⚽Match Thread vs. Eastleigh FC 14.03.23 [NL]

[the_anticlough]

It’s not the pressure, it’s the opposition. The current vogue way of playing against us is going hyper aggressive, man for man pressing. But teams keep doing it and then gassing out after about an hour at which point we run riot. Could do without going 1-0 down to it every time mind, although not a lot you can do about that one today.

Yes, it's a copycat league.
If it works Ok for one side, others are watching and they'll just steal the game plan.
We can expect to see more of the man for man pressing. There's got to be a better solution than the goalie hitting long balls that rarely come to anything. Needs some work, because we can't rely on teams collapsing and the sooner we go ahead the oppo's game plan is disrupted.

[the_anticlough]

If you like the small milestones, after tonight we're guaranteed no lower than 6th
It should go up a place after virtually every win

[kill_the_drum]

Tonight played out like countless others this season where they’ve tried to go man for man.
We don’t start slow, we just face teams that are giving 100% to try and stop us playing.
Eastleigh probably played there best 60 minutes of the season but you just can’t keep that intensity going when you hardly have the ball.

[SwalePie]

[the_anticlough]

Langstaff did a job at Centre-back tonight according to the BBC

If 36 goals don't get you noticed by the clowns that do these graphics, then nothing will. Get Gary Lineker on it

[GranthamPie]

Another game of two halves.. christ they know how to put us through the mangle!

First half pedestrian and devoid of ideas… struggle against a team who marked us man for man. Never really looked like scoring or getting close to having a shot on goal.

Second half… two or three changes and it’s a different team. In the end we could have scored ten… we were that good.
How Austin is consistently put onto the bench is a mystery… the pace in the team in the second half was frightening. That second half team will tear Wrexham a new one… believe me.

[SwalePie]

[Elite_Pie]

We just weren't on it in the first half. No problem with their penalty as it was a foul, but how many identical or worse ones have we been denied? Second half showed just what we are capable of, we absolutely destroyed them and deserved more than the three goals. Ruben was sensational, he scared them to death every time he got on the ball. We need to carry the second half form on to Barnet and the rest of the season. If we do, I don't think any team in the division can live with us.

[SwalePie]

Pure passion...

https://twitter.com/Official_NCFC/status/1635777615377190918?s=20

[MAD_MAGPIE]

If you like the small milestones, after tonight we're guaranteed no lower than 6th
It should go up a place after virtually every win

It's incredible that we are still averaging 2.37 points a game at this stage. Wrexham's is 2.46 points per game. Truly remarkable form by both sides. On this basis Notts are on course to finish on 109 points and Wrexham 113 points.

For us that is effectively 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. For Wrexham it's 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

A season like no other.