that can be coached out of him, forward minded intent is an alien concept at this club.

I can imagine the instruction - "Lateralmente ou para trás Rúben, lateralmente ou para trás".

If you're not as fluent as I am in Portuguese, you can probably work it out without needing google translate!

[countygump]

[ncfcog]

I'm sure that can be coached out of him, forward minded intent is an alien concept at this club.

I can imagine the instruction - "Lateralmente ou para trás Rúben, lateralmente ou para trás".

If you're not as fluent as I am in Portuguese, you can probably work it out without needing google translate!

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