⚽Match Thread vs. Accrington 16.03.24 [EFL L2]

[SinceSept1959]

Is he the guy who went over the Kop wall v Wrexham ?

[upthemaggies]

If every Notts match this season had ended at half-time, we'd have 57 points and be in a play off position.

1st Half: Goals For 41 Against: 29

2nd Half: Goals For 31 Against: 43

[nw6pie]

If every Notts match this season had ended at half-time, we'd have 57 points and be in a play off position.

1st Half: Goals For 41 Against: 29

2nd Half: Goals For 31 Against: 43

Interesting stat. I think along with the “good defence” line, I think we also kidded ourselves that we were super-fit because most teams in the NL ran out of gas against us after 60-70 minutes. We’ve clearly come up against fitter, more robust sides this season and that’s another thing to mark down in the “must improve” column for next season. It’s going to be a lengthy list.

[M0ufMk3]

Interesting stat. I think along with the “good defence” line, I think we also kidded ourselves that we were super-fit because most teams in the NL ran out of gas against us after 60-70 minutes. We’ve clearly come up against fitter, more robust sides this season and that’s another thing to mark down in the “must improve” column for next season. It’s going to be a lengthy list.

I've wondered about this. I reckon that last year we moved teams around with our passing. Sometimes it was incisive, sometimes just spreading the play from side to side but we kept the ball and moved it around. The key player who must have been super fit and covered most ground was, no surprise, Palmer. This season other teams are more organised and fitter. The upshot is that to create the requisite space we are having to moving ourselves around. Consequently we are knackered for the last ten mins or so. Couple that with a lack of real strength in depth and Maynard's apparent caution (although respecting the point when we are in front does seem bizarre - I know he's never said it but his tactics imply it) we are a lot easier to play against in the last ten plus stoppage time.

[BigFatPie]

If every Notts match this season had ended at half-time, we'd have 57 points and be in a play off position.

1st Half: Goals For 41 Against: 29

2nd Half: Goals For 31 Against: 43

Yeah second halves have been gash all season. Fitness?, tactics?, substitutions? Who knows, but it needs putting right for next season.

[Mark_Ross]

If every Notts match this season had ended at half-time, we'd have 57 points and be in a play off position.

1st Half: Goals For 41 Against: 29

2nd Half: Goals For 31 Against: 43

It's very weird, but it seems to me that generally, the longer a game goes on, the worse we get!

[upthemaggies]

Middle row shows we've turned half of the games we've gone in level at HT into a loss... 6 out of 12 times..... and only 2 out of those 12 into a win.

Bottom row shows we've gone on to lose every game we've been behind at HT apart from Grimsby home, which was the first home fixture of the season.

Breaking games down into blocks of 5 minutes, it does look very bad late in the game
F 71-75 mins: 0 goals scored
A 71-75 mins: 4 goals conceded

F 76-80 mins: 2
A 76-80 mins: 9

F 81-85 mins: 1
A 81-85 mins: 3

F 86-90 mins: 1
A 86-90 mins: 4

F 90 + mins: 3
A 90 + mins: 5

[upthemaggies]

Maynard would have 12 points, rather than 5, if all of his games ended at HT.


Last 10 games.......
Winning at HT: 3 v nwp crw acc
Drawing at HT: 3 v BRW SUT WIM
Losing at HT: 4 v man GIL wre CRE

1st Half: For 9 Against: 10

2nd Half: For 3 Against: 10

[Mark_Ross]

[QUOTE=upthemaggies;40471299]

Middle row shows we've turned half of the games we've gone in level at HT into a loss... 6 out of 12 times..... and only 2 out of those 12 into a win.

Bottom row shows we've gone on to lose every game we've been behind at HT apart from Grimsby home, which was the first home fixture of the season.

I think the second half of matches has been a problem all season.
Even when things were going well, we invariably faded badly, or just managed to free-wheel home.

[durhampie]

It's very weird, but it seems to me that generally, the longer a game goes on, the worse we get!

Yep, Made worse with his substitutions ..